Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-21

Oped5 carrier there would nave been
no financial loss.
While the program this year con-
tanned but few names that were of
national Importance it nevertheless
proved to be one of especial merit
and all those who attended are loud
in their praises of the program as a
whole. x.
DR.. Henry Clark as platform mana
ger proved to be the right man in the
right place and was ever watchful for
the comfort and pleasure of his audi
ence and kept them always in good
hunor by his numerous sallies of wit,
Another man to whom considerable
credit is due for the success of the
chautauqua is c. L. Gose, the man
ager. He has been untiring in his
efforts toward the success of the un-s
dertaking and has won for himself the
respect and approval of every citizen
of WATERFOWL. IS
Thursday evening "Our Nation, It's
Problems and Its Progress" was dis
cussed by J. Adam Bede and will
doubtless linger in the minds or
many as the leading feature of the
chautauqua of 1911. He opened his
lecture with one outburst of fun after
another until every face in the aud
fence was smiling with delight. It
would be impossible to report the
lecture, because Of the element of per-
sonality that enlivened and enriched
it and cannot be transferred to paper.
But, while Mr.. Bede provoked fire.
quent laughter, he proved himself
thinker and careful student of his
tory. His review Of the problems that
America has faced and solved in her
wonderful progress was mastery in
deed. ...-.. +
Friday was red letter day in To-
cal history. The people turned out
in large numbers to both afternoon
and evening sessions and went away
after the programs fully satisfied
with what they had seen and heard.
The chautauqua spirit was very
much in evidence and again and again
I the big ssnt echoed with the appre-
ciated applause Of the. delightful aud
fence. ss5 sassSs@S' VI
In the afternoon the prelude half
hour was occupied by Miss Bernice
Case who sang a number of selec.
lions to the enjoyment of all her hear
ers. Miss Case has sweet voice,
sings with exquisite expression and
fully met the expectations of her
many friends and admirers.
+. Edward A, OFT of Chicago was the
lecturer of the afternoon. He had
appeared on the local lyceurn course
On several occasions but this was his
first Chautauqua engagement in this
city.
He delivered his lecture on THE
Haunted House or VIII Your Dreams
Come Trueg" Mr.. OFT lis thinker
from start to finish, He tells nc
funny stories and cracks no jokes
And Yet he easily holds his audience
No lecturer of recent years has
made such a remarkable record fol
return engagements BIS DIR. L. B. Vic
kersham who lectured On Saturday at
ternoon. He pleased everybody. His
heart is in his work and his earnest
ness and loftJness OF purpose win all
1 who hear him. He entertains his au
d1ence every minute that he talks ant
at the same time, thrills them with
his constant call to nobler living al
who heard him here on his former ap
pearance were glad of this opportun
lty to hear him again and were moi
disappointed in their expectations.
i The lecture Saturday afternoon was
one of the intellectual treats of the
chautauqua. Rev. James S. Mont
gomery took for his subject: rus
1 kin, the Voice Of the 18th Century,
whom he styled as the greatest Amer
j lean ever born on English SOIL
His lecture was thoughtful and helt
ful and one that stimulates to high
/ ideals of citizenship and living.
4 DR.. Montgomery, though a young
man, has served some of the distin
guished pulpits of Methodism. He
! served complete pastorate at st
Pauls, Toledo, where he built the u
Unique and artistic 100000 church; al