Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-08-06
Volume 56
CHAUTAUQUA ON IN FULL
SWING-SPLENDi PROGRAM

OF ISACu koLN III 0dy - 49, - -
thina prokitiCus COR a successful OFT
come. AS an indication Of the in
teres4 that has been built up in
Chau Sauqua here through ,hc yeas,
the way season reserTed seats we're
sought after when the advance s@le
YVES opened friday morning, is
worthy of snecial noe. The advance
sale had been advel Used to be hcld
at / o a. N. Friday instead OF at p.
m, as in recent years. The change
was made so that those wanting tex
cts would not have 20 walt n line SO
long. Last year they began to
gather at the ChautauGua grounds
at a. m. and the line grew and
held all day, or until the sale began
at A o'clock. Did the change in the
hour help matters? Yes, it did not.
The first one to get in and begin the
long vigil took her place outside
headquarters tent about 3 O'Clock
Thursday afternoon. Soon others
joined her, and by night there were
SO to so in line,N each wanting to buy
the maximum number of tickets
which was six. They waited in line
all night, in spite of constant driz-
zle and occasional downpours. When
the sale actually began there were
enough in line to clean up about
500 tickets. Now that is real Chau-
tauqua interest, the kind of enthu-
siasm on which the success of this
assembly has been built.
The ,Chautauqua grounds have
been cleaned up and beautified and
were never more attractive. r. K.
Brown has presented the association
with twelve new park benches
which add much to the pleasure OF
the crowds The entrance to the
grounds has been changed and is an
Improvement in the handling of the
crowds at the gate as we'll as in ap-
pearance The decorating commit
tee has done it's work well. The ma
tional colors are displayed artistical-
ly over the grounds and inside the
auditorium, and the scene, when the
grounds are filled with people is an
inspiring one.
The formal opening was held Sat
urday afternoon. President Scott
presided on the platform, and after
calling for the singing Of America
and a prayer by Judge j. S. Taylor,
made a very apt speech in which he
thanked the public for their gener-
Gus support of the Chautauqua and
urged their continued interest, ex-
pressed his thanks to the various
committees for their efforts in get
ting ready for the assembly, and in
vited all to enter into the spirit of
the program and thoroughly enjoy
themselves.
And that is just what everybody is
l.
gram has struck a popular chord.
The National Male Quartet sang
their way into the hearts of the
people from the start and showed
that they deserved the compliment
paid to them by Thurlow Lieurance,
weIl-known composer,-that of be-
ing one of the best quartets in
America.
DR.. Cages lecture Saturday after
noon on Friendly Enemies" was an
appeal to us to make our enemies in
all phases of life serve u.s. The thing
that we often think is hindrance
to us may be just what we need to
develop neglected powers. There
was very good opening afternoon
attendance and at night the crowd
streamed in in old-fashioned style.
Sunday, as had been expected, was
a great day in many ways. The
National Male Quartet pleased both
in the afternoon and evening, sing
ing number of selections appro-
pirate to the Sabbath, but mixing in
with them some of the superb enter
tainment for which this company is
noted. No funny man" who has
been at this Chautauqua in recent
years has made a more pronounced
hit than did Mr.. Cox, and the verdict
is that he can come back any time.
The Saddlers did their full share
to make the day notable one in
Chautauqua history. DR.. Lena Kel-
logg Sadler gave the address in the
afternoon at the regular afternoon
hour and DR.. VIM. S. Sadler at night.
At four o'clock Mrs. Sadler spoke to
ladies only, in the auditorium, and
Mr.. Sadler spoke to men only, in
the First M. f. church. Both of
these messages were vitality impor-
tant and dealt boldly with subjects
usually skinned over superficially,
leaving much chance for error and
mischief to creep in. DR.. VIM. S.
Sadler's night address on "The
Tragedy of Civilization" took up the
subject of eugenics in a deeper and
more daring way than any speaker
on this subject had ever employed
While some of the deductions of the
doctor, doubtless, would not be ac-
cepted by all, yet there was food in
the message for thought, and every
paragraph was a real thought stimu-
1ator. 1t was not message intend
ed to please, the doctor stated at the
outset, but one that was framed to
bring out the truth.
Sunday morning, as usual, was
free to all and the service was
strictly a religious one. Harry Betz
directed congregational singing, Mrs.
Edna Pennebaker favored with a
solo, and Rev. Mr.. Grove led in
prayer and had charge of the SER
vices. The sermon by DR.. Gage was
on "Unalloyed Blessings" and was
a masterful one.
The outstanding entertainment
feature of the first two days of Chau
tauqua was the work of Charley Cox,
comedian with the National Male
Quartet. This Chautauqua has seen
some pretty good comedians, includ-
ing Harry Davies, who was big fa
vorite here for two or three. years,
but it is doubtful if any have struck
a more responsive chord or been
given a heartier acceptance than Mr..
Cox
After the high point of the first
two days, the program of Monday
proved to be a natural reaction,
dropping a little below normal, as
Mr.. BabSOn would say DIR. Cages
morning Bible hour series was be-
gun Monday morning with a very
promising start-off. He is giving six