Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-07-16
Newport

This is Chautauqua Week !
and Newport has had the bene-
fit of this great educational and
social organization. The big
tent capable of seating 1000 peo-
pie was put in the city park.
This park was donated to the
city by the late Samuel Case and
contains about four acres OF
ground. AS it is being filled up
and improved it will be the most
beautiful place in the city. The
ground is in the shape of an am
phitheater and the acoustic
qualities are good. The croak-
ing of the smallest frog can be
heard distinctly one hundred
yards. The park was once a
frog and lilly pond but now about
half the pond is filed in with
sand. 1t is the purpose of the
Ladies Civic Improvement Club
who has charge of the park to
fill it up and place in the center
a cement foundation thirty feet
in diameter and to erect on the
ground band stand where the
sweet, soft cadence of music
can be heard instead of the
coarse, harsh croaking of a
thousand frogs, as it has been
in the past. This will be an i'm
provement.
The organization that ham
died the business of the chau-
tauqua consisted of Elmer Pat
rick, president; Bert Jenkins,
Prof. Taylor, secretary; l.. c..
Smith and M. Wygant, who sur
veyed the park. To this COM
mittee is due the credit of get
ting the chautauqua to come
here and to Prof. Taylor is due
the largest share of the work in
making it a success. The pro-
gram commenced Saturday and
each day was full of interest to
those who attended. The man-
agement of the various exercises
was under the control OF l.. l..
Coldwell, superintendent, and
Miss V. Alexander, supervisor.
Each number on the program
was well rendered, showing a
high state of culture, skill and
training in each of the perform
ers. The Adelphian Male Quar-
tet has had twenty years train
ing and their singing of the old
home melodies were grand. In
memory you would go back to
your childhood home around the
little brown church on the hill
and you would live again your
childhood days when mother,
father and all your brothers ahd
sisters were at home. You
could see the little path as it led
through the woods to the little
church and you could hear again
the voice OF the minister as he
told of the beautiful city beyond
the seas. While these fine old
songs were being sung with
such sweetness a deathlike still
ness pervaded the audience. II
was worth the price of admis-
sion to hear this quartet sing
1t awakened thoughts that win
certainly make people better
The lectures of Col. Miller were
splendid and while he was funny
and humorous he told so many
truths that any young man OF
young lady who would remem.
Der and practice them could not
help being happy, cheerful and
successful In life. While Col
Miller is talking no one can &c
to sleep and all win be benefited
If they will pay attention. To
listen for an hour to the Royal
Hungarian Orchestra is worth
the price OF a ticket. This Is
said to be as good as any orches.
ira in the United State accord,
ing TO the number of pieces 4
has. They were frequently en-.
coured and received number
of beautifulbouquets. The car.
toon lecturer Americans in tn,
making" by Mrs. Marion Ballol
Fisk gave universal satisfaction
to the great audience present
She lectures on home topics a
the same time that she is draw
ing the pictures. Her talks are
so plain and precise that they
could be printed just as she de
liyers them and 1t would be goot
reading. She drew a picture o.
the "Old Camp Ground" ant
just as she finished 1t the orches.
ira sang q verse behind the cur.
tain. This made q deep impres
sion on the minds of the grea'
audience present. Miss MARKETS.
La Dell is one of the creates
impersonators on the American
stage today. Her selection en-