The Montgomery tribune., 1910-09-02

Quite Il number from this vicin-
ity went 70 Montgomery Sunday
afternoon to hear Bryan.
CLOSING OF CHAUTAUQUA.
The last few days of the Chau-
tauqua, which closed Friday, were
fully up to the standard set by
the first days. In fact, what was
universally pronounced to be the
best thing of the whole Chautau-
qua was the lecture by Judge AL
den of Boston, who substituted
for Senator Cummins on Friday
afternoon. Judge Alden's sub
ject was "The Needs OF the Hour"
and his effort was certainly a
masterpiece. He said he didn't
"know anything about you peo-
pie in Montgomery-had never
been here BEFORE" but that he
did know something about the
people up in Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Vermont, and then he
would proceed to lambast us in
the most entertaining style i'm
aginable, and it was with a pro-
found sigh of regret that the au-
dience listened to his peroration
after an hour and half of the
keenest enjoyment. There will
be a universal demand for Judge
Alden's return to Montgomery
next year. He has lecture en-
titled "Powder and Matches" said
to be equally as good as the one
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Floyd, the magician, entertained
the audience Friday night with
some wonderful sleight-of-hand
tricks which were much enjoyed,
The music throughout the Chau-,
tauqua was uniformly good, but
perhaps the two numbers that
were most thoroughly enjoyed
were the Music Makers Quartette
and the Kirksmiths Orchestra.
Congressman Rainey of Illinois
delivered a good address Thurs
day night on "Do the People
Ruler" and L. F. Lybarger made
an address Thursday afternoon on
''The Power of the Trusts" which
was thought by some to be the
best of the week. But all of the
lectures were different and hardly
susceptible of comparison.
Next TO Alden's lecture, how
ever, the most entertaining feat
ure of the week was Strickland w.
Gillilan's essay on '"Tickles and
Trickles.n Poets and humorists are
born, not made, and Mr.. Gillian is
born humorist. He has for long
time been a prolific newspaper
writer, and has filled more than
Thousand dates on the humorous
lecture platform. Robert j. Bur-
J dette and James Whitcorb Riley
have been two of his most enthus-
iastic friends in the work. By
their faith, implied and expressed
they gave him much courage t q
go on being himself for the delec-
tation OF his audiences. His six
teen years active newspaper
drudgery have given him an in
sight into every phase OF life, yet
he has mot lost his helpful illu-
sions. He. has kept himself san'
by being a devoted family man
He says his home in Baltimore
containing his wife and thre,
children, is his shrine, his anchor
age and his regulating influence
VIM. J. Bryan, who was unable
to get here for his lecture Tues
day night, arrived Sunday at nool
and spoke at O'Clock in the af
ternoon. The largest, crowd OF th
Chautauqua week heard him de
liver his famous lecture, eth
Prince OF Peace" Those who cam
to hear any impassioned "crowl
OF thorns and cross of gold" kin,
OF eloquence were doomed to dis
appointment. Bryan's lecture wa
simple but powerful argumen
for Christianity, and waS present
ed in simple language, without at
tempt at oratory. But it was
powerful sermon, especially t
young men, and was worth com
ing miles to hear.
Keith Vawter, the big man be
hind the whole Chautauqua move
ment in the Middle West, was 1
Montgomery Sunday and made
short talk Just before Brya
spoke, in which he assured tn
Chautauqua patrons that enoug
season tickets had already bee
subscribed for next year to guar
antee it's appearance in, this cit
again. Which was good news fc
the entire community.
Z III there is any bther kind