Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17
RIGHT WAR TIME PROGRAM
LINCOLN CHAuTAUQU ASUCCESS
AND GOOD INVESTMENT
No Poor Featares-Pa geant. Address
es and Music Make Fine Enter
tainment- Financial Success

A week of Lincoln ehautauqua in
Viroqua gave our people Inspiration
and in a way removed much of the
war time gloom that pervades every
community. 1t provided food for
thought in address and song and serv-
ed to bring people together in thought
full mood. The, affair was well man
aged by those in charge. By intense
work on part of the LOCAL guarantors
| it was a financial success. leaving a
neat net balance to start next years
ehautauqua, which has already been
arranged for by the guarantee sign
ers and ticket purchasers.
All the sessions, twice day. for
six days. Were. well attended Thurs
day night going ''over the top" with
an attendance close TO q thousand. =
The children's pageant the opening
night was one of the most pleasing
| features. 1t illustrated the different
stages of our civilization participant
ed in by more thar a hundred young
sters arrayed in costumes and schar-i
acter dress. y~as =.
JHdoubteriiy the strongest part of
the weeks program was the speakers.
Dr. Lincoln Mcconnell with his dead
Lions" and The Devil and the Kaiser
ranked with the strongest platform
men Viroqua has been privileged to
hear Bryan, Bishop Quayie, Travers,.
Gottry, Darling and the like. He is
the tru, type of fire-eating souther-
ner--brilliant wit, magnetic personal.
lity ,uRbounded energy and flow of LAM
,,gnage. He showed in fine fashion how
Germany has Systematically brutal
lied her people by irreligious teaching
and has claimed place in the arts
and science she does not occupy, and
has not discovered one Of the great
elements or inventions which minister
to mankinds 1t was a patriotic thrill.
Likewise, DR. C. Mitchell ranked
with the big boysin his quaint and
original lecture. Many Of our critics
consider it the finest lecture ever de-
llivered inViroqua Lieutenant MacDon-
aid although no orator, told gripping
tale with simple candor and becom-
| ing modesty of his experience in the
struggle He has been gassed, wound
ed and invalided home The address
"The Greater Pyramid" by Walter
Kirkland Greene was, we feel, one of
the most polished, scholarly, inspira-
tional addresses we have listened to.
Hon. c. G.. Roe, as prosecutor who had
| helped to break up vice rings in fifty
cities and arraigned more than 800
white slavers, brought bold, plain
and helpful message on the clean life.
DIR. Ira P. Berry's Beneath the Stars"
was greatly enjoyed.
The music was uniformly of good
quality throughout, with some high
spots that will long linger in our mem
ory Madame Riheldaffer brought to
this city the highest Interpretation of
vocal art with which we have been
| favored. Her eadenza in three keys
without accompaniment was thrilling
to those who are in 5each with tech
nique of the voice--a real Cali CurtIa
effort Her quaint manner of telling
her experiences with the boys in camp
was much enjoyed. She cancelled her
winter tour and sang at all the can
tonments for her expenses, and has a
son in France.
The Polish lady violinist with the
Chicago concert artists was the best
female exponent of the art heard here
| "a bold masculine style, perfect bow
arm. and artificial harmonics while
performing the glide She was a pu-
pill of Caesar Thompson's, greatest
violin teacher in the world, and an
American at that The violinist and
reader with the OrpheIIm Concert Co.
was only little inferior, and very
| good cornettist as well. Francis /.
Hendry and his country fiddler stunt
was a huge smile. Mr.. Hadley ard
his alto of the Hadley concert company
1 were above the ordinary singers. The
Craven family orchestra were quite
good.
Health Attained and Maintained"
was a most unique demonstration by
Mr.. and Mrs C. Rucker Adams--both
| fine specimens of humanity although
well up in years. 1t was helpful.