The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-22
WAR CORRESPONDENT WAS A
! Observation-Disclosures FEATURE.
EXCEEDED ALL ANTICIPATION
Miss Allen In Closing Lecture.-Ar
thur Evans Likes AmerIca.-Ac-
Gordon Programs Were Great.
Sunday Evening Service.

ION at the Chautauqua on Farmers Day
and from the morning program through
out the entire day there was an air of
expectancy that pointed to the event
of the evening. At the morning hour
Miss Mary Allen gave her closing
lecture, Tuning to the Infinite" thus
completing series of four lectures on
Patriotic and Scientific subjects.
He Likes America. .t..
Arthur Walwyn Evans the nephew
of Premier Lloyd George of Great
Britain, delivered an address on Sat
urday afternoon on What America
Means to Me-" After general discus.
sion of the contrasts between the
spirit of Nationalism, International
ism and Americanism, he finally stated
that it was the influence of Fraternity
and Brotherhood, that made the people
of America so vitality different from
other countries. No where else except
in America, could you see an English
man at a ball game boosting and
roofing in favor of Heine Zimmerman
from another nation and thus urging
him on to success in the winning of
the game. \ ...
And in spite of the fact that prac-
tically all Of the nations of the earth
are represented in the people of Amer
lea, all live peaceably together and
underlying the whole, is an undaunted
patriotism that is not to be seen in
any of the nations of Europe. Mr.. Evans
has been great traveller and has
accumulated a fund of information
regarding all lands and yet when he
wants a real genuine home, where he
can really enjoy the blessings of life,
he comes to America and establishes
his citizenship.
The Accordion King.
At the close of Mr.. Evans address
Senior S. Bellino the Accordion King
gave the closing part of the afternoon
program in a thirty minute exhibit OF
his marvellous ability in the production
of music from that familiar and yet
practically unknown instrument. Bel
limo carries with him magnificent in.
strument made to order specially for
his work and on it he can execute all
classes of music, playing not only the
air but the variations as we'll In the
evening he appeared again and al.
most Immediately caught the interest
of the large crowd present with his
clever work and at the close was re-
called again and again.
Cobb Draws Crowd.
Irwin S. Cobb had a fine audience
to greet him when he appeared on the
platform After a few generalities.
he plunged into the war story of the
evening. Mr.. Cobb has made two trips
to Europe, the first being at the out
break of the war in 1914 when he
viewed things from the German side
and he was not there very long be-
fore that official power made it plain,
that they did not want war CORE
spondents reporting their operations
and he finally was able to get home
by way of Holland His second trip
was to Flanders and French battle
lines. His experiences were varied and
at times thrilling, often being at
points of considerable danger and he
came away only few weeks ago.
Storm lnterferes.
While giving due credit to the
bravery and loyalty of the Armies of
our Allies, he likewise paid high tri.
butte to the fine work being done by
the American forces and particularly
mentioned the old Third Iowa, now
the 16Sth Infantry of the Rainbow Di-
vision, and stated that for brilliant
work they could not be eXcelled. At
times humorous incidents were related
that kept the interest of the audience
up to high point of expectancy. II
was regretted that an approaching
storm interfered somewhat with the
undivided attention of his hearers.
Sunday Evening Service.
For some uneXplainable reason Hon.
Harry B. Miller, of Chicago, who was
to have spoken Sunday evening on
the Red Cross work, did not arrive, so
the task of representing both causes,
the Y. w. G.. A. and the Red Cross fell
to the lot of Mrs. Helen Fl. Calkins of
the State Board of War Work and
right well did she do her part. Prior
to the address, she also gave an appro.
priate reahingi 1pr5ving that she was
an entertained as well as public
speaker. After the singing of Amer
lea" by the audience. Rev. c. Fl. Del
Voc offered the opening Invocation
and General Secretary G. r. ID. Kram-
err, Jr. of the Y M. G. A. led in a
short pra or service. Miss Martha Fox
also rendered pleasing vocal solo
and Mrs. Calkins was then introduced.
Great Undertaking.
Mrs. Calkins has been an extensive
traveller in connection with the war
worls, of the Y. w. G. A. and she pos
.nessed large fund of information
regarding its progress, only recently
having been in New York and Chicago |