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ESTABLISHED IN 1857.5%' NY fW-pm A Large and Appreciative Audience Attends Unusual Musical Program at Armory Opera House. 4 EVERYBODY IS CAPTIVATED The Most Important Musical EVent the Aimitla of Webster it m- The biggest event musically which ever occurred in Webster City, the Minneapolis Symphony orchestra concert at the armory opera house Friday afternoon. The people of this city have heard some of the greatest instrumentalists and vocalists in the musical Schuman-Heinke, Alice Nielsen, the Kniesels, the Barrere Ensemble, etc. the famous Cook courses of past seasons, but never before have they had the rare opportunity of hearing so many artists at one time aB was afforded by yesterday's concert. A bl'g audience greeted the performers.

lovers of Webster City and the surrounding towns were glad to avail themselves of the opportunity of hearing probably the finest orchestra in the United States, which opportunity was provided through the persistent personal efforts of W. H. Cook and J. A. Boeye, the latter being secretary of the commercial league.

From the first clear birdlike notes of the clarinet in the Oyerture to Mignon to the last vocal note of the quartet of artists-who accompanied the orchestra, the audience sat Bpell bound listening to the perfect rendition of masterpieces. Bursts of applause followed each number on the short this was one Instance when brevity was not welcomed by an audience. Contrary to the cuBtom of the best orchestras, several encores were responded to, which was a matter of comment, denoting the recognition on the part of the the genuine appreciation which their interpretations were received. Only about fifty of the eighty members of the orchestra were present In this city Friday, but were all the stage could accommodate. The perfect unison and harmony of each part of the incomparable whole Bhould not be a matter of when the fact is pondered that each member of the orchestra is a finished artist, the combined beauty and strength brought to a wonderful completion by such a director aB Emil Oberhoffer.

To many who particularly enjoy orchestral music, the conductor of an orchestra is the piece de resistance. Without such a conductor as Oberhoffer this orchestra would not enjoy its present reputation and vice versa. The rendition of the Overture to Mignon was to many the best number on the program, although the Largo movement from "The New World Symphony" following the first number was a thing of exquisite beauty, the incomparable pianissimo notes by the string and wood wind instruments being beyond description. Indeed, more like the breathing of a soft wind, or the soughing of wind through grasses at times faintly heard, then dying swelling and riBing until the theme which is said to have been Dvorak's inspiration is brought clearly to the mind of the listener. To those who are lovers of Grieg's compositions, the Peer Gynt Suite was a dream of delight.

The twittering of birds at dawn in "Morning" was not more enjoyed than Anitra's Dance, a delicate oriental picture, or "In the Hall of the Mountain King," In which every instrument of the ensemble, but especially the violins, united in a weird Interpretation of the gnomes and Bpirlts, the wailing and shieking of which were entirely discernible. Both the Nocturne and the Scherzo movement, which were excerpts from the music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream," were enthusiastically received by the aud- 3 yew fr-tX ience, the Scherzo movement being a thing of witchery with its dainty fairy-like measures. The last orchestral Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Liszt, was to a majority of the audience the most enjoyable number on the program. No orchestra program is complete without a Liszt Rhapsody, but this one contained an innovation to original harp cadenza by J.

Williams, harpist, which wadr a wonderful melody on a wonderful instrument. The ending of the Friska movement filled the house with depth and volume and brought forth prolonged, thunderous applause to which the gracious response was "Spring Song" by Mendelssohn, delicately and smoothly rendered. The 'cello solo by Cornelius Van Vliet appealed to the admirers of this soulful instrument which so nearly approaches the human voice in quality and texture. He responded to an with a number which to some was more exquisite than the Andante movement. The contralto solo by Miss A'lma Beck entirely bore out the singer's reputation as an artiste of finish.

The baritone solo by Marion Green was also a musical triumph, both Bingers responding to hearty encores. The last number upon the vocal quartet from Mme Sundelius, Miss Beck and Messrs. Linquest and Green, was a blending of voices under perfect control, with great dramatic feeling and elicited prolonged applause to which they responded with a repetition of the quartet. Everybody will be pleased to know that Messrs. W.

H. Cook and John A. BoSye, the promoters of this big undertaking, did not run behind but made a little money out of the project. Had the weather been propitious and the roads good, it is conceded that the armory opera house would have been too small to contain the people, in which event those who took the financial risk would have made something worth while. However, they have the satisfaction of having given Webster City the rarest musical treat in the history of the town and this section of country.

Such an event marks an epoch in the musical annals of the city. All hats off to Messrs. Cook and. Boeye. Was Mad at the Fords.

A driver of a big automobile was called to the country Friday and was forced to make the trip with his car. He finally got through all right, but when he arrived back into town was all out of sorts and felt especially vindictive at the Ford. "I got stuck a dozen or more times," he said, "and everytime about a dozen of those little insignificant Fords would whiz by just as though the roads were paved A for Mi88 Resor. A purse of $35 in gold was given Miss Mabel Resor by Mrs. C.

H. Kamphoefner Sunday evening at the close of the regular Epworth League meeting, the gift being from the young people of the church. The money was given to Miss Resor to be used in her two years' course in the Chicago Training School for City, Home and Foreign Missions, which she expects to enter September 4th to prepare herself for Christian work. Miss Resor will leave this city Friday, going to Kansas to visit a brother. She will return the latter part of August and spend a week at the Rev.

Kamphoefner home before leaving for her school work in Chicago. After Sunday school Sunday the members of the S. P. I. class had their pictures taken by Photographer Traver, the large number of young being seated upon the Methodist church steps.

Miss Resor taught this class for several years, giving it up but a short time ago, and will be "i '-'7 greatly missed by them, -vsr Mrs. Chas. B. Miller, who was badly bruised when the Geo. Twogood auto ran into R.

D. Hughes' car a week ago, was able to sit up for the first time yesterday. jr. A. DenUat, Bt Jf" -'A.

WEBSTEB CUT, IOWA.TU JUNE 1, 1915. SI-insti- Vocational Institute. a vocational There will be for Hamilton county teachers, June 3-4-5, in the basement of the Methodist church of Webster City An excellent faculty has been secured from Ames College. Miss Mary B. Richardson will handle the Home Economics, Mr.

O. H. Johnson the Manual Training, and R. Farrar the Agriculture, In view of the fact that these subjects must be taught next year, a certain amount of Instruction seems very necessary. The purpose of this institute is not only to present meth ods but also to assist teachers in pre paring for the examination.

After July 1, candidates for cer tiflcates must write in Agriculture and Domestic Science but not in Manual Training. A large attendance is expected at this institute and school boards, pa trons and friends interested in thi teaching of these new subjects, ar: invited to attend any or all of the sessions. dlfl Sheep Killed by Dogs. Cecil Anderson, residing near Jewell, son of Hon. Wm.

Anderson, lost twenty sheep Friday and it is supposed they were killed by dogs. BUSINESS CHANGE AT OPERA HOUSE Negotiations Pending for Manager P. Hyatt Retires After Nine Years. 7. The directors of the Armory Opera House company held a meeting an evening or so ago, at which the business affairs of the company were thoroughly discussed.

N. P. Hyatt, who' has had charge of the armory and opera house during the past nine since the building was retire from the management and another manager will be placed in charge. Negotiations are now pending with several gentlemen to take charge of the opera house. The armory will continue to occupy a part of the building.

Until a manager is secured, C. E. Atkinson, a member of the board of directors, will have charge of the opera house, Death of Fred C. Gibler. Blairsburg Enterprise: Fred C.

Gibler died at his home in Blairsburg early Wednesday morning. While he had' been confined to his home by illness for several months, the end came sooner than was expected. Seal Estate Deals.1 Rosina Rickmon to R. M. Johnson acres in nw se $1,600.00.

Daniel R. Hooni "and wf to t. C. se and lot 1 Western Town Lot Co. 6, blk to H.

W. 4,. Stan- "Telephonitis." Chicago Herald: A development of our day which has most annoying consequences may aptly be termed "telephonitis." It attacks especially those who are either subscribers to or who constantly use "party lines," and it works injustice to other subscribers and users who have a decent sense of their obligations. "Telephonitis" is the habit of indulging in generally useless and over the telephone. Many persons have the habit of "visiting" over the telephone.

It is indulged in mainly by women. The telephone company is 'powerless to remedy the trouble. Subscribers to party lines have the right to use their lines as they choose, but using them practically to the exclusion of other subscribers works very often a real hardship, and ia all cases betrays an utter lack of consideration for others. It is an unpleasant commentary upon the character and manners of many telephone users that this affliction should be so general, and it is time that public sentiment were aroused against "telephone Eldora made a good growth, in population -between 1910 and 1915 In 1910 she had population of 1,995. Now she has 2,704.

"I Honor of Mrs. F. E. Whitley. W' "ft.

TTT.T.T) The club rooms were beautifully decorated in pink and green. Boughs of twin honey suckle were used most1 effectively around the walls, while large bouquets of peonies were about the rooms, and baskets of pink and "green hung from the chandeliers. Shortly after the last guest had arrived, the ladles were seated in the South' parlor to hear the short program which (iad been arranged. Mrs. L.i A.

McMurray, of the state health committee, presided, in the absence of Mrs. O. J. Henderson, president of the Wednesday club, who was unavoidably detained until later in the evening. She spoke briefly of the great honor which had come to a townswoman and club sister and introduced Mrs.

Ella Burleson of the Six O'clock club, who delivered in behalf of the assembled clubs, the address of welcome. Mrs. Burleson has been by nature and vocation fitted for just such responsibilities as these, and in her inimitably gracious manner, charmingly expressed the appreciation of the clubs at the appointment of Mrs. Whitley for the responsible position which she will hold for the next two years, and voiced the sentiments of the clubs when she intimated that Webster City clubs would hope to share in the reflected glory of the president. To this address Mrs.

Whitley responded feelingly, assuring her club sisters of her sincerity of appreciation at the honors done her and of her earnest desire to enter upon her new duties solely for the good of the united club movement in the state, which is to make this world a better place to live in. She spoke of her great desire for the uplifting and betterment of the community and state through the club channels, and the cherishing of high standards and ideals -for the work with which she is so familiar. Mrs. Whitley is always a pleasing speaker and has a way of Including her audience intimately in her remarks. Following the applause with which the guests received her words, Mrs.

G. T. McCauliff sang most sweetly two numbers, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. V. C.

Crosley. Mrs. McMurray, who had charge of the reports from the federation, here Introduced the first Mrs. H. B.

McKee, who gave an excellent little description of the Greek. play "Iphegenia" which was staged for the benefit of the federation by students from the state university. Mrs. McKee, having studled Greek mythology for the past year in club work, was eminently fitted to report the play and her detailed account, while brief, was entirely enjoyable. Mrs.

V. C. Crosley, a member of the state music committee, was here introduced by Mrs. McMurray and briefly told of the enjoyable features NEW PRESIDENT Seven Federated Clubs of This City Unite in Social Function in IN ELKS CLUB HOUSE Mrs. Ella Burleson Delivers Address r.

of Whitley p. Responds, The seven federated clubs of the city united Friday night in giving a reception at the Elks club house in honor of the recent election of Mrs. F. E. Whitley, a member of the Wednesday club of this city, to the important office of president of the Iowa Federation of Clubs.

The federated clubs of the city are the Wednesday, Home, Literary Round Table, Monday Night Coterie, Six O'clock, Seven O'clock and Travel clubs. The presidents of these clubs, together with the new state president, Mrs. Whitley, were in the receiving line Friday night in the parlors of the club rooms and between fifty and sixty ladieB were present in spite of frowning skies and'a gentle rain. of Havrah Hubbard's rendition of Hansel and Gretel and other operas. Mr.

Hubbard of Boston was for several years dramatic critic for the Chicago Tribune and is beside, a musician, impersonator and reader. His interpretation of a drama places the entire performance before the hearers and the effect is one which is Indescribable. Mrs. W. C.

Burleson, a member of the sub-committee on good roads, gave a spirited account of the Good Roads luncheon which was held during the federation at Iowa City, but which was not upon the program. Several addresses were thus listened to while those interested in the good roads movement were eating luncheon. She spoke of the new highways which have lately been projected in this state, such as the Lincoln, Hawkeye, etc. She expressed the thought that if Iowa is to keep her population within the state borders, instead of contributing to California, Iowa must build better roads. Mrs.

J. W. Toung was called upon to give an account of the "Assets and by Mrs. Keith of Nebraska, who is an ideal club woman, upholding the real motive of the club the making better of any community. Mrs.

Young also gave several side lights upon the meeting at Iowa City which were very interesting. Mrs. F. E. Willson, a member of the Home club, gave a brief paper upon Prof.

Dill's exhibit from the Laysan islands which lie in the Pacific ocean near Hawaii. This cyclorama impressed Mrs. Willson as being one of the greatest, and worthy of much greater mention than her time allowed. The exhibit Is confined to the birds which inhabit' this island and the cyclorama is a marvelous reproduction of the native haunts of the feathered creatures, with wonderful examples of taxidermy in natural postures scattered about the improvised island. Mrs.

Willson was followed by Miss Leona Call, chairman of the state board of education of the federation, who gave a splendid resume of two addresses opposite in thought and effect first was an address upon the feminist movement by Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman of New York, whose magazine articles every reading woman is familiar with. Naturally, "Peace" was the theme of her -address. Entirely opposite to her point of view, was an address by Miss Alice French of Davenport, better known as Octave Thanet, upon "Safety First," which was a staunch exponent of the views of a woman who feels that no danger of warfare is invited when a nation prepares itself for defense. The excerpts from these addresses were very well given in the pleasing manner which belongs to Miss Call.

Mrs. McMurray then closed the reports with an account of the addresses given by the distinguished speakers provided for the federation by the health committee. Among these was Dr. Faville, a famous specialist of Chicago. The Better Babies campaign is the result of active work of this committee in thlB state, although the work is only in its infancy.

This is one of the most important features of health work and goes hand in hand with that of CHAS. T. SMITH SON, NO. 6 Cool your Head in one of our new Straw Hats! It's necessary to keep a Cool Head these days, when there is so much doing all over the worldl All the Correct Shapes Every good Straw and every right block in an endless variety of bands and trimmings! As conservative or as smart as the modest man or swagger fellow can desire! THE BEST VALUES AT $1.00 TO $6.00 We've a "just right" Straw Hat for Every Head That Comes. Head-to-Foot Outfitter THEDR.FJ.ESSERT LECTURES Addresses Women in Christian Church and Men at Congrega-' tional Church.

Dr. E. H. Essert of Denver, of the World's Purity Federation, who addressed a mass meeting of citizens on Thursday evening at the Methodist church, spoke again to women and girls at the Christian church Friday afternjoon following the concert. The was crowded at the appointed hour and Dr.

Essert delivered a splendid, straight from the shoulder address, especially to the mothers of the community. His broad sweeping statements were ed upon knowledge as a physician and a minister, and years of experience with the results of the evil have added convincing weight to a masterly style of oration. An earnest appeal was made for sentiment against the sources of the evil which have killed in turn th6 Egyptian, Assyrian, Grecian and Roman people as races of power or distinction. At the present rate of degeneration on account of the Black Plague there will not be an American nation of power in two hundred and fifty years. Neither will there be any white race in power.

The social evil menaces civilization and the only remedy lies in enlightenment along this line. With enlightenment will come desire to reform and a consequent uplifting of the race. There is but one standard for a man or woman, however society may at present regard the matter. The sins of the sons are lamented for a time and then the ones are received once more in the arms of society. On the other hand a girl once sinning is ostracised by an outraged society who draws her skirts present.

In the long race is the only fallen woman will be no better nor worse than a fallen man. This single standard was upheld by Dr. Essert and he received hearty applause upon making this statement. In the evening Dr. Essert spoke to a good sized crowd of men at the Congregational church and his lecture was practically along the same line as the afternoon address.

No father or mother could listen to these addresses without a consciousness of their responsibility to their sons and daughters along the lines of moral and physical purity. introducing medical examinations in the public schools. If a child has a fair chance with health, the adult will take care of himself. Miss Edna Wohlhuter of Fairmont, then contributed to the enjoyment of the evening by singing. "The Danza." Miss Wohlhuter has splendid voice and her number heartily applauded.

During the informal session which, followed the program, dainty refreshments were Berved, bringing to a close a most auspicious occasion..