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Show ONE OP GREAT MEN Of NATION IS HERE Charles Edward Russell Will Be Heard at Chautauqua This Evening; on the Subject, "The Soldiers of the Common Good" Schumann Quintette Pleases a Large Audience at Complimentary Concert. The first entertainment of tho 1012 Chautauqua took place Thursday night when tho'Schumann Quintette gave a complimentary program at Glenwood theater. The house was filled to o erf lowing. Every seat was taken and many people were compelled to stand up The program as rendered by tho Schumanns was wonderfully varied, being a symposium of tho favorite fa-vorite selections of the organization. The first number was "Tanhauser," by Wagner, and tho second was the quartette from "Rlgoletto " The "Dance of tho Hours," as explained by Prof. Lambert and then played by tho qulntottc, was one of tho most enjoyable features of the program. In It tho musicians Interpreted the thoughts of the composer, causing the audience, with tone and Ibration, to see the morning light breaking, the shafts of sunlight peeping through tho rifts of clouds, the busy day, and tho dark and shadowy evening. The next number was tho Sextette from "Lucia," followed by ''La Pa-loraa," Pa-loraa," which was admirably played. "The Rosary" was one of tho most acceptable numbers of tho concert, but the real applause was granted to the players when they rendered "The American Fantasj'," by Herbert The playing of "Dixie" and the "Stars and Stripes Forever" brought forth a rising compliment from the audience, and the Chautauqua salute was In ovldonce everywhere as the finale was played In the course of the evening's entertainment en-tertainment Dr E. P. Mills, president of the Chautauqua association, announced an-nounced the official program for the entire session. At the present time there are thirty thir-ty -'one tents on the grounds Automobiles Auto-mobiles may be parked at the baseball park entrance to tbo park, the baseball base-ball association having agreed to care for tbpm at a very reasonable prico while the Chautauqua is In progress The machines will be guarded dav and night Children's Games. After Dr. Mills spoke Miss Nina Lamkln, who will hae charge of the Juvenile games, mounted tho platform and tried to make a speech, but the descending rain drowned her voice back of the fourth row of seats and she gave up the task. Dr Mills announced an-nounced for her that every child In tho city will be admitted" to the grounds free of charge today and that she wants them all to attend tho playground work organization meeting. Photographer Noggle is to have charge of a camera club on the grounds and a competent instructor will teach the girl and boy classes how to swim in the swimming pool every day. Chautauqua Opened. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the Chautauqua was formally opened by Dr. E. P Mills, president of the as sociation. Mayor A. G Fell made a short address, welcoming the people to the assembly and expressing his appreciation of the support the Chautauqua Chau-tauqua received laEt year and the patronage pat-ronage it is to receive this season. At 2:30 o'clock tho Schumann Quintette from the Theodore Thomas orchestra in Chicago gave a costumed recital of the music of the age of Louis XIV. Chas. Edward RubcsII. Charles Edward Russell of New York, who will deliver his popular lecture, "Soldiers of the Common Good," In tho Chautauqua andlto-rlum andlto-rlum tonight, is considered by mnny critics to be the greatest magazine writer in America. Russell's magazine maga-zine writing has taken him to nearly every country In the world and to the islands of the South Seas, made famous fa-mous in truth and fiction by the writings of Robert Louis Stevenson. His lecture embodies the best thought that his extensive traveling and writing writ-ing has given him. Russell, for a number of years, has been Identiilod with the Socialist movement of this country and so great Is his popularity among members mem-bers of this growing political organization organi-zation that hi3 name was placed in nomination as candidate for president of the United States at the national convention of the party, held in Indianapolis In-dianapolis in May. Only the uncertainty uncer-tainty of Russell's position in regard to the Immediate progress of Socialism Social-ism an the tactico to pursue on the political field is said to have prevented prevent-ed his nomination. Russell declined to have his name placed in nomination for the position of vice president Two years ago Russell received over 60 -000 votes as the Socialist candidate for governor of New York. He Is the present candidate for his party in the Empire state Was a Reporter. Russell came into national prominence promi-nence in 1889 when, as a Teporter on on eastern newspaper, he secured the urst authentic account on the Johnstown Johns-town flood. This '-scoop ' he made by an heroic struggle against what seemed seem-ed to other newspaper men on the same assignment to bo insurmountable insurmount-able obstructions. Telegraphic communications com-munications were cut off by the flood as well as nearly every method of travel and it was a case of "carrying the message to Garcia" by foot Russell Rus-sell made good As a student of political economy and sociology Russell has no superior in America for, in addition to studying study-ing the writings of the foremost writers writ-ers on the subject, he has had the advantage ad-vantage of studying at first hand the politics and the industrial conditions of every Important country on the globe. He made two trips to New .ealand to study the experimental in-novations in-novations In politics adopted thero a number of years ago. Articles 'on those progressive measures Russell wroto for Everybody's Magazine, but he a number of years later wrote a Series on a second trip to the same country for tho Coming Nation, a magazine of which he is now the editor. As a lecturer, Russell ranks as high as he does in the literary field. His SSMf eHvcly ,s easj" and graceful and his flow of language as perfect as though lt were d f a carefu1 written manuscript. Yet Russell jen- 2rM,y.ta,k8 U'ithout 6ven notes to euldo the course of his thought. No -" ' ''"' '"" Jl III HI II I T I 111 ' ' i :, - . matter what may be ono's political views, be can not help but enjoy the manner In which Russell expresses his own. But the lecture which he will deller tonight Is not a political one, of course. It Is a talk on Sociological progress, a thing in which the speaker is so deeply interested that the en, thusiasm that holds and sways him, reaches out and holds and sways every listener. No one ever carried to this city a more earnesc message of progress than Charles Edward Russell. Today's Program. 2:00 p in. Formal opening of the second annual session of tho Utah Chautauqua Assembly by President Ernest P. Mills, M. D. Address by Hon. A. G. Fell, mayor of Ogden. 2:30 p. m Grand opening corcert by the Schumann Quintette of the Theodoro Thomas Orchestra of Chicago. Chi-cago. An afternoon with tho music of the age of Louis XIV., in costume. 1:30 p m. Organization of Boys' and Girls' clubs Miss Nina Lamkln. Organization of Camera club. Mr. R. Noggle. Organization of Swimming clubs and Older Boys' Athletic clubs. Mr. C. E Brooks Organization of Mountaineers' club. Rev. F G. Brainerd. 500 p m. First Chautauqua Round Table. Prof Howard Driggs of the University of Utah S:00 p. m Twilight Orchestral Prelude Pre-lude by the Schumann Quintette. S:30 p. m. Lecture bv Charles Edward Ed-ward Russell of New York on "The Soldiers of the Common Good." Hon. Henry W. Lawrence of Salt Lake presiding. |