The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-07-10
ANNUAL SESSION
OF cHAUTAUQUA
GENERAL LINE UP OF TALENT
is ABOVE THE AVERAGE
AND PLEASING
SUNDAY EVENING PROGRAM SAD F|ASCO
seas Military Band Are the Big
Numbers of the Week

The 1919 Midland Chautauqua got
off on it's seven days Of entertainment
and education last Sunday afternoon
with Maj. Arthur S. Libby as the
speaker and his presentation of the
war situation from the standpoint of
one who had been an attache of the
United States legation at Frankfort
with the inside knowledge he after
wards cleaned and as a member of
the general staff of our army, was
replete with new things to the knowl-
edge of his hearers. In the evening
bone-head play was made that has
occasioned lot Of discussion around
the city and disgusted lot of people.
1t seems that the Chautauqua manage
ment wanted the support of the city
clergy and asked them to give up their
evening services The clergy in re-
ligious service and therefore the Chau-
tauqua called off the splendid lecture
of Dr.. Arthur X. Peck and substituted
a sermon by the Rev. U. G.. Lacey, the
platform manager. But the fifty cents
and war tax was collected at the door
just the same and many people who
came, holding season tickets, just to
hear a lecture on the war, patriotic
and instructive in it's nature, with
splendid pictures made from the
archives of the American, British and
French governments, were compelled
to accept a substitute that did not
eI en- come anywhere near fulfilling
their idea of what they were entitled
TO for the money they had invested.
1t seems to be the general opinion
that the Chautauqua and clcrgy here
after had better not mix up their re-
spective business, thus giving each a
chance to give satisfaction to those
who believe differently as to how Sun
day should be observed. DR.. Peck is
a famous traveller and lecturer and his
offering for the evening was one that
has been presented in many churches,
and in other places on Sunday even
ings to great advantage. 1t is very
sad that such a mistake was made on
the part of both the Chautauqua and
the local people.
The second day was another very
good program, the Liberty Bellies, an
orchestra of young ladies' giving fne
concert in the afternoon and in the
evening. Lieut.. A. J. Nielsen, known
as the flying parson," gave a clear,
clean story of how it seems to be an
aviator He arrived from Huron by
the air route just about dinner time
and gave quite an exhibition over the
city in the sight of all, doing some
stunts and fancy flying. He failed to
land at the Fair Grounds as it looked
too confined to him from the air, but
did land in the pasture back of Horace
Fishback's residence Many. visited
the plane there during the day and
had a good, closeup view of one of
these birds of the air On Tuesday
c. r. Taggart, the amusing fiddler was
the prelude for both afternoon and
evening and greatly amused the audi
eLce. In the afternoon the Rev. DR..
Lyman p Powell, former president OF
Hobart College, gave an address on
the war and the educational situation.
He was sent abroad by the govern
ment to study this aspect of the war
and his views are very interesting.
In the evening came the big number
of the course and DR.. Mare certainly
was a treat to all those who heard
him. With his broken accent, curious
idioms of speech and direct presenta-
ton of the story of his adventures
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