Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-08-19
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Tie Sixth Annual Assembly of the
Webster City Chautauqua
Association Opens Aus.
,.,.,,as ;s..~ pieiously. i. -.
DR.. RILEY THE FIRST SPEAKER
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Musical Preludes are Furnished by
Local Talent-Some Splendid
...,.... Music Rendered. 1
DR.. RILEY THE FIRST SPEAKER

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The sixth annual session: of the
Webster City .Chautauqua opened
Sunday :, + afternoon most auspic-
ionsly III spite of the extreme heat.
Shortly after 2 o'clock, o. j. Hen
derson, president Of the Chautauqua
association, and the musicians who
were to give the first program, took
their places upon the platform and
4 Mr.. Henderson announced the inyo!
cation which was given by Rev: l..
N. CAll.sh@,r aH - h Ill., 4j.;&i
Following the prayer, the fair sig.
ed atdience.was welcomed on behalf
ufnthe association by it's president,
whose untiring efforts to complete
arrangements satisfactorily have
been greatly appreciated by the en-
tire board ST.. ..,..'
Mr. Henderson assured the audi
& ence that hei had intended to take
them into This confidence and give
them q detailed account Of the many
trlale and vicissitudes with which
the board had been confronted, but
az time was passing rapidly he
WOULD mention only the most per-
picking one, namely, the fact that
attractions, secured, some of them a
year ago. contracted for, and fully
advertised had been cancelled ire
voeably at almost the last moment
He said that this was deeply deplor-
ed by the management, as doubtless
tickets had been purchased on the
strength Of some of these attractions
which had of necessity. been cancel
ed. Fortunately, DR.. w. B. Riley
had been secured in place Of the
English divine who had failed us,
, AID Bishop Hughes as a substitute
for; sWm. +. Burns, the great detec-
tive. Due to illness Gov Hadley
will not be here on Tuesday after
noon and no substitute has been Sc
cured.
Mr.. Henderson referred, however,
to the splendid attractions which
we're to be presented without fail,
and expressed the hope that the pro-
gram as it would be carried out
would prove stronger than the orig
inal one.
He said that it was matter of
much qualification to the manage
ment that the concerts of yesterday
were to be given gratuitously by To-
cal talent, that the board fully ap-
preciated this, and felt that the con-
certs would prove equal to the for
eign attractions, and be enjoyed as
much, If not more, by those who
heard them
With these explanations, Mr.. Hen
derson then introduced Supt. D. NJ.
Kelly as platform manager and gen.
eral factotum, and was more than
happy to commit to so able a man.
ager the fortunes of the audience
during the exercises of the week.
Supt. Kelly accepted these duties
graciously, and expressed his graf
tfication for the confidence placed
lin him by the management. He was
glad to subscribe to any enterprise
which meant a general uplift to the
entire community, and felt that it
was peculiarly appropriate that the
first program should be given by To-
cal musicians, being confident that
they would have an appreciative au-
dience. The first number on the
program was then announced, a cy-
Gle OF three spring songs rendered by
a ladies chorus OF twelve voices,
with Miss Rosalind Cook at the pi-
ano. The following ladies were
members Of this chorus: Mesdames
Macgoey, Henderson, Buell., Miller,
Cox, Austin, Mauch, Carey, Pote, and
Misses Margaret Chamberlin, Grace
Whitley and Hester HUFF. The sec
ono numDer was a solo, Rock of
Ages" by Mrs. w. L. Macgoey, fol-
lowed by the Russian Holiday
Chorus" sung by the ladies. A sa-
cred solo by Byard Dodge was the
next number and he responded to an
encore by singing THE Perfect
Day" Three more songs by the la
dies chorus closed this most excel
lent concert, each number of which
was beautifully rendered and en-
Enthusiastically received.
Supt. Kelly in his happy manner
then introduced to the audience DR..
w. B. Riley, popularity known as
'the working mans friend" Dr.
Riley is pastor Of the First Baptist
church of Minneapolis and also SUI