The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-07-14
WONDERFUL SUCCESS

Chsutauqua PIsases, Interests and
instruo,s eis Audiences at
Every Session.
The Coit.Alber Chautsuqua program
given in the big tent near the armory
closes Saturday with the San Carlo
Grand Opera company, but IL it
had closed any day this week. the eight
hundred ticket holders would have felt
amply repaid for the cost of the ticket.
Starting with Sunday. the music
thrilled audiences Of fifteen hundred
and the lecture by DR.. G.. Whitefield
Ray was revelation regarding the
wonderful countries of South America.
The facts are 30 startling as to be
almost unbelievable. The lecture was
illustrated with pictures showing that
country to contain the lowest and the
highest types of citizenship, the poorest
and the iichest peoples of earth, the most
beautiful cities, the largest harbor in
the world, the widest range of climate,
resources, religions and peoples on
earth.
Monday, the Copley Comedy Players
pleased the audiences at both sessions
but particularly in the evening when
they put on the laughable play, Pub.
licity." DR.. J. Whitcomb Brougher,
the brilliant Baptist preacher of Los
Angeles, held the rapt attention of the
big crowd in the afternoon with his
lecture, Whats Under Your Hat, an
appeal to make more of ones self,
appreciate what you are capable Of
doing for the world and being and
living so that you will add something
to the blessings of life.
Tuesday, the Metropolitan Male
Quartette, known as the Master
Singers Of Chautauquas, gave much
appreciated entertainment both after.
noon and evening and were followed in
the evening by the soul stirring lecture
of DR.. Charles 8. Medbury of Des
Moines, Iowa. on the subject. Forty
Million Young Folks" He told of
conditions existing in this country to-
day that are disgrace to it; he urged
reforms and helps for the children OF
the mines, of the streets, of the shops.
He implored for more laws and better
observance of laws preventing the ruin
of the young folks-on whom the future
of America and the world rests now
more than ever.
Wednesday, the Florentine Musicians
were much appreciated, both afternoon
and evening. In the afternoon, Glenn
Frank o. Boston, one of the county's
recognized thinkers, brilliant orator.
practical man of affairs, discussed the
RE Setting of the Worlds Stage" an
open exposition of the conditions of the
world when the present war ends and
the plans for rebuilding the countries
destroyed, the attitude of this country
and the effect on it. =
German, the most wonderful present
day wizard, mystified the audience
Wednesday evening doing inconceiv-
able things, and transporting his audi
ence to fairy land In wonder and
admiration.
Thursday, the Whites Musical Re-
viewsClub of Boston, composed of six
talented young ladies from six cities
in different parts of the United States,
were the musical attraction and kept
up the high standard set by the organi-
zations of the other days The costume
numbers were particularly pleasing.
DIR. Frank Fannon gave talk in the
afternoon on Community Spirit" that
should have been heard by every man
in the city. 1t would have helped him
to help everybody else and himself at
the same time. and it helped everyone
to appreciate his own city, county and
state. In the evening he gave talk
on home life that went straight home
to the mothers and fathers, and reused
them to the pleasures and duties of
home-real home life.
Today's program of music by a we'll
known quintette and lecture by the
worlds most famous woman publicist,
Miss Ida M. Tarbell, closing with pic
lures and impersonations by Sidney
Landon, will add another day of great
value and pleasure.
Tomorrow the big musical event, the
San Carlos Grand Opera Company will
close program worth many times in
money and thousands of times in pleas
ure, instruction and satisfaction the
time and money invested.
Financially, the Chautauqua was
successful for first season, the amount
received by the local committee being
little more than $l,700.
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