The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-08
PROGRAM OUTLINED
FOR CHAUTAUQUA
Richmond's Annual Assembly
Will Be Formally Opened
BY Sen. DoIIiver.
SEVERAL SPECIAL DAYS
PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO BE
GIVEN TO CHILDREN THIS
YEAR-AFFAlR CLOSES WITH
LABOR DAY ADDRESS.

James Shaw, ChautauQua promo
ter, who is in charge of the Richmond
ChautauQua program, was here yes
terday in conference with the local
committee and he was able to outline
in part the program for each day at
the Richmond Assembly which will
open Friday afternoon August "a. Not
all of the speakers or entertainers
have been contracted with up to this
time, hence Mr.. Shaw could give
only partial outline of the program,
but what he has arranged indicates
that the ChautauGua as q whole will
be more entertaining than ever be-
fore. An additional day also has been
provided this year, the closing pro-
gram to take place on Monday Sep
TENDER 4, Labor Day.
DR.. Charles Zeublin, of Chicago Uni
versity, who is we'll known in Rich
mond having delivered two series of
lectures here under the auspices OF
the local chapter of the University
Extension movement. is to be at the
Chautauqua an entire week as also is
Both of these lecturers are brought
here by the Wayne County Teachers
Association whose summer institute
is merged with the Chautauqua.
The Juvenile chautauaua"
One of the new features this year
may be called the Juvenile Chautau-
qua" or a children's department which
will be in charge of Miss Pearl Car
penter, of Covington, KY, an enter
tainer of note whose chief charm. per-
haps is her wonderful ability to en-
terrain children. Miss Carpenter will
be provided with a special tent and
| with the children of the Chautauqua
will entertain them in various ways.
Much Of her work is along original
kindergarten lines and is AS attractive
as it is instructive to the little tots.
| The night before the formal open
| ing of the Chautauqua there will be a
| band concert on the Chautauqua
grounds. On the afternoon of Friday,
August 25, the program for the as
sembly will begin and the first speak
er will be Senator Dolliver of Iowa,
one of the most brilliant orators in
Congress. The Jubilee singes will also
appear on the opening afternoon. The
program for Friday evening has not
been determined.
Saturday, August %, will be Chill
dren's Day and among the entertain
ers will be the Whittier Sisters of Laf-
ayette, juvenile singers ,whistlers and
readers, who come to the Richmond
Chautauqua with established reputa-
tons. On the evening of this day
Frank. Regan, of Rockford. Ill, will
give his famous chalk talk, which, it
is asserted differs greatly from the
work of the majority of entertainers
of this type.
Richmond Hobson on Sunday.
On the afternoon of Sunday August
&c, Lieut.. Richmond P. Hobson. of
Merrimac fame, will lecture. His sub
ject will be America Among the Ma
tons" On the same afternoon Rich
ard P. Carroll, negro educator of
much prominence who was the foun-
der of an Industrial school at Column
bit, South Carolina. will deliver an
address relative to the work among
the colored youth of the South.
The Parland-Newhall quartet-vo-
calists and instrumental artists will
be at the Chautauqua three days,
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
August 26, q and %. Other features
of the program for Monday and Tues
day are still under consideration.
DR.. Gunsaulus of Chicago will de-
liver a lecture on the afternoon of
Wednesday, August 20.
Capt Jack Crawford the poet scout
will lecture on the evening of Friday
lsAugust 81. The Kaff1r Boys Choir
will also be heard on this day.
A Day For Soldiers.
On Saturday September l, Mrs. Vir-
ginia c. Meredith of Cambridge City
will deliver an address and in the
evening Mrs. Pickett. the widow OF
General Pickett leader of the famous
Gettysburg charge that history gives
his name, will speak. The program
for the last Sunday of the Chautauqua
has not been fully determined upon
but possibly the Richmond May Fes-
tival chorus may be heard in special
numbers. On Monday, September 8,
Labor Day. w. ]. Clark, of South
Bend will speak. His subject will be
Napoleon"
May Secure Bryan.
Mr. Shaw has hopes of being able
to bring William J. Bryan to the
Chautauqua but until his return from
| Europe nothing definite can be ar
ranged.