The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-17
Birmingham Well Represented
at the Annual Assembly
M USICAL ATTRACTIONS
Educational Work and Outdoor Sports
of lnterest-Rossin's Great Ora
torio, "Moses In Egypt"
to Be Sung.

| ord week of the thirty-thrd annual chau-
! tauqua assembly at Chautauqua, N. Y,
brings an attendance and interest already
UP to the point not usually attained I'M
til two or three weeks later. The open
| ing of the summer schools and New York
State Institute for Teachers on Monday
brought to the assembly what promises
to be the largest enrolment in the his
tory of these popular institutions. The
assembly of 1905 made notable by the
presence of President Roosevelt. Gov
ernor Folk and District Attorney Jerome,
eclipsed previous records for attendance.
What 1906 may do is indicated by the fact
that on July 6 the registration in the
Chautauqua choir was exactly what 1t
was on July 10 year ago.
Among those already at Chautauqua
! from Birmingham are Eula and Fannie
Drennen of 2120 Sixth avenue, who are at
the Longfellow cottage for several weeks.
Miss Tetde ]. Henley of 1902 Nineteenth
street, west, is at the Snow cottage until
the last of July. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. john
son are staying at the Ohio cottage for
| two weeks. Miss Leta Kits is at the
Gale cottage. Mrs. James w Lee of
! 1912 Sixth avenue arrived at the Snow
cottage July 4. Miss Cora Fleming Lewis
is at the Snow cottage for several weeks.
as is also Miss Ice ]. Roddy of 1922 North
Seventeenth street. who will stay until
the last of July Miss Laura c. spaulding
of 21SO Fifth avenue Is pleasantly To-
Gated at II McCiintock street for several
weeks. Halle NJ. Todd of North Haven
| ~
cottage.
Fishing In Chautauqua lake has been
1 benefited a great deal by the legislative
act rigfdly restricting the winter spear
| ing Many good catches of bass are re-
| ported almost every day and not infre-
| quently the lone fisherman brings in
muscalonge or two. Old fishermen say
that fishing is the best this summer it
has been in twenty years.
| The Chautauqua Woman's club has re-
sumed its daily session again under the
direction of popular Mrs. b. t. Vincent.
who has been at the head of the club
almost since its founding.
One of the most formidable undertakings
in the history of American music will be
that of Friday, August 3, the climax Of
music week, when Director Hallam the
| Chautauqua choir. orchestra and soloists
and chorus will sing Rossini's oratorio,
Moses in Egypt While THIS is one Of
the most brilliant oratorios its production
| has never been undertaken In the United
States. It Is said although it Is OCCASION
| ally sung by the great choral organiza-
tons of Europe, Nine soloists will take
part. Director Hallam has arranged for
the participation of both the July and Au-
| gust quartettes.
Bowling, bathing and baseball are in
charge OF the Chautauqua Athletic club
this year, and the spacious clubhouse is
more than ever the headquarters where
men delight to meet. A bowling league
has been organized and the allies are
in use morning, afternoon and evening
The o'clock reading hour during the
week of July 1920 will be by Prof s..
H. Clark of the University of Chicago
who will give selections from Silas Mar
ner.
President z. B. Bryan of Franklinvile
college Indiana, one of the gifted col
| lege executives of the middle west. will
| speak before the united summer school
| body during the five convocations from
July 16 to 81 on THE Functions of the
Schools" Impression, Interpretation and
| Expression" Interest and Attention.
THE Second Dentition Period" and THE
! Pedagogy of Success" and in the after
noon addressing general audiences on GER
| tain problems in American life. The speak
| err for national army day at Chautau-
| qua, July 81, will be Gen o. o. Howard.
| The speaker for recognition day will be
! Edward Howard Griggs. who also gives
| course of lectures during the week of Au-
| gust 6 to II. The grange day orator will
! be Sir Chenttung LANG Chen. Chinese
| ambassador to the United States.
| grand festival and eistoddfod will be
| held on Friday. July 81 Substantial prizes
will be offered to "a mixed choruses of
! from forty to fifty voices, (2) male Choir
uses twenty-five to fifty voices, 90 female
| choruses thirty-five to fifty voices 90
mixed quartettes, and co. male quartettes.
| Free admission to Chautauqua will be
| granted competitors for July % and Is,
and special railroad rates may be secured.
| Inquiries should be addressed TO the sec
| rotary of instruction.