The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1921-08-05

PleaSeS All
Talent Furnished For Various Numbers
Above That OF Previous Years
Fair Crowds Enjoy Programs
Attendance Not Up TO Standard And
Local GuarantOrS Have To Make
Good Deficit

The Kadoka Chautauqua for 1921
closed Saturday evening after q
three days session with two pro
grams each day. The talent sent
out this year and appearing ON
the platform was of a higher
grade and gave better satisfaction
than the talent sent out IN years
past, but the attendance was no.
what it should have been and the
puarantors will be called upon to
pay out about ten dollars apiece
to make up the deficiency origina-
ting from the Chautauqua.
re first program was a concel
by the Novelty Male Quartette and
a lecture by II. c. Kleckner, and
the evening entertainment wa
given 10y the same people. The
ouartettc was composed OF fou'
Young men who could sing and
whose voices blended in a mannc,
seldom found in a quartette. The
ir efforts were well received and
pleased the audiences at both en-
tertainmcnts. Mr.. kleckner is a
rapid fire speaker and in follow
ing his discourse compclls his au-
dience to give him the closest O:
attention. He is able speaker
and a fine entertainer. The sec
ond day brought the Stafford
Family Orchestra, musical orga-
nization that was simply fine, and
their program both afternoon and
evening were well received and
greatly enjoyed. Every membcr
of this organization are real mus
icians, but all we're ovorshadoWet
by the interest shown in BABY
Stafford, the seven year old trap
drummer. Miss Vivian Rust gave
a program OF readings both after
noon and evening, and while Mis-
Rust is doubtless an able artist IN
her line, her work was not as well
received as the remainder OF th'
artists on the programs. Hon. }.
c. Sanders, formerly warden OF thr
Iowa State Penitentiary, was the
speaker at the evening session
having as his subject Treating
Men as Men," and he handled hi
subject in a manner that was no.
only pleasing but in a way that
drove his points home in 4 mann
en- that left lasting impression
Mr.. Sanders, who is the original
or Of pii,On reform III THIS coun-
try. gave the impression OF being
most sincere and desirouS of leaV-
ing something good for his audi
ence to remember. and with ail
carried a vein Of humor through
out his talk that kept everyone
good naturcd. On the closing day
the Cappy Ricks company gave a
thirty minute sketch in the after
noon. This sketch was not well
received by our people and was too
light for the capabilities that the
company showed at their evening
performance. In the afternoon
Clyde G.. Sparks delivered his lee
ture "The Chosen People. Mr..
Sparks has in this q subject Of
huge proportions, and throughout
his talk gave many instances OF
disobedience to the law and order
Of society which he claimed was
leading the people of this nation
away from the rules of law and
order. He handled his subject IN
a very able manner and with his
pleasing platform appearance gave
good satisfaction. For the even
ing session the three act comedy
drama "Cappy Ricks" was given
by company of six artists, and
tho wtay they handled their parts
in this play was extremely refre-
shing after the fiasco of the after
noon. The play was full of humor
all the way through, and the peo-
pie taking the various parts were