Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-07-15
CLOSING SCENES
OF CHAU3AUQUA
Splendid Array of Talent for
Entire Week
VAST AUDlENCS.
WELL PLEASED
Despite the Storms Large Crowds
Attended Last Sessions aud Suf-
ficicnt Guarantee Secured TO
Assure Chautauqua fer
Next Year

The most successful Chautauqua
that has ever been held in Rocky
Ford, and by far the most successful
that has been held under the auspices
of the Western Rcdpath Chautauqua
System in the Arkansas Valley, was
brought to close in this city on
Tuesday night. 1t was certainly "a
feast Of good things" and so well
pleased the vast crowds who attended
that at the closing session it was un-
animously agreed the summer chau-
tauqua should be made Il permanent
feature and that the necessary guar
antcc be given the bureau that has
this year furnished us with attrac-
tiuEs to insure a return engagement
next year
Especially in its musical attractions
has the chautauqua just ended been
lar above the average. and this fea-
turc alone has been well worth the
price of the season tickets. And al
though VIC have had but few big
guns uf the lecture platiEum, we
have had some splendid entertainers.
and in fact there has not been 4 num-
Der that did not furnish inspiration
aud enjoyment to the big audiences.
Last week we gave 4 short resume
Of each entertainment up TO the time
OF going to press and We will now
complete the list:
On Friday afternoon, Frank Dixon,
one uf those oratpds who are born,
not made delivered the most inter
csting lecture that had yet been heard
and IN fact there were many who
Thought his address the best of all.
In his address he built up a. mass of
-OEic and economic facts. that laid
bare to his discerning .hUarcrs the fall
lIcics of socialism. His message was
vital one and he spoke with the
authority OF one who knew the truth
In the evening Alton Packard. the
champion cartOOniNt. most charm
iugly entertained his audience with
Uncle Sans Folks" in caricature.
and drawn to a running comment OF
prose and verse so inimitably render
cd that II WAS 4 whole entertainment
in itself.
Miss Nell Gunncll-a pleasing
song Estrcss-and her company, con-
! sisiiuE Of Miss CcdaTgrccn, young
.ady who Is mistress Of the violin. and
! Miss kvCllO. a fine piluistc. furnish
| 81 the musical entertainment Friday
| afternoon and evening.
On Saturday afternoon delivered !
| lecture OF human interest. depicting
labor conditions in this Country. The
| -pcatcr Is I champion Of fair play
! md rs he resigned 4 splendid pastor
ltc and went INTO the shops as I com,
| Tou lahored t. learn his subject he
| could tell the tru,h as few men can
In the evening Nine. Reno. 4
| worker Of magic and sicight OF hand
2 performer, JnErusscd and interested
{ 4 large audience with her repertoire
Nof illusions and transformations.
NJ both afternoon and evening per
| foruauccs Schildkrct's Hungarian
ADrehCstra gave the audiences some oi
/ che finest concert music that has ever
'cSn heard in the city.
On Sunday afternoon Smith Dam
ron, the Oot,Cr craftsman, gave me
| NJ the largest audiences assembled
sou'c old lessons in a new aud at
| -TGcIIvc dress He demonstrated the
| making of vessels bgiarc his audi,uce
/ and ~ the same time impaired re-
4 -EiouS though; appropriate TO the day
I md III keeping with his subject. The
Potter and His Clay"
An especially large crowd greeted
Dr.. Elijah =. Brown. the Rams
f!orn man and were entertained
md instructed by his original and cpl
rramatic seTmun-icctUrc on Sunday
evening.
Mne Brown and tho Chicago Roy
Choir were the musical attractions
on Sunday.
Thomas T. Byrncs. the lecturer on
Monday afternoon. showed that he
had been close student % zo-ial
conditions. lie had some home truths
- 'mpart that should become Il par.
IF our lives.
It was indeed diszpr oiutfr- that
o. 81.
-sL u2Egy from hearing the real big
gun" Of the chautauuu7. Canzrcss-
man Norris 81 NgEra~ka. WI. has
hccu the most talked about man in
cGuET since he bestcd Joe Can
non But withal there was big
crowd OUT and they heard 4 T-igrty
interesting address even though the
speaker was 50 hoar>c that he cuuld
scarcely be heard. T1s address vas
uun-DgEtical IN tone and was mainly
q revelation n the almighty mower
possessed by the speaker o.! tie house
and how his aUtocTacy can be set al
uauEht.
WeatheEwax Brothers erar.e, fur
uished high grade music on Monday
afternoon and evening.
Ralph Parlctte. the Euwo-is. was
certainly the greatest Joke ever" in
the CPiHin1 al all who heard him
Tue sd&y afternoon His choice boy
ruet Of raS-ant thoughts and the
JOKES II which VIC IaHEhc, 50 heart
lily were uncGi gems uf garrsr rhiirs-
1p'sy. : the WY rrc az his hearers
described the 1ecturc.
The Story uf Lorna DCnus." the
rsaEgifuliy Illustrated lyst-rg hv Al
Hgr. ATE1st-#UE. wz> cf1Eyur. :~.s--
sS;iuE ard instructive and g yJry an
~VDDriatc closing us-lt~-
The Cicve}-ri EEt..,' Orchestra.