The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27
CHAUTAUQUA IS NOW HISTORY

estiug from start TO finish and be held
the crowd in wonder and admiration the
entire evening.
Sunday was big day in every respect.
The day its self was an ideal one and
the crowd the largest both afternoon
and evening. The Meistersingers Male
Quartet gave both preludes. Sen.
Lafayette Young told US of his four
months experience in the War Zone of
Europe. He held the closest attention
Of his audience and when he had finished
we thought what precious privilege it
was that we we're ali American citizens
and had as our flag the Star Spangled
Banner and may It's folds ever fly over
peaceful country. the home Of the free
and the brave.
Sunday evening DR.. Newell Dwight
Hills gave foe address that was high
ly appreciated. Dr. Hills was not a
stranger to Paw Paw audiences and We
all knew that we would get some hing
good and we got it, The Doctor will
ever receive wecome to our little city.
Monday the Earnest Gamble Concert
Party furnished the afternoon and even
ing preludes. This company of artists
have also been with US before and are
and always will be very much apprecat-
ed by Us as company of exceptional
ability in their different accomplish
ments.
In the afternoon DIR. Chas. Medbury
gave to large and appreciative audience
many good thought to carry home in
his lecture on "Forty Million Young
Folks. We all enjoy Medbury and al
ways look forward with much pleasure
to his talks as we are fully aware that
we shall be greatly benefited and have
something to carry home with US to
think about and remember 10 the days
to come. We would like to give his
lecture IN full for the benefit of those
who were not fortunate enough to hear
it, but time and space will not permit.
Tuesday afternoon notwithstanding
the inclemency of the weather and the
lowery skies, goodly sized audience
was gathered under the big tent to en-
JOY the music and readings of The
Boyds. Especially did they enjoy the
SSiipbiNO iOudIuS W LluCOlu
Gettysburg Address as given by Mr..
Boyd He rendered it in a manner that
will leave its Impression on his hearers
for long time to come. The prelude
was followed by Edmond Vance Cook
tie took as his subject SPOT sLuck With
the Poets,' or in other words Nineteen
Hundred and Now" He gave some very
entertaining poems written ny himself
The poems and the manner in which
Mr.. Cook rendered them held the closest
attention Of his audience and all regret
ted when he had closed his part of the
days program. 10 the evening DR.. w
A. Hunsburger gave his lecture on 1.-The
Montessori Method OF Education" illus
trating the same by moving pictures.
His description OF the methods as used
by this great woman educator was most
interesting and indeed seemed to throw
a new light on the manner in which the
youth OF our land might commence their
early education at a much younger age
than at the present time by the method
now employed in most of our schools.
There came to US on Wednesday, Rob-
ert Bowman, the king of impersonators.
This man is an artist in every sense cf
the word and was greatly appreciated.
We also had the Hugh Anderson Con-
cert Company This musical company
at once became great favorites with the
audience and nearly every number re-
ceived hearty encore. Their programs
both afternoon and evening we're greatly
enjoyed and received the highest praise
of all.
Thursday morning the sun shone
bright and clear and came as good
omen for the last day of our ChauIau.
qua The different Sunday schools OF
The cily, nearly AGO chudrer, gathered
a. tner respectl.e churches, marched
down town and fell in line behind our
high school band and marched to the
grounds, where Paul Dietrich conducted
rousing Sunday school rally. This
too, was new feature of the Chautau-
qua and added much to the interest of
the young people. All enjoyed the talk
OF Mr.. Dietrich In the afternoon and
evening large crowd assembled to lis
ten to Victor's Florentine Band. Yes,
and all voted it as "some band Z" Their
music delighted both young and Old
Thus closed, in our estimation, one OF
the best Chautauquas that we have ever
had. Great credit should be given to
Rev. Walter Zimmerman, the platform
manager, for his part ia the success. A
great deal depends on how things are
started, and he proved good starter
every time. He mede many friends
here who would be pleased to welcome
him back next year.
The children's Chautauqua proved a
great success under the management Of
Miss Barbara Miller. who had the fac
ulty of winning their love and kept
them busy every minute. As one little
boy was heard to remark, "She can tell
a story right"
Our own local manager, IL. d. Shae.
fer, deserves much credit for the mar
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