The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-02
CHAUTAUQUA OPEN
ing SUCCESSFUL
SIX HUNDRED PEOPLE ENJOY
AMERICAN GIRLS DAINTY
ENTERTAINMENT.
JOE R. HANLEY Different
AS A "CAN OPENER" He is A
DECIDED SUCCESS-COM-
ING NUMBERS.

Sank Centres first Chautauqua is
now in full swing.
The first entertainments were given
yesterday afternoon and evening, and
if the opening numbers are any crl-
terion the people of this town and
community are in for season of
royal entertainment.
The American Girls gave the pre-
lude to the afternoon entertainment
after which Joe. R. Hanley delivered
his lecture entitled "The Modern Cru
sader." The lecture might just as
we'll have carried almost any other
title so wide was the range of intellec-
tual ground covered by the speaker.
Mr.. Hanley started out by saying that
he was "the official can opener" of all
the chautauqua programs and that he
other numbers to follow would in
crease in merit until it wound up in a
blaze of glory with the concert given
by the Hungarian Orchestra Sunday
evening.
AS "can opener" Mr.. Hanley is a
distinct success. There are lecturers
and lecturers but this gifted Irishman
is distinctly different" His theme
and manner of delivery are not re-
hashed from the efforts of some one
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sparkling, his distinction perfect, his
logic sound and his illustrations SO
homely and pat that they went home
to his audience. The great burden Of
his salk was for better American xian-
hood and womanhood, the necessity of
self control, individual thinking on
things political, self-sacrifice and in
dividuality. The initial audience en-
joyed Mr.. Hanley's offering and few
realized that he had spoken to them
even an hour, so close was the atten-
ton given the speaker.
Wednesday evenings entertainment
was handled entirely by the American
Girls. The six young ladies making
up this organization, the Misses
Lynch, Sheldon, Norman, Miller, and
Virgie and Grace Hyatt, the three lat
ter of Macon, Mo-, gave what was per-
haps the daintiest entertainment ever
enjoyed by the people of Sank Centre.
The members of this delightful com
pany are just ordinary, sweet, lovable,
lady-like and talented American Girls.
Each is an artist on any number OF
instruments, while the vocal trios by
the little ladies from the "show me"
state, Misses Virgie and Grace Hyatt
and Vera Miller, received outbursts
of applause that called for repeated
encores. The natural and unaffected
manners of the ladies, the modest cos
tunes and the whole souled and en-
thusiastic manner in which they gave
their program won them place in the
hearts of the people of this commun-
ity and should they ever come this
way again they will be given a most
cordial reception.
The local committee guaranteeing
the financial success of the Chautau-
qua are on "easy street." and they ere
to be congratulated upon the splendid
success they have made. Whether or
not the Chautauqua will be booked for
next year has not been decided upon
at this writing.
This evenings entertainment will
be given by Ringsdorf Company of
musicians followed by Byron L. Lick's
illustrated lecture on "The Panama
Canal" This will be one of the big
numbers of the entire series.
Sunday afternoon Father D. ]. Gro
min will deliver his lecture entitled
s'The Weeds and Flowers Of American
Literature" This is said to be mas
ter effort.
Another entertainment of note will
be the lecture by Hon. Duncan Nc.
Kinley of California on the japanese
question
The entertainments commence
promptly at 2:30 and eight o'clock
each day except July 4th when the af-
ternoon entertainment will commence
sharply at three o'clock and the eve
ming, performance at $50. This ar
rangement has been made so that the
9TH of July attractions can be pulled
off without interfering with the chau-
tauqua programs.