The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-07-09
talent WAS OF HIGH ORDER AND
ALL THAT WAS PROMISED
Year...ChAutauqua Ia Oakes Looks
Like Annual Affair

were pleasing and provoked much fav-
orable comment.
An audience Of 1900 people had
gathered in the big tent on the after
noon Of the Fourth, when the famous
Opie Read appeared. Mr.. Read had Is
his subject, "Old Lin Jucklin," which
proved to be 4 narrative Of his own
experiences. The laughter that con-
tinually sizzled through the audience
only told Of the humorousness Of the
story he was telling. This we'll known
American writer, while not . great
platform orator, has a way Of telling
things that meets the human interest;
he speaks to IN audience as if he were
talking to single person face to face.
"The Ralph Connor Country" rs
pictured by Mrs. Marcia ]. Stevenson
was IN interesting narrative Of life
among the sturdy iumbermen Of the
Northwest. Mrs. Stevenson is full Of
her subject, speaks freely with her
hands behind her and without gestures
Of any kind. She and her husband
spend their vacations every year with
the hardened men of the lumber camps
and the lessons she brought from con-
tact with their lives is full of fascinat-
ing human interest. Her lecture was
thoroughly appreciated. The Boyds
here furnished the preludes in the af-
ternoon rs well as the evening.
Hon. Arthur X. Peck aroused the
heroic elements Of our natures by his
illustrated lecture on the Government
Life Saving Service. His pictures
were vivid, and the lecture accom-
panying it showed the scenes on our
coast as natural as if one visited them
himself.
The last day of the Chautauqua
there appeared on the lecture platform
/, that noted and gifted orator, DR.. Isaac
L. Wood, pastor of the rich Methodist
Episcopal church at Trenton, New Jer-
sey. He dealt with life in its different
phases, bringing lesson from each
phase and leaving an impression on
the audience not soon to be forgotten.
Nine hundred people came into the
tent on the evening of the closing per-
formance. Ferrante's Hungarian Or
chestra and two talented vocalists
were the attractions, and both were
fully up to advance announcements.
Six young men compose the Orchestra,
and each is a star performer on his
instrument. For two hours the Or
chestra and soloists entertained the
audience and they were greeted with
round after round Of applause. Mr..
Boucher has magnificent tenor voice,
which catches the audience with its
first ring and they keep it ringing
just as long as the SINGER will stand
for it. Miss Courtney has a sweet
contralto that mingles beautifully with
the high tenor. The orchestra and the
singers have the faculty of keeping a
large audience good natured.
While bubbling over with good feel
ing an intermission of five minutes
was called and Supt. Kinzer called Rev.
F. S. Hollett to the platform. The au-
dience was in such an excellent frame
of mind that it must have been fully
five minutes before Mr.. Hollett was
allowed to be heard. He recounted
the work Of the Chautauqua, the last
ing impression it would leave on Oakes,
then pulled from his pocket the sub
scription list that would ensure an
other years Chautauqua. Already
twenty-five Of the business men had
=, signed the subscription list, which wa
. better guarantee than this year
when but twenty names were attached
Opportunity vas given those who
wanted to sign at the close Of the