Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-07-01
Programs Have Been of High Stand
ard, the Lectures Instructive, the
Music Delightful.
LARGE CROWDS WERE
!.
IN ATTENDANCE
The Promoters Are on the Safe Side
Audience Increases for Each
Program.

The Chautauqua is here and has
still one more day in Warren when
the paper goes to press. Previous to
the Chautauqua coming we had high
expectations and now we believe that
che Warren people are experiencing
the feeling of hopes realized. Thus
far every program has been success
full and it seems that each new COM
pany and lecturer becomes more pop
ular than the one that preceded. The
standard set by the first entertain
ment has been upheld thruout each
day, and it is placed as high as can
be expected in these parts.
There have been difficulties to con-
tend with, one Of which has been the
unstableness of the weather The
opening day dawned gloomy, rain
having. fallen the entire previous
night AS the day advanced, good
weather was in evidence, so prospects
took jump as far as the townfolk
We're concerned. The roads, however
were we'll nigh impossible, and with
the American Girls making the trip
from Hallock in cars, the manage
r,lent beganyto feel uneasy. At 2:3O
o'clock the Warren band hit up some
tunes, and at 800 o'clock the local
superintendent, Mr.. r. R. Boag,
mounted the platform and introduced
Mr.. Joe r. Hanley, incidentally apollo
gizing for the non-appearance of the
American Girls, he seemed hopeful,
however, and ventured to make the
announcement that their entertain
1nent would be given after the lee
5ure.
Hanley is F0rceful.
Mr.. Hanley had selected as his sub
iect, The Modern Crusader" and he
spoke with a vim and force that gave
the hearers to understand that ne
knew of what he was speaking. His
lecture was general, covering very
broad field, presenting five crusades
TO be made which would heal many
social sores. The first was the cru
sade against prejudice, that is racial
prejudices. Hanley pleaded for fair
and square chance for all peoples to
make the most of themselves. All
races are one big people and each
ought to realize this. Then he brought
out the crusade for an independent
way of political thinking. There is
a need for independence of thought
no one should be so bound by party
that all individualism is lost. He
spoke on the crusade for self-control
under which he presented the conta
gion of excitement. The crusade O.
sacrifice followed. He is not the big
gest man who gets, but who gives
Lastly he pleaded for a crusade To-
aoualitv. There is no reason TO-
. some to live in the most detected po
verify, while others give $1,000 ban
auets. Mr.. Hanley spoke with burn
ing earnestness, yet it was so inter
spersed with humorous touches as no
to render it tedious. He had won
derful descriptive power, baseball
game or scene in the slums Wer
presented just as vlvldly ana VIII
aoual ease. He was an agitator an
perhaps presented too dark view 0
social conditions and by no means
rv,s f. what the average man expe1
fances. Still we all recognize that tn
agitator is an important factor IN ou
. day.
American Girls Please.
The American Girls followed WI.
I. their entertainment having mad
the;r appearance during Mr.. Hanley
lecture. Weary, from the long 1oul
new from Hallock over roads so neaV
hat the cars were constrained
make the trip on low speed, furthel
more having run out OF gasol1
which caused wait OF three nour
thew could hardly be expected to 81,
concert up to usual standard. But Il
,ro,,np ladies were undaunted and pr
ceeded with their entertainment Ju
as iovially as if they had had sur
c;ent rest. In the evening they ga
an entire program, which consist'
IF orchestra numbers, trios, sole
duets. The closing number was
patriotic sketch in which yarlo
vines of the American Girl flgure