The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-06
LECTURE COURSE
IS EXCELLENT
TEN OR MORE LIVELY sATTRAc-
TyoNs FOR Y. NJ. C.. A.
SOME FAMOUS ARTISTS al Y. N. {. A. BUREAU
They Include the Dunbar ouartette,
opie Reid, Governor johnson, Gov
ernor HanIy, Frank Dixon and
Many Excellent Musical Numbers.

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The lecture course of the Y. M. G.
A. for the coming season is the most
promising ~ 81 tap Proposed in this
city. It includes Well known and IA
NOUS artists, musical and literary.
Governors and senators and authors
will be seen and heard at the Y. M.
9. A. In Billings this winter. The en-
tire course costs on an average OF but
So or 40 cents for each attraction. For
school children the price will average
20 cents.
That these courses are morally up
hitting In every detail goes without
saying.
For musical people the attractions
are indeed attractive. The Dunbar
quartette which was here last year
win again be heard. They perform on.
flute, cello and piano, also chimes.
Another excellent musical company
ID the -four great musical artists"
They have no name but desire the peo-
pie to hear them and name them for
themselves. The company Is com
posed of four musicians, including
Forrest Dabney Carr, basso; Florence
Gertrude Smith, c~ontralto soprano:
Harl J. Pfouts, violinist and Edwin
M. Shonert, pianist.
Opie Reid needs no Introduction. It
is said that II the man who can make
other people laugh is a blessing to hui
manity. there ought to be a statue
erected to Opie Reid. There are few
living American story-tellers who can
reproduce for us more perfectly the
whole social atmosphere Of the rural
south and the rural west. His latest
lecture, First One Thing and Then
Another" is a sparkling gem OF hui
NOR and wit, not unmixed with pathos.
Another man who has won thous-
ands Of friends, especially among the
younger set Of boys, will be heard in
this course. It is Rev. John DAILY. He
Will talk on 1.-THE Homeless Child and
the Juvenile Court"
Governor Johnson, Of Minnesota,
will be on the bureau of this year. His
subject will be "The Majesty of the
Law" The following is an extract
from the Outlook for January 25th
last. about Governor Johnson:
Most people in Minnesota feel a
personal pride in John A. Johnson.
His hold on the state is more than po-
litical. It is an enthusiasm for the
man that has broken down party lines
to a great degree. Johnson's personal
strength has made him a political
giant, and in two elections Minneso-
IA has honored him rarely. BY the
endorsement Of his state he has been
raised in four years time from the
obscure desk Of a country editor to a
conspicuous place in national poll
TICS"
"Germain, the Wizard" will be anx-
iously awaited this year. He Is assist
ed by Miss Ida German, at the piano;
Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley Braithwaite, Eng
lish society entertainers In their com
edy ION the Thames"
DR.. George Wharton James will be
on the program also this winter. He
has Travelled extensively and is looked
forward to as a good entertainer.
DIR. James subject this year is "Mu.
nicipal Art in American Cities"
Governor Frank j. Hanly, in ''The
Patriotism Of Peace" is scheduled for
appearance at the Y. M. c. A.
Frank Dixon, the brother to the
man who wrote "The Clansman" seer
in Billings only a short time ago, Is
to be heard also. His subject Is "The
Man Against the Mass" MI. Dixon
was born in North Carolina, the scene
OF his brothers. great play Of Scotch
Irish parentage. He was educated at
the university OF his native state.
Following are the proposed dates OF
the lecture course Of events that will
take place In the Babcock theater::
Frank Dixon. Oct. IA; Opie Reid
Nov. IS; Four Artists, Dec. s: Ger
maine, Dec. 9; Long, Jan. 5; Gov. Han.
ley, Feb. 1; Father DAILY. Feb. 90;
Dunbars, Mar. 10 and Gov. Johnson
April Z.