Evening journal., 1913-04-23
PREPARE FOR
CHAUTAUQUA
West End Reading Room Lays
Plans for Week Of
Entertainment

Although there are many Things IN
tervening between now aud the time
for the Wilmington Chautauqus, June
2s-July 4, many people are already
beginning to anticipate with pleasure
what a treat is in store for then,
and the whole community.
The Chautauqua which will come
to Wilmington has taken its name
and its outdoor habit from the great
summer school that has sprung up OIL
the shores Of Lake Chautauqua il
New York State The Vhautauqua is
solid week Of snappy talks. tar.
entertainments, and taking music,
punched under a huge tent seating
1000 or 5000 people. Inside the
Enclosure is splendid force of younA
men who will give expert attention
in seating the people, and everybody
Is assured courteous treatment an0
intelligent service. The ChautauQua
meets the needs of the young and
old. the music lover, the literary de-
votee' and the one who simply wants
fun and amusement.
The first day in Wilmington Is Bano
Day This alone is worth the entirS
cost of the Chautauqua course ticket.
The Florentine Concert Band consists
OF twenty-five expert musicians from
Italy under the direction OF Senol
Bontrelh. This band has won dis
tinction under the leadership of Vie
tor and is among the most celebrated
bands OF America. The soloist will
be Miss Meliccnt MelrOse, a soprano
of unusual ability and charm. The
band really plays classical music anu
makes it irresistibly appealing. Tn,
crowds 60 home humming snatches
OF Peer Gynt, II Trovatore, and Lucia
dia Lammemoor. Last year in a
Chautauqua town for months after
the tents we're down there was a
raid on the music stores for a differ
ent sort of records and piano rolls
that had never been popular before
The West End Reading Room is
bringing the Chautauqua to Whining.
ton. The week marks the opening OF
the new public playground at Della
ware avenue and Union street, and
the whole movment is looked upon
as but the broadest conception OF
playground extension work. II offer-
q program of clean and wholesome
entertainment IL stands for pleas
ure, delight, enjoyment II, not only
exalts the good. the beautiful and the
true. but it emphasizes the humor-
Gus as we'll.
The special tickets as already de-
scribed in THE EVENING JOURNAL
will not be issued until June, but thu
booklets describing the Chautauqua
have been sent out for distribution tC
the following people:
Miss Emma Dowd, Mr. John Taylor
Mr.. Clarence Pyle, Miss Beulah NJ
Harriott, Mrs. Frank Haley, Miss
Louise Johnson. A r. Spaid, Miss
Grace Baird. Miss Grace Beadenkopf
John Hudson. +. Reed. Mrs. II n
Ward Miss Elizabeth Sumner. Sam
uel Benson, Jr.. Henry b. Thompson
Mr. Colbert, Charles w. Bush. Calel
r. Burchenalr Miss May Malone, th'
Rev w. p. Holloway. Mrs. A. ID
Warner. Miss Isabelle B. Wales, Irv
ing Warner, DR.. George W. Twitmyef
Or. Thomas O. Cooper. S. Fl. Bay
nard, Josiah Marvel, George McGov
ern, Mr.. Yearger. c. M Dillon. Colone
W. IS. Stoyer. Miss Butler, Elsmere
Miss Anna Shaw. DR.. Cleland, Johl
w Huxley, T. IT, Cappoau. ~
Staniar. Miss Sarah Pyle, Miss Eliza
beth Briscoc Miss Carrie Nutter
Miss Margaret Shearman. Miss Alic
Bradford. Miss Cornelie Staples. Mis-
Anna Bird George NJ Miller, Mis-
eleanor Swift
Any one desiring these booklets
which arc illustrated and very inter
esting. can procure them by askini
eny one of those upon this list.
Further names will be given late
as the booklets have not yet beel
entirely distributed throughout tn
city.