The Holly chieftain., 1919-05-29
Attractions So Far Excel
Last Season.
JUDGE SCHoONOvER AND
BENNETT WELL RECEIVED
Music and Readings Tuesday and
Wednesday Nights Pronounced
Clever-Manager Davis Popular
Season Ticket Sales Over the Top.

The Holly Chautauqua opened on
schedule time last Tuesday after
noon with splendid entertain
ment by Edna Means, an imperson-
atOr and reader, and good musi-
cal program by the Eva Anderson
company. The attendance was
scarcely up to what might have
been expected, which fact, however,
was perhaps largely due to the busy
season on the farms.
In the evening of the first day, be-
sides reappearance of Miss means
and the Eva Anderson company,
Alexander Cairns, the Irish wit, en-
tertained the people for an hour
and half. His theme was Hum
bugs and Mossbacks." He was gen
orally well received but more or less
unfavOrably criticised for the radi-
cal views presented. His ingenious
sidestepping the growing deficit
under government operation of
railroads, was noted by many.
MIR. Cairns is perhaps one of the
greatest word painters who has yet
visited Holly. He was remarkably
eloquent and pleasing.
ManfOrd SchOOnOver, known as
the Ben Lindsay of Kansas" deliv-
cred powerful lecture on character
building and self development.
Judge SchoOnOver talks as the
friend of the oppressed, and parti-
cularly the young boy, in practi
cal way. He was attentively heard
and warmly received.
Wednesday evening was filled by
William Rainey Bennett, whose top
ic for the evening was about ''The
Man Who Can Mr.. Bennett is
eminently practical in his philoso-
ply, which reduced to a few words
is that the man or woman can ac-
complish most anything they set
out to do if they are in earnest and
will stick to the game whatever
line of endeavor it may be in. The
lecture was interspersed with a
wealth of wholesome wit that kept
everybody in happy and atten-
tive mood.
The Mascot by cast of New York
singers is billed for this afternoon
and tonight, while the Military
Girls will furnish the program for
Friday afternoon.
John B. Ratio, the great imper
senator, wild be the leading feature
Friday night and promises to be the
greatest drawing number of this
years Chautauqua.
The Glen Wells Co. is billed for
Saturday afternoon but arrived
Wednesday, and gave number of
selections Wednesday evening in
addition to the regular program,
which by the way, won for them i'm
mediate admiration.
Harriet Bird Warren will close the
session with a lecture on the place
women are to have in the new so
cial and commercial realms under
world democracy.
The Chautauqua committee un-
der the craftsmanship of II. w.
WOdds, despite the fact that the
season tickets did not reach the 10
cal committee till week in ad-
vance of the opening, went over the
top with the sale at noon today
and there will be no deficit to meet
this year.
Mr.. Woods and his assistants are
entitled to high consideration for
their work in putting over the
Chautauqua this year in view of
the earliness of the opening, the
fact that it is an unusually busy
time and many other matters of
public nature have crowded close :.
upon the opening of the Chautau-
qua.
Platform Manager w. w. Davis
has met with popular favor with To-
cal people and has been greatly en-
joying his work so far
District superintendent George
Adylott of the Redpath-Horner
Co. of Kansas City arrived Wednes-
day morning and spent couple of
days here. assisting in the season
ticket drive and otherwise promot-
ing the interests of the session
The Sunshine and Willing Work
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