Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-06-19
''yTAuQUA IS
IN full swing
ANNUAL EVENT OPENS UNDER
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS AND
GOOD ATTENDANCE.
EXCELLENT PROGRAMS GIVE,
DIR. Medbury Gives Masterful and In.
spring Address Before Large
Audience.

The annual chautauqua opened in
this city Monday afternoon, with a
good attendance, and every prospect
of one of the most successful sessions
held here.
s. T. Nevlin, superintendent Of the
city schools of lie Mars, Iowa, is
proving himself an able chautauqua
superintendent, and Miss Ethel
Sprague is making the Children's
work very entertaining for the little
folks, who will put on a circus Sat
urday evening, as their part of the
session.
The sale of season tickets has been
slower than in former years, and in
checking up this morning it was found
that the guarantors Of the chautau-
qua were obliged to dig into their
pockets to the extent Of the price of
two season tickets apiece.
The program on Monday opened
with an entertainment by Jess Pugh,
q highly versatile entertainer. The
speaker of the afternoon on Monday
was Private Lowell, one Of the first
Canadian boys to enlist in the allied
army, and fight the Hun on the wes-
tern front. Private Lowell related his
experiences on the battlefield and in
the German prison camps. He told
of the brutal treatment the Huns in
fiict upon their prisoners Of war, and
how after several unsuccessful at
tempts, he finally escaped by work
ing his way into Holland and then
to England. Private Lowell paid a
high tribute to the Red Cross, and
said that he owed his life to the Red
Cross. He urged the audience to sup
port the Red Cross, for that organi-
zation is the only means of helping our
boys who are now, or who may later
fall into the hands of the Germans.
The lecture in the evening was CIV
en- by DR.. Charles E. Barker, who was
physical director to President Taft
while the latter was at the White
House. Dr. Barker Is an authority on
how to keep we'll He held the clos
est attention of his audience. One of
the interesting features of DR.. Bark
er's lecture is the ser Of demorstra-
tions he gives while on the platform.
knight McGregor, a native of Scot
land gave the entertainment during
the afternoon and evening session Of
Tuesday He has magnificent BARI
tone voice, trained to a high degree Of
perfection. The speaker of the after
noon on Tuesday was Hon. B. F. Nc
Donald, who delivered an able address
on "Moonshine."
DR.. Charles 8. Medbury, one of the
foremost orators in the country, de-
livered his address on "The Man for
Now" Tuesday evening. DR.. Medbury
is a masterful man. He is forceful
orator, and is able to drive home to the
hearts of his hearers his ideas. He
has visited every camp and canton
ment in the United States, and has liv-
ed with the soldiers in training at
these camps. He brought to his audi
ence Tuesday night the assurance
that the government is doing every
thing possible for the comfort of the
boys while in training. Young peo-
pie particularly were shown new
worlds of rich and beautiful promis-
les to be entered and enjoyed by those
who will make the preparation. Dr..
Medbury's address was one of the
most masterful ever heard by Man
chester audience.
The Chautauqua sessions continue
until Sunday evening. While the pro-
gram so far has been exceptionally
fine, there still remain many rare
treats for the patrons.