The Raymer enterprise., 1921-08-11
lHAUTAUQuA
HAS PLAYED OUT

Ine CnautauQua mas come anu
gene. Some are sad. some are mad.
and We hope all are wiser.
Every number Of the program came
as advertised, with no changes Or
substitutions. As to the general idea
Of the program, We think most are Ct
the opinion that on the whole 1t was
stronger than last year. but not quite
as good as two years ago.
The opening number was on Fri
day afternoon. The talent had a
hard trip to get here from Sedgwick
and were worn out and fatigued.
The fusical was said to be fair In
the afternoon and improved at night.
This entertainment was given by a
male quartet OF ex-service men. two
OF whom were wounded over seas.
Their service tc their country should
cover multitude Of sins--or dis
cords-if they made any.
We do not feel that the lecturer
can claim as much Of charitable con-
sideration. DR.. Kleckner is an old
hand at the game. and came with
glowing advance press notices In
the afternoon he gave a rambling
talk; in the evening he struck lit
tie better gait or gate. II he contin-
ued to improve as rapidly and will
come back in ten years, we would go
couple Of blocks to hear him II not
busy, We don't begrudge the time
as 1t was. His definition Of a booster
and knocker were beth good and
pat.
In fact most OF the things said by
the lecturer were very fair, and we
doubt not that he has pleased many
audiences. Perhaps he Just had an
OF day here.
The second days music pleased
immensely. The Stafford Family
Orchestra were well received. played
well and the baby" made big hit.
The reader was fair, il lothing more.
The lecture by Prof. ]. c. Sanders
was te us very interesting. Many OF
the incidents that he recited Of Iowa
history, We could either verify from
memory or the place Of their hap
pening were familiar to our ears.
We were in Charles City In the after
nocn the same day that he mentioned
being there in the morning, when
"Bill' Cullen was lynched by a mob;
only our memory tells US that It was
Jim" Cullen and Biz. We feel
that the message Of that day was
well worth while.
Sunday afternoon program started
with a frost. Tn, commedy given
by the same people that was 10 play
in the evening 80 mcertably,
that could pa u :;apy Kicks as
they did would put on such farce
as "The Servant Problem" is beyond
comprehension. The only saving
feature about 1t was that 1t was so
ridiculous that it was absurd. Per-
haps that is what 1t was intended to
be; but we did not enjoy 1t. .
The lecture by Hon. Clyde G.
Sparks was message Of grave i'm
portance, II recited the facts Of re-
cent elections and recent events in
our national life in way to cause
the thoughtful man to wonder II our
boasted Institutions are all that we
need to make our republic safe. 1t
was delivered in a calm. deliberate
manner. and perhaps was more i'm
pressiye than 1t would have been
with more vehemence, In any event
the story he told was well worth
listening to. and pondering over. II
he gave solution, we do not know
what it was. Perhaps he did not
aim to solve the problem. but to
arouse people to the diea Of the dan
ger and leave them to find the sclu-
tion.
The company that SO nearly wrock-
ed their reputation in the afternoon
fully redeemed themselves In the
evening in the production OF "Cappy
Kicks" By all and far 1t was the
nest entertaining Of the series Of en-.
tainments.
II would not be the type Of enter
tainment that we would select fol
Sunday evening; but that feature oi
the case would involve q good many
angles that We dc not care to 60 into
at this time.
Financially the Chautauua was q
loosing venture. at least for few ol
the signers OF the contract. At thai
we got of cheaper than last year.
In cur udgmen the company made
a mistake In coming here this year
They were advised in time that tn,
prospects were poor, that there -hat
been several removals and that 4
would be impossible to make 1t pay
An effort to secure q contract fol