Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-15
CHAUTAUQUA
BIG SUCCESS
Program Being Given This Year
is Best That City Has
Ever Enjoyed.
WAR IS THEME or LECTURES
Splendid Features Still Remain for
Balance of the Week of the
Chautauqua.

Without question the 1918 Redpath
Alma, has the best program that has
ever been offered on the Redpath
platforms, and is making the chau-
tauqua movement more popular than
ever with Alma audiences
The lectures in particular are prov
ing inspiring this year, relating as
they do to various war matters which
touch the minds and hearts of every
person in the audience and with sub
jects that are vital and gripping, hold
the closest attention of everyone
present There is great thirst for
knowledge of this kind on the part of
the American people and the Alma
audiences are getting a portion of
this thirst quenched with first hand
information, told by men VINO have
been in the war stricken countries
and studied these things at first st-hand,
and who have the capability of pound
ing home this information, so that no
one fails to grasp its import
The chautauqua was opened Mon
day afternoon by concert by the
Croatian orchestra, which was highly
pleasing to the large audience. The
children's hour followed the concert.
In the evening the Croatian orches-
ira gave short concert, including
several native selections which were
well greeted by the audience. The
concert was followed by the lecture.
"The Sunny Side Of Life" by Lou ,.
Beauchamp, which was one of the
finest lectures ever given in Alma
Mr.. Beauchamp, dean of American
lecturers, brought the war into his
lecture in way that compelled the
attention of the several hundred in
the tent. He greatly raised the spirits
of those mothers and fathers in the
audience with his statistics of the
death rate at the front and in the
American cities, which indicated that
the son who has gone forth for his
country is in no greater danger of
death than at home The need Of
preparing for war of from three
to five years was pressed home by
HIM, as was the great need of win
ming for the sake Of humanity. He
spoke of how the thoughts of the boys
at tte front was turning to their
Maker, of certain narrowness in the
churches of the country. which would
be broadened as a result Of this war
! Tuesday afternoon Miss Vera
Pope and assisting artists gave
very pleasing concert This was fol-
lowed by the thrilling reading Of that
famous war play. THE Man Who
Stayed at Home" which was given by
Miss Clarissa Harold.
In the evening short concert was
given by Miss Poppe and assisting
artists, and Miss Harold gave a
short selection. The lecturer Of the
evening. Frank Mulholland of Toledo,
followed Mr.. Mulhonand was on the
front in France this spring, was
through the prison camps in that
country, was in Paris when it was
bombarded by the long range guns.
He studied the situation at first hand,
and as result his address was highly
interesting and instructive. AS he
told stories of the German method of
frightfulness, his audience, silent and
tense listened as though spellbound,
drinking in every word This was
especially true as he told of the cru
cifixtion of a Red Cross nurse by the
Germans.
1t was highly impressive lecture
and everyone who heard it left the
chautauqua tent determined to do his
part in winning the war, what they
hope may be the last war, and that
such horrors of warfare may be
things of the past.
Wednesday afternoon Chancellor
George H. Bradford Of Oklahoma
university gave his great lecture,
Rebuilding the world" This lecture
contained a highly important mes
sage for the young Of America and
as a result Of its importance to these
people, the doors were thrown open
to everyone in the city under twenty
one years of age The lectur, was
an inspiring one.
Last evening lovers of music were
greeted with plenty of the best, Miss
Margery Maxwell of the Chicago
Grand Opera company, and her as
sisting artists, giving a concert.
which was most warmly greeted.
Many from other towns in the county
came to Alma last night for the con-
cert.
The ticket sale for the chautauqua
was far better than a year ago, and
the ladies Of the Red Cross came very
near to selling tickets enough to meet
the contract. To make up the
amount and leave a surplus for the
Red Cross, the men of the city who
backed the contract, each purchased
one or more additional tickets, so
that the ladies have had a reward for
their work.
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