Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-25

had had nice weather all the
time burning chautauqua.
There were over six hundred
out of town vlsiFnrs at the
chautauqua grounds yesterday.
Forty-seven automobiles were
counted on the chautauqua
grounds yesterday.
The draymea were the busiest
men in town today hauling the
furniture and warning apparel
of 257 campers from the chau-
tauqua grounds.
Miss Margaret George enter.
tanned a half dozen young
friends at basket supper Sat-
urday evening.
Father Daley occupied the
pulpit at the Catholic church
Sunday morning and delivered
an exceptional fine sermon.
Mrs. Kate Clark returned to
her home this morning after
spending chautauqua week with
her daughter.
Yesterday was the big day.
The heat was suffocating but
standing ronm was at a prem
ium.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Saturday was designated as
"Home Coming Day" by the
management in honor of the
appearance of one of Mo VAL
ley's most honored sons, Mr..
Arthur Middleton. All old
settlers over seventy-five years
of age were admitted free and
a large number took advantage
| of it. The crowd was one of
the largest the chautauqua ev-
er enjoyed on week day.
The programme opened with
j. Adam Bede of Minnesota
who talked for an hour and a
half on Optomism. His conten
ton was that the worlds grow
ling better and he had the fig
ures to prove his contentious.
He combines humor, pathos
and good sound logic. He says
that slavery was not settled
without war but that the trusts,
tariff and illegal combinations
will be controlled if the people
will just be patient and give
the law makers time to work
out the solution of the problems
His entire talk was a good
wholesome heart to heart talk.
The Chicago Operate Comp
any is composed of:
Leonora Allen, soprano
Rose Lutiger Cannon, cont.
ralto
John B. Miller, tenor
Arthur Middleton, basso
Edgar Nelson, pianoist.
For high class vocal and in
strumental music we know of
no combination that could be
gotten together that would
give better satisfaction. Each
one is an artist of rare ability
and the quartette work of the
company showed a blending
that only music devotees can
appreciate.
The programme given was DO, !
vocal and instrumental. solos
and quartette work. We had
been used to the ordinary chau
tauqua quartette so were hard.
ly prepared for the musica
treat but from the applause
given, the work Of this high
class organization surely gave
satisfaction. Each number
was encored most heartily and
had the singers been willing
they would have sung much
longer before the crowd was
satisfied. Miss Allen and Mr..
Middleton, especially were en-
cored repeatedly. The instru.
mental solos by Mr.. Nelson
were also highly appreciated
Mr.. Middleton's voice has i'm
proved wonderfully since he
was last heard hear and we us
ed to think he had an excellent
voice at that time. Many is
the night we have lain in oul
beds, with the moonlight
streaming in tn e windows
listening to that old quartette
composed of Sam Holmes, Louis
Goodrich, Amor Middleton ane
Arthur Middleton singing OF
the back streets. 1t was music
at that time too but Mr.. Mid
dleton has signed for next sea
son with Walter Damrosch's or
chestra as one of the soloists
This is one of the greatest, i,