Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-08-09
WARREN'S CHAUTAU0UA
WAS A SUCCESS
Five Days of Mental and Spiritual
Uplift.-Speakers with Message.
-Soul-stirring Music Large At
tendance at every program.

The Warren Chautauqua for 1915
closed it's five-day program on Mon
day evening this week. For five
consecutive days, beginning or
Thursday Of last week, the people o1
this community have been instructed
and entertained by some of the best
talent on the American lecture plat.
form.
The opening program on Thursday
afternoon was given by the Savran.
offs and Stewart I. Long and by the
Savranoffs, and Fred j.. Clark in the
evening. The Savranoffs, trio OF
Russian players, gave an entertain.
ing and greatly appreciated program
of musical numbers, largely illustrat.
ing Russian music and melodies
Especially enjoyable were the songs
rendered by Mrs. Savranoff, and al
so her limitations on the piano, such
as a moving picture show piano
player and other stunts. The ad-
dress by, Mr.. Long, on the subject
SReaching the Goal" was full of in
spirition and encouragement to the
struggling soul in the world of
strife. In vivid world pictures he
showed what tremendous fight
against heavy odds many of the
best men in the world have. had to
wage before achiving success. He
took issue with the thought ex-
:, pressed in John J. Ingalls, poem on
Opportunity, which is to the effect
that opportunity knocks but once at
the door, and if not grasped then is
lost forever. Far more cheerful and
hopeful are the sentiments expressed
in Malone's poem on Opportunity to
the effect that opportunity is con-
stantly knocking at our door and
that it only remains for us to open
and let her in. No one has failed so
dismally in life but that he may
rise again and make success. No
/. one is too old to make a new start
in life and he cited numerous in
stances of men who had done their
best and greatest work in the even
ing of their lives. Golden oppor-
tunities are found all about us all of
the time only we know how to en-
brace them and make the most of
them.
Mr.. Clark stirred up the assembly
with his lecture on several kinds of
fools and scored repeatedly with his
illustrations. He made a strong
point against the jingoes and advo-
Gates of over preparedness who lived
in constant fear that the United
States was to be attacked by some
imaginary foe and who challenged
the patriotism Of everybody else who
did not harbor their wild hallueina-
tions. He said he favored reason
able preparedness and claimed that
he was just as patriotic and as
ready to die for his country as were
those war crazed individuals who
from sordid motives or lack Of COM
mon sense were ready to plunge this
country into the tyranny Of nilitar-
ism. Other foolish things in Ameri-
can social and political life were also
attacked. AS Mr.. Clark spoke the
heaviest rainfall Of the season des-
cended, the water pouring into the
tent in torrents and finally forcing
him to cut short his very interesting
address. -.. 81
On Friday the Old Home Singers
furnished the musical number for the
afternoon, while Yutaka Minakuchi,
i Japanese orator who is a natural
lied American citizen, delivered an
able and eloquent address on "The
East and the West and the Border.
land."' Mr.. Minakuchi discussed in
an entertaining and calculating man
ner the Acknowledgements question
in sane and impartial light show:
ing the unlikelyhood of there ever
being war between the two countries.
The United States is Japan's best
customer and Japan would never
think of fighting us. The United
States has done much to teach and
Christianize the japanese people and
has assisted them in taking an ex-
alted position among the nations Of
the globe. AS long as the United
States adheres to it's past policy Of
being leader for good will, peace,
Justice, Christian principles and a
higher plane Of civilization among
the nations, then there can be no
trouble between the two countries.
In the great borderland of the mind,
there is, or should be, no distinction
as to race or color. The achieve
.ments Of each nation and its con-
tribution to the advancement of the
world, should be duly recognized.
The speaker alluded to the fact
that there is in this country ten
dency to depart from the policy Of
the fathers and inaugurate a system
nf n1d world militarisn1. in onnosition