The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, 1909-08-06
SUCCESSFUL CHAUTAUQuA
IN SPITE OF RAINY WEATHER
SUCCESS GREETED US.
The Association Has Money Left
in the Treasury--Another
One Next Year.

Since our last issue the chautauqua
has drawn to close Contrary to
the expectations of the management
after the rainy-weather start. the
chautauqua was success financially,
Front an educational and entertain
ment standpoint it was also sue
cess. With possible few exceptions
all were well satisfied with the sell
ection of talent that had been proyid-
ed for the occasion.
The Chautauqua association still
have money left in the treasury and
as soon as convenient will publish
statement of their condition.
The lecture by Ralph Parlette on.
Thursday afternoon was full of side
splitting puns Mr. Parlette came
we'll introduced to this part of the
country, Rev. Teeter having known
him in Ohio years ago and our neigh
Dor Hiawatha newspaper editor, Ew-
ing Herbert, being a personal friend.
Both have words of praise as to his
ability and they made no mistake.
He WAS good
Mason's Jubilee Singers made
their first appearance on Thursday
evening They entertained the as
sembly with old plantation melodies,
camp meeting shouts, and jubilee
songs. The company gave good sat
isfaction and especial comment was
heard on the talent of the pianist.
who had the ability to play any music
at sight, translating from one key to
another as she played.
Friday was Hobson day The man
of Merrimac fame drew a great
crowd on Friday afternoon. The old
soldiers of the Veteran Post No. 3d.
of Falls City attended this meeting in
a body, occupying seats in the front
which had been reserved for them
Some of these old gentlemen's pat
riotism was so great as to persuade
them TO get out of their sick bed to
attend. The veterans gave the three
cheers in a body, which pleased Mr..
Hobson greatly as could be seen by
the brightness OF his face. Mr.. Hob
son S subject was, "Our Country as
Nation Among the Nations of the
World. One couldn't keep from
wondering how such young man as
Mr.. Hobson appeared to be could OBJ
tain 50 many points of information.
On a whole his lecture was inspiring
and instructive and his personality
pleasing.
Friday evening was mostly taken up
with the entertainment By Edwin
Brush magician. "rhe more you
watch, the less you see, tells tie
story of his entertainment. His magic
wand and the delnsions OF the eye
held tie aadlen@e IN a state OF s1s-
pense.
Ash Davis, the caftoQQist, DID
some ssgye neat stunts with taes
Building andscaee picture b. slnp-
is t different e8lored RAGS IL
8i H. pat6ng t4aa AGAINST a piece
Il aas ne vas handy man
mth ~ Eagon aaa lis acc6mp a1ine
ieetore as .l2.eliet.ss
.l6a t-riTaiHal in the asal-i.ss
.ha subject OF Judge Frank p Sad
nrs lecture on Sunday afternoon
fhe Judges experience as q judge in
the Harrison street and Desplames
street criminal branches Of the mum
icipal court in Chicago has given him
information to talk from facts.
From his lecture could be learned
the causes and conditions that bring
men and women to the jails and the
pens. His version was: bad as
sociates, billiard halls, saloons, dance
halls, etc.
Sunday evening the PHILIPPINE auth
or and lecturer, Senior Ramon Rey-
es Lala, illustrated his lecture on his
native land. Mr.. Lala is a highly
educated gentleman, both in his own
and our language,