The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-07-08
CHAUTAUQUA
PROGRAM
PARTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF GOOD
THINGS SCHEDULED FOR 1915.
Band Day Again Feature. Grand Opera
Night. Magic for Children. Lecture
by Ex-Congressman ]. Adam Bede
Other Events

Announcement of the big Chautau-
qua program which is scheduled for
our community this season has Just
| been received from the Redpath head.
quarters in Chicago IL surpasses the
| good program of a year ago in many
respects and at once appeals ID old and
young alike.
Band day will again be feature of
the week when Jaroslav Cimera and
his concert band will appear both at
| terDoOn ann evening of the fourth day
| in delightful programs Of both classical
and popular music. Mr.. Cimera was
born in Bohemia-the land from which
many of the great band leaders have
come. He appeared as trombone solo
ist with leading bands in this country
before taking up the work of directing
his own band.
The day on which Hon. J. Adam
Bede lectures will be known as "Bede
Day" Mr. Bede was for eight years
Congressman from Minnesota and was
long known as the "Humorist in the
House" His lectures sparkle with
humor in addition to carrying a great
message. His subject at the forthcom-
ing Chautauqua will he "Our Nation;
Its Problems and Progress"
In addition to the work of the story
teller and playground worker, there
will be a special "Children's Night"
when Taber and his assistants will rem.
der a spectacular program of magic and
mystery to the delight of all
Grand opera is announced as another
feature of special interest, when the
Kellogg Haines Singing Party will pre-
sent a rendition of the grand opera,
Martha" in special and elaborate cos
tunes. They will also render the
"Songs of the Sixties" in the dress Of
the year 1860 The Kellogg Haines
Singing Party has been upon the Ly-
ceum and Chautauqua platform for
some eight years past and have toured
the entire United States. Last year
they appeared on the Redpath seven
day Chautauqua circuit in four
months tour with great success.
Among the lecturers Dr. William A.
Colledge stands out very prominently.
He will lecture on The Fortune Hunt
er." DR.. Colledge was with Henry M.
Stanley for three years in Africa and
also nursed Henry Drummond through
his first sickness from African fever
He was a boyhood friend of Robert
Louis Stevenson, was the first editor
of the Technical World Magazine, was
head of the Department of Language
and Literature in Armour Institute,
Chicago, for nine years and author Of
"Interpretative Studies Of the Scotch
Authors"
On the opening day Rev. Joseph X.
Griffis (rahan) in the Indian costume
of the Kiowas will tell his thrilling life
story entitled "What | Saw and Did as
Savage" Captured by the Indians
as baby he grew up in the home Of
Kiowa Chief, and not until almost a
young man did he know anything of
the lives of the white people. His es-
quent hardships, his conversion by the
Salvation Army, his study for and Ell.
try into the ministry, his work as a
Presbyterian pastor and missionary,
author and lecturer, all comprise won
derfully interesting story.
The above is but partial outline Of
the good things in store on the forth
coming Chautauqua program. There
will be other lectures, vocal or instru-
mental soloists, music by Bohemian
orchestra, male quartet, etc. All OF
these will be more fully described as
the season approaches.
Three weeks in advance of the open
ing day the decorating Of the city with
banners, streamers and unique forms
of advertising will begin, all of which
is more elaborate than ever before. In
many places Chautauqua week will be
made an old d-home coming event, one OF
the gala times of all the year.