The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-22
CHAUTAUQUA Is
NEXT EVENT
PROGRAMS OF MERIT ARE OFFERED
Event, Staging Ellison White Attractions
To Begin June 5 at City Parks
Open Air Theatre

The next event of Importance coming
Hood River way, leaving aside for
moment the Glorious Fourth. which
will really be the opening function OF
Chautauqua week, 10 the annual Chau-
tauqua, staging Ellison-White attrac-
tions at the open air theatre in tine city
park, made famous by the local Chau-
tauqua Association, which began its
activities in Woodworth park, in the
Upper Valley and later transferring
them to the city. The Ellison.White
Chautauqua company is one Of the fore
most in the country, and its concerts,
lectures and amusement programs are
high class.
The merit of the Ellison-White Com
pany's program are well illustrated by
q story that was recently told by Henry
Serr. of the Hotel Oregon, formerly
proprietor of the Hotel Gail at Dallas.
I'VE had man in our town." says
Mr.. Serr, "who was noted far and near
for his parsimony. (Mr. Serr did not
divulge the name.) He owned large
portion of the business houses. and he
had not been known ever to even take
glass of beer at the saloon of the man
who paid him a mighty big rent for a
corner room in one of bis buildings. !
Just mention that to show what kind of
q man he was.
''Well, this Chautauqua came along,
and by some act of Providence some
body sold this old man ticket. You
may be sure he didn't give away a sin
gle one of them. He attended every
performance; for that ticket had cost
him $3.50.
1.-THE programs were good, and when
the event was over the old man went
to the committee in charge and told
them il any money were needed toward
making good guaranty to the Chau-
tauqua company that he was ready with
100 cold cash dollars
Additional Chautauqua information is
furnished as follows by the secretary
of the Commercial Club:
July 9Th to 10th inclusive. Every
morning for children at 8 a. m. Every
afternoon for everybody at 8, every
evening at 7.30.
Season tickets Adults, $3.50; high
school students, $3.50; children, 81.
At noon of the opening day season tick
cts advance so cents. Tickets will be
on sale at Clark's drug store at 10 a. m.
June 27, after the committee of 40
have canvassed the down town and
Heights business sections. The first
rs children to buy 81 tickets will get
Chautauqua War Bonnet. Any one
wishing to get tickets without coming
to town may mail check to r. E. Scott,
Secretary. Tickets will be mailed
after June 9th. There seems to be a
demand for reserved seats. so the par
auet will be reserved on season tickets
only. There are l80 seats in the Par
auet SO the first 1870 will get them at a
price of 5Oc each good for the IL per-
formances. Exchange your season
ticket for a Reserve Season at Clarke's
drug store.
Every buyer of season ticket gets
numbered button. Three Of these
buttons are in duplicate. Register
your number at Clarke's drug store in
the "book" and when you find the
duplicate you get your money back.
Thus six people get free tickets.
All performances will be given rain
or shine as arrangements have been
made for canvas roof if its rains.
On former years the Hood Rive,
Chautauqua has been one of the unique
features of the community, all per
formances having been given mostly
by the musical and dramatic talent Of
the valley.