Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 176, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1920 — CHAUTAUQUA DRAWS BIG CROWDS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CHAUTAUQUA DRAWS BIG CROWDS

The Big Brown Tent was erected on Milroy Park Thursday morning by the Mutual 'Chautauqua and the afternoon and evening-pro-grammes were given as announced. There were about seven hundred people present at the' evening session and many favorable* comments were heard both for the Hamilton company’s music numbers and the impersonations of characters from Dickens, in costume, by William Sterling Battis. This afternoon the Smith-Spring-Holmes Orchestral Quintet gave one of the 1 best musical programs ever heagd in this city. . The address of Maynard Lee Daggy, Folks” was in keeping with the high class talent being furnished by the'Mutual. Tonight the Smith-Spring-Hohnes Orchestral Quintet will give a grand concert, including vocalizations, readings and standard instrumental numbers. Maynard Lee Daggy will lecture on the subject, “The Challenge of Twentieth Century.” Miss Esther Gilbertson is having a good time with the Junior Work and the' singing by the audience under her leadership is very greatly enjoyed. -Superintendent G. E. Farmer reports everything moving along nicely.

MAYNARD LEE DAGQY

The lecturer of the third day, Ifo. Daggy, Is a cosmopolite. Buslnoss ' men receive hie community development work with enthusiasm, and “the common people hear Mm gladly." So comes like the breath of » whirlwind from the Puget Bound country, whose for over eight years he has been professor of oratory in Seattle at the University of Washington. He was one of the first pubUcfsto to demand a more popular and practical course to the public schools. and he urged dst* cei post, porau MTUgSb popwar omk atorlal elections, and other adraaco stew before they were Mnenlhr on* dentood and eceeptedr Mr. newy is somewhat exceotloßal In that while of a practical mind he to a natural orator who finds Joy to Ms work. The Smith-Sprlng-Holmes Company appear before both lectures, afternoon and evening. In two great concerts. ' .kC i. .... ' ■■

SMITH-SPRING-HOLMES ORCHESTRAL QUINTET

There t» ne doubt that this is as strong «ad versatile • conptßyofmsicians and entertainers as can be found on any platform In the ceunfry today. They have entertained in every part of the United States, and before every type of audience, and have made absolutely good—loo % The same personnel has been maintained for years, and each la a master of his part Messrs. Holmes and Smith are widely known in the musical world as BUBO posers, as well as vocal and instrumental solo.artists. ▲ number of Ifo. Smith’s songs have been sung by prominent artists for Victor records. IMS number alone is fully worth the price of a season ticket, but ia..additiqfo.<lM|B ; - noon and evening, there will be an address by noted lecturer. Maynard Id* —— ——»