Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-23
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With an audience only about half
filing the big tent pitched on North
Twelfth street Just off of Main. the
sixth annual Marshautown chautau-
qua opened Friday afternoon, with Mr..
Hugh A. Orchard. of Cedar Rapids, in
charge as superintendent.
While the afternoon session was
called to order much later than the
hour announced, Mr. Orchard said that
he would strive to make this his only
offense OF that sort and that hereafter
invocation was given by Rev. James
Rayburn. Mr.. Orchard, a kentuckian,
painstadng and courteous, has the
true southern characteristic OF cordial
ity, and Immediately proceeded to make
everyone feel at home. Mr.. Orchard
is personally acquainted with practic-
ally all talent doing lyceum and chau-
tauqua work, IS a popular lecturer
himself, and ranks high as a chau-
tauqua superintendent, being gifted
with a strong sense of ilumor and most
accommodating spirit, and expresses
himself in clear terms. He called at
tention 10 che fact that the morning
lectures. free to all ticket holders, will
begin at 10 o'clock instead Of 10:45.
and also announced that the front row
seats are Intended for the use Of old
people, who can not hear or see well,
and not the children
kirksnith Sisters.
An unusually strong first days pro-
gram was put on by the Kirksmith
Sisters orchestra, Dr. Madison w.
Chase. lecturer, and Miss Evelyn Bar
gelt, cartoonist- reader.
Versatility makes variety easy for
the kirksn2ith sisters, who are win
some girls of delightful platform ap-
pearance, and each one an artist.
Agnes, tho most youthful for platform
work, proved herself a splendid ac-
companist. The others are Maude,
violin; Marguerite, cornat: Lillian,
flute; Pauline. saxapione: and Ger
rrude, viola. Four of them also sing,
and make a pleasing quartet. Their
music is of a high and popular order,
and the solo numbers given We're
especially enjoyed. The young ladies
We're unfortunate in losing their trunks
Friday and had to appear at the af-
ternoon session in their travelling cos
tunes, but with their usual good ma
tured acceptance Of things, did not let
1t trouble them.
Dr.. Chase's Lecture.
DR.. Chase has we'll been termed the
silver tonguel orator Of the north, and
his lecture, Sight and Insight" reveals
a special and careful study Of human
ity and it's troubles and problems AL
tho Handicapped by a severe cold, he
made a most favorable impression on
his audience. Real sight, he said, is
sight-discernment, comprehension.
Speaking as to each one personally, he
said: How anything i1npresses you,
depends upon what you have thought,
what you have done, what you are. If
art is not IN you, you can not see art;
if music Is not in you, you can not
hear music; If good is not in you, yol
can not recognize good" This is the
secret philosophy of that wonderful
declaration of the Great Teacher
Blessed are the pure In heart, for they
shall gee God" Defects of physical
vision have striking parallels in de
fects Of mental vision, a number o
which he proceeded to illustrate. TIL
secret of all the labor trouble If
the industrial world is near sighted
ness, the inability to see and recog'
nize each others problems Far
sightedness is Just as bad, as illustrat
ed by the get-rich quick American
mania to travel abroad, before he ha.
even seen the wonders Of his owl
country Mental color blindness wa
another Ill which he illustrated, ant
some singing raps were given tn
pessimist. The optimist is a refresh
ing contrast, unless carried to the ex
IRENE.
The world is still awaiting a cur
for intellectual astigmatism. Befor
passing judgment, we ought to Sc
each others point of view. A mai
can't be posted in this world unless h
reads all sides of the great questions t
be solved
I DR.. Chase was a Methodist ministe
for eighteen years, and in scoring re
ligious factions, spoke from a persona
Experience viewpoint Narrow demon
inationalism he considers a disgrac
to christianity. Clear insight into fac
he believes, is the first step in the SO
luton of the problem, and content G
discomfort in life is merely a lookin
at things from the right or wron
viewpoint. DR.. Chase's lecture wa
full of humorous, illustrative, anec
dotes, and apt poetical quotations, an
his descriptions of nature were bot
fanciful and vivid.
Miss Bar.el+ In Evening.
The Kfrksmith sisters again, an
. Miss Evelyn Barge1t gave the evenin
program, before a larger audience.