The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-20

CHAUTAUQUA is OVER
Closed Sunday Night With a larg,
Attendance and Patrons We're
Pleased with the Program.
The Leon Chautauqua closed Sun
day night with the largest attendance
of any session during the entire. week,
and taken as a whole the six days OF
entertainment provided by the j ones
Chautauqua System gave mighty
good satisfaction and everybody was
we'll pleased with the entire program.
True there were some substitutions
where politicians were on the pro-
gram, but that can always be looked
for, and probably the substitutes
were even better than those who
failed to appear.
On Wednesday. the musical pro-
gram was furnished by the Lloyd w.
Wasser Co., the afternoon speaker
being James Hardin Smith, and he
was fine, one of the best of the ses-
sion. In the evening DR.. English
substituted for DR.. Wentworth #.
Stewart, and he made fine address,
but would have pleased better If he
had cuL it about thirty minutes
shorter. That is the trouble with a
great many lecturers, they don't
don't know when to quit, and hold on
until their audience becomes weary
op1 1Ococ oil inforoct in, thu
speaker is saying.
Eastland Male Quartet of Oberlin
with their selections. The afternoon
speaker was Comfort A. Tyler, whose
lecture dealt specially with farm SUBJ
jects which was greatly enjoyed by
the farmers and was interesting to
others. Senator Poindexter was
billed for the evening lecture, but
had cancelled his date and his place
was filled by Or. Hill, of New York
City, who made fine address and
the big audience was more than
pleased.
Friday the Ben Max Trio furnished
the music and were well received.
The afternoon speaker was Edgar S..
Kindley, the humorist, and his talk
was one of the best of the entire
session, keeping his audience in a
good humor with his mirth. Kindley
was fine, was the verdict of all. The
evening speaker was another politi-
clan, Senator Frederick Lands, and
he had to cancel his engagement on
account of having to remain in Wash
ington,> but his place was taken by
by Father McCorey, who delivered
a fine lecture, and no one had cause
for any complaint over the substi-g
tuition.
Saturday afternoon the: Sorority;
Club of girls gave the music, which
was enjoyed by all and the speakeg,
was Hon. Seaborn Wright, and he
was all that the Chautauquas man
.agement had claimed for him, and his
lecture was one of the best of the
session. The evening program was
by the Jones Imperial Orchestra and
Louise Loveday, a monologue reader,
who was fairly good.
Sunday afternoon the Jones I'M
perial Orchestra furnished fine
musical program and Hon. Caleb
Powers, of Kentucky, was the speak
er and drew large audience. Mr..
Powers told in plain way the story
of his alleged persecution for COM
plicity in the murder of Governor
Goebel, of Kentucky, stating at the
time the governor was killed he was
a hundred miles away. He related
his experiences in the four trials he
had, and told of the manner in which
a jury of his enemies were selected
to find him guilty, and how he finally
after eight years made application
and was granted a pardon, and was
then elected and reelected as con-
gressman from his Kentucky district.
His story was Interestingly told. At
the evening session the orchestra,
gave a full program, andspleased the
biggest audience of the session.
The Jones Chautauqua System
made good again this year, and SO
did platform manager Earl C. Van
Dusen. He never tired the audience,
was always in good humor and was
ready to do anything which was re-
quested in the wcy Of accommodate
ing and pleasing those who attended.
He made many friends during his
weeks stay in Leon.
Financially the local association
just about gotso whole on their
guarantee Of $1,000, and they. are
going ahead and have another Chau-
tauqua next year. The .Chautauqua
will not down in Leon. It is good
thing for the community. 1T is up
lifting and inspiring, and everybody
should boost for the Chautauqua, and
down the fellows who never attended
a session but stood around ON the
streets and knocked on the Chautau-
qua. The local officers of the asso-
citation devoted many hours of hard
work in making the Chautauqua a
success and they are entitled to the
thanks of all who enjoyed the splen-
did programs
J. f. Penniwell's Arm Amputated.
| Mr.. j. r. Penniwell who sustained
| a serious injury to his left hand sew
eral weeks ago by being dragged by
a calf he was leading, has not been
ligetting along as we'll as it was hoped
for. A short time after the accident
Eafl of the fingers of his hand were