Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-08-03
OPENING DAY OF
THE cHAuTAUQUA.

noon at The fair grounds. The
refreshing shower of Monday
night and yesterday forenoon !
proved Il blessing i'm settling the
dust. and also making a delightful
change from he blislering heat
We have been subject to in the past
few weeks
ehe clouds rolled away shortly
after DINNER and the sun came
olt i'm all il : glory At 2..3o the
large tent was We'll filled With peo- |
pie who enjoyed the fine breeze
which sprung up and continued
.durine The afternoon.
The only thing lacking at the
fair eronndS that would give in a
more honey appearance WAS
the LONG hines of tented streets
| laid Out by campers who have
heretofore been onspicnous in
the pari, every year during the
challallqua !
/ The afternoon proeram WAS
opened With a splendid concert by
lGarmeiiny + Old Colonial band OF
excellent musicians They made
very spectacular appearance in
hail White Wigs and pink SATIN
,.ais. At the clio Q OF the concert
Rev. " h. Zimmerman. the plat
form superintendent. introdllcrd
Mr.. Macy he teacher OF Miss
lacien Kelien MR.. Macy is a lady
ui 5lron~ character and charm
ine per&nnallv. lhe speaker inn
mediatelv came i'm touch With her
audience and a hn@hed silence fell
Over The crowd, Which listened
HreaihlcaslN 10 evelN Word that
! fan from her lips. II is only to
&c and llear hal You viii realize
her areal love for her lhlpll. Mrs
Mack tlian tailed for an hour
leliino of her first meeting with
Nj Kellcr when he wa al the
ls.lrf home IN N'afama %he
~ . told of incident ami eNnar
,nee Ia let IL audience under
tana lW. cvactly how far along
IN education the pllp.l Wa before
nr iooe np any instruction from
her. he "aNe a m09l VIVID de-
eruption Of The teaching and
trainino of the nnlcarned mind
and later cave MANY experiences
and detail of The FIRST method in
! iea.ling her pupil 10 tall, With the
tinaers; then later came To learn
~ Ia read and write, using lhe
13laiie tenn he aaid Mise
, Keller had mol been horn blind,
deal and dnmh, hlll had been left
that way after he va ~ mon ils
GA hy SOME unknown Illness.
iIrs. Macs @aSe v!NnI deserip-
ipn sind plea ing little incident
Z from her in visit TO the family.
iIinueh HE COLLEGE course and M,
4 10 the Pre- emf moment, 1t VAS
!. truly splendid subject and WIS
so ORIGINAL and out of the Ordi-
/ gly that he audience could ! ave
= a' for hours longer and list
= anpd
q The teacher after an ho; Y
Z 5penI IN iallinP her wonderful
Z 9urv, introduced her fayorlic.
Miss KELLER, after greeting her
audience and eiVine a dialogue
talk With lien teacher, rcclted lle
& HYMN Nearer Aly God Ia Thee
Then came he topic for the az.
y ernaon, preparednes Hl
saving This eyeredingly h ,i@hi
u yonne woman is Tie world
moai remarkable woman is n'l
lasiinp ii amy too STRONG In Z
noI a'racloUS manner she p" wee
- her Elf efficient i'm evrey detail
' Iirl Nulce lholeh Somewhat an
natural. Is q deep contra'to ant
: fAai ne htr audience Will not a.
Way et';.sp !h@ meaning of ll,'
: eola5 delivered Young lra1
.,;Nels With them to r. n'a ha
t.ft'esH'''l "a ne RptS hlll;-.. ''It''
IN a while he would forge Il Won
= m sentence, hui he wa DOL
= pronll'ed, a he alwa - Nrnp
:" her inner on his lips ana know
everN word he Gays. The adj Tres
wa q GOOD. eneihle talk, show
inG naiN hours had hean spen
:" ON il hlingin@ oll ideas tina
woiii We worthy remarks for
~ state nan
= SHE certainly has mind o
- her own, as Was shown by he
- bright answers, which wer
!" sparkling With Wit Vt tne clos
Of ilr afternoon session the audi
~ rnce was allowed 10 question hal
~ As we listened to Miss Keller tai
we Wondered how it Mas rossihl
''' such a thine could be broueh
- about
''' Those Whn attended fell NOR
than fully reDaid for their after
noon visit We were clad TO moi
the large crowd from all The sur
romndino towns and vicinity pres
- ent at the first session.
mn
IN Evening Program.
The clllrc r"Ooram in III
~ EVENING Was given hy Garmeiny
:" band. This organization is es