The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-06-04
The LEON CHAUTAUQUA.

Redpath's Chautauqua System is
Making Great Preparations for
the Chdutauqua this Year.
Although it is two months before the
Leon Chautauqua will be held this year,
the Redpath System is already making
extensive preparations for the Chautau-
qua and the people of this county are
commencing to talk of the good times
they expect to have at the Chautauqua
this year. The Chautauqua held here
last year was in the nature of an expert
ment, but it proved such success that
the future of the Chatauqua in this
county at least is assured.
The Chautauqua system is growing
each year. Last year the Redpath Sys-
TEN conducted thirty Chautauquas.
This year they have contracted for one
hundred. Last year they conducted
three Chautauquas each week; this year
they will have circuit of six each
week. The advantage of the increases
can be readily seen, and there will be
no disappointments or repetition of the
attractions. The speakers, musical at
fractions, etc., which are here today
must be at one of the other five
towns tomorrow. Thus, instead of three
musical attractions last year, there will
be six this year, new musical attrac-
tion for each day.
Just look at the celebrities who are
on the program for the Leon Chautau-
qua, and you have an opportunity to
hear all of them for only the price of
season ticket $1.50. 1t is certainly
the cheapest entertainment you ever
had an opportunity to hear:
Captain Richmond P. Hobson, the hero
Of one of the greatest naval troups in all
history and a speaker of rare attain
ments and fixed purpose; a typical
American, of America and for American
supremacy.
Governor Harding, of Ohio, is another
celebrity and a speaker in great de-
mand. Geo. L. McNutt comes with a
new story. DR.. Winship, of the Metho-
dist Journal of Education. DR.. Will,
sociation brings an illustrated lecture
absorbing in its present interest and
explanatory of the causes and needs
which led up to the great conference
between the president and the govern
ors. The American Forestry associa-
tion is behind the whole great move
ment from the planting of trees to the
fourteen foot waterway and the reclaim
alton of arid lands.
Major Cole illustrates his thrilling
story of his life among the Pueblo In
dians with lantern pictures and band
OF 10 American cliff-dwellers from their
secret communes on the cliffs of the
southeastern plateau. They give their
peculiar dances, curious ritualistic
ceremonials and illustrate the home life,
arts, etc. Of their fading remnant Of
the ancient mound builders and the
Aztec civilization. Edward Harold Bay
nes the great eastern naturalist lectures
on our wild neighbors, illustrated pro-
fusely by lantern pictures in hidden
secre tlife that hides and plays about us
unseen and unnoticed. Goss comes back
with reels filed witk new films, etc.
The music is especially attractive.
Six musical attractions including 81
solo artists make up notable array of
musical talent and ability. The Hun
garians and the Sterling Jubilee singers
come back. There were none to fill
their places. Ruthner Mcdonald,
Canada's great baritone soloist, comes
with his company. The Ohio male quar-
tette an eastern success last season
comes west for the first time. The
seven members of the Barnard family
play the music we care most for, the
common popular music Of the day. The
Stelzle Quartette is new discovery.
1t includes string and brass quar-
tet, pianist who will soon rank among
the great ones of the earth, splendid
violin soloist and contralto singer
whose voice ranges three octaves.
The music alone is sufficient to make
an ordinary May Festival and leave
enough over for the ordinary Chautau-
qua.
Morning programs are new and diff
erent. DR.. Vincent of Chautauqua Lake,
father of the Chautauqua has selected a
corps Of lecturers along historical
lines and who will occupy the mornings
The Pueblos will be in camp as fore.
noon attraction and the Redpath System
Indians, two tribes composed of the
school children of Leon will have wig
vans and teepees on the grounds and
meet in the forenoon. This feature
will be explained latter and is of inter
est to every child and parent in Leon