The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-08-11

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ton was the Royal Italian Band, un-
der the direction of Sig. Pasquale
Ferrante. The band numbered
was an artist. Sig Ferrante cannot
Ispeak English, but he knows how to
WELD a baton and the big audience
went wild over the artistic music
which the band made. The after
noon lecture was by George R. Laird,
his subject being "Why the World
Laughs" and it was a good one Mr.
Laird seems to get better each time
he is heard.
In the evening the Royal Italian
band again delighted the largest
audience of the session with a varied
program, which was interspersed
with jolly half hour of fun and
amusement furnished by Walter
Eccles, an exceedingly clever singer,
impersonator, reader, monologist and
story teller, his numbers all having a
snap about them which found ready
! response with his audience.
i This is all The Reporter can tell
you of the program so far, as we go
to press at noon Wednesday in order
that we may enjoy some of the good
things which the Chautauqua is pro-
4 viding, and the program for the re-
manning five days of the Chautauqua
! is just as good as the two days we
have had. This afternoon DR.. A. A.
Willets will deliver his great lecture,
Sunshine" and he is known all over
the continent as the apostle of sun
shine The music for both afternoon
and evening will be by the Lady En-
tertainers' Quartet, embracing
varied program which will surely be
pleasing. This evening DR.. Edward
Russell Perry, of New York City, will
deliver his popular lecture, Samson
4 Aroused He is one of New York's
leading preachers who has taken an
active part in the New York anti
graft campaign. He is a fearless,
earnest and forceful orator.
Thursdays program in addition to
the regular morning lecture by Mr..
/ Laird, is crowded with good things
The music is by Ruthven Mcdonald
and wife, who are not strangers to
Leon Chautauqua goers, and it will
be great pleasure to hear him
again. The afternoon speaker is Con-
gresham Henry T. Rainey, of Illi-
nois, his subject being "Do the Peo-
pie Rule?" He will take the peoples
side in the great controversy over
tariff matters and will go after the
trusts red hot In the evening Rev.
Patrick j. MacCorry will deliver his
illustrated lecture, "The Story Beau
tlful, with over one hundred charm
ing illustrations, every one a gem-a
revelationa delight, picturing the
earthly life of the Christ
Friday is another great day. In
fact all the days are great There is
the morning lecture, and in the af-
ternoon Lee Francis Lybarger will
deliver his lecture, "How Napoleon
Won. He is profound scientist and
great orator, and his lecture will in
spire his audience to greater deeds.
1t is a powerful presentation of
popular theme. The evening lecture
is Popular Fallacies" by DIR. Ernest
Wray O'Neal, one of the big hits of
the season everywhere. DR.. ONeal is
a man with personality, a student
and thinker. The music for the day
will be furnished by the Music Max
ers Quartet, who are whole show in
themselves. They will introduce the
Marimbaphone band, something new.
Look out for Saturday It's hum
mer. Great things for the day. There
is Mr. Laird's good lecture in the
morning, and more in the afternoon
than you can hear. You liked the
Royal Italian band, we know you did.
| Well, Bohumir Kryl will have his
band here Saturday and it is greatly
superior to the Italian band. Then
there are the Fox Sisters orchestra,
whole family of rare musical art
lists, and Strickland Gillian, the fun
nj act
Author of "Off ag'in, on ag'in, gone
ag IN, Finnigan." It's Gillilan's day
there'l be something doing. The
great Kryl band will appear both af-
ternoon and evening. Their programs
are festivals of pure delight. One of
the features is the great anvil chorus
with sensational electrical effects.
Don't miss Saturdays program. Take
our word for it that it is good one.
Sunday, the closing day of the
Chautauqua presents a program in
strict keeping with the ethics of the
day. There will be no church SER
vices at any of the Leon churches. but
all will unite in a.big union morning
service at the Chautauqua, the SER
mon to be preached by Rev. A. C.
Bracket, the superintendent of the
Chautauqua. There will be no ad-
mission charged for the morning ses-
sion. The popular evening Vesper SER
vices will be held. In the afternoon
there will be a sacred musical con-
cert by the Lee-Lathrop-Fu -Fullenwider
trio, the lecture of the afternoon be-
ing by Congressman Duncan e. Nc
klnley, of California, one of the best
men on the Chautauqua platform. In
the evening DR.. Mott R. Sawyer, well
known by many Leon people, will de-
4 liver his famous lecture, .sThe Man
Behind the Guns" Dr. Sawyer is a
real live wire. The Lee-Lathrop-
Fullenwider trio will give the musi-
cal part of the evening program.
4 Now you know what we have had
and what we are goin to have. Don't
you feel satisfied withsit Have you
done your part toward sustaining the
\ Chautauqua? There are still some of
the season tickets which were guar