The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-07-29
THE GREAT
CHAUTAUQUA
WITH IDEAL WEATHER DENISON'S CHAU.
TAUQUA WAS A BIG SUCCESS.
FINE LECTURES AND CONCERTS
Brief Recall Of the Program Events From Day
To Day.

Not withstanding the large number
of people who crowded the Chautau-
qua tent day and night for six days.
this paper talks to thousands who
never were near the affair. Thus
what the paper communicates through
it's columns is of much Importance to
the masses of the people. We wish
that time and space allowed more
extended report of the great events.
We cannot pretend to do justice to
the Chautauqua week in weekly pap
er. for there are other things to
print of equal local Importance.
We spoke in our last issue of what
had occurred up to Wednesday after
noon. Wednesday was mostly In
dian Day. for it brought the Pueblo
Indians. with their songs and dances.
the stereopticon views Of their homes
and manners. and the lecture on these
by DR.. Cole. 1t was great day for
children and an educational help to
all present. The remarkable Stelzl
family gave the music and the people
were pieased.
While speaking of Indians we
might note what was done for the
children by Miss Watts. the instructor
in the Seton work Having three
boys in the family who were wild to
have fringed Indians suits made
them. and who attended every fore
noon session. heard the stories. took
part in the games. we have authority
to state that this part of the Chautau
qua was success. The games
learned and the stories will live long
in memory. We hope the manage
ment will think this feature can be
continued.
From ten to eleven in the forenoon
each day there was bible talk by Rev
C. r. Enyart. of Cameron. Missouri. !.
When those interested in bible stndy
found out the high character of his
lectures the attendance to hear them
was good. He treated the subjects
of the bible as literature. and then a
book of progress. written by inspira
tion. and the revelation it gave. in
a high class, broad. common sense
way. He made it so reasonable. that
all who heard him were helped. His
Sunday morning sermons on the King
dom Of God. breathed such broad
fair spirit, that the cause of Chris
tianity was the gamer in the minds
of all hearers. With all. DR.. Enyart
was pleasing gentleman to meet
and his side talks with the people did
much to popularize the ChautauGua.
This is one of the features which is
not money maker. IN the line of
gate receipts, simply some thing ad-
ded to round out the program 1t is
a GOOD feature, and we hope it can be
continued.
With Thursday came the Ohio male
quartette. These gentlemen were
very popular, and if they could have
remained for two days people would
have been pleased. DR.. Green. an
Iowa man. spoke on this afternoon.
He is finished speaker, one of the
pest paid no the list. On that even
mig came the great lecture First
one thing and then another. given
by the novelist Opie Read. He was
introduced by Mr.. Gaswell. He is
not much On the look. as his picture
shows, but when it comes to making a
interesting, long to be remembered
lecture, made up in large part OF
readings from his own writings, he
is big success. In passing from
one selection to another he put in
some sound observations on life. His
lecture was one Of the best in the
course. His books will have in
creased interest now the author has
been seen and heard.
Friday brought in the line OF music
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonald. He is GER
tainly wonder with his bass voice.
the bill. He was so fat and jovial.
and his selections varied and catchy.
The chorus of the song of the old
man who is standing before the big
Dutch clork trying to keep motion
with the pendulum. runs in our head
night and day. Mcdonald is certainly
trump in an entertainment pro-
gram. On this day appeared in the
afternoon Thomas Brooks Fletcher
with his lecture on 1.-The Martyrdon
of Fools He was introduced by Mr..
C. F.. Kuehnle. He is a brilliant
man and holds his hearers spell
bound. His lecture is not alone fol
amusement. and before he is through
he takes up the serious problems OF
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