The Portland daily press., 1895-04-30
cHAuTAUQUAN ASSEMBLY.
What VIII Be Done at Ocean Park.

fitting preface of Christian WORKERS
convention from July 1929. This con-
vention will be in charge OF an earnest
and efficient committee in whose hands
it is expected to be an eminent sue
| cess.
| The Chautauqua assembly Will open
July 20 with musical greetings by the
artists, official words of welcome and
presentation of the lines OF work OF
it's several departments. Each day will
be ushered in by the peoples deVo-
tional" Mt a. m. followed by the Bible
Institute. This institute was one OF the
chief centres of attraction last year and
will be under the same efficient manage
ment the present year. Revs. j. M. Low
having it in charge.
The Young Peoples Normal Bible
Glass will he taught by Mrs. M. N. Brew
ster recently from the Uni versity of Chi
cago, and the Children's Normal Bible
Glass will be continued in charge of
Miss NJ. Aagerson of Portland, who is
| SO eminently successful in that line of
work. The Normal Mission Glass will
still enjoy the faithful and interesting
instruction of Mrs. A. B. Webber. The
School of Oratory and Physical Culture
will be conducted by the Misses
| Laughton and Prof. Ticknor of the
Boston School of Oratory. They will
also act as assem- bly, readers, assisted by
other talent. The chorus will be 80 fort
innate as again to be conducted by Prof.
| A. P. Briggs of Boston. and will take up
Butterfeld's Bellshazzar for the oratory.
The noted Martha Dana Shepard of
Boston, is, as usual, to be the pianist
| OF the assembly. Arrangements for the
musical talent are not yet complete, but
| the following named persons are already
positively engaged: Male quartette.
A. P. Briggs, first tenor; R. Lester, Sec
ond tenor; F.C. Briggs baritone, and
L. l.. Buffum, basso, with Miss Viola
Campbell, soprano Mrs. Ada Briggs Web
Der, mezzo soprano. and Master Frank
Estes Kendrie, violinist. Ocean Park
concerts are noted far and near. There
will be five grand concerts. The Novel
ty Concert" on the eve of August is to
be very unique affair. On the eve of
August 6sthe. Misses Laughton and Prof
Ticknor will, in most tacinating man
ner, illustrate the school of perfectiye
art. Miss LII. Ainger will give private
and class lessons in painting during the
assembly. The mock United States
Congress will be a most entertaining
and instructive feature running through
much of the assembly with one evening
devoted to the Senate and one to the
House of Representatives.
On Friday, August 9, there will be a
grand excursion to the White Mountains
at low rates, which will be highly ap-
preciated by many DESTROYS of taking
such a trip.
The assem- bly, sermon will be delivered
August 4 by Rev. Anna Howard Shaw
one of the most popular preachers and
lecturers of the times. She will also
lecture August s. +
The Recognition day address, Angus
s, will be delivered by Rev.J. o. Wilson
DID,, one of Brooklyn's famous orators
DR.. Wilson will also lecture on the eve
ming of August7. A large number o.
other noted lecturers has been engaged
Rev. G.S. Puddefoot, star speaker
who is said to be like John B. Cough, il
wit and delivery, lectures July 80 Oh
Lights and Shadows of Frontier Life"
and July 81 on "The Foreigner in Anne
rica." DR.. Homer B. Sprague will lecture
August 1 and on "Shakespeare's Cradle
and School" and rs hakespeare's Match
lock and Sword" Joseph Cook says thai
these lectures are the most brilliant
original and inspiring that he has evel
heard on Shakespeare.
On the evening of August 1, Dr.J. G.
Bowker of Lawrence, Mass, will give al
illustrated lecture on Japan, that hai
won high encomiums of praise. Prof
Howard Malcolm Tincor, formerly in
tractor in Harvard and Brown universe
ties, will present Common Sense anG
Art" in graphic way July 3d. August
5, Rev. ia. Howe, DID,, will intro
dnce Roger Williams" to the assembly
in most happy and able manner. The
famous Dr.. Henson of Chicago, who
"sways his audience with mast er's
SPELL" will give his lecture on "Gun-
merry" August 6. and one ON "Fools,
August z.
There will also be an illustrated lee,
ture on "Children's Day." OF. the eve
ming Of August ID, by Rev. q. +. Griffin,
entitled India by Lime Light" This
has met with signal approval wherever
given. Various other lectures will bs
given on the different special days
such as those of the Womans Conven
ton, Guild Day. Young Peoples Day
improvement Day, New England Con
vention Day Woman's National Day, Y
W. G. A. Day, etc. 1t would take too
much space to enumerate all the excel
lent features of this attractive pro
gramme but those here mentioned may
perhaps be called the most salient onel
while the whole assembly crowned witt
the annual convention of the Cnltet
Society of Young People August ~ q
and % with rousinp proorammeS Tor eacf