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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Slias Nelson. Woodbury. Station. Va
and Adelaide Patterson, Aqueyvlller Va
Thomas a. Payne and Jennie NJ
Spence.
Alfred 7. Howard and Susie r. Rex
W. W. Reamer and Mary r. Tanner
John +. Berry. Augusta. ". Va. and
Clara b. Haiues. CapOu Bridge, Va
Carl &ander and Mary Harr.
Joe F. Claggett and Birdie X Shaw,
both OF Marlboro. Va.
Harold C. Griffith and Grace T.
Adams.
W. +. Riley and Annie Y. Torney.
Richard Johnson and Mary Strother.
Elmer v. Carr. District of Columbia.
and amy L. Day, New HavcE- Conn.
Harry Edmunds and Mamie X G.
Parham.
John ". Lee Philadelphia, Pa. and
Mamie J. MurdoCk, StockyIle. y. c.
Clifford Jeter, Lee, Mass, and Lillian
B. Quintclett, District OF Columbia.
William r. Hill and NJ. Louise Car
son.
Arthur Slivers and Mary COplcy.
Henry Jones and Jane Lee.
Frederick SomerviIle and Sarah
Parker.
Francis Carroll NatungIy and VII
helmina Grove.
Robert f. Aud and Elizabeth H. Vim
son
Edgar +. Gillette. Herndon. Va. and
Ella *. Hospital
Carmon g. QuantiIle and Lena Gates.
Walter +, Fletcher and Elizabeth C.
Smith.
John H. Thormanu and Lena Spellen-
berg, both of Baltimore.
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Third Day of Twenty-fourth
Annual Convention in
Alexandra.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Welcome and County Jubilee Night
Celebrated, Church Capacity
Being Taxed
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
Al TX A e-r,rlFt x-a l.-ss-- 3D.

T.
The third days session Of the twen-
y-fourth annual convention OF the
Virginia Woman's Christian Temper
ahee Union convened at the First Bap-
tist Church this morning The devo-
uOnal exercises were conducted by Mrs
Kate Miller Barrett, which were fol
lowed by the reading Of the minutes.
the report OF the executive committee
and the reports Of the credentials COM
mittee
The election Of officers resulted as
follows; Mrs Howard N H0ge. State
president Mrs. L. A Shepard. CORE
spending secretary; Mrs Parrott, re-
coTding secretary Mrs. Clement. treas
urer; Mrs. r. II. Jones. vice president;
and Mrs Eliza j. Peasants. honorary
vice president
Last night the church was crowded
20 its capacity with those who had
come TO celebrate the welcome and
county jubilee night The devotional
exercises were conducted by the Rev.
+. 7. Phillips. which was followed by
Iausic Ey the Chapter or Praise or St
Paurs Protestant Episcopal Church
An address OF welcome was delivered
on behalf of the city by Mayor Fred j.
PAN; on behalf Of the professions. by
Senator Lewis n 1faChen. on behalf
or the churches by the Rev. T. Z. Phil
lips. or ST PaUlS Protestant Episcopal
Church. on behalf Of the County Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union. by
Mrs Amy G.. Weech- on behalf of the
local WOmans Christian Temperance
Union. by Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett
The addresses were followed by music
and then Mrs. Mary Strickland of RO-
auOke county. Mrs. J. F. Lincoln, -
Rockingham county, and Mrs. Ada
HOugh OF Norfolk fmade responses.
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GUST HOLLAND
FROM PALMAS
Dutch Must Give Up AS
sumed Sovereignty of One
Of Philippine Group.

The State Department viii call on
Holland for an explanation Of the Dutch
governments assumption of sovereignty
over the Island Of Palmas, one Of the
little islands Of the Philippines archi-
peIag0 ceded 10 the United States by
Spain, under the terms OF the treaty os
Paris According to "a report made 20
the Bureau of Insular Affairs OF the
war Department. and by II forwarded
10 the State Department. the Dutch
have assumed fun authority over Pal
mas, and even gone so far as 20 appoint
governor for the island and Its peo-
Pile
PaImas is one Of the small outlying
islands OF the Philippines. being about
sixty miles due east OF the saraugani
Islands, and well within the limits Civ
en- by Spain 10 this country.
Ii Is one OF the most fertile of the
smaller islands of the PHILIPPINES. The
Inhabitants speak a mOngrel language
with a Manobe basis, but are well-be-
haVed good people. For fifteen years
the Dutch ships have been making con-
stant voyages to Palmas and many peO-
pie from Holland have settled perma-
nently In the litsle island
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RAILWAY MACHINISTS
TRY TO AVOID STRIKE

The executive committees of the In
teruati5ual Association of MachinIs1s
now have under consideration the ques-
tion OF difference between the Southern
Railway and the m8ChinisJs employed
by the road. and q conference between
the executive committee and officials OF
the Southern may be held tomorrow.
The executive committee is considering
every phase of the question with the
view OF reaching an adjustment OF the
new wage scale if possible without n
strike. The men, IL was asserted this
morning. have been very patient and
have endeavored 90 avoid the necessity
of a strike The outcome of the trouble
viii depend on what the Southern has
10 offer 10 the executive committee OF
the International Association.
A settlement is looked for one way
or the other by the end OF the week.
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stincts If humanity demand that Sc az
least care for the victims OF violence In
sickness and death
Fund Raised for Stricken.
Following the adopting Of these rtsO-
lutions a fund OF $500 was subscribed
within half an hour for the aid Of the
families of the victims Of the riot both
black and white. A committee of ten. 10
be known as "a committee OF safety
was appointed. This committee met
later in the directors rooms Of the
Fourth National Bank and determined
that disorder and anything which has
the semblance of rioting or tending 30
cause a breach OF peace between the
races win be summariiy dealt with in
Atlanta, and whites and negroes viii be
treated alike by the civil and military
authorities FOR Onenses Of this charac-
ter. The military and civil authorities.
municipal State aid county. viii co.
operate TO this end.
A squad OF militia was fired on from
"a negro house AZ the corner OF Spring
and Hunnicut streets az about IL o'clock
last night. and though a number Of
shots were exchanged between the
troops and the negroes, no one was in
Jured.
The soldiers raided the house. captur-
ing three negroes, two escaping, As no
firearms could be found on those cap
tured or any IN the house g. was evil
dent that those who escaped carried all
tne weapons with them
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SULTAN REFUSES
TO RISK OPERATION

GENEVA. Sept. 25.-Sultan Abdul
Hamid II of Turkey has not more than
six months to live. This Is the report
received by leaders of the young Turk
ish party here from confidential agents
in CCnstantnOple
Prot. Bergman. the German specialist
who was called recently to examine the
Sultan, warned Abdul Hamid that an
operation for the cancer from which he
IS reported to be suffering. was impera-
tive II he wished 10 live
The Sultan, who IS noTtally afraid Of
an operation replied that ne would taka
the risk rather than submit 10 an opera
ton.
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Wim CeIebrate Anniversary.

A special meeting Of the Young Mems
sodaNty Lyceum was held at its hall.
ln Duke street. last night AZ which IL
was decided that that organization
would celebrate its eighteenth anniver-
sary on October 8. By an oyster roast
at their hall
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g. W. u. FreShieS Receive
Warning From SOphS
Must Walk Straight and Narrow Path or Suf-
fer Consequences -JanitOrs Busy RemOV
ina Posters Put Around.

BY way Of showing tho freshmen Of
George Washington University that ,hey
look like a torn deuce IN sticky deck
and amount 10 about as much as nn
ace-high hand IN "a game OF draw poker,
the sophomores of the university last
night placarded the walls of the halls
Cf learning and numerous other build
ings IA the city with a bic, Influential
looking poster
This poster is meart 10 irdic3te the
vast superiority Of tine sophomore class
over The freshmen, and to inculcate in
tie freshman mind certain lessons which
shall govern the conduct cf tie uc0-
phyte in learning.
-2rlF this morning almost the entire
force of colored ianltors of the univcr-
sity Was busy trying To remove the
posters from the exterior ana interior
walls. Rut they had been put on with
something like furniture glue. and had
tc be thoroughly soaked with water be
fore they could be removed. Even then
the removal was a painful ana tedious
task
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Appointments and Changes.

or zl2 II street northwest. 30 cents per
night.
Appointments and Changes.
Other appointmonts-Aflss NJ Ourand
normal graduate. temporary teacher OF
physical culture, 500 year John Lee
Brooks. teacher. Business High School.
$3.50 year
designations OF Miss NJ IT, TsoIe
Miss 81. J.. Hedriek. and Miss r. II.
Slcmau were accepted as were those OF
former Night School Teachers j. w
McAd2", annie T. Thomas. and T. N.
Mrs NJ. ". Frank was transferred 10
tho pr.ncipalship OF petworth school.
which position was declined by j. r.
kceuo.
The following promotions. reductions.
=ld transfers were made upon recon-
mendatiou OF the superintendent.
NJ. /. Williams. from fourth grade u
NTH and fourth grades, new. ami assign
70 class +. with promotion In salary from
500 To $500
J.. NJ Conucu from second grade IN
third and second grades, assign 20 class
S, and promote from salary Of S6l 10
Selt per auuum, temporarily until
remedial legislation can bee secured
f. T. faWcett. al her own request
was reduced from the fourth 20 the
ihlrd grade, at same salary.
r +. Thonssen. promoted from the
same salary.
Grace WanstaH. al her own request
was reduced from the fourth to the
third grade, at salary of 500 per an
mum until remedial legislation can be
secured
~ v Fauth, promoted from the third
10 the fourth grade at same salary.
Accept resignation Of +. r. Simms.
teacher of drawing, at a salary of 2.25
per annum. To take effect from and az
ter September So 1906
J.. O. Wines transferred from fourth
grade 10 the drawing corps. AT same
salary.
A. II. Ulke, promoted from the sec
ond grade 20 third grade at same sal
airy.
Claire Burket. at teacher in the Nc
kinley Manual Training School. trans
lerred 10 the Business High School at
same salary.
Three months extension Of leave of
absence from September l. 1906. granted
To Katherine Bryan
Assistant Superintendent Hughes this
morning instructed the principals OF the
night schools to be at the buildings
from 20 o clock tomorrow and Friday
evenings for The purpose Of registering
pupils,
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Broke Her Left Arm.

AIRS. J. T. Luckett, while walking
across her yard IN South Patrick street
had her foot catch in q piece or wire
and she was thrown violently 10 the
ground. breaking her left arm.
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] "Thou shalt show proper respect to
the gentle profs.
Thou shalt not rice ponies
Thou shalt I'm short at an times act
in q manner that tehts the miserable
and contemplate position YOU hold
Now, ye Warts-On-A-Iicllle We Nut
tOn-Headed ImbeciIes. follow these rules
10 the letter. lest the Sophomore Class
wreak dircful vengeance and wrath
upon y0uf awdUst-stuffeC cl0dpates
'Ey order OF tho LCCts, executive COM
uittee Glass 90 3. ". T."
Inquiry this morning WAS met with
the information that nobody knew any
thing about the posters who had com
posed them or who had stuck them up
Knots of freshmen were heard 70 de-
clare that they would pay no attention
10 the warning. that they would hold
their meetings and elect their officers
whenever they chose. and that the
sophomOres. in short. could chase
This being the spirit Of the newest
class. IL is confidently expected that
there viii De some real good 1ghting
before the season of initiation has
passed into history.
Opening of University.
The cighty-sixth annual session Of
George Washington University opened
this forenoon with the assembly OF all
the students. men and women. i'm the
University Han. o, r. Gareissen sang
solo i'm superb style at the opening
exercises. The string quartet played
the "Andaute Cantablle" OF TechaikoW-
sky, and "a finale and andante by
Haydn. The day was given over for
the most part 10 the reception and reg
istration OF students. OF whom. ac-
cording To present indications. the uni
ycrslty viii have a Tecord-breaklng
number this session
Improvements have been made I'm the
university building during the vacation
season. The north end, with the eXcep-
tion of President Ncedhams s office. has
been transformed into rooms for the
library, which has been enlarged by the
purchase Of the Richard Heinzel col
lection. This enlargement Of the IL
brary neCessitaTed the removal OF the
business offices. which are now in
rooms opening ou Fifteenth street
reception room has also been
fitted up for the girl students
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Notice TO the Freshmen.

Say the rosters
't7reshment Stop, Look, Listen,
Hre, Nc.
Because ye are q bunch of pusill4nl-
mens ~ 7tarts With ridiculous and IRE
Tostrryus notions AIS to yoEr iupoItanC=.
the Sophomore class, in it's infinite ,rIa-
dom ald desire 10 see your cIanums re-
durod 30 their Drcncr size that of o
pathogrnig microhct has seer, iii 10 com
Pile the following rules for the guidance
of ycur iufant.ne footsteps:
-TEou slalt neither mold class meet
ings nor elect class officers without the
consent Of the Sophomore Class.
''Fhou shalt not contaminate tobacco
by using il.
Thou shalt rot MOIST the booze.
Thou shalt NOT fuss with ladies-co-
eds or otherwise.
Thou shalt not loar d. Wula Waua
Han
'ThoU shalt bc seen little. hoard mover.
Thou snals remain standing with
doffcd hats in the presence OF the up
PEI class mCu.
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PAYING A GUARDED COMPLIMENT

Personally. Mr. Hill is a clever fellow.
but If one was out cunning for Erea
men no experienced hunter would follow
his trail very fare enerson City (Mo)
Tribune.
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A Friend IN Need ALI
ways with You.

VI A WHEN you have Heartburn,
NA I Colo. Coated Tongue. Sus.
WV pected Breath. Aoid-rising-i4
- " throat. Gas-belching. or an
inciPient Cold. take Cascaret.
Remember. all these are not merely
Discomforts. but indications Of a serious
Cause.
Nip them in the bud-eat a Candy Cas-
caret. Cascarets don't purge. nor punish
the stomach like 'Bne-drving'' "Physios.''
They act Ike Exercise on the Bowel.
Muscles that proPel Food, and that squeezs
the natural Digestive Juices Of the BODY ,
into Food.
Cascarets ward off, or cure, the following
diseases:
Constitution Bad Breath
BsIz6HSzsss HezdzeEs
Indigestion Dtarrk1a
DgbSbSiG F2akuzsuLs
I0IbIa LEVEr TaAHalcs
f16sHGLrtklS Naura
C0Hc Vey1ig0
Ip05mS PImBls
pics Bl6kckss
In such cases little Cascarst in time Is
worth fifty dollars worth ofTreatment later
On, TO say nothing Of the suffering. discom- ,
fort, loss Of Business Energy, and loss of
Social Sunshine it saves.
Headaches, Heartburn. Gas-beIchlngs
Acld-risings in the throat, and Coucky feeA
ing are sure signs Of bowel trouble from
food polsons. and should be dealt with
promptly.
One Cascaret viii stop the looming
trouble. and move on the Bowel load. il
taken at the first signs.
Don't fail to carry the Vest Pocket Boz
Of Cascarets with you constantly.
All druggists sell them-over ten million
boxes year.
Be very careful TO get the gsnuinss
made only by the Sterling Remedy Com
pany and never sold in bulk. Every
tablet stamped "CCC." 74s
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school buildings, $3.50 per night. eXcep~
the buildings containing cooking rooms.
where an additional salary OF -j cents
per night IS allowed on nights waen
cooking schools are lu session. JanitOr
or Zl- II street northwest % cents per
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stincts IF humanity demand that 81 at
least care for the victims OF violence In
sickness and death
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Mrs J. B. Blaffer, of Dallas, ar
rived in the city this morning and
will visit relatives and attend the
Chautauqua.
Mr. and Mrs H. D. Timmins re-
turned yesterday morning from a
visit to their son, A. d. Timmins, at
Houston.
Rev. Richard w. Lewis, of Cum
berland, n. NJ, will arrive in the city
tonight and will spend tomorrow at
the Chautauqua
Miss Pearl White and Miss Jennie
Henry, of Lancaster, are guests of
Mrs. q. f. Moffett at Rosebud during
the Chautauqua.
Miss Nettie Witherspoon, of Mid,
| lothian, spent yesterday and TO-DAY
| in the city with her sister, Mrs. 2. II
/ Wilson on West Main street.
/ Mrs. Ben Hammond and little sol
OF San Antonio arrived in the cit.
this morning and will visit at tn
home of l.. r. Graham for two weeks
Misses Irene Oden and Addie Nile
OF Hubbard City are here attendin
Chautauqua. They are guests at tn
home of d.. j. s. Berry in Jniyersit
: Heights
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PREACH RACE SUICIDE
ksthelas snt 0id Maids heei In q Slate
Convention.

Forest CRY, Iowa. July 20 4
state convention Of bachelors and old
maids IL IN session here today for
the purpose Of nominating full
state ticket and formulating s. ticket
advocating race suicide
The meeting was called TO order
by Chairman Clinton Merrick. who
King Of bachelors President Roose-
welt came tn for great deal Of criti-
cism because Of his advocacy of large
families
Now that the monopolists have
control Of all the leading industries,
said Merrick. land have made the
people their slaves. TO keep control
Of the victims Il will be necessary
TO weaken their power of protest by
increasing their number and respon-
sihilities The real suicide of the
race is caused by too many births.
Accordingly the convention platform
will declare race suicide as a cure OF
monopoly. There is not comfort
able living for quarter of the
worlds inhabitants. bat the trusts
are demanding more young ones to
feed the same wateTed stock, The
| presidents diatribes against race
| suicide causes one 10 believe that he
has just awakened from Rip Van
Wrinkle sleep
Many speeches were delivered in
which President Roosevelt was Wei
| ously attacked and it was declared
that the only way to curb the trusts
and Illegal combines is to reduce the
| population so that the people will be
afforded an opportunity to make q
good living Independent of the mo-
nopolists.
The theories and statistics of Nal
thus, an English political economist
who advocated the limitation of off
spring as social and economic pan
acea, were frequently quoted with
approval
Chairman Merrick recently extend
ed an invitation to President Roose-
Welt to attend the convention and en-
gage in a joint debate on the subject
of race suicide. So far no reply has
been received.
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; atar1h Cannot he Cured

with local applications. as they can
not reach the seat of the disease.
Catguh is a blood or constitutional
disease. and In order to cure it you
must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and niue
ous surfaces Halls Catarrh Cure Is
NOT "a quack medicine II was pres
oribed 10y one OF the best physicians
lea this country for wears and rs a
REGULAR prescription 10 is composed
of the best 'ouics known. combined
with THE best blood purifiers. acting
directly on inc mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the two in
srelieuts BIS What produces such
uoUlsriUi results Boa curing ,atarrh
Send for .ratimoriajs fr.e.
b. D. CHENEY a. co Props
Toledo. %
aH'H IE iw-e.t. rt.D. -lr
TaHs flaU Family pulls far ron
Iu.tful
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Notice.

TO Our Friends and Patrons:
We have for delivery this fall the
most complete line of nursery stock
we have ever offered for sale Mr..
j. Il Robinson, stakeholder in our
company. has been placed in charge
OF the local sales department and
orders placed with him will receive
the best attention. DO no, delay
placing order for your wants. as your
stock will then be- saved for YOU
thereby insuring You the very best
Thanking our friends for past pat.
rouage and hoping 70 merit youI
future orders. We are.
Yours very truly
WANAHACuIE NURSERY co
Both phones Office West Mait
street d&w f
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Corpus Christi and return $50
Epworth League Encampment. On
sale night train Aug. 10 and morn
ing train Aug. Ii; limit Aug, 13,
Lexington, Ky, and return 5000
Meeting U. b. of +. On sale July
2S, % and 80; limit Aug. 5.
Hillsboro and return $3.05-Re-
union Hin County Veterans. On
sale July 80, 81, and Aug. /; limit
Aug. 4.
Dallas and return $1.30-Sheriffs'
Association of Texas. On sale Aug.
s and morning of Aug. 8; limit to
Aug. IL.
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OUR NEW YORK LETTER
Warm Weather and Topics ON the
Fashions

Warm Weather and topics ON the
/ Fashions.
Old Sol and old General Humidity
are doing the partnership act TO such
/ an extent that leaving old New York
town and camping out seems more
attractive TO the general run OF hui
mainly than to the man in the cur
| rent song which is being sung, whis-
( tied and hurdy -Eurhyed into desue-
/ tude-for which let us be thankful,
Uhe tides run high in the Thaw-
White case. There will likely CON
tinue to be sensational reports clear
/ up to the time. next October, when
/ said reports viii merge into sensa-
| tioual Developments in the court
room I'm glad / am like the man
who drove the hearse-''Not In ii, -
of Stanford White and Harry Thaw;
and with Mrs. White and her young
son whose reticence under awful
pressure is most admirable.
Broche ribbons. Notwithstanding
their costliness are immensely popu-
lar, Some show one-side effects.
Those with plain ground bestrewn
with tiny bouquets and showing mar
row borders are especially pretty
Fashions change rapidly in frocks
and frills, millinery and what not,
but fashions adherence to the r & G
Corset is a fixed fact. This admir-
able American product girdles the
world of up-to-date women, its popu-
larity being a matter of universal
preference based upon its own excel
lence and adaptability.
Pink, in coral, rose and peach
blossom shades, is a great leader on
fashions color-card There is a new
green on the apple order which is
much in demand; ana ciel and light
pastel blues prevail
A dainty gown is of Brussels net
yoked with baby Irish lace, and edg-
ed with Val lace The waist has a
bertha showing Irish lace inser-
lions.
In embroidery the era of the eye
let continues
The Dutch neck is a popular fea-
ture of the lingerie waist of pres
ent style.
Following the introduction of the
Dutch neck comes the pretty fash
ion of crystal necklaces in jet or
cOlOrS.
feature noted in connection with
lingerie waists is that they combine
both fine and coarse laces. The
foundation is of very fine web, while
the incrustations or applications are
quite heavy.
Some smart waists shown at Lord
and Taylor's are of baby guipure
vita large motif insertions of heavy
guipure, the latter in some instances
differing in color These waists are
/ the height OF fashion.
In skirts, a decided return to pan
nels is seen. They are either simu-
lated by trimmings, or fail loosely
over the skirt and themselves form
the basis of the skirt trimming.
Ribbon trimming is much used up
on thin fabrics. Skirts of semi
transparent stufs are some times
trimmed half their depth with fatty
lput on rows OF rather narrow ribbon
SIDNEY EARLE
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The Majestic Theater.

Manager Rodecker of the Majestic
theater requests the announcement
that during the ten days of the Chau-
tauqua session there will be no per-
formances in the building on Frank
lin street, but instead there will be
three shows daily at the pavilion in
the ChautauQua grounds.