The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-07-27
CHAUTAOQUA IS TO
END TOMORROW
EVEN|NG
Best Program Of the Week For
Last Day
JUDGE LINDSEY TO SPEAK
Over a Thousand People In the Tent
Sunday Evening. Heard Two
Eloquent Address

The Chautauqua will close Tuesday
evening and the program for tomor-
row will be the eliminating event of
the week which mas proved a great
success in Bennington. The Chautau-
qua should be made an annual insttu-
ton here and probably will be cOmbin-
ing as it does entertainment and in
structiOn of high order,
which shows why it has
attained the great hold which
it has esned during the 40 years
since the first Chautauqna was held.
The best feature of the entire week
was the address Saturday afternoon
on The JOY of Living. by Paul NJ.
Pearson of Swarthmore. Mr. Pear
son is the dlector of this Chautauqua
circuit and is also one of the heads Of
the great Quaker college mt Swarlh-
more.
His address was too good to be null
tilated by a mere abstract and arous-
ed the large audience in the tent to a
high pitch of enthusiasm. His theme
WAS the place and importance of joy
and happiness in life and thel' abso-
lutte necessity in the development of
the best character and the highest
purposes of life.
The Avun players wo'c dlsap-
polntmenL though the little play Gin
derila,' which they gave pleased the
children. The lecture on animals and
birds by c. J. Hawkins was instruc-
tive and interesting
The Sunday evening so'vice was at
tended by over thousand people
Rev p l.. DIV presided and music
was furnished by local choir under
the direction of Prof f. +. Long.
There were two splendid addresses.
one by II. n. Morse. secretary of the
Bennington County Improvement as
ISOLATION and the other by Frank Dix
on. lecturer Of international repnta-
ton Mr. Morse spoke exceedingly
well on the conditions in Bennington
county. while Mr.. Dixon's lectu,e on
The Square Deal" was the one
which gave him his great reputation.
lie is to speak again this evening on
Taking Stock OF a Town
This afternoon and evening and to.
morrow the last days of the Chautau-
qua. viii be the best OF the whole
weeks session. Tomorrow afternoon
at go the children's JunlG' play will
he given. This win be followed by
the Adriatic band, under the leador.
ship of Pasqreale Ferranti The band
consists of about % pieces. This IS.
feature that will be thoroughly enjoy
ed both in the afternoon and in the
evening
The band at $50 p m. will be fol.
lowed by Judge Ben. D. Lindsey OF
the Juvenile Court of Denver. judge
Lindsey Is one of the Nations great
men and comes with a message that
is of vital interest and Importance to
all. His subject will be "The Misfor-
tunes of Mickey. His presen. con-
fict with the opposing forces of Den
yer. representing the l..ivileged In
terests, makes him a national figure
He stands for all that is best in mod
ern development and has p'oved by
his persistent and great energy
triumphant figure in the conflict.
As author of The Beast and the
Jungle" he has had n great influence
throughout the nation. Il is a priv
ilege to hear him and catch some
thing Of the pd'sonality that has
made him SO great an influence in the
nation.
Tuesday will be a great day At the
Chautauqua.