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BONAPARTE, Oct. 12.-The great
est educational event in tho history
of the Sharon community was staged
there on last Saturday, the opening
day of the great harvest festival
week, which closed on last Sunday.
1t is estimated that no less than 1900
people We're present at the opening
session when Governor w. l.. Hard
| ing, who had been engaged for more
than a year, delivered his great patri-
otto address.
Senator Joseph r. Frailey Of FIT.
Madison, eloquently dedicated the
community service flag, 1t having
thirty-six stars, one Of which has
turned to gold. The famous Wood
land male quartet gave one of their
popular musical programs. Rev. Ed
ward Roberts, pastor of the Sharon
church is being congratulated by all
for having given the people of Sharon
and all of southeastern Iowa one of
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part of the state.
Governor Harding was never more
eloquent than on last Saturday, Octo-
Der 5, the opening day of the great
harvest festival week, when he adj
dressed the mammoth crowd on the
subject, "The Country Church and the
War" He complimented the Sharon
church people on their great COM
munity program for the youth of the
country. He said other things that
the country church promises is the
winning of the war. He paid a glow
ing tribute to the high idealism and
sacrifice Of the men who have gone
over seas. He also paid his unstinted
respect to the tightwads who ask to
be shown the law regarding Liberty
loan and Red Cross subscriptions. He
said the law making necessary his
grt at crusade is the law of calvary
ard of American ideals. He stated
tilat the Huns had crucified an Iowa
soldier on the side of a barn. with
bayonets and then asked, What shall
be our response?" He overheard
someone say that 1.-THE governor will
not say anything today about the
foreign language proclamation" Mr..
Harding proceeded to tell the folks
subject The feature of the occasion
was the hearty cheers that were
given after the governor reached eli
max after climax in his elegant ad-
dress.
The Woodland Singers who made
such hit with the people by their
great male quartet singing, also ap-
ipeared at DonnellSon on Saturday
evening, as the first number of a
ilyceum course OF entertainment. This
quartet is composed of the two
Pavey brothers, whose homes are in
Cincinnati, they being from the con-
servatory of music in that city;
Cavan Jones who recently came to
this country from, Wales. and VIM.
Cleayer, Java product. Every mem
Der of this great quartet is an artist
lin his line, and Mr. Jones has sung
before many of the crowned heads of
England. Mr.. Cleaver has been in
this community before in lyceum and
ch;tutduqua work and has may
friends and admirers here. The
speciality of this quartet is singing
woodland songs and giving outdoor
programs and they were right at
home before the great crowd at
Sharon on Saturday The Ft. Madi-
cal part of the program in their usual
manner and were very liberal with a
high class of music On account of
the great Saturday and Sunday
crowds the meetings had to be held
on the beautiful lawn east of the
church.
Roy c. Smith, of FIT. Madison, who
received the honor at the state fair,
for his decorating ability, had charge
of decorating the platform on this
occasion, and when he had finished
his work, using products OF the field
and forest, there wasn't anything that
could have been improved upon.
Prominent speakers and educators
from all over the country were on
the program, each day last week and
on last Sunday DR.. George c. Fracker
delighted the crowd with an eloquent
address, his subject being, The
Country Boy"
This was certainly a great event
for people in this vicinity and those
who missed the great program from
October 5 to 10 will not soon again
have the opportunity of hearing or
seeing such wonderful array of
some of the most noted men in the
Cnited States on the same program.
The Sharon cemetery IS one OF the
most beautiful country cemeteries in
the United States and was made pos
sible by the will of the late George
Seeley, who at his death left large
sum of money to be used in making
the cemetery beautiful and he also
left a farm, the proceeds of which
are used to help keep the cemetery
in just the shape that Mr.. Seeley de-
Sirad II shOuld ALWAYS be kept The
Sharon church people have erected a
beautiful manse, which is the home
of Rev. Edward Roberts, the pastor
of the church, and who is largely re-