The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-08-10
.CnAUTAUQUA PlfASfS

VuuHU HUuUn llnOlO
The Best Program we mave tver
Mad, and Every Oae Is Pleased.
It Closes Thursday Night.
The fifth annual Chautauqua held
in this city by the Redpath-Vawter
System opened last Friday afternoon,
the presence of Robinson's circus in
Leon detracting somewhat from the
attendance, but each day the attend
ance has Increased, and on every side
are heard words of praise for the
excellent program of varied attrac-
tions which are being given this year.
All concede it is the best program we
have ever had. Mr.. Glenn N. Merry
is superintendent, and he is genial
and popular fellow who has made
many friends during his visit to Leon.
Mr.. Merry is an instructor in the
University Of Illinois and does Chau-
tauqua work during the summer as
a vacation. He is accompanied by
his wife. The advance sale of season
tickets did not meet the pledge Of
qua association were forced to make
up the deficit as per their contract
The continued ,drouth and high price
of living evidently had considerable
to do with the attendance, but the
local boosters are not discouraged,
and steps are already being made to
secure the return of the Chautauqua
next year, but after carefully can
vassing the matter with Mr.. Vawter
who was here Tuesday, it was decided
that the only possible way in order to
secure a Chautauqua next year was
to advance the price of the season
tickets ITO $500. The matter was
placed before the assembly and
everybody seemed to favor it. There
are just about so many persons who
will attend Chautauqua, the aud
ience being composed of quality more
than quantity, and already many
pledges have been secured for tickets
for next year at $500. And at this
price 1t is certainly very cheap enter
tainment. Many have said that DR..
Cells lecture alone was worth the
price of admission, and it is probable
that he will return again next year
II We secure the Chautauqua-
Charles r. Adair is the morning
lecturer, and each morning he has
delivered splendid lecture, full of
good thoughts and showing much
careful study in their preparation.
He is very pleasing speaker and
many have expressed the opinion
that he is better than some Of the
touted celebrities on the program.
At any rate he is giving the very
best -of satisfaction. We will be
greatly surprised if he is not ap-
pearing as one of the best speakers
on the Chautauqua platform next
year.
Miss Inez Bristol is in charge of
the Scouts which meet every morn
ing at 9 o'clock and many boys and
girls are attending and enjoying her
talks and, stories.
The following is short review of
each days excellent program:
Friday.
The management did we'll when
they selected the Dunbar Singing
Orchestra as the first musical attrac-
tion for the Chautauqua, for these
beautiful and charming young ladies,
six in number, sang their way deep
into the hearts of their hearers.
They zrR musicians who are lust
bubbling over with music, playing on
a variety tof instruments, singing
solos, .iuets, quartets and choruses.
DR.. Walter Mansell was the after
noon speaker, his subject being "The
Other Fellow" Dr. Mansell is not a
powerful orator, but he puts his
~ N int hi
ed with amusing stories and anec-
dotes which kept his audience in the
best of humor. His talk was one
especially for the young men and
young women, very instructive and
interesting. He told of how often we
put the blame for our own faults on
the "other Fellow" and when we do
this we inJure ourselves. He made
good with his audience.
In the evening the Dunbar Orches-
ira again delighted the large aud
ience, and Thomas McClary,- the fun
ny man occupied the lecture hour.
His subject was "The Mission OF
Mirth,' and his object was to instill
into his hearers the idea that mirth-
full qualities should be developed as
we'll as other qualities. He said if
he had his way he would put less
money in school buildings and more
in teachers. Less into churches and
more into preachers and greater
good would be accomplished. On the
whole his lecture was we'll received
and appreciated.
* Saturday.
~ The musical attraction on Saturday
was the Weatherwax Male Quartet
composed Of four brothers who can
sing, recite and play and all said they
were the best male quartet ever
heard in Leon. The boys are Iowa
products, having been born and
raised on farm in Benton county.
They are musicians in every sense Of
the word.
Hon. Francis J. Heney, the famous
prosecutor of boodlers and grafters
In all parts of the country, the man
who broke up the gang of grafters in
San francisco and sent them all to
prison. who was shot down in the
court room while prosecuting them