The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-07-25

 Camp Grounds, Plainville, July 24.- The closing hours of the Chautauqua Assembly at PIainville, today, were full of busy moments. There was the usual eleventh hour packing, then there was the trying ordeal of saying goodbye to each other, and the final dash to catch the train for Home Sweet Home" The gathering has been one of the most successful ever held There has been 8 greater general inter est taken in ths work than ever be- fore. The friends of the institution have increased largely and the financ- ial outlook is very much improved, The general opinion ofthose who have at tended the present meet is, that there is no reason why with it's four hun dred readers, the unusual privileges which it offers to earnest people, it's ever growing constituency and it's so- cial life it should not become a potent factor in the life of Connecticut peop- pie. The grand closing concert given Tuesday night was great success, and reflected the highest credit on Miss Barnum and those who were associat- ed with her in the carrying out of the program, which was as follows
 The various numbers of the program received hearty applause from the aud fence. The first selection was by the ladies chorus, who rendered Trotter's Tn Old Madrid" and "snowflakes" by CoWen-Synes, A vocal duet followed by the Misses Barnum and Frien of Danbury, q Know Bank" by Horn, ''Tle Soul of the Violin" was then clev- erly recited by Mir Albert Newfleld, with musical accompaniment by Miss Barnum AS an encore he gave Miss Kate Pennoyer. Miss Frien sang a contralto solo, "Nymphs and Fauns,' by Bemberg, receiving a hearty en- core. A recitation by Mrs, Holton en- titled "The Obstructive Hat" was a mirth provoker Mrs. Holton also was recalled The cantata, The Father hood of God" by Schneider, was given in fine form and ended the program. The quartet for the cantata were Miss Dora Bamum, soprano; Miss Lena Frien, contralto Mir William C.. Smith, tenor; and Albert Newfeld, bass; all of Danbury Miss Belle l.. Slater of New Haven presided at the piano. Miss Barnum has been at the head of tho music department and has 1 won much praise both as conductor of the chorus and as Q soloist. The closing campfire took place im- mediately after the concert and was al- so decided success.
 The program:
 A recitation was rendered by Miss Mollie Wilcox of Hartford, "The Royal Bumper Degree" from "Peck's Bad :! Boy" which brought forth much laugh ter and applause. Inpromptu speeches were then made by Prof. Willard N. Cf1te and B. F Gilman, W. A. Richard ] and E. C. Tullar. An impromptu quar- tet furnished music throughout the campfire. The members of the quartet were George Stevenson and Howard Richard of New Haven and Albert Newfield ana William c, Smith of Dan- 1 bury Among their selections were "findy," "Tenting Tonight" and i Down Mobile"
 The only class meeting to-day was that held by Prof. Cute. It was his final talk on "A Bit of Green Paint" This talk really closed the 1907 assem- bls
 ThG speaker said that all the life oa this planet, Including both animals and plants, depends entirely on bit of green coloring matter. This coloringsis l aI,o lanf f. fA11f1d In all green pants of the plants. Under the microscope a section, of leaf is not entirely green The color is due to 9 great number of little green disks, and it is easily shown by experiments in the laboratory that these green bodies alone are able to manufacture the food for the plant. The. energy for tfl't work is derived from sunlight by means of l the green color and when the green Is absent no food is formed. Since all anil malls live on plants, directly as in graz ing animals or indirectly as in animals that eat grazing animals, the whole | assemblage of tho plants and animals owe their existence to this color, full explanation was given as to the why in which the starch, sugars androther sub stances of the plant are foPmed from water and the bases of the air. Twenty-Five members of the class went to Lake Compounoe and bounced on all the rare ferns that came within their reach.
 The sand plains near the lake were then visited and several orchids. the cranberry and the selaginella were col- lected.
 Veterans Gather Today.
 This will be Veterans day at the camp ground and a large muster of the Vets is expected. The exercises for the day will be under the direction of the new President Comrade Albert A. May of Meriden, The general orders for the day are as follows:
 sunrise-Raising and saluting the
 flag.
 8:3o a. m.-Cottage and family de-
 votions
 9:30 a. m,--Concert by Bristol band. 10;00 a. m.--Opening exercises. ] 10:20 a. m.--Welcome by presiding el-
 der, w. A. Richard.
 OffertoryLConducted by Comrade Char