Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-08-27
Thursday Chautauqua

Thursday Chautauqua
The 1amburica roatian Or
chestra gave both rreluces yes
ceroay. Tn!s is very unique
mus zeal organization and they
used the lnstrument native to
thelf country, Croatia, pio-
vince of Austria Hungary.
They wore their native dress
j s. De veil, pre- il ent Of the
local Chautauqua board OF di-
rec1ors, presented the idea OF a
Chautauqna for next year. A
rising Vote was taken and it
was decided to continue this
movement. The plan of its
con mutation to be under the
local boards rnaNa garrer + or
that of bureau is u be decided
later.
DE-. ID f. Fox was then in
troauced AMI gave his lecture
IN the Mirror of Mighty
Era +" For sake of nov elty he
introduced Mr.. Peter Savage,
one of the Creation Orchestra.
who gave a brief description Of
Croatia aud the Cause of the
European war, as his country
is in the very heart of the war
zone. This description was
given in his native language,
altho' he speaks louo guages
duentlv.
DE-. F,X then continued his
lecture by showing the inllu-
ence of immigration ON cur
country. he members Of the
orchestra will all be naturalized
in one more year. he said
The first step in immigration
is the children, the second step,
the grandchildren. while eight
generations ago would take us
to the Mayhower.
He drew a very vivid word
picture of the immigrants land
ing at New York City bringing
representatives from nearly
every nation on earth; then fol
lowed them on ON their west
ward journey. Again a few
years where the prairie ard
tepee stood, we find m ,1ern
Icivilization and "A Commence
ment Exercise in progress. At
tending the exercises one finds
the graduates to be children of
The prominent citizens of the
town, who few years prevlr US
we're these same Immigrants,
The older people are not to be
critic zed because they cannot
forget their native countrv,
but al fureig ers are to be edu
Gated until they can pledge al
legience to our flag and ali the
| privileges it bestows upon one.
DR.. Fox was born in Iadiana,
hence a Hoosier. His cradle
was a sugar trough and as a
result he always keeps sweet
4 Most every American hoy at
some time or other comes very
near dreaming of being presi
] dent of this great common
wealth of ours. A great con-
trast was drawn, for in a foreign
CO untry, by accident Of birth,
a boy may become king, duke,
count, etc, while IN our country
1t is worth of character, h1ain
VI service that causes one man
o be singled cut of the thuus-
.nds to be our president.
The California Japanese land
question was explained by stat
ing that a few years ago small
colony of japanese purchased 3
small tract of land in the Sacra
mento Valley, paving more 'hsr
1T was worth. soon the people
joining them bee ma DESTROYS
Vt selling, and tfersd their larc
at a low price, so these same
Japanese AT nrce bought it As
a result we bad a LITTLE .i%par
in California. All these people
! cared for was to till the 81 il anC
? raise what was necessary fo,
} life. They cared not for the
American government or the
4 betterment of themselves You
see what the result might he
, with a little Russia in NORTH
r Dakota, a little Germany il
: Texas, and 81 on There coul6
y be no republic under these con
] ditions. The evolution Of thu
: worlds thought of civilization
. is to forget your national griev
r ances and sorrows and be raise(
to the plane of Americanism
He gave a wonderful review
o of the life of Sir Walter Raleigl
7 during the reigns of Queer