Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-08-03
THE CHAUTAUQUA
Entertainments Have Been Well Patron
lied and Program For Next Year
is Guaranteed.

lSyslem are 10 De congratulated on the
high grade talent with which they fur.
nished us. There was not a number but
what someone thought it to be the best,
which proves that the entire program
was so constructed as to be an all round
program, giving general satisfaction.
OF course there were some numbers
that in the writers opinion were inferior
to others, and we think that the open.
ing lecture by Booth Lowry was perhaps
the weakest, although many have said
they do not so agree.
The strongest number was the one re.
served for the last day when that fine
little lady, Dorothy Frooks, the Avia-
trix, gave us stirring lecture. No won
der she has enlisted over 10000 soldiers
in her capacity as recruiting officer; to
our certain knowledge she enlisted many
out of her large audience in the great
civilian army that is helping the Gov
ernment win the war. Her lecture
alone was worth the price of the ticket
On the opening day very severe hail
storm passed over Custer and spoiled to
some extent the music and bell ringing
that the Dunbar Bell Ringers furnished,
nevertheless they gave us some idea of
what they could do if they had had
right conditions. Their program was
good. If the Dunbars and the Cathedral
Choir had been reversed, the latter com
ing on the opening day and the Dunbars
on the closing day perhaps the choir
would have given better satisfaction As
it was, many of the musicians of the
town exp essed their displeasure at the
quality of what should have been, and
what we were led to believe was the
finest company of musicians on the
course. However they had some good
music and rendered it well. The mems
quartette was the salvation of the whole
choir, and the only criticism we would
have on them would be that they were
afraid of giving piece or two extra.
If we were asked to name the strong
musical company we would say that the
Lockharts gave us the best all round
music, but again our judgment would
not be that of many others who yield
the palm to the Gamble Concert Com
pany.
1t should be- mentioned here that the
Lockhart's and Sergeant Wayman help
ed to give the boys who left for camp on
"Wednesday last good rousing send-of.
No doubt pack up your troubles would
ring in the boys ears as it rang in many
others long after the Lockhart's had
gone on their way. Many have said
that the best of the popular music was
the song sung by Mr. Lockhart, "Keep
your head down Fritzie boy"
Sergeant Wayman, who was tired
after long trip. including an auto ride
FROM Edgemont and the opening Of
seventeen gates "a disgrace to Custer
county,, gave the boys very fine ad-
dress in the afternoon, telling the boys
they must not expect that "a soldiers
life was all glory" The Sergeant's lee.
ture on trench life drew the record
crowd of the whole week, and his
descriptions were most vivid. giving us
to appreciate somewhat of what our boys
are doing and what our allies have done.
for Wayman was 80 months in the
trenches, and his story of the lack of
preparation in the early days was most
pitiable.
The other war lecturer was DR..
Baylis who was enthused with his sub
ject and could not help but make
stronger patriots of those that heard
him.
Second only to Dorothy Frooks was
DR.. Hubert whose lecture on "Korea
and the far East" was chock full of in
formation much of which his audience
had not dreamed. We think the Chau-
tauqua System did well to put such
number on the program.
The day of entertainment was Tues
day when Pamahaski and his Pets were
enjoyed by all. The canaries and other
birds are trained to perfection and are
fine example of what may be done
with kindness in the training of ami
mails.
Tom Corwine, the polyphonic imita-
tor, stole the hearts of his audience with
his fun so well interspersed with real
common sense-a marked contrast with
Lowry.
One other company deserves honor
able mention-the Rees Concert Co.
They maintained the high level of the
musical talent generally.
This report would not be complete if
we did not mention the Junior Superin-
tendent, Miss Munson, and the genial
platform manager, l.. G. Cross. The
former captured the youngsters body
and soul, and the latter did everything
within his power to make the Chautau-
qua both pleasant and successful, and NO
doubt when he put new contract,
with nearly so signatures, in his pocket
he felt partly repaid.
We have had a good time, and an in
structive time, and not least we have
kept up our reputation of paying out.
Wheat is selling for $50 bushel in
Turkey, reports the American and