The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-29
CHAUTAUQUA IS 4
GREAT SUCCESS
ALL DEBTS PAID AND A BALANCE
LEFT IN TREASURY.
SATISFACTORY TO EVERYBODY
Attendance Wac Large at Every SEES
sion, Showing That Our People
Appreciate Good Things
Plans For 1908.


Annual Chautauqua assemblies for
Oskaloosa are now assured and the
association put on firm financial ba-
sis for the first time in it's history. A
debt OF 5000 was an unsubstantial
foundation on which to lay plans for
the third assembly this year, but,
thanks to the efficient service OF the
directors and men in charge and to
the community for their liberal pat
ronage, the finances came out all
right. All debts have been provided
for and a balance of at least $500 rests
in the treasury 5 working basis for
a more successful course in 1908.
You can't please all the people all
the time, but the general expression
is that the talent this year was salts
factory to all. The attendance has
been up to the high-water mark at
every session during the whole Of the
ten days. Reserved seats have been
disposed of to the limit of the supply
at least three times and the seating
capacity of the commodious taberna-
Gle was insufficient to accommodate
the visitors at a number of the lead
ing attractions. The number of tent
ers ON the ground was also consider
bly, larger this year than ever before.
and every conclusion that can be
drawn from the manner in which the
course was conducted and patronized
tends to show that the people of Ma
haska county and the adjoining
country are learning to appreciate
good talent, and to look upon the
Chautauqua assembly as an unex-
celled opportunity to see and hear the
best
Gov. Taylor's Address.
AS had been prophesied, Gov. Bob
Taylor's Castles in the Air" was a
choice and most delicious dessert
with which to close Oskaloosa's rich
and sumptuous Chautauqua feast"
His ideal of an entertainment is to
amuse an audience with song and
story and picture and the portrayal
of character, to hold the mirror to hui
man nature and to light the temple
through windows of fun To him "mu-
sic is the wine of the SOUL and there
is a melody in every sunbeam and a
sunbeam in every melody"
The lecture was entirely unique
Bob Taylor as an orator Is like no
other man. He belongs in class by
himself. II is a hopeless task to at
tempt to report him. There's a ca
ence in his tones, and music and
rhythm in his utterances which must
be heard to be appreciated.
Gov. Taylor's lecture was so re-
plete with song and story so full of
music and poetry, so rich with the
funny and pathetic that the audience
was bubbling over with laughter when
not moved to tears.
Held's Pictures Please.
Mr.. Fred Held and his American
Vitograph proved exceedingly enter
tanning and great crowds gathered
both Thursday and Friday evenings
to see his fine display of motion pic
lures, This made very fitting and
pleasant close of the Chautauqua pro
gram for this year,
Friday evening Mrs. Sheffield sang
two beautiful solos and under her di-
rection the choir rendered two selec-
tons in which Mrs, Lee Long gave
the solo work. The choir expressed
many words of appreciation of the as
sistance Mrs. Sheffield had given them
and the hope that she would soon
come to Oskaloosa again. The Chau-
tauqua salute was given in honor of
Mrs. Sheffield and all the other en-.
tertainers during the assembly.