The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-09-08
CHAUTAUQUA CLOSES
OPENED EITH AUTOnOBlLE PARADE
TUESDAY LAsT--.EVERT SESSION
YELL lTTEEDED---THE PR0GRlE
COULD ut BEEN BETTER.


We have had ! week OF high class en-
tertainmenIa. including instructive
lectures. musical recitals, splendid
bands and many other delight
full entertainments which the people
of Westminster showed they enjoyed
and appreciated by their splendid IL
tendance # each session.
Mrs. Emily Farrow Gregory 80
platform manager and delivered IN
terestfng and instructive lectures
each afternoon. This Is the IT.t
year Westminster chautauqua has nd
a woman superintendent and Mra.
Gregory proved herself TO be = mozt
successful superintendent and became
very popular With the Westminster
Chautauqna.
On Friday afternoon. the opening
day, parade Of decorated anlomoz
blles. the camp fro girls and The
children o. the Junior chautauana
formed NJ Belle Grove Square. parad-
cd the town and marched TO the chau-
tauqua grounds where the opening
was announced and Mrs. Emily Herr.
introduced b. Mr. II. p. Gorsueh.
chairman Of the Westminster Chan
tauqua committee. Mrs. Herr made
an appropriate address OF welcome and
introduced Mra. Gregory, the super.
intendenI. .ho delivered an interest
ing and appropriate address.
The concerts given afternoon and
evening b the Brookline Choir Hoy
Mr.. 4. II. Morse. director. brought
forth much applause and wera great
! ly enjoyed Their program was Of TO
features. The AngeluB" introducing
secular and sacred songs and the n
tereHtinf and cheerful American n0Y
songs.
Dr. Lincoln Writ. who spent three
years In the lands bordering the EIf=
cum Polar 81 delivered an unusually
fascinating and interesting lecture.
The Conquest Of the Arctic. telling
OF his adventures and explorations
After thu lecture the pictures Inken
OF the parade we're shown On ne
screen
Saturday afternoon at 20 =. N.
Mrs. Gregory gave an interesting md
instructive lecture entitled. Story
Telling. IL lee and Abuses. HoIh
afternoon md evening. vletor.a land
signor lAeefenza. leader and Venetian
Troubadoara. delighted the IaTEa
fGf1HA @8Aa ~ HEAH Iz8z
gram - composed Of classical. nod
ega. raKIIme md patriotic musiH. 80
Italian fol- Hongs with guitar md
mandolin accompaniment
In the evening Roeani. Prince IF
JugElers entertained the large audi
enee IN pleasing manner with stunt
OF balancing various objects and pa=
culiar shaped articles Of different HIzHz
and weights. This entertainment A.
peaied To both young and old and saa
much enjoyed.
| Sunday afternoon after devotional -.
ercises conducted by The ministers n
the town. YIeior's Band rendered :
sacred concert Dr lincoln VII
made m appropriate adi-saF The
ohcirt oI Ihs Westminsts. chnrehI :
furnished he music and us T. i
I>eHis. IF Western MArylhni College
delivered : splendid sermon IN The
evening.
| Monday afternoon Mrs. Gregory
gave another lecture. Women - Prob
hets Of Modern Progress. The muzI=
cal features 0f The third day we're Ine
concerts given both afternoon and
evening II he Schubert String Quar-
tet. composed Of Frederick Blair. he'd
OF the quartet. Who plays the cello nd
Is known :. ; Eoloiat and composer
in Boston md New England musical
circles. Frank eurrier. Who nIz.z
FIRST violin. Clarence Jordon. second
violin and Edward Kowinski. viola.
Following the concert Dr. Thomas
r. Green delivered his great lecture.
The Burden of the Nations"
Tuesday afternoon after the Iaez
ture. The Message Found In Modern
Plays" b Mra. Gregory the stroIIeEz
Male Quartet and Hand Bell Ringers
gave = concert 10 large audience.
Their program consisted of anarIzIa.
duets and aoI0a. instrumental and soe-
al. lmperHonHfions and bell ringing
which brought forth much applause.
AT the evening session The Stroll
er's Quartet again delighted the an-=
dience With pleasing selections after
which the morality play. Happiness.
by Allen DafIs. vas given by the Gol-
lege Players.
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Gregory
delivered her last lecture. Dialect
Prose and Verse. Its Value in AmerI-
can Literature
Wednesday afternoon and evening
the audience was especially pleased
with the concerts rendered by the nIIou
Trio. ThIz tTio Is composed Of four
splendid voices, Miss Elsie Lneaar.
pianist. eonITaIto. entertainer: MIHa
Augusta Cooper. soprano: Mr.
Anthony Gnarino. tenor and Mr.
Henry Kelley. baritone. The evening
concert was followed by the lecture.
Marching On BY DR.. ]. Leonard
Levy, who e recognized both Al home
and abroad as an orator. DR.. Ley
Is a minister Of large and influential
congregation IN Pittsburgh and hIa
lecture Has received with much en-
thusiaam.
Yesterday afternoon the Junior
Ghantaunuana presented the bTIznL
new play. Uncle Sans Experiment. IT
er which The Mikado company delight
ed the audience with pleasing selee-
tiona.
A rare treat yesterday afternoon
was the recital given by Edmund
Vance Cook. of his own poems.
The 1916 ChanIauqua session IS
brought 70 close by the play. II
kado.n under the direction Of George
Nv. c. Lord. of Boston, Schubert sLaEe
manager. nd director Of the famous
"Hasty Pudding Plays" ct Harvard.
This was I1e biggest feature Gnau-
tauqua presented and the large
audience ~ more than pleased.
The required number Of tickets be-
ing pledged the Junior Chaulauqua
will b n the city all winter N
Instructor appointed by the Chan
tauqua Association will have charEs