Roosevelt Maxims: Duty Over Deceit in Public Life
The piece argues that a nation must both rights and duties, supporting deeds over furtive politics, and stresses presidential and cabinet dynamics. It notes President Wilson often shifts positions, while praising the army as a safeguard and praising Spanish women as notable dancers.
Big Musical Festival by Bostonia Sextette Club
The Bostonia Sextette Club led by clarinet soloist C L Staats is praised as top on the chautauqua program. Staats, founder in 1898, built a high class ensemble from Boston musicians with coast to coast tours. He has played with the Royal Italian Opera Sousa and the Boston Symphony, shaping a program for both classical and popular tastes.
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Beatrice Stewart Weller Chautauqua Entertainer Spotlight
Beatrice Stewart Weller headlines the second day program as entertainer and cartoonist. She studied art at Iowa State Normal and continued at Minnesota Wisconsin Pennsylvania Virginia and Louisiana, where she led the Art Department for years. Her act blends landscapes and humorous sketches with storytelling, growing in popularity each year.
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Royal Filipino Quintette to Close Chautauqua Programs
A half century past Mark Twain praised Filipino music and the Royal Filipino Quintette will close the chautauqua with two programs. Their taropatch playing and native songs promise soft, bewitching melodies, featuring an evening in the Philippines and a second nocturnal program.
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Forsaken Farms by Walt Mason
A poem laments farm labor shortages as farmers seek workers willing to toil the fields. It warns of rural decline as population shifts to towns and hunger risks rise if farm hands do not return to tillage and harvest. The speaker muses about farming a strip of loam to combat hunger and protect livelihoods.
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The Man of Plain Speech Faces the Eloquent Politician
A contrast drawn between a direct speaking thinker whose words are kept true and a smooth talking speaker whose eloquence may mask underlying plans or lack thereof. The piece weighs honesty against rhetorical skill in public life.
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