The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-17
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Miss Lucille BACKYARD writes of her
stay at Chautaqua, y. Y.
Mr.. Editor: you eyer at
Chautauqua? II not you have missed
being at one of the most delightful
places on the earth. This is my sec
ond trip here and the charm of the
place grows on me. The climate is
so delightful, the scenery 80 beauti-
full, the atmosphere so invigorating
about the temperature Of early May
in Kentucky. the social atmosphere
SO free and yet 80 refined. | came
here not on a pleasure trip, but as a
student. yet my cup of pleasure has
been full.
We left Paducah as a party eleven
Our family of six, DR.. Sullivan and
wife and daughter. Miss Rosa, Mrs
F. NJ. McGlathery and Miss Alma
Perry, of Jackson. / think a more
congenial cheerful party would be
hard to find. After a stay of two
weeks Dr. Sullivan and family have
returned to Paducah. We miss his
genial smiling face and the compan-
ionship of his family. All Of the
party except Miss Perry and myself
came for rest and recreation. We
came to take special courses in mu.
sic. Three lessons each week in
voice under Prof. Croxton, of New
York, and three lessons each week on
pipe organ under Prof. Vincent with
the practice necessary to master
lessons in addition to work on the
piano and two hours of practice each
day in the great choir in the Amphi-
theater have kept us very busy
nevertheless we have found time for
rowing, bathing in the lake, fishing
and some side trip to other points on
beautiful and picturesque lake Chau-
tauqua. Our trip to Buffalo, Niagara
Falls and across Lake Ontario to To-
ronto was very delightful. We have
met a number OF friends from Mem
phis, Jackson, Trenton, Clinton and
other points, and last. but not least
we have formed some very delightful
acquaintances among the young gen
tlemen OF "yankeydom" who profess
to be partial to the Southern girls
Chautauqua is paradise for children
a place where young people never
get weary and elderly people renew
their youth. You'd you believe 1t
Mr.. Editor, that two such staid. dig
nified matrons as Mrs. McGlatheryI
and my mother would be taking swim
ming lessons in the lake and then
rowing on its placid bosom, and
stranger still, my father has been
their teacher In these things My
father has found German friend I'M
DR.. WEIGH the celebrated grape juice
man of Westfield, who by the way isl
a staunch Methodist and one OF the
trustees of the Chatauqua institution
Father has been his guest two or
three different times and has had
many auto rides with him. ! would
love to remind DIR. WEIGH that there
are other members of the BACKYARD
family who enjoy auto rides, espee-
Tally since the doctor is a millionaireI
and has a handsome grown son un-
married See? Well autolng may
fail but boating will not, for there
went on the blue waters OF Lake
Chautauqua this morning for the first
time a new boat with name LUCILLE"
printed in bold letters on the bow
and the owner assured me that he
had named It for me and that Il wasl
at my command at any time I wished
Well. in one week more their SUMMER
schools will close and we will bid
adieu to these fascinating haunts onl
far-famed Lake Chautauqua and setl
our faces southwark towards thel
steamlng Ohio valley and dear old