Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-21
GRANTS PASS
PROGRAM fine
TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL ASSEM-
BLY, PASSES INTO HISTORY.
Was SUCCESSFUL THROUGHOUT
Grants Pass Does Herself Credit
Other Numbers of Last Few Days
Are Equal of Any That Went Be
., fore.

The people of Grants Pass may
well feel proud of the program put
on at the Chautauqua Thursday af
ternoon by Grants Pass talent, and
the people of Ashland are certainly
grateful to the people of Grants Pass
for the pleasure given them.
AS a prelude to the program the
three members of the Stevens Musi-
cal Company each gave a delightful
number. The first, whistling solo,
was encored, but President Billings
announced that because of the length
OF the program it would be impossi-
bic to permit the responding to en-
cores. All were heartily applauded.
Miss Welch gave a beautiful violin
solo and Miss Maud Stevens told of
going to the circus in most fetch
ing" manner.
The Grants Pass people made it
plain that they were in sympathy
with Mr.. Billings announcement,
and though every number on the pro-
gram was heartily applauded, the
performers of the next number made
ready to appear in a manner which
discouraged any insistence on the
part of the audience for encores.
The first number on the program
was the overture, Queen of Au
tumn" (Bigge), by the orchestra,
under E. r. Lawrence, leader.
Grants Pass has an orchestra which
will compare favorably with any am
ateur or semi-professiona orchestra
on the coast. The overture was
beautiful and was excellently rem
dered.
A. X. Cass sang the bass solo, 'The
Turkeys Song" (DeKoven), in fine
voice and with good expression.
Grants Pass may well take pride
in Mrs. Sam Baker Her reading
consisted of two numbers, SALIVA
DOR" a recital of thrilling horse
race as told by his jocky, and do
They Miss Me at Homer" This is a
beautiful poem by James Whitcomb.
Riley, and was most feelingly rem
dered.
A male quartet consisting of
Messrs. Veatch, Stonager, Cass and
Bailey rendered Medley From the
South" containing portions of sew
eral of the old favorites, in a highly
pleasing and artistic manner.
Next came another beautiful num-
Der from the orchestra, "L'Escarpo-
lette," by Barnes.
]. S. McMurray was in excellent
voice in the baritone solo, "Die Lor-
eli" NiszD, and was heartily ap-
plauded.
The piano solo, Eighth Rhapso-
die" (Liszt), by Miss Alma Woke,
was beautifully rendered.
The male quartet then sung "Loch
Lomond," a beautiful Scotch air,
which found great favor with the
audience.
The well-known Hungarian
Dance" (Brahms) was then beauti-
fully rendered by the orchestra, after
which the contralto solo, Good
Bye" (Tosti), was delightfully."- rem
dered by Miss Genevieve Pattillo
A duet, "Come With Me" (Cam-
.onol hv Micc nor;c Do o1ax af Ach
land and Professor MacMurray,
was splendidly sung and heartily
greeted.
The program closed with the over
ture, "Berceuse" (Schytte), by the
orchestra.
Some of the Grants Pass people
returned home on the evening trains,
both of which were detained unit,
about o'clock by the bursting of a
watertank at Coles, which blocked
the track The main portion of the
crowd, however, remained to hear
DR.. Matt S. Hughes in the evening,
returning home on the special train
dt ~. OU.
Two Fine Lectures.
The two lectures delivered before
the Chautauqua by the Rev. Matt S.
Hughes, one Thursday evening and
the other Friday afternoon, were
among the big treats of the session.
They were interesting and instruct
i've and held the large audiences in
close attention throughout. Mr..
Hughes is aNfine speaker and pre-
eminently made good.
Panama Canal Lecture.
The lecture given as the last num-
ber on the Chautauqua course, by
Frederick Vining Fisher, official lee