The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-21
Adanac Male Quartette Pleases
Large Audience; j. r. Conner
Gives K$ Address
H. RICHMOND l<e,lLs ILL:
HoLLETT TAi$ss PLACE
Barnaby Entertainers Give
Closing Number Of Fiv> Jay
Run This Evening

The chautauqua audience was
again delighted last night with the
Adanac quartet which gave the en-
tire evening program. They present.
ed a program of rare variety and ex-
cellence. The wonderful blending of
their voices, the beauty of their tone
quality, and the richness and mellow
ness which characterized all their
renditions were the outstanding feat
ures of their work. 1t is doubtful
if the people of Bemidji have ever
had the pleasure of hearing a finer
quartet than the Adanac quartet.
j. Riley Hallman, the first tenor
possess a remarkably sweet voice
of wide range and splendid control.
He sings with an. ease and express
sion which delights his hearers. Al
bert Downing, second tenor, has a
most pleasing voice, especially we'll
suited for the parts taken by him in
the program. Marley Sherris has
rich well-rounded and expressive
baritone voice we'll fitted for dramatic
work. His manner if Interpreting
the feeling and spirit of the selections
sung evidences hts capacity for rend-
ering almost any kind of a number
in a mastery manner.
H. Ruthven Mcdonald, the leader
of the quartet, a singer of many
years, still retains that buoyancy and
mellowness of voice and expression
that at once marks him as hnlshea
artist. Mr.. Mcdonald has for many
years delighted audiences in Canada,
United States and Europe and ne
more than delighted his audience last
night with his readings, monologues
and songs. He was the life or the
quartet in his. free easy-going style
and humorous portrayals. he mas
gathered around him a quartet OF
talent very difficult to duplicate.
J. F. Conner, who talked to the
audience in the afternoon had mes
sage for the, farmer. Only small
part of the audience was made up OF
that calling, however. He pointed
out the intentions of the farmer to
20 after and get what they felt they
should have by organizing the FARMER
in the National Farm Bureau fedora
tion. -.
Labor" he said, "is obtaining its
demands by intensive oganizatlon'
Business and professional men are
working through organizations lot
what they want, and the farmer must
do the same"
He gave the history Of the Farm
Bureau and what the farmer hopes
to accomplish through it. He stated
that cooperative marketing was one
of the big problems the farmer OF
the present had to face. The farmer
contributed more than one third OF
the work and the produce of the ma
tion but the farmer was not recelv-
ing one-third of the income, accord
ing to Mr.. Conner. He finally ad-
vised the farmer to be litter ana
not a leaneC in the community.
This afternoon the Junior Town
presented a Mother Goose pageant
and this was followed by a lecture by
DR.. Frank Hollett, the superintendent
of the Bemidji chautauqua, on six
Years experience in the wilds OF
Labrador" DR.. Hollett takes the
place on the pogram of Fl. Richmond
Mills, as Mr.. Mills, on account or ILL
ness, was unable to appear.
This evening the closing number OF
the Chautauqua will be given by the
Barnaby Entertainers whose reputa-
tom as entertainers is very high.