Oxford Democrat., 1916-07-18

| TO 0e ours. we await the i6eueS anu 70
suit With supreme confidence"
At the conclusion of the speaking
short reception was held. In the re
ceiving line were Hon. Carl E. Milliken
Wallace q. White, Jr., Frank j. Ham
George NJ. Atwood of Paris, candidate
for county treasurer, Harry D. Cole o
Paris, candidate for sheriff, Albert d
Park of Paris, candidate for reelection
as register of probate, E. Chandler Buz
zell, candidate for county commissioner
A Series of High-Class Programs
OUR FIRST CHAUTAUQUA HAS GIVEN Vi
GREAT ENTERTAINMENT.
Four of the five days of our first Chau
tauqua season have gone by, and there
is no question that the people OF this
community have had presented tc
them so far eight flrst.class, high.gradt
programs of entertainment and instruc
ton. That the last two on Monday will
be of the same grade is to be expected
The Chautauqua is q new thing here,
and practically so in this state. People
have not been acquainted with its pur.
poses and it's work, and some have had
really only dim idea as to what 1t was
all about. Now that they understand
that 1t Is only by such an organization,
touring continuously as it is, that DO
much instruction and amusement Of
such a character can be presented, It is
likely that another series would bring
better financial returns.
| Rarely is it the case, the managers say,
that q Chautauqua pays financially In Its
first year in community, and there Is
no exception to the rule here. Both the
local guarantors, of whom there are fifty
two individuals and firms, and the man.
agem ment Of the Community Chautauquas,
will have some deficiency to make up,
depending upon other years to bring
larger returns.
This is not saying that the patronage
has been small, for good and apprecia.
tive audiences have been present at all
the programs, afternoons and evenings,
but the expense of bringing here nearly
forty entertainers like those who have
appeared on the stage In the big tent 10
considerable, and requires . large pat
ronage to break even.
The tent arrived Wednesday night,
and Was set up on the fair grounds on
Thursday, the first program being given
that afternoon, and regular programs be.
ing thereafter given each afternoon at
2:30 and evening at 8.
Only brief mention can be made OF
the features of the several programs
presented, each of which Is worthy Of
extended comment.
On the first day the musical and enter
tainment parts of the program were
given BY the American Quartet. This
quartet Is composed of four young men
who are about as versatile lot as are
ever seen. They sing In perfect harmony,
they play q variety OF instruments. one
of them, Clayton Conrad, is cartooDist
of rare talent, and another one Of the
four sings, plays. whistles, and gives
some of the most taking impersonations
in the whole series. They gave the
whole afternoon program, and large
portion of that in the evening, and TO
say that they delighted the audiences Is
putting 1t mildly.
Thursday evenings lecture was by
Lee Frances Lybarger of Philadelphia,
on "The Community Conscience" The
only criticism of Mr.. Lybarger is the
peculiar one that he did not talk long
enough, cutting his remarks short on ac-
count of the lateness of the hour. In
fact he had just laid the foundation for
an extended talk when he stopped.
Nearly every one would have been glad
l.-o Liz nanttnpa hia ram RIA f0r n.
other twenty minutes.
Friday afternoons program was en-
tirely musical, and was given by three
who are really entitled to the much
abused sppellstlon of artists. These
were Ole Theobaldi, the famous Norwe-
gian violinist, who showed In remark.
able way the possibilities of the violin;
Florence Alice Stitzel, operatic soprano,
who was given enthusiastic applause; and
Mile. Helen Kalere, piano virtuoso, who
seemed to give the box OF strings and
keys soul. This was perhaps the least
Unpopular" OF the series Of entertain.
ments in Its character, but gave the
highest delight to those who appreciate
high-grade music to the full.
Friday evenings musical program was
given by O'Hara and Wetmore. Geof.
frey O'Hara, though young man, Is .
noted Irish actor, tenor and composer,
of almost wonderful gifts, and with An
engaging personality. He has very
pleasing voice, every word distinct, and
he sits down at the piano a. II he
were an evening guest In your home.
Mr.. Wetmore gave some fine imperson-
ations, and the two did some taking
stunts together.
"a Psychic Melange" was the title Of
the evenings lecture, given by Arthur
Delroy, president of the New York Psy-
chic Club. Melange-which means
"mixture''-is the only word to describe
his feature, and the only criticism OF 1t
Ia the common one that 1t was too long.
he interpreted handwriting, read palms,
exposed mind reading fakes, did . fake
act himself which he declined to expose,
said some excellent things regarding the
philosophy of life, and did lot Of other
things, to the pleasure OF the audience.
Saturdays musical program was by
Dunbar's Southern Singers, q quartet OF
young ladies who, In old-time costumes,
sing old.time songs, aud q young man
who plays the banjo.
Frederick Warde, the Shakespearean
actor, gave the lecture OF the evening,
on Shakespeare and his plays. 1t might
not be amiss, though the term seems In
adequate, to term his lecture On appre'
citation of Shakespeare. 1t was Illus
trated by numerous passages from the
plays, presenting the wisdom, the wit
and the poetry OF the great dramatist.
Programs were given Sunday after.
noon and evening as on the other days,
except that the lecture was In the after
noon. This was by DR.. Euclid B. Rog.
ers, on the subject, "What do We edu.
cate for, living or life?" It was On
eloquent address, devoted to the thought
that the true purpose Of education 10 not
to get living, but to be Of service.
The music Of Sunday was by Victor's
Florentine Band and Neapolitan Trouba-
dors, band of eighteen men, who play
the highest grade of music "a It ID rarely
our privilege to hear Il. It is Q liberal
education simply to watch Signor DE-
Carlo, the leader, directing the band.
There were large audiences at both pro.
grams on Sunday.
Monday afternoons program 10 giver
BY Marguerite de Forest Anderson, flau
tiste, and Darlington Branch. planiste
with q lecture, Gan Inside View oi
Mexico" by Andre Tridon. In the
evening the series closes with . song re-
cital by Lenora Sparkes, prima donns
soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Co.
of New York. ~