The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-08-05
REV. DR.. HOPKINS LECTURE.
Well Known Divine Talks on the Gold.
en- Fleece. ,4-,
lacrosse, Wis, Tribune, Monday,


lacrosse, Wis, Tribune, Monday,
July 81
The big Chautauqua is to come to
Lacrosse again next year. Manager
Panzlau announced last night that up
wards of 800 tickets were signed for
bring it up to the required 1000 neces-
sary to meet the Redpath-Vawter con-
ditions.
The Lacrosse Chautauqua rounded
up with program that would have
done credit to any first class lyceum.
Almost every number was above the
average grade and the high standard
was more than maintained to the last.
The concert of the Royal English
Hand Bell Ringers was equal to any.
thing which ordinarily would have
cost from rs cents to $1.5O for seats.
This artistic company won golden
opinions on Saturday in spite Of the
fact that one of their number was dis
abled through an accident at Eau
Claire, in which a finger was crushed
under one of their huge trunks. The
eight players looked quite attractive
in their uniforms as they formed three
sides of square on the platform with
I'll scientifically. constructed bells be.
tore them. These bells are not strung
up to be struck on the outside, but ev-
cry bell is picked up and every note
is separately operated by the players.
This hand bell music is not altogether
new. A quarter of century ago
company of Swiss players visited this
country and since then an English
company, the story of which was writ
ten for the Tribune and published on
Saturday. The charm of the music
must be heard to be appreciated.
Whether in the performance of some
classic of Mozart, Meyerbeer, Weber
or Wallace, or a simple air like "Auld
Lang sSyne" or as an accompaniment
to vocal rendering of annie Laurie"
it is irresistibly attractive.
The present company was organized
about ten or twelve years ago in Eng
land and since then has won all the
laurels at the great annual contests
in that country
The Redpath Bureau in their quest
Tor the best they could find for their
Chautauqua circuits brought this COM
pany over at great expense and they
will be heard in many a city during
the coming weeks.
On Saturday afternoon these bell
ringers captured the crowd at the
Chautauqua in half hours program
and in the evening they held the great
assembly spellbound as they presented
"Heliotrope,' "The Dawn of Life"
and others. merry Bells" with it's
tunefu'v presentation of English chimes
fairly won all hearts. Variety is Civ
en- to the entertainment by the com.
pany's vocal quartette, which is of
such excellence as to win freouent re.
calls.
This band of young Englishmen will
certainly find warm welcome in
America. We suggest to them that
they will meet with a still prompter
response if they appreciate the Amer.
lean sense of humor and throw into
their encore numbers a little more of
the life and wit of pretty little songs
and rounds, especially in their quar-
tette singing.
Dr.. Hopkins Great Talk.
The platform on Saturday afternoon
was given to the Rev. Frederick Hon
kins, the well known topic preacher
OF Englewood, Chicago. His chosen
subject was 'The Golden Fleece"
based upon the mythical story of
Greece-the story of the Hellespont.
The lecture held the crowds in close
attention for an hour and half. DR..
Hopkins does not think in groove. He
holds independent views and he pro.
claims them in an Independent way.