Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-04
Seven Good Attractions on Ly-
ceum Course for Alma This
Fall and Winter.
TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE
First Number Comes i'm October and
the Final Number Will Come
i'm March.

The chautauqua- -lyceum course COM
mittee has arranged splendid fall
and winter lyceum course for Alma
this year. and it is believed by those
in charge, that the course this year
will eclipse anything Of the kind ever
given i'm Alma in the past.
Every effort was made by the COM
mittee to secure the best possible at
fractions in order that the lovers of
these high grade attractions may have
something new, and out of the ordi-
nary this season.
Seven attractions comprise the ~
ceum course this year, ranging from
high class musical numbers TO lectures
by an Indian chief and a famous Jap
anese orator.
Tickets for the course this year are
now on sale and may be secured from
either of the Alma banks or any one
of the three Alma drug stores. Those
desiring tickets should arrange for
them early, as the class Of The lyceum
course this year is such that the
tickets are certain to sell rapidly.
The first number OF the course will
be the Lyndon-Gordon company. which
win bc given the last week in Octo-
Der, the date being October 25th.
This number is musical attraction
fan out Of the ordinary and is certain
tc please everyone, if press notices
can be taken with any serious con-
sideration. The young ladies' special
ize in southern songs.
The second attraction, the Metro
poitan Grand Quartet will come TO
Alma November Sth. This is the
fifth season that the Affiliated lyceum
bureaus have offered this attraction.
sure indication Of its worth and
popularity. This will be the first
time, however, that the Metropolitan
Grand Quartet has been on the local
lyccum course The four men OF this
company have great voices and their
several years of experience together
has placed them far above par as a
quartet
November 22nd, the Indian Chief
Caupolican, known as the greatest Of
Indian orators will be the lyccum
course attraction His recital Of
stories that have been handed down
through the generations, gives fine
glimpse of the life and the triumphs
of the proud Indians, who valued life
so lightly and liberty and honor so
highly He has 2 fine baritone voice
which has been trained by the best
instructors in this country and in Eu-
rope, and he will also entertain his
audience. with songs of the Indians,
with which few people Of today are
acquainted He also sings selections
from the best known English, French
and German composers.
December 18th will see Senator
Messenger as the attraction on the
course here He is known as the
the youngest state senator and halls
from Illinois, where he has been max
ing a wonderful record, from n news
boy TO state senator, record of which
any boy could be rightly proud. He
has always made a study of industrial
conditions and has had the cities of
Elgin and Aurora in which TO study
at first hand, and it Is upon the sub
iects that make for better civic con-
ditions as he has discovered them.
His work in climbing through life
from newsboy, printers devil, 70 ed
itor, lecturer, state representative and
state senator, indicates forcibly the
kind of a man that Senator Messenger
is 1t would be mistake to miss his
message.
Yutaka Mnakuchi. noted Japanese
orator and lecturer will appear here
January Sth His lecture. "The Bor-
der Land" is one that is certain to
please both young and old and furn-
lish plenty Of room for thought on the
part of everyone.
The Zedeler Symphony Sextett is
the attraction for January 2Sth. The
Zedeler Symphony Sextett is care
fully planned organization of super
Tor musicians. 1t brings forth new
idea, that of the Interpretation of the
music Of the masters for the masses.
The symphonic effects obtained by
this company in their concerts is en-
hanced greatly by an especially made
reed organ of unique construction.
The final attraction of the season
will will be the lecture of Col. George
W. Balm of Kentucky, who is known
as the dean Of Americans active ora
tors. He is known as repeater. be-
cause of the fact that he has been
called back to cities where he has
lectured so many times. He has sew
eral most interesting lectures, which
lare highly appealing