Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-05
CHI AU 7 A U q VA
First Day


The sixteenth annual session of the
Missouri Valley Chautauqua opened
Wednesday, August fourth. Presi-
dent Dewell, after giving a short re-
view of our chautauquas in the past
years, introduced Rev. H. I. Gordon.
the platform manager for the ses-
sion. Mr.. Gordon comes to us from
Lake Nocomc, Minnesota, where he
is pastor of the English Lutheran
church. For four years Mr.. Gordon
has done platform work for the Mid
land Bureau and he takes up the
work with vim and enthusiasm that
is sure to carry this years session
thru to d most successful conclusion.
Mr.. Gordon, after some general an
announcements, presented for the
afternoon concert the PHILIPPINE Royal
String Band These four talented
young Philippines We're assisted by
Mr.. Leonarl Hawk of Des Moines.
/ Three of this group of entertainers
are graduates of the Philippine Con-
4 servatory of Music end have taught
in that institution. They presented
to the audience a variety of their ma
4 tive songs and operas and occasionally
slipped in some of the more familiar
popular airs of our own land. Two
numbers especially appreciated were
a vocal solo, "ln Lullaby Land by
MIR. Francisco Ramus and the
Hawaiian Moonlight Waltz" as a
duet rendered on the banjo and steel
guitar
For the evening prelude, Mr. Cor
don once more presented the Phil
ppino Royal String Band. In their
half hour concert they again pleased
their audience with some pleasing
renditions of their native music and
quite astonished the crowd by the deX-
terity with which each member played
his neighbours instrument.
AT the close of the prelude Rev.
Gordon presented to the audience the
other members of his "Chautauqua
Family"
Five years ago Miss Edna Francis
Thomas was with US as Junior Sup
erintendent. Since that time she has
Travelled for three years as a reader
on the Midland Circuit and this year
| comes back to us once more in charge
| of the children's work, but now she
| comes as Edna Thomas Gordon, wife
! of our platform manager. Mrs. Cor
| don invited all of the children to come
| to Junior Town where she will have
something interesting and some part
| for each one. At nine-thirty in the
| mornings there will be boys play
hour at ten all the girls are urged tt
| come and work will be begun upor
Modern Crusaders" the pageant foi
. the year. In the afternoon at The
4 close of the regular session, there vii
!. be an hour for the boys and girls, a
: which time they may have theil
: choice of playing games or having ;
!. story hour. Mrs. Gordon urges al
: parents TO cooperate with her by send
ing thef children and thus making
: Junior Town the biggest success ever
: The tent men for the year wer
: tneh presented. MI Boyd Welhe
: VINO comes from Iowa State college
: Ames, ana his assistant Mr. lie Ro,
: Iholnas from Hamlin University. St
: faul' Minnesota.
For the speaker 81 he evening on
: platform MANAGE Introduced Co
: Bob Seeds, hum0rat Hri farm Dhiloso
: pher from Pen Hiyania. 'swhsge the
: make iron and tl for a living.
. Mr.. Seeds 3a4 ~ ~ TIC platform
: for more tn .Wenty years and thi
! is his tlIatl v.s.t to M ssouri VALLEY
: Nevertheless he is Il f.rmer pure am
: simple and knows farming from wear
: of real experience upon the farm
: This is the age Ia which every on
: talks agriculture and FARMING, eve
. the people in or cities are more am
: more interested and realizing The inn
: portance of the farmer and what h
/; does. Up to this time. citv neonl
i have been very ignorant of the farr
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