The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-17
CHAUTAUQUA HERE
 BREAKS RECORDS FOR ATTENDANCE
Widely Diversified Pro grams Make Especial Alp
 peal to Bridgeporters
Illustrated Lecture on War, Talk on Social Service and
 Concert Program

ing session of the Bridgeport Chau- i tauqua Assembly. goodIy au- 1 dfence had heard the afternoon 1ec- lures, many of them remaining in ] the building until the evening event, | l refreshments having been served by l l the ladies of the First English Lu- l l theran church.
 1 It was an impressive sight as with 1 I the seating capacity of the big hall and overhanging gallery filled, oth- 1 l CTS clamored for the standing-room I privilege last night. Those in charge 1 assertions that the event was the 1 I biggest ever held in this city since l 1 the inauguration of the assemblies. The afternoon session yesterday at 2:30 had been devoted to a lecture ! by Dr. Richard Clark Cabot, of Bos- I Art of Healing What Men Live 1 By and of several volumes of medi- l cal books which are authorities upon 1 the subjects treated.
 In his lecture here Dr.. Cabot em- phasized the fact that the physician finds that his work necessarily runs l into social service welfare work. He 1 il1ustrated this fact by an instance l where he had been called to the l home of a man whose leg had been I broken. The bones failed to knit and upon inquiry he found the man l to be worrying about his financial l and domestic affairs. The patient I was a poor man turned away from 1 his home and in conseeuence did not | get proper nourishmeIlt and sleep I and the bones failed to knit. Later. l when he was placed with as family l who could properly provide for him. .l the bones knit quickly. That said D1. Cabot, was the way he first came into close touch with his present l work. I Dr. Cabot further illustrated the I various fields of research in which Il he was interested, such as tubercu- Iosis and the providtnfg of employ ment for those who have lost legs i or arms, or are otherwise crippled. T In Boston the organization Of which 1osis and the providing of eInploye5 Il man exclusively to look up work I adapted to those it wishes to aid. ! IAt 4 o'clock yesterday a. series of 4 inpersonations and readings were given by S. Homer Eaton, assisted by
 the Orpheus Quartet. Special cos tumes were used and MT. Eaton SCOT II ed a personal triumph in his rendi- dons of the various characters he as sumed. This program was carried I out: F 'l Quartet-Rose of my Heart .....s. s ;....r. 4.s.... H. Loehr The Orpheus Quartet.
 Reading-Mrs. Pettibone's, Dinner
 horn ..--...C Charles Battel Loonis
 s. Homer Eaton.
 Bass Solo-R olling Down to Rio .'- German
 Frederic Thomas
 Imp Sam Lawson in ;
 The Parsons Iorse-race
 Harriet Beecher Stowe T s. Homer Eaton.
 ! Duet-Home to our Mountains (II . 9t Trovatore1 ..........- Verdi s Persis T. Babeock and C1has ". : Troxell.
 ? Imp personation-Josiah Aliens Wife : in A Day of Trouble, ...s.. 3 s. Homer Eaton.
 Songs-(a). Wake up Phillips eI -0b) April Song ,....,. Newton I May Frederick Prina. e Burlesque Impersonation- The Pri- S. Homer Eaton. e Quartet Carmena Wilson - The OrpheuS Quartet.
 At p. m. Peter Mcqueen, the well r known newspaper and magazine cor = respondent of the Spanish-American 8 war, recently returned from. the Eur. n I opean war fields, began his illustrated l, lecture on 'The Great European g War; which was interestingly carried
 on by the use of nearly 200 slides f showing details of the countries = through which the armies are al
 The Knowledge possessed by Peter
 McQueen was freely given to his au- : dience. with unusual opportunity for n the BridgepoFter to grasp the signih, canoe and facts relating to that con g dict.
 The speaker, who was held two days in France as a spy, told of his experiences, due to the fact that he ' was corresponding for American pa ! pers and had written a manuscript ] When arraigned before a magistrate
 he was luckily asked to read a por- \ ton of the text, which spoke highly | of France and it was but little
 while before he was released from
 custody.
 Today's schedule includes lecture
 by Rev. Gabriel Mcguire, D. D., upon 1 the subject. With an Irishman in
 the Jungles of Africa at 2;3o; lee
 tCre, by Charles A. Dinsnores D. D..
 at o'clock, Dante, the Man and ltPoet,'' and again at o'clock, when the Rev. Gabriel Mcguire will speak
 of '.An Irishman's Trip Through Eur b ope."
 Rev. Dr. Mcguire, 8 physical giant { warm blooded and vigorous in thousft comes from Boston, and B his Spontaneous humor, strong con
 victions, fearIessness in presenting his In1essage and abundance of faith ane
 hope for all mankind, win him many
 friends. and adherents wherever he
 appears. He speaks from a knowl-
 edge obtained by over seven years
 residence in Africa.
 How can the women expect to vote
 inte1lfgentIy, when you almost never F see them reading the baseball news along with the men?
 | In high society they observe Lem
 by telling the newspapers not to pub
 fish any reports of their card parties
 The University of Wisconsin i:
 looking for a business manager a;