Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-19
WEATHER Man
FAvORs MEETING
FAIRFIELD cHAUTAuQUA HAS
NOT YET BEEN INTERRUPT.
60 BY RAIN.

Fairfield, Aug. 18.-The weather
man has smiled on the Fairfield chau
tauuua thus far and delightful weather
has been enjoyed by the thousands
who are daily attending the assem-
bly,. There arc about three hundred
people camping on the grounds and &c
them the weather Is ideal.
The biggest special feature OF the
eighth assembly Is the children's play
ground. Here the children are enter
tanned and instructed while the lee
lures are being held in the auditorium
The play ground is situated about 8
half block east of the auditorium and
is presided over by Miss kathrine
Stichter OF Washington, who made
such hit with the children last
year.
The play ground has been fitted out
with numerous new teeter-boards,
swings, chutes and sand piles, and
here the children play unmolested by
their elders. At this time 1t Is plain
ly seen that Miss Stichter should have
had an assistant as It Is Impossible
for one person to handle all the chill
dren as was done last year. Yester-
day over two hundred children gath
cred at this play ground in the after
noon and royalty enjoyed themselves.
They played until they were tired and
then 1t ID that Miss Stichter becomes
their STORY Lady and tells them
such wonderful tales, yesterday 1t was
German stories that she told and one
day next week she will tell all about
the birds, then Indian stories, and she
intends to give few folk stories be-
sides the fairy stories which delights
the children so much. Yesterday at.
ternoon the children on the play
ground had their pictures taken and 1t
was q merry group indeed.
The baby nursery Is proving the
wisdom Of the management in estab-
fishing It. NO longer are the people
in the immense auditorium annoyed by
crying and fretting babies for the lit
tie ones are left at the baby tent In
charge OF Miss Clara Grioe, one OF
Fairfield's best trained nurses.
The bible study hour of which Dr.
j. w. Potter of Keokuk, has charge
is to be held at $50 o'clock each
morning instead of 8. It is increasing
in interest each morning and large
crowds are attending.
The DR.. Sadler Co., of which there
are four members, Dr. William Sadler,
his wife DR.. Lena X. Sadler, a trained
nurse Miss Anna b. Kellogg and
reader Miss Sarah Mildred Wilmer,
are small chautauqua within them
selves Yesterday morning DR.. Lena
X. Sadler delivered a lecture to WON
en- Only talking for an hour and
half on 'Healthful and Beautiful
Dress" The lecture, was In plain Eng
lish language and DR.. Sadler demon
strated her meaning along the health
full dressing with living model, Miss
Kellogg.
DR.. William Sadler delivered his IA
nous lecture, "Americanitis. or the
High Pressure Life" yesterday after
noon to an audience Of several thou
sand people and at the conclusion OF
his address DR.. lena Sadler talked for
an hour on "The Art of Eating" This
Or. Lena Sadler talked on
THE Cause and Cure OF Colds"
The Fisher Shipp Company of mu-
Blcians gave full concert last even
Ing closing their engagement here.
They were greeted by the largest
audience yet had at the Eighth AS
sembly.
The morning the Schildket Hungar-
IAN Orchestra arrived for two days
This Orchestra was a
attraction here two years
ago and Fairfield people greeted 1t as
III old friend this morning. They will
close their engagement here tomorrow
evening with full concert