Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-07
NUDGE ALDEN ON "THE
NEEDS OF THE HOUR"
Address Marked for sriIIianey Of Ex-
preston and Foreeful .Episram.-
Orchestra Makes Decided Hit-Rev.
Oliver w. Stuart and Bishop ouayI.
Sunday.

encs. by the ever popular Royal Hun
garian Orchestra, followed by Judge
George d. Alden, OF New York.
Despite Judge Aldens modest assert
lon, in illustrating the aim to put on
. weu-balanced program, that he was
put on with this strong musical organ
izatfon because of his own weakness
on the lecture platform, the opinion
prevailed that he was one of the
strongest and most delightful lecturers
of the entire week, despite his possibly
unpopular subject, 1.-The Needs OF the
Hour" To illustrate this unpopularity,
Judge Alden related in a mirth- provok-
ing vein of sarcasm, his youthful eff
fort at writing a topical song for an
amateur entertainment in his boyhood
home, a New England town of wealth
about twenty miles out Of Boston. Four
years later, he said, he lost the office
for which he was running, by just
seventeen votes, one for every verse of
the song. his friends declared. But the
incident of writing this song, which
was too true in dts arrangement of
personal faults among his fellow
townsmen to stand the test of popular
ity, was responsible, he holds, for his
becoming a refor1ner instead of a
statesman, and incidentally, Judge
Alden declared that he would rather
make people think seriously on THE
needs Of the hour, than to possess all
the popularity in the country. But if
you do want to be popular" he warn
ed, you must never attempt to reform
your fellow man." However this may
hn n fn bn
faculty Of keeping his popularity with
happy, tro rare, combination of bril-
liancy OF expression with forceful
epigrams, uttered with dash and
them Irresistible.
A frequently recurring and effective
phrase used as test turnout his lee
ture, was the IT said to myself, said t.
the name Of the comic opera song to
whose music he had set the words of
the aforementioned topical song,
the one-anan power, and impressed on
dividuars responsibility to play his part
as 1t should be played. His appeal is
largely along the line of personal re-
tic and religious relationships of life.
The responsibilities are resting lighter
on our consciences than they should
rest, he argues. Incidentally, Judge
Alden declared, "You may be mighty
resent you In the United State senate.
He divided the country's his
tory into four periods, the age
"a IA
spirit Of conscience and convic-
heroic age Of civil war, dominated by
the spirit of humanity and honor; and
our own period, the age of reform, in
which the sunrtse of conscience and
conviction Is once more becoming APP
parent.
Royal Hungarian Orchestra.
"A right royal welcome was given
the Royal Hungarian Orchestra Friday
afternoon, on this its third chautauqua
appearance IN Marshalltown. The Or
chestra has two ladies with 1T again
this year, as it did on its first appear
Rnce here and one of them, Mrs. Louis
Lipsli, wife of the director. revived
her popularity as a violin soloist.
The orchestra rightfully deserves its
reputation as an unexcelled musical
OISdu1L6llOu 10I Stlup
directed by a true maestro, plays with
skill. A stirring patriot medley, which
brought its hearers to their feet, was
given at both concerts. One instrument
of unusual interest, carried by the or
chestra, is typical Hungarian piano,
which is played in the same manner as
a xylophone, and gives a tone not
equalled In orchestral music by the or
binary piano.
MaeMurray in Readings.
Local patrons Friday afternoon
heard Mr.. Arthur MacMurray in the
gave a dramatic reading of Lew
Wallace's famous '.Ben Hur," from the
opening Of the story thru the thrilling
incident of the chariot race. This was
substituted for his announced subject,
CDR. Jekyh and Mr.. Hyde" which he
has given here before. He followed this
GUS nature. "Old Ace" by Fred Emsr-
son Brooks, and a clever German paro-
dy on barbara Frietchie"
Two Features Finished.
This morning finished two good
features Of the chautauqua, the help
full morning lectures by Prof. B. F..
Another musical attraction eagerly
anticipated, the Royal English Bell
Ringers, appeared this afternoon, fol-
lowed by Nudge Estelle, of Omaha. The
beu ringers will take up the entire
serogram with second concert.
Features Sunday.
No services will be held at the chau-
tauqua grounds. Sunday morning. In
tho afternoon there will be a lecture
sermon by Rev. Oliver w. Stuart, of
Chicago, and at 5 o'clock a special
vesper service. Music by the Common
wealth. Male Quartet will also he a
feature of the afternoon. In the ev-
ening Bishop William A. Quayle win
again appear and give his lecture on
Abraham Lincoln. the First A,meri-
can" This will bring to a close this
years chautauqua-
sCan be depended upon, is an ex-
preston we all like to hear, and when
1t Is used in connection with Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy It means that 1t never fails to