Evening star., 1909-07-17
will CONTINUE TO SEPT. 81
CHAUTAUQUA ASSEMBLY AT
WASHINGTON GROVE.
Entertaining Program Of Events
Prepared-Season Will Open
Monday Evening.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WASHINGTON GROVE,

July Ii. 1909.
Standing for practical efforts tending
to Christian culture and wholesome
entertainment, the eighth annual Chau-
tauqua season of Washington Grove will
open Monday night in the big auditorium
here. An entertaining and instructive
program of events, which will continue
until September &, will be opened with a
concert by Washington talent. Every
effort has been put forth by the COM
mittee in charge to produce the best
assembly in the Groves history. The
program for the season follows:
Chautauqua Season Program.
July 10. Monday. Ernest Lent Concert
Company, instrumentalists; July 20,
Tuesday, Prof. Oscar Phelps Austin,
cameragraphs on religions of the world;
July "A. Saturday, Miss Isabel Mathilde
Pechine, reader and impersonator; July
81, Tuesday, Philip Sidersky. stereopti-
con lecture, Israel Among the Nations :;
July 80. Friday. Edward Elliott, charac-
ter impersonator The Man of the
Hour" July 81, Saturday. Mr.. Elliott in
The Lion and the Mouse
August ?, Monday. concert by the Alter
Prof. n. j. Corey. lecturer pianist,
''Goethes Faust in Music and Art; Au-
gust Z. Saturday. Prof. Corey, "Lohen-
DR.. Bristow Adams. stereoptilogue lee
ture, "A Prodigal Nation; August 10,
Tuesday, Recognition day. which all read
ers in chautauqua courses who have COM
pleted their work will be given diplomas
August II, Thursday, Temperance day;
jugglers: August 16. Monday. Rosani,
with new program: August p. Saturday,
grand instrumental and vocal concert,
Washington talent; August 81. Friday,
the American vitagraph. with Fred Held;
August 2s Saturday. vitagraph; August
80, Monday. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert A.
Sprague, character acting, presenting
RIP Van Winkle"; August 81, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sprague, in "Esmeralda"
September 4, Saturday. Lyceum Club
vocal: September 6. Monday. annual field
aa1 track games under auspices of the
Washington Grove Athletic Association,
and base ball game for Montgomery
county championship.
Regular Religious Services.
Regular religious services will also be
conducted at the Grove during the sea-
son. Each Sunday there will be Sunday
school at $50 o'clock in the morning,
with Frank Rynex, superintendent
preaching at II o'clock by clergy Of vari-
Gus denominations and vesper service al
o'clock. The midweek prayer service
will be held each Wednesday evening
Meetings of the Current Events Club will
be held Thursday evenings. The Wom-
ans Guild meets Fridays in Assembly
Hall.
In charge of the chautauqua and Its
events is the following general committee
DIR. D. Elmer Wiber. chairman. w. H. H
Smith. vice chairman; A. H. Hitler. Sec
s. Foster, E. E. A. Cook. w. f. Gatchell
William B. Hardy. Rev. Albert Osborn
Rufus Clark. Raymond F. Crist and Mer.
ton A. English.
Percy S. Foster is in immediate charge
of all music and musical events. A. H
Hitler is in charge of the assembly class
work. Art and decorative work will be
under the direction Of Miss Mary Nor.
gan of Ohio. Miss Helen Merriam will
be in charge of the class work and teach.
ing in the department Of music.
Camp Meeting Services.
Rev. A. w. Spooner delivered a forcefu
sermon at the service last evening. By
request he illustrated the themes ane
thoughts with number Of sketches with
colored crayons and paper, after the
fashion Of his daily chalk talks to the
children. A tenor solo was sung by
Percy S. Foster. Several numbers were
rendered by the chorus under the direc-
ton of Prof. D. l.. Spooner.
Rev. Page Milburn took as his subject
preaching Christ" at the last Bible
study hour Of camp this morning. To
the children DIR. Spooner will speak on
THE Language of the Door,
Camp meeting closes with the three
services tomorrow. In the event of gooe
weather a great crowd is expected. Rev
]. w. r. Sumwalt of Washington. head
nf he n
dist Episcopal Churches, will preach In
the morning. His subject will be "A
Heart Message From the King. DR.
Spooner will preach in the afternoon anG
evening. His subjects are announced as
follows: What Shall / Believe Concern
ing the Bible?" and "Uttermost Saliva.
ton" There will be special music al
all of the services of the day. includ
ing probably numbers by male
quartet.