The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-08-21
the LEON CHAUTAUQUA
A Splendid Program Has Been Fur
nished by the Jones System,
but Attendance Is LIGHT.

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nished by the Jones System,
but Attendance Is Light.
The Jones Chautauqua System
opened their six days engagement in
this city last Friday, and the Chau-
! tauqua has been an unqualified sue
cess in all except one thing, the at
tendance, which has not been near
what it should be. The program has
been carried through complete with
out single disappointment or sub
stitution during the entire week.
The attractions provided for the
Chautauqua this year have been first
class, and many who have attended
every session say that the program
10 fully as good or better than any
which we have had in former years
when the Vawter System furnished
the talent.
Rev. McCurdy, who came here as
platform manager, was called to Mar
shalltown Monday to preach a funer-
al, and Ralph McGinnis was substi-
tuted as platform manager, and he
sure has made good in this line of
work. Mr.. McGinnis has a pleasing
personality and in his talks to the
Chautauqua audiences has demon
strated that he can make good
speech as we'll as play tip-top foot
ball. He has been carrying things
along with regular football vim, and
the management were indeed fortu-
nate in securing his services.
The program opened last Friday,
the music being by the Jones Hawk
eye Singing Girls, and it was the
poorest musical attraction Of the
week. The girls were very ordinary
singers and reminded us of bunch
of High School girls at local en-
tertainment. Rev. Father Nugent, of
Des Moines, was the afternoon speak
er, and he made good. He is fine
orator and has many friends in this
county who took advantage of the
opportunity to hear him. In the ev-
ening there was rather punk pro-
gram, the Hawkeye Singing Girls
again appearing and there was a
crayon entertainment by Prof. G. E.
Weaver, which could not be called
first class in comparison with such
crayon artists as Packard and others
who have appeared here at previous
Chautauquas. He is slow with his
work and the entertainment was
rather tiresome.
Saturday the musical program was
much better, the Kinney Orchestra of
ten pieces furnishing most excel
lent program They were all artists
and pleased the audience with their
splendid selections. The afternoon
lecture was by DR.. w. III. Bickerss
and he made a splendid talk which
was thoroughly enjoyed by all: The
speaker of the evening was Sun.
shine Hawks and this was real
treat. Sunshine hawks is rightfully
named He carries sunshine and
cheer to all and in our humble Opin-
ion his talk was one of the best we
have ever heard on any platform.
Sunday afternoon the Kinney Or
chestra again furnished the music
and again they pleased the audience.
The afternoon lecture was by Mrs.
Pickett, widow of the late Gen. Geo.
C. Pickett, who for the second time
told in eloquent and pathetic Ian
guage of the famous Pickett's charge
at Gettysburg. Mrs. Pickett gave
the same lecture here at a previous
Chautauqua, but our ChautauQuans
did not tire of hearing her again.
Only the day before at Fairfield Mrs.
Pickett broke all attendance records
at the Fairfield Chautauqua, when
an audience of almost 1000 gathered
to hear her. At the close of her lec-
ture she paid a glowing tribute to
Mrs. Gretchen Myers Lewis, Leon
girl, who is now ON the platform as
a vocalist, and Mrs. Pickett said she
had appeared on the platform with
her at a large number of places this
season and she was making good,
and that Leon should be proud of
her.
On Monday the entire afternoon
and evening program was given by
the Meneley Quartet, and they pleas
ed both audiences with their music,
readings and impersonations. They
were among the good things of the
week.
Tuesday was another good day,
the music afternoon and evening be-
ing by the Royal Austro-Hungarian
Orchestra, and while their music was
entirely different from Kuney's they
showed they were artists and de-
lighted their audience with their Sc
lections. The speaker of the day was
Gov. Henry A. Buchtel, of Colorado,
\ who did not make political speeches,
but did deliver two splendid lectures
I. filled with good ideas and the audi
ence was not bit sorry that he was
the speaker for both the afternoon
and evening. + ="
AS The Reporter goes to press di-
rectly after noon on Wednesday, we
cannot say anything of the program
( for Wednesday,, the last day. The
music program was to be furnished
by Prof. Kimsey, bass soloist, and
the speaker for the afternoon was
DR.. Frederick A. Cook, discoverer Of
!, the North Pole, and no doubt he will
draw a large attendance. The even
/. ing lecture will be given by Hon.