The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-24
BIG CROWD At CAAUTAUQUA.
FIRST PERFORMANCE ATTRACTS
INTERESTED AUDIENCE.
Music Makers Feature OF Opening
Session - Pleasing Address by
Sylvester Long Wednesday Night
Announcements of Interest by ,Su.
p~ciintcndcnt ut Preliminary Excr-
ciscs-PrOgram for Tonight and
Ton rrOw.

Ton "rrOw.
the second annual visit of Redpath
C~hautauqua gave it's opening perform.
ance on Wednesday afternoon TO q
large and enthusiast audience and
wednesday night the big tent was
we'll filled with the crowd, who for the
second time heard the delightful per.
romance of the Music Makers Quar-
tette and the excellent lecture bv Mr.
sylvester A. Long. Both performances
indicate that Chautauqua this a
VIII be even more successful from ev
cry point of view thar last year, when
all who attended pronounced it q
great success.
The exercises were opened on We'd
nesday afternoon with prayer by the
Rev. w. e. Thayer of the First Bap.
list Church, after which Supt. S H.
Edmunds, as chairman Of the board
or directors Of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association, which organization
secured the C%hautauqua for Sumter,
made the announcement that it was
hoped that Chautauqua would be
sccessful as a means of uplift in Sum-
ter, as 1t was intended to be. He then
introduced Mr.. John f. Chambers.
the superintendent Of the Chautauqua
to the audience.
Mr.. Chambers announced that tele-
phone service would be made with the
grounds and requested that persons
expecting any calls during the per-
formances register and secure q num-
Der. so that when that number was
displayed they would know that they
were wanted and could leave the aud
fence without any confusion. He
stated that no announcements would
be made from the platform during the
performances. Before retiring, Mr..
Chambers presented Mr.. Sylvester A.
Long. the lecturer Of the evening. Mr..
Long made a very brief talk, telling
OF the various numbers on the Chau-
tauqua program and praising the nu-
merous lecturers and other perform
ers. He asked the consideration of
the audience for the performers, as
the attractions were all considered
good, or they would not have been
placed or the program, no matter
what the opinion OF any individual
might De, for persons did not ali
think alike anu that an Offering which
the attendant might think poorest
might be the one which would do him
the greatest good.
The Music Makers Quartette held
the undivided attention and pleased
the audience for the next hour. The
quartette offerings we're Of a high or
der and the ncor after every selec-
ton indicated the delight of the aud
fence. The music on the Marimba-
phone seemed especially to please, and
again and again the performers were
called on. The solos also proved ex-
ceedingly popular and the individual
singers were encored as heartily as
was the full quartette. The selections
covered a wide variety Of subjects,
comic numbers being interspersed
among the moro serious songs, all
making palpable hits. Afternoon and
evening the performance of the quar-
tette was heard with delight by large
audiences.
Mr.. sylvester A. Long dealt with
the humorous, the comical, the path
etic and ambitious sides Of life last
night in his delightful lecture Hun
gry People," His main theme was
upbuilding through earnes striving
for the better things of life which our
natures desire. There Is an unsatis-
fled longing i'm every man or woman
for something" the speaker said, IAN
ideal which is higher and better than
that we have
Mr.. Longs Illustrations were apt
and witty and he kept his audience in
an excellent humOr throughout his
lecture of more than an hour. He
proved himself a most entertaining
speaker and q man full of the knOwl-
edge of the sunshine and the shadows
OF life. Applause was literally given
throughout the lecture and its close.