The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-06-04
PREPARATIONS MADE
FOR CHAUTAUQUA

The Fourth Of July celebration in
Hood River this year is 10 be very
different from anything that has ever
been attempted in the past. Original
ity has always been the keynote Of
Hood River activities and in the plans
for this wears celebration this fact Is
made plainly apparent.
AS stated last week, this years
chautauqua will be held in Hood River
and will include the Fourth Of July eel
ebration. opening on Wednesday, July
II. The site selected Is the new city
park where the old city reservoir and
spring are located, which affords
most beautiful situation for the chau-
tauaua right in the heart Of the city.
The location selected for the open air
auditorium is in a perfect natural
amphitheatre, entirely surrounded by
huge maple trees which furnish COM
plete shade at all hours Of the day. A
better site for the purpose could not De
found in the entire county.
The general chataUqua committee
held a meeting Monday and selected
the chairmen of the various committees
to handle the different departments of
the vast amount Of work with which the
chautauqua committte is confronted.
Leslie Butler is president Of the gener-
al committee, =. 5. Davidson, vice
president, and K. +. Scott, secretary,
and the other members are c. ID.
Thomson, G. N. Ravlin, ID. 6. Cruik-
shank, j. NJ. CulbertsOn, c. +. Gilbert
and Arthur Clarke. The following are
the committee chairmen: Concessions,
z. S. Davidson; program and audltOri-
um, c. N. Ravlin; parade and sports,
d. G.. Cruikshank F; grounds and dance
pavilion, r. +. Scott.
The first three days Of the chautau-
qua, programs will be given afternoon
and evening. On July ! the Chicago
GIee club will give a big musical pro-
gram, in conjunction with the eminent
lecturer, DR.. II. l.. Herbert, who will
give his famous lecture, Cash, COun-
try and Conscience. On July 2 will
be presented the Dixie Jubilee Singers,
considered to be the best organization
of its kind in America. On this occa-
sion Charles Howard Plattenberg will
be the lecturer. Herbert and Platten-
berg are looked upon as two Of the
strongest men on the Chautauqua plat
form. These four attractions are head
liners at the big Gladstone chautauqua
at Oregon City, and the local manage
ment was able to secure them only
through sudden open date and owing
to the fact that they had to pass
through Hood River to fill their next
engagement.
The Fourth of July program will in
clude a Mardi Gras parade in the fore.
noon, which will be made up of all
sorts of unique and cOmical features;
daylight fire works at the chautauqua
grounds and basket picnic at noon,
followed by athletic sports Of all kinds,
a musical concert, dancing in. the open
air pavilion on the grounds, hot base
ball game between Hood River and
strong Portland team, and eliminating
in the evening with the production of
the famous comic opera, "The MikadO, "
with an entire local cast.
Work on the auditorium site was
commenced Monday. Since the brush
has been slashed away the real nature
of the discovery" is made apparent.
Everyone who sees it becomes a chau-
tauqua booster. and large number
have viewed it during the past two
days. This auditorium is to be made a
permanent improvement and will be
available for open air concerts, cOnven-
tions, etc.
THE Mikado" rehearsals have begun
in the library assembly room, under the
direction of J.. Adrian Epping. With
the principals and chorus there will be
28 people in the production. An or
Chestra of II pieces will furnish the
music. The success of 'The MikadO"
will mean permanent annual operate
event for Hood River.
4 "The giving of the Chautauqua in so
remote place as we have held it for
the past two years proved too eXpen-
sive a proposition to make it practi-
cal, " said p. S. Davidson, when com
menting upon the change in location.
"It cost too much for temporary
things. Had the money which was ac-
tually thrown away the past two years
at WOodwOrth park been spent on our
present location we could have had
permanent improvements. that would
have been a credit to the community.
Every dollar we spend now will give
us something we can enjoy for years.
The outdoor auitorium which we will
build this year will fill long felt want
and will really be revelation when
the people see it. -