Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-07-14
Children's Play-fest Holds the
Boards at the Morning Hour
Prof. Phelps On
"Success."
ORCHESTRA DAY YESTERDAY.
Senator Burkett of Nebraska Enter
tains Audience With a Fine
Address.
ORCHESTRA DAY YESTERDAY.

Monday was cooler day at Chau
tauqua. Clouds rolled up from ev
erywhere and hid the sun, for whicl
kindly favor Chautauquans were du
ly thankful, for the cooler tempera
ture added to the enjoyment of tn
program.
At the morning hour the chill
dren's play-fest held the boards, ant
the youngsters seemed to be having
a good and profitable time. At ter
O'Clock Prof. Phelps gave his ex
position of current literature. Yes
terday morning his theme was
Success" which he illustrated by
reading three popular current chart
stories calculated to show the teach
ing of literature upon this vital sub.
ject. "The Man With One Talent
by Richard Harding Davis; the
horse trade episodes from the story
of David Harum and 1.-The Man in
the Shadow" by Richard Washburn
Child, constituted Prof Phelps read
ings. The professor is natural
reader, and those present expressed
appreciation of his work. 1t is a
pity that more people have not dis
covered this morning hour. There is
more in it than people guess. Stu
dents of literature should avail
themselves of the opportunity to go
over this work under the guidance
of Prof. Phelps.
Yesterday was orchestra day at
Chautauqua. All kinds of music may
be heard at Chautauquas except that
which is poor and unworthy, and
yesterday stringed instruments held
the platform. Schildkret's orchestra
consisting of some ten Hungarian
musicians, provided the afternoon
prelude and gave full evening con-
cert, much to the delight of the au-
diences. The afternoon prelude in
Guided such numbers as the Orpheus
March Of Offenbach, fine flute solo,
"The End of Perfect Day." play
ed by the leader of the orchestra,
Apple Blossom Time in Normandy"
March Religioso," medley of pop
ular airs and the popular american
Patrol" The leader directs the Or
chestra with a picolo or flute, re-
minding one of Senior Barrere as he
appeared here in the Cook concerts.
After the prelude Senator Burkett
|of Nebraska entertained the audi
ence with an address on The New
Woman and the Young Man. The
entertainment greatly pleased the
large audience present, but it might
appropriately have borne any of a
hundred other titles. 1t was free
and easy, a popular and pleasant, a
catchy and humorous, a mirth-pro-
voking discussion of the present
time in America, and it set forth op-
timistically the present outlook for
woman and man. In passing, the
senator paid high tribute to Tabor
college and to the old fashioned de-
n ominational schools which teach
morals as well as mathematics. He
sang the praises of doing things, cit
ing the achievements of the Wright
brothers. Senator Burkett jollies his
audience and keeps the people in hi
larious good humor. He says that
there is always something yet to be
done and declares that Faith, Hope
and Optimism are the forces that
make the wheels of the world go
round. In passing he took rather
unmerited fall out of Gov. Glenn's
speech of the preceding day, since
when he was through with his strict
ures he had heartily endorsed every
word the governor said. The cigarette
and liquor were handled without
gloves. He is dead set against the
gospel of gloom and despair, and he
believes that the daily pathos of Ell
lis Island and the man there at the
gate justly praises the value set up
on our country and institutions by
the oppressed of Europe. Senator
Burkett wants us to live up to that
reputation.
At the evening hour Schildkrets
Hungarian Orchestra treated Chau-
tauqua to a full mead of popular
orchestral music. The Freeman
Tribune could print the program but
it cannot paint the popular effect of
the generous program. Sam Schild-
kret is an only" In his line of en-
|tertainment he has no mate The