The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-27
Judge Blair, of Adams Coun-
ty Vote Buying Scandal
Fame and Father DAILY, the
Principal Speakers.
A LARGE AUDIENCE
OUT LAST EVENING
Byron King Entertained the
Crowd with an Amusing
Address Jubilee Singers
Made a Decided Hit.
BY ESTHER ReRrF,n WHITE.

One OF the largest flrSt saturday
night audiences in the history of the
local Chautauqua greeted the speakers
and musicians of last evening and the
managers regard this as an indication
of the interest that viii be manifested
when crowds are expected to hear the
several distinguished speakers of to-
day who include Father John DAILY, an
eminent Catholic clergyman and phil.
apthropic worker and Judge A. Blair
recently risen into national prominence
on account Of his Identification with
the famous Adams County, Ohio. bribe
cases.
Byron w. King entertained another
large audience in his characteristic
manner last evening, after program
of orchestra music by Bland's band
and song by Miss Nell Bunnell which
met with an enthusiastic reception.
King Big Attraction.
Mr.. King is as clever a comedian as
treads the lyceum, or indeed, the thea.
trical boards. Whether or not he is
amusing himself most and the audi.
ence more is question. Certainly
the fluency born of natural gifts, unit.
ed to an experience of foTty-one years
as admitted by himself, is nothing less
than amazing and his ability to ap.
peal to the risibilities of his hearers a
fortunate consequence.
What Fools These Mortals Be" was
Mr.. Kings subject, and il he did not
stick to his text it was no particular
matter. The only two classes of fools
he referred to were the idle" and the
serious" fools. and he paid his re
spects to these in no uncertain man
ner. the speaker'ss motive, Whl1E moi
announced on the program, proved u
be the necessity of love for your work
If you expect to lead successful and
happy life The man who has mistak
en- his calling, the slaves of labor who
work as dumb, driven brutes," he who
hates his occupation. the laggard. the
dawdler and the shirker, were anathe
matized and commiserated by Mr.
King. II the social order was in part
to blame for these Embellishments. il
was as often true that the individual
was at fault.
Fall in love-with your work" said
DR.. King.
King DroIl Comedian.
Mr.. King is droll, amusing, inconse
quent, whimsical. He knows how tc
play upon his audience as musician
upon his instrument. He holds the at
tention of diverse aggregation of hu
manity, as that of last evening. by his
sudden shifts from poetry to grotes
Querie. He startles by paradox. He
Iamuses by anachronisms. He showed
himself to be last evening, as in the al
ternoon, a typical Chautauqua ''enter
tainer," one who understands his hear
ers, knows their point of view. theil
temper of the moment, and plays to 1t
Incidentally Mr.. King recited severa
of Riley's poems effectively and with
an appreciation of their poetic, as vel
as their homely sentiment.
The Jubilee singers gave a shor'
program of negro and Southern melo
dies after DR.. Kings lecture. and were
heartily received, their solo and en-
semble singing being effective. united
as it is SO inimitably in their race
with q certain conscious, but unem
barrassed histrionism. They appear IL
sacred concert at four o'clock thii
afternoon.