The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-06
AN EVENING
Of LAUGHTER,
DESPITE RAIN
GILLILAND AND HARMONY
CONCERT PLEASED TO-
DAYS ATTRACTIONS

Despite the heavy down-pour of
rain last evening, the Chautauqua
spirit was not depressed A fair
sized crowd was in attendance. Dur
ing Friday adternoon the Harmony
Concert company and Or. Albert l..
Blair were the attractions. Dr.
Blair is vigorous talker His sub
iect was the "Whirr Of the Press,
He dealt with the matter OF pubIl-
|cty and scored muckracking maga-
zines and yellow metropolitan journ-
ais. The lecture showed deep
thought and preparation and was
without doubt one OF the best num-
bers OF the Chautauqua
Mr. and Mrs Mcintyre of the lIar-
mony Concert Company Mcln-
tyre, tenor and Mrs. Mcintyre. dra.
matte soprano are peculiarly Chau
tauqua fayorites.
They have grown mp with the
ChautauQua, and as the hChautau-
qua has grown with them, they
have never had the desire or get
ting far away from it, They have
sung with great symphony orches-
tras and to the largest l.yceum au-
diences in the world.
\ feature which has made their
wora exceedingly popular is their
vocal duets. although their recitals
consist largely of tenor and sopra-
no solos
Alr and Mrs Mcintyre are charm
ing in their personality and few
leave as many friends in communi-
ties they visit
Grace Lewis. reader and accom-
nanist with Mr. aud Mrs. Mcintyre,
has cultivated two rare talents. AS
a reader. she is best perhaps, in
her clever impersonations of child
rem There are few accompanies
her equal
IAN Evening of laughter" was
the Offering last night Strickland
Gillian was the card and he full
filled all expectations. Gillian is
as we'll as a humorist
and his address was a decided hit.
In announcing the advent az Mr..
Gillian a regrettable error was
made through misinformation fur
nished the paper. and in Justice TO
Mr. Gillian an amende honorable
is gladly made The statement that
Mr. Gillian. humorst had been
married six times and was worth
faaulous sum- waI absolutely
without foundation Mr. Gillian is
a married man has family OF
three children and happy home.
and has never been either Nor
mon. a matrimonial adventurer or
a roue. He is decent. christian
man member Of the Episcopal
church and is deeply and justi6ably
shocked and hurt to have such an
utterly unfounded and slanderous
statement promulgated The Lea
der cheerfuly and thoroughly re-
tracts the statement, given it for
some reason it cannot divine, on
ending that it was without founda-
ton
The Venetian TroWbodours this
afternoon and this evening viii de.
light the Chautaudua crowds Dr..
j. Z. ODonnel. the Catholic enter
tainer and monologist, this after
noon gave Barrett's dramatic story,
THE Sign Of the Cross" Tonight
Lincoln Mcconnell win deliver a,
lecture Mcconnell is one of the
south's greatest publicists He was
pastor Of the peoples Ehurch in
Atlanta where his congregation Of
len numbered 1000, and where he
built ~ "A great downtown movement.
He has made more than 1000 adj
dresses in his twelve wears as "A lee
tirer, and he has had many expert
erces He has been cowboy police
ran detective. lawyer. assistant 10
thc solicitor IN criminal court
preacher and now lecturer.