The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-27

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sONAPARTE, Iowa, Aug. s.7-Tne
olS Sonaparfe cha!utauqpa opened las:
ounoay nnder very favorable indics-
lions OF being the best assembly In
the history of the ASSOCIATION. THE
tent was shipped from Tingley, Iowa,
! and arrived here on the evening main
and WIS hauled to Riverside park and
work OF getting it In shape to be pur
mp WIS begun at once and By midnight
the tent was I'D and the platform was
IN place. The entertainers for Sun
day were met at Fairfield. hy aufo and
arrived at about Ii O'Clock SUNDAY
morning they being Miss Edna Thorn
as reader; Dr. Henry Black Burns,
lecturer; Miss Alberta Gilner, SO
prano, and Miss Louise worth. pianist
and reader, and J. C. Sanders, lectur-
er- Miss Thomas and the Giltner-
Worth duo gave q delightful enter
taanmsnt In the afternoon and DIT.
Henry Black Burns gave q very inter
es1tng and instructive lecture to the
large audience. In the evening a half
hour program Of music readings and
spoken songs was given by the Gilt
ner-Morth duo and Miss Edna Thomas
and J. @. Sanders, who has been on
The program Rt several chautsuquRs
and on other occasions in this part Of
the state IN the past, greatly pleased
the large crowd with q lecture, pulls
ing with human Interest vivid and
comic illustrations, and his expert
snce as q penitsntiary warden WIS
very Interesting and Instructive.
On Monday afternoon, Hanna Cove
and her Pilgrim Girls gave full con-
cert This WIS an instrum entail and
singing orchestra and their entertain
ment was fine. They have six SOLO
artists and g reader and wear alnbor-
ats costumes They have been TO
gether Is an orchestra for SIX years
and play delightful music On the
Iyiophone, clarinet, cornet, cello, VIC
lin and drums. On Monday evening
they again gave q varied and delight
ful program, orchestral, vocal and
specially numbers, again nicely enter
tanning the large audience which filed
the large tent and a large crowd were
forced 10 remain Just outside the tent.
Following the musical program was
the lecture, "Glimpsas Of a World at
War" by DR. James T. Nichols. MIR
Nichols fitted by education and expert
epce 10 be an observer, trained for at
tr-activs, furceful and concise express
sion though ten years BIS IN editor;
has Travelled around the earth and
many times 10 Europe, Swallowed by
detectives In Moscow, arrested and
locked up On the Russian border, and
being taken for a spy in England,
from where he has but recently return
ed; from such experiences he drew q
Interesting word picture,
full Of information and new ideas,
showing The Nations at War;
Today, Tuesday, IN the afternoon,
The Knox company viii give the en-
tire afternoon program, which viii be
unique and spirited. There will be a
sketch from an English opera
and violin, vocal and instrumental
numbers. They will give q quality
program. the result of experience, COS
TUNED impersonaions anu character
studies. The Knox company viii give
} half hour entertainment again In
the evening and then Lieut. 81. Cor
Ion Manning, who served two and a
lalf years in the English service, viii
give his opinion of THE War from an
officers Viewpoint" Previous to the
var, Mr.. Manning was q lecturer on
he staff of Toronto university. I'm
,atent to get into the fray, after TAX
ng out his commission, he hurried to
England and was al once given al
commission with the Northampton
hire regiment but went TO France
md was hurried into the battle Of
he Somme July 16, 1916. where he
lived a lifetime in two months" and
vas gassed and dangerously wound /
q with shrapnel. being saved by his 1
corporal, who gave his life In the ef 1
ort- Mr.. Manning was discharged /
asst January. but will enter the serv- |
&c again in September. He Will have |
very interesting and instructive /
tory to tell on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Ben Roof and two children OF
fremont, Iowa. are here to attend the
and TO visit with her moth /
r, Mrs. Laura Dulin-
Mrs. ]. w. Crawford and daughter. /
eel, Of Moberly. No. came last week
Or & visit with her parents, Mr.. and I
irs- D. W. Cheney.
Miss Orpha Cox, Of Mt Zion. is Wis
ing with Bonaparte relatives and at
ending the chautauQua this week.
The scales in the old Meek cloth
lg factory building have been rebuilt |,
nd the public is again using them TO /.
'eigh: hay, coal, etc.
Attend the biggest and best chau-
auuua Benapar1e has ever had, all L
lis week closing Friday evening.
James Paine, an aged citizen and
steran OF the civil war. who lives be-
xeen Bentonspo-t and Mt Zion. re-
sived painful injuries last Wednes-
ay by being kicked in the face by
horse. The animal which he was
irving, had taken fright z, passing :
but had been quieted and
as apparently over its scare. How
yer, when Mr.. Paine attempted to .
i've the horse he started kicking. de-
olishing the front of the buggy and