Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-07-26
GREAT CHAUTAUQUA
IS NOW HISTORY

IS NOW HISTORY
Came to Glorius Close Monday Eve
ming With the Illustrated Lee
ture and Motion Pictures
The eleventh annual chautauIua
in Audubon came to a close on Mon
day night. For seven successive
days, the best talent on the Ameri-
can platform entertained and in
structed the thousands who attend
ed the afternoon and evening pro-
grams. This year the morning pro-
gram was better attended than ever
before. In fact, the lecturers in the
morning were fully as entertaining
and instructive as the afternoon lee
turers. Gypsy" Smith, the great
evangelist, drew the largest crowd
of any of the morning lecturers, and
many regretted that he could not
have been put on the program either
for an afternoon or evening.
AS we went to press last Thursday,
DR.. Nan Sperry, recognized as the
leader in social reform, delivered her
address at ten o'clock. She is pow
erful factor in the fight for industrial
Justice, and has labored Industrious
ly to better the conditions for wom-
en-. Her address gave our people an
insight of the outside world. She
was considered among the most in
teresting speakers of the week.
In the afternoon the Royal Drag
oons, a company of ten young men
who are artists in their line, gave the
prelude to the program. They made
a distinct hit and opened the way for
the splendid lecture that followed by
Congressman Abercrombie of Ala
bama. He takes a different view of
the negro problem than Senator Var
daman who spoke here last year. He
says that the new south is glad in
deed that slavery was wiped out.
Frankly he says that the negro was
deprived of political right by every
known means and that by laws pass
ed with that in view he will never re-
gain the right to have guiding inter-
est in the affairs of the southern
states. In Alabama the law calls for
the payment in February of a poll
tax of $3.50 by those wanting to vote
in November. No demand is made
for this, and once unpaid it accumu-
lates from year to year. Mr.. Aber.
crombie is believer in education for
the negroes and wants national help
to do this.
The entire evening program was
given over to the Royal Dragons
who entertained one of the largest
crowds that attended the chautauqus
this year. Their music was snappy
and throughout the entire program
there was interspersed enough com
edy to make the program worth
while. The company is led by Mr.
Dunbar. who for many years was
connected with the Dunbar Male
Quartet and later the Dunbar Bel
Ringers. This company of musicians
and singers were easily the favoritel
OF the entire weeks program.
The Friday Program.
Gypsy" Smith came on the pro
gram at ten o'clock and was greeted
by large and enthusiastic audience
He came to tell OF his remarkable
story From Gypsy Camp to Pulpit.
He told fascinating story of his no
madic tribesmen and the tale of eter
nal wanderings for he was one o
them for many years. He is chile
of nature. He was Graded in the for
est and brought to the chautauQu,
tuS spirit VI tuc 'Opcu IOdu anu tu'
camp fires of his people, the low
songs of the rowing caravans, and tn
folk lore of a people strange an,
weird. The story of his conversion
and his remarkable success in the pull
pit was thoroughly enjoyed by GU
people.
The musical treat of the week wa
the appearance of Miss Elsie Bake
and her company who furnished tn
afternoon program. She is bes
known to our people as the great cor
tralto singer, who has furnished NOR
records for the Victor talking ma
chine than any other living person
While the sameness of the program
became somewhat monotonous to tn
large audience, yet all lovers of must
were delighted to hear and see hel
She has remarkable voice, and wer
it not for the chautauqua. such tai
ent could not be brought to the yer
doors of the people of the rural dis
tricts.
The assisting artists with Mis-
Baker furnished the evening prelud
which was followed by the great in
personator, John B. Ratio. He
recognized as the greatest characte
impersonator on the American plat
form. He is endowed with plea.
ing personality and strong and we
trained voice. His impersonatior
and quick "make-ups" were a d.
light. With all his representations h
brings a message of courage and II
spiration.
The Saturday Program.
The fifth day was designated 6
band day, when for the third success
i've year KryPs band held full swa,
The morning lecture was given by ID
Hilton l. Jones. He is a modern sc
enlist and a splendid platform spea
er. He carried with him some sp
cial apparatus for demonstrate
work. He told a great deal of int
est to our people, especially that pa
with reference to Uncle Sans abb
ity to cope with the submarine mel
ace. He was not permitted to divuli
any secrets, but left the impressiC
that a recent invention would soc
be perfected that would sweep tt
submarine from the seas.
Kryl's band gave one of their sple
did concerts in the afternoon to
large crowd. Their music this we;
is even better than last year, In Il
evening a record breaking audien,
was in attendance and the splend
organization was at its best. Promp
~ at eight o'clock the great flax
haired leader began the program al
continued without interruption 4
fully an hour.
During the intermission tickle
were passed through the audience
be signed as a pledge for a chauta
qua next year. We understand q