La Junta tribune., 1910-07-16
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able musicians.
The lecture Sunday afternoon by
Thomas p. Byrnes was possibly pleas
ing 10 some. His subject, Wen
dell Phillips" was an unhappy one,
and his tragic and profuse gestures
kept his hearers from cent? ring at
tention upon his theme. Rhetoric
ally his lecture lacked climax.
In the evening. Sunday. the people
had the pleasure Of listening TO }.
w. Norris. Of congressional fame
Those who are bit on the inside
OF politics say that his speech was
mastery in simple detail and that
a child almost could have understood.
but the society editor bess to he cX-
cused from any comment as she is
not the politician she hopes TO be
when she has a ode longer in Col
orado.
Ralph Parlette's, Monday afternoon.
was the only solely humorous lecture
Va VIC CuthS NhAueauqhA P'ce'
and he was a bundle OF fun. Just to
look at him was sufficient TO set
one laughing, and his droll manner
and yet droller remarks fairly con
vulsed his audience. Here and there.
too. he touched the light OF laughter
with the shadows Of pathos. and
again shot in a thread OF golden elo-
Quence. Many thought him the best
OF all
The last but certainly not the
least attractions of the Chautauqua
series were the Cleveland ladies' or.
cnestra, afternoon and evening; the
big Seton Indian pow WOW. and
Armstrong. in an illustrated reading
from Lorna Doone. on Monday eN-
ening.
The Cleveland ladies' orchestra was
not composed cntir' ly OF ladies which
was bit amusing and somewhat dis
appointing. but 1t made good music
and that Is more TO the point. Tn.
concert lh en- In the afternoon and
inc pleasure to all and was enthusi'
astioally applauded. The trombone
solo was especially good. although the
queer, big horn seemed tn. funny
side OF the Chautauqua" that even
ing to some Of the small hoys.
The pow WOW afforded great fun
and pleasant amusement for the
children not 10 speak OF the grown
ups. The little folks were late a out
taking hold. however. and as u con
sequence were not 50 well trained
as they might have been-haNins
had only two practices.
Armslrong's reading from Black.
more's quaint and beautiful story
Lorna Doonc. was enhanced many
fold by It's accompaniment ot clear.
charming pictures. The assembly was
Intensely interested and no feature OF
the weeks progrm OF good things Is
more deserving OF praise and OF ap-
probation.
An addition To both the afternoon
aud evening programs Of this last
day. which Was greatly appreciated
by La Junta people. were Judge Me
Daniels addresses In behalf Of the
ChautauQua attractions. Judge Nc
Daniel certainly voiced the scnti
ment Of your humble servant when
he declared that less should be spent
on the frothy-sometimes eosrsc-en.
tertainmcnts that are so distressing
iy popular aud more on the class Of
entertainments that IL brought TO "
BY the chsutsuqus.
Thoughts Cleaned From chsvsavevs.
sAct we'll your part There all
the honor lies.
Human life In often rcckoncd
cheaper than any commodity.
The history Of = country u th'
history of tn. individuals that CON-
prise Il.
No government Is any stronger
than III. characters of the mass of
Its citizens.
Those ihilKs that We call our mis-
fortunes are proven ofi.B 10 he the
best fortune tDat. could has. h.fAl
len us.
Great wealth In ~ no means the
greatest gitt that life tan offer us.
kotiud a, nj m And n Gear conscience