The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-08-21
The CHAUTAUQUA.
First Three Days Grand
Success. Good Crowds,
Splendid Music.
0PIE READ AND SEN. TAYLOR
The Star Attractions. Prof.
Baynes and Farmer III.
p. Miller, Splendid.

The Montgomery Chautuaqua
the first session in
Montgomery City Tuesday after
noon. The Ohio Male Quartette
rendered several selections to a
very appreciative audience. Mr..
Opie Read, the novelist and
lecturer gave lecture on, "First
One Thing and then Another" in
the afternoon and SO charmed
were many of his audience that
they felt highly repaid for the
price paid for their season ticket
If they heard nothing else. He is
a master of humor, pathos and
fun and his readings from original
writings, dialect stories, tales of
8 outhern life and his own original
and peculiar personality combine
to make him one of the worlds
greatest entertainers.
The Ohio Male Quartette fur
nished variety of songs and
readings of two parts. Mr.. Wm.R.
Trowbridge gave three short
readings which were rendered in
a very forceful and effective man
ner.
Wednesday morning the Seton
In ndian work for the children under
the direction of Miss Pearl Head,
was very instructive and provided
entertainment for the children.
The plan of this Indian work is
to give the children something to
do, something to think about
with a view to character building.
Miss Head in her charming
m nner told of the Indian man
ners and customs and divided the
children into two tribes, and en-
gagged in athletic sports very
much as Indian children do.
Promptly at eleven o'clock VIM.
Trowbridge opened his series OF
lectures on the four types of liter
ary fiction, the short story, the
novel, the drama, and lyric
poetry. His first subject was
"The Short Story" and it is safe
70 say that those, who heard MIR.
Trow bridge in his first discourse
will attempt to complete the
course with him. The "Lyric
Poetry" has taken so well that il
has been said that the best was
saved until the last. Every one
shou id lay aside their Saturday
morning duties and attend this
m asterful exposition of literature
The first thing on the program
Wednes day afternoon was the
lecture by Senator Robert L
Taylor O. tennessee, who was in
troduced the audience by his
old time friend, H. w. Johnson
of this city. Senator Taylor,
known az "Fiddling Bob" proved
to be 4 great drawing card and the
crowd that heard him was the
largest that has assembled yet un-
der the big tent. He is humorous
and his gift of story telling was
delightful and eloquent and he
left his audience charmed and
benefited.
After Senator TayIor's lecture
HI. .Ruthven Macdonald sang sever,
al selections and his superb voice
filing the great tent and winning
much applause. After hearing
Mr.. Macdonald in the afternoon,
the tent was filled to OVERLOOKING
to hear him in the evening, and
the hearty applause he received
spoke well for the appreciation of
this great soloist.
Following this most excellent
musical recital, the illustrate
lecture, "Our Wild Neighbors, y
by Mr.. Earnest Harold Baynes,
was a rare treat. His knowledge
and personal acquaintance with
the habits of wild beasts and
birds is unsurpassed.
Prof. H. P, Miller Of Ohio, q
practical farmer on large scale
delivered his lecture on "Animal