The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-07-31
THE CHAUTAUQUA
Good Crowds, Fine Entertain
ments, Pleasant Weather.

Good Crowds, Fine Entertain
ments, Pleasant Weather.
Buffers Third Chautauqua opened
Sunday afternoon under the most
favorable conditions. While slight
ly cloudy, the day was comfortably
cool and an audience estimated by
officials at twelve hundred, enjoyed
the opening session.
Circuit Clerk H. o. Maxey, whom
the Chautauqua committee wisely en-
gagged as platform manager, opened
the session with brief talk follow
ing which was prelude by the New
York Marine Band, musical organi-
zation of rare talent and ability.
Opie Read, the we'll known author,
was the speaker of the afternoon and
for two hours he entertained the vast
audience with his talk on 'The Scare
crows of Life" Opie Read is one of
the few great writers who can speak
before an audience and he is de-
lightful talker. He talks in the same
quaint half humorous style in which
he so delightfully."- writes, bringing
laughter to his audience in one SEN
tence and in the next, painting so pa
thetic word picture as to bring tears.
to the eyes.
The evening session may best be.
described as an evening of melody,
the New York Marine Band enter
tanning the audience with a delight
full two hours concert. The most
delightful feature of the evenings
entertainment was a vocal solo by
Miss Merle Hartwell of St. Louis
who is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Duvall. Miss Hartwell is a
singer of rare ability and she has Of
ten delighted the music lovers of St.
Louis by appearing in Grand Opera.
The Spragues, with their entertain
ing costume plays, openedthe Monday
afternoon session in a scene from
Charles Dickens David Copper
field" Other sketches of an inter-
esting and entertaining nature fol-
lowed with delightful variety. Fol-
lowing the Spragues at the afternoon
performance, DR.. Edward A. Steiner
delivered his address on the "Strug-
gle for Brotherhood" DR.. Steiner
who is among the most eminent of
sociologists has national reputation
as an authority on the subject of i'm
migration.
The Butler band opened the even
ing session and it is but just to our
excellent band to state here that they
lost nothing in comparison. Miss
Margaret Snyder sang delightfully."-
and the Spragues finished the even
ing with an Interpretation of Rip Van
Wrinkle. The English Opera Quintet
was the attraction Tuesday afternoon
regalng the audience with a session
of beautiful melody and again open
ing the evening performance. One
specially notable feature of their en-
tertainment was the old songs of by
gone days given in the costumes like
those worn by people of fifty and a
hundred years ago. Following the
Quintet in the evening came G. L.
Burgderfer in wigs and costumes.
Burgderfer is strictly an entertainer,
but with his entertainment he brings
a delightful message. He does his
work in wigs and costumes, define
ating the striking characters of litera-
ture. An evening with Burgderfer
is an entertainment, literary treat
and an humorous occasion.
The Chautauqua is being given an
extremely liberal patronage this year
in spite of the hot weather and bids
fair to be fully as successful as last
years entertainment. Many are here
from distance in response to the
homecoming invitations sent out and
all seem to be enjoying a delightful
week.
The work of paving Ohio street is
progressing nicely, the old macadam
having been practically all removed
from the square to High street and
the grade leveled and stakes set. The
foundation is being laid in
front Of the Logan-Moore Lumber
Yard.
H. S. Williams of Route 6 was in
Wednesday and made us a pleasant