Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-03

Instead of 1880, as previously an
nounced, the evening program Monday
was begun at O'Clock. the change be-
ing made at the afternoon session. and
that hour will probably be maintained
turnout the week
The afternoon audience Monday num-
hered between 500 and 600. and that at
night about 1000. or nearly capacity as
seats are now arranged. A rearranga-
ment Of the seats can be made if nee
essarv 50 that the seating capacity can
be brought to 1900.
Women Hatless; Men coatIess.
The usual invitation TO the ladies 10
leave their headgear a home. following
the style set by Bostonian<. as Mr..
Lutz PAT Il for greater effectiveness,
was followed by an equally cordial IN
vitstion - the men in the audience n
Join the "shirtwaist" club, and almost
before the applause subsidized, there was
a general discarding Of coats, as the
heat n the tent was severe.
While there was a noticeable lack
If enthusiasm al the opening Of the af-
ternoon session. -he audience warmed
ur somewhat under -ae genial influence
# Bishop Quayla, and in the evening.
:
suggestion hat more audible appre-
citation hA Inhibited A. - the seating
Facilities section -he size II which
i II be r -ulared To The demand mas
Seen rrqv 81 with folding chairs for
aose no Nish 70 reserve seats. The
8ru3uHcena. vas also made that
peeial rrivileges u occupying me
nj az - I'D be extended = -he
aleatS and . thu elderly reo-
le ag ~ PATRONS. for especially
+ .rr5r-ar lectures.
cts -ers srd BRACE Please.
NJ Doc III Chalmers. 9 pleasing
barvto7e soloiSt. one of the leadine
1 neers Il New York city. and Miss
! Drace u he faculty Of Allegheny Co1-
/ lege IF Women. an accomplished and
/ svmpa .hetic piano accompanies. enter
| tained both the afternoon and evening
audiences with veil selected programs
Especially pleasing among Mr.. Chal-
mers' numbers were the Story Of tbs
/ Pharisee and the Publican" set It
music by Van de Water, The Two
/ rirenadiers," and his two selections from
the opera Faust" Among other dis
rinctions which Mr.. Chalmers enjoys, i!
that OF having been soloist for two sea
sons with the Katherine Ridgeway
COMPANY. an especial favorite with
Marshall-own audiences.
Bishop ouayle Opening Lecturer.
Superint erdent Lutz announced tina
there would have 20 be some substitu
ton and changes in the weeks pro
gram. referring 10 the fact that Chaml
Clark and Congressman Duncan Nc
Kinlay can not get here on account o
The tariff debate at Washington. an,
also 70 the fact that while Bisho
Quayle is announced to be here twice
it is not certain that he can appea
here again this season. However thi
may be, it can be truthfully said tina
nously in the hope that he can com
back here for second lecture.
With all due respect to the speaker
and with frankness born of the fac
that he himself makes of it a joke, tn
handicap of Bishop William a
Quayfe's personal appearance at frs
sight is not inclined to enthuse. BIT
almost before one realizes the trans
formation, he has thrown a spell Owe
his audience with his quaint speed
keen logic, and kindly tho sometime
cutting sarcasm, dotted thruout, an
sometimes in the most unexpecte
places, with truly delicious hume
Perhaps the most dominant character
istics which this son of foreign pal
4 ents but thru and thru American him
self, reveals, is his stirring PATRIOTS
and wonderful common sense. The.
a ~
! Bishop Quayle, who is high in Meti
odist circles, a place all his own amor
the country's platform favorites. III
subject was "The Tragedy OF Rip We
Winkle," and from Washington Irving
celebrated character creation he DIRE
material for many laugh as well
pathos and food for deep thought, Il
dominant lesson evolved being the glo
ihcation Of foil, in a most upliftir
manner. in answer to his own auestio
ct us the man a good fellow who doesr
l. do the thing which he is put here
do?"
D. DR.. Green at Night.
DIR. Thomas e. Green, whom Ma
shalltown people had the pleasure
l. hearing last summer, a thinker a
in speaker of widely recognized abili
at was the evening lecturer, on the ii
OF subject, ''The Truth About Japan" I
Id Green, with his stock of informant
1g acquired during recent months by De
a. sonal inquiry among the japanese
LII their own country, commanded the G
ne pecial attention Of altfwho heard ca
w tain Hobsons enthusiastic presentati
OF Of the opposite side Of the question,
the previous challtauqua- DIR. Gre,
ITO never convinced by all the e1oquence
ne has heard, that Japan wants ana ig D,
av pairing for war with the United STAT
went to Japan to see for himself, g
ting by lucky chance, information Il
ri. no other. foreigner has ever secured. I