The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-20
PROGRAM
FOR CHAUTAUQUA
WILL BE GIVEN TONIGHT BY MISS
ALICE NIELSEN, PRlMA
DONNA SOPRANO.
Reserved Seats for Tonight Are On
Sale at Davis, Burkham G. Tyler
and Chautauqua Box Office.

With the recital of Miss Alice Mel
sen, soprano, the Wheeling chautauqua
will close tonight at Bridge Park.
This Is the greatest feature Of the pro-
gram, Miss Nielsen coming here high
" famed as prima donna, and travel
ing in her own private car "Elysian."
Her program will consist OF a fine va
riety Of songs including many familiar
favorites Accompanying Miss Mel.
sen are William Reddick pianist, and
Carl Kirk-Smith, cellist.
For the engagement Of Miss Nielsen
it Is expected that the record crowd
Of the local chautauQua will be pres
ent, and for this reason Superintend-
ent Heffner has arranged 70 reserve
the middle section with an extra
charge of 25 cents. These seats may
be reserved at Davis. Burkham &
Tyler's or at the chautauqua box Of
fee.
Thomas Brooks Fletcher will be the
principal speaker at this afternoons
session. He will allow his audience
to choose one of four subjects: The
! Martyrdom of Fools" The Modern
Judas" Tragedies Of the Unpre
pared" or Community feaGaeads.'
Mr.. Fletcher is the editor of the Ma
rion, Ohio, Tribune. He announces
that all young people under sixteen
! will be admitted free to his lecture.
The company of America Girls" ap-
pearing yesterday afternoon gave a
program of vocal and instrumental
music Of patriotic nature, rneir
comedy numbers were especially good.
| One of the features Of their program
was a sketch in which they presented
four periods Of American gitlhood.
Mother Goose Pageant.
Another Of the many of the fine
I features that have made The chautaI-
uua worth while was the Mother Goose
Festival last night. Miss Abigail Mac
| GilGvray, who has had charge o. the
children's department. took the part
of Mother Goose. She was assisted
by 100 Wheeling children. aged from
! 3 to II years, who took the part o.
! the various Mother Goose characters,
such as Bo-Peep, Little Boy Blue. King
| Cole and Mary Quite Contrary.
Frederick W Maurer, who was a
member OF the famous StefIansson
expedition gave a thrilling story last
night. his subject being "A Fight for
Life in the Arctic
Life in the Arctic.
| Maurer is an athletic young man
who little shows the effects OF his
struggles for life over treacherous
floating ice from Shipwreck camp,
to Wrangel island, 300 miles north OF
1.-The Siberian Arctic coast. from which
Captain Bartlett made his way to out.
posts of civilization and notified the
world that at least few members
of the StefanSson party were alive.
The objects Of the Stefansson exRe-
dition were TO make scientific investi-
cations along the northern coasts of
! Canada. 10 make further study of the
! blond Eskimos whom SLefansson had
: discovered on previous northern trip,
and to search for new land which he
believed existed somewhere in the
great uncharted sea TO the north and
northeast Of Alaska.
After three months travel the party
became imprisoned in the ice off Cam
| den bay, 20 miles off the North Alas.
kan coast The supply Of fresh meat
was exhausted and Stefansson' organ
lied a party to 60 ashore on i hunting
expedition. Two days after his de
parture the Karluk began 10 drift and
Of course when he returned 10 his
starting point he found no signs Of
his comrades.
The Karluk. which began drifting
late in September. continued north for
three months and again stuck in the
,hcavv ice. this time S0 miles off the
coast of Wrangel island. Il was mid.
winter. 1918. and the party celebrated
Christmas dav on board the karluk
Referring 10 life in regions where
the thermometer registered 6n and
more degrees below zero. Maurer eN-
nlained: We had two meals a day
consisting If nemmican. bread and
tea. Our tea was made by melting
ice on a rrimus lamp. We had no
heat in our snowhouses. except the
natural warmth Of our bodies. Our
bedding consisted Of skins laid down
on the ice. with a blanket for cover
ing. We were provided with skin foot
bags which wore most usefIl in such
llatitudps. II was our custom to re-
move our skin boots and then draw
| the foot bags over our feet and legs
until above tho knees. In this way
We were able to slcen quite comfort
ably. everything considered"
On March u. 1914. Captain Bartlett;
began preparations for a trip over the
ice 10 the coast Of Siberia. 1n0 miles
distant as the crow flies. but 900 miles
by the ziEzaE route which was nee
essary. Before leaving he went to
all members Of the party and asked
If they wished 10 write letters 10
friends at home. The letter written
by Maurer reached his PARENTS three
months later. and was ti1n first word
Ithev had had from him for fourteen
months.
Cantain Bartlett's ah;'t'' to with.