Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-07-09
ASSEMBLY IS
GREATEST EVER
PROGRAM of Willmar ChaufauQua
Winning Approval of All =
Crowds Are Growing.

Ideal weather has so far favored
the Willmar 1913 Chautauqua. In
creasing crowds are attending the
sessions. People Of Willmar and
vicinity are learning to appreciate
what a good chautauqua means to
themselves as we'll as the city and
county.
The opening exercises took place
Saturday afternoon before the first
concert. Mayor Wellin asked the
audience to rise and sing America,
Miss Nellie Robbins leading at the
piano. The people remained standing
while an invocation was pronounced
by Rev. Theo. Livingstone. Mayor
Wellin made some remarks and was
followed by V. E. Lawson, who gave
brief history of the chautauqua
movement in the county. Rev. Chas.
Nelson Pace, pastor Of the First NJ.
E. church at St. Paul, was then in
troduced as the platform manager cf
the assembly and made happy
speech. He is the right man in the
right place, and adds a spirit Of op-
timism and cheer to the sessions.
The Metropolitan Symphony Or
chestra, which gave two concerts
Saturday, was a large organization
of artists which delighted it's aud
fences. They gave two programs
which compared favorably with any
thing ever given here. Every num-
Der was enthusiastically receivedI
The soloists, Johann Berthelson, a
baritone from Copenhagen, and Jen-
ME Thatcher Beach, soprano, sang
parts Of famous operas to the ac-
compartment Of the full orchestra.
The harp solo by Sig. Antonio Bar
rile, Of Milan, Italy, was heartily en-
cored. M. Seilin, the 'cellist, gave
expression to the characteristics OF
his Northern Russian training in his
work. Representatives Of many ma
tions as they were, yet James That
cher, the famous orchestra leader ot
Chicago, had the musicians knit into
an organization which interpreted
with feeling, precision and the fl
nest technique the difficult passages
of master symphonies. Their ap-
pearance has set a standard which
will be difficult to mainain in the fu-
ture.
| On Sunday the Bohannans, (Mr
and Mrs. furnished two very ac'
ceptable preludes. They played an(
( sang we'll, and Mr.. Bohannan was ;
very clever impersonator. Hi:
French Canadian dialect story AM
Yankee monologue were both thorol.
enjoyable.
, DR.. Euclid B. Rogers, Of Spring
field, Illinois, spoke on 'The Objec
Of Education, Not Living But
Life," Sunday afternoon. He sal
in part: In this practical age tn
r demand is for practical education
: "Branches that bear gold dollars,
that's the cry, and this spirit
y stealthily penetrating every depart
- ment Of human life, seeking to be
come dominant as motive. The ma
j. Of the hour is the man who know
1t the intrinsic value of nothing b1
l. can tell you the selling price of e'
le erything from the conscience Of
n jackpot legislator up. But there is
in universal law that the lower is mao
l. to serve the higher. Men are not
make money, money is to make me
ia I believe in vocational trainin
T. Train lawyers, there's bunch th
ID needs training. Train farmers al
r. preachers and teachers. Some trail
oe ing wouldn't hurt some husbands al
IT some wives. Educate for wood wo
to and clay work and iron work al