The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-27
The Redpath-Vawter Chautauqua System is a
Grand Success in Montgomery County
THE BIG TENT is CROWDED
Season Tickets Were All Sold and Demand For
More Day Before 1t Opened

The second annual Chautauuua
held in Montgomery is in progress
this week and is being largely at
tended and thoroughly enjoyed.
The location of the big tent is
most dsirable one, being as near
the center of the city as could be
obtained.
The attendance from the very
beginning has been large, and it
can truly be said that Montgom-
cry county people have the true
Chautauqua spirit.
Montgomery county people are
always ready to patronize any
thing that looks good to them in
an educational way, and the Red
path-Vawter Chautauqua, with its
noted lecturers, popular vocalists
skilled musicians and miscellane-
Gus entertainers, has met with
their unqualified favor.
The management has reserved
for the last three days some OF
their best talent, among them be-
ing the famous Wisconsin Sena-
tor, Robert M. LaFollette, lecture
and music by the Royal English
Hand Bell Ringers.
By Monday noon the one thous-
and $3.50 season tickets allotted to
this place had all been disposed
of, and the Chautauqua manage
ment ordered their sale discon-
tinued. Many people wanted $1.5C
season tickets afterwards, bu,
were unable to obtain them.
The Chautauqua opened Monday
afternoon with music by the ever
entrancing Hungarian orchestra
This organization is always pop
ular, and they were enthusiastic
cally received. Their music was
heartily enjoyed by the large au-
dience present.
DR.. Frederick E. Hopkins, the
we'll known topic preacher of En-
glewood, Chicago, followed the
Hungarians in his famous lecture
sThe Golden Fleece" subject
ject based upon the mythical sto-
ry of Greece-the story of the
Hellespont. The lecture held the
crowd in close attention for more
than an hour. DR.. Hopkins does
not think in groove. He holds
independent views and he pro.
claims them in an independent
way.
Believing that the golden fleece
is to be found in this great coun-
try more than in any other, he is
a critic of certain social weak
nesses, as we'll as of political in.
equalities which stand in the way
of it's discovery.
He hates veneer and abominate.
hypocrisy, and out of this feel
ing he riddles many of our socia
foibles in caustic terms but will
happy humor. He believes tha
the competitive system is better
than any attempt at socialistit
equality, even when pretty womeI
compete with each other to make
! themselves ugly by wearing peacf
4 basket hats and directoire gowns
His lecture was much enjoyed b!
all.
Tuesday morning the Seton In
dian work for children, with Mis-
Elizabeth Talcott in charge, begal
with good attendance of chill
dren. Miss Talcott knows how
to interest the youngsters ant
hold their attention, and, being ;
young woman of very engaging
personality, she soon had all o
the children in love with her. Th'
Seton Indian work is the best par
of the program to the little folk
Chas. Francis Enyart, the morn
ing hour lecturer, has oeen deliv
ering some very able and inter
esting essays on famous Biolica
characters. Ii VII pay you t.
go and hear him.
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. LaSall'
Corbell Pickett, widow OF the ia
nous Confederate general, wa
the chief attraction. Mrs. Pick
ett is a woman about IS years o
age, is remarkably fine looking
and possesses an except .onall.
strong and resonant vo.ce.
All of the old soldiers, both o
the blue and of the grey, in thi
vicinity flocked to hear her lee
ture on "The Battle OF Gettys
burg" Mrs. Pickett was intro
duced in few well chosen word
by Rev. H. d. Thompson, and To-
over an hour the vxst audienc,
llistened with rapt attention I,