The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-22
Scotland's Chautauqua

flourish, with the concert by the |
New York Glee. Club. Sunday after.
noon, and the people of Scotland have
been enjoying five days of excellent
programs, closing with the concert
this evening by the Lands Singing
Orchestra. The numbers have all
been good. Music and lectures have
been entertaining, instructive, inspir-
ing and thought provoking. The prin-
ciple of the Chautauqua is to give
nothing but the better class of enter
tainment, with nothing cheap in quail
ity, and that of this year was no ex.
ception.
The afternoon concert and evening
prelude on the opening day by the
New York Glee Club, were two very
excellent programs, consisting of
male quartettes, solos and dialect
readings. They were good programs
for the opening day, for they gave
the Chautauqua the right sendotf,
There was plenty of variety in their
programs, some popular pieces but
their best numbers were the semi
classical. The conc erts the next day
by the Germaine Mallebay Com pany,
composed of four real artists, gave
the really classical program of The
course. Mile. Mallebav, with her
beautifully cultivated voice, sang
some songs in French. but she was
the most charming when she sang the
favorite American songs with her
quaint French accent. Mr. Matson,
tenor, has a wonderfully rich voice
and perfect enunciation. Miss Carney
is real artist on the violin, and
Miss Everett, brilliant pianist and
accompanied. The Dixie girls on
Wednesday, gave two programs of
lighter music than either of the other
companies They specialize on the
southern and negro songs.
The first of the lectures was given
Sunday evening bv Frank Johns IN, as
substitute for Lou Beauchamp,
whose death occurred few days af- !.
ter the opening of the Sumner season
Mr.. Johnson spuke on "The Call for
Democracy, urging a greater feel
ing of democracy as a solution of the
problems confronting America right
now His theme was that "a league
of brothers is necessity before we
can have any aort of satisfactory
league of nations" He urged greater
community cooperation, and especial
]y more modern advantages for the
rural districts.
Frank Dixon, on Monday evening,
spoke on ''The Indispensable Tools of
Democracy. Mr.. Dixon, with his
sarcastic humor, believes in walking
rough shod into the conditions in our
government which need reforming. He
wants more pure democracy and Less
representative government. He would
have Us follow the example of other
countries in curtailiDg the power of
executives, especially the veto power,
and giving the legislative bodies more
final authority. Some of his suggest
ed reforms, as the referendum and
the direct primal systems of choos.
ing candidates have been in operation
in South Dakota for fifteen or twenty
years, but have not proven to be en-
tirely satisfactory. But it takes
lecture like that of Mr.. Dixon to
wake us up to what needs to be done
On Tuesday afternoon, Dr.. Elwood
7. Bailey spoke on The Call of the
Hour The "Call'' is for individ.
uality. leadership, not trailers, and
loyalty to home, church and communi.
ty. 1t was a popular lecture. full of
humor and sentiment. DR.. Bailey is
lawyer, author, and army officer,
and in these fields has seen a great
deal of human nature, and knows how
to reach the heart.
The play. "The Elixir of Youth, u
on Tuesday night. was the biggest
dose of concentrated fun and nonsense
that has ever been given to Scot
land audience, and every soul under
the packed tent laughed every minute.
Robert Bowman, impersonator and
reader, gave his program Wednesday
evening. In his makeup and imper-
sonation of the Italian, Hoosier, and
other typical characters found in
America, as well as Shylock, and
other characters of fiction or history,
his transformation was complete
The program for today consists of
lecture on the Mexican problem as
seen from both sides, by Mexican
educated in America, and concert
by the Lands Singing Orchestra. Mr..
Lands will be remembered as the
cornetist and leader Of the Rookie