The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-15
GHAUTAUQUA THIS
YEAR TO HAVE Is
INTERESTING HOURS
Annual Assembly Will Be
gin at State Street Casino
February IA.


Thirteen hours of entertainment of
varied character for one admission
Zee is the Offering this year of the
Bridgeport Pastors association under
whose auspices the seventh annual
midwinter Chautauqua assembly will
be held at the Casino, State street,
Feb IA to Is, inclusive Many new
features have been added to the ex-
tendve program. and many new
speakers and entertainers are listed.
as well as some who have pleased
during other years. Taken as a whole
the coming assembly promises to ex-
coed in interest any which has pre-
ceeded it.
bridgeport lays claim to being a
pioneer in the holding of a rnidwinter
Chautauqua assembly. the first hav-
Ing been held a. few years ago under
the auspices of the Bridgeport Fas-
tors association and proving so sue
cessfu1 that it became an annual
event Bridgeport was the first city
in New England to hold such an as
sernbIy- Waterbury is the only other
city in Connecticut which has adopted
the idea, but other New England cities
hold assemblies that are notably
good,
The idea Of a Tnidwinter assembly
Of this character. educational and en-
L9ILa1I1nS, was. AQFanC60 dDOOL ~ VI
more years ago by a member of the
PASTORS association. which at that
time was one of the field secretaries
Tor the Chautauqua association. It
was first tried in E1Inira, N s, amp
later in Bing11amton. N. z. and haF
been continued in those cities since.
When this c1ergymen came to Bridge
port number of years ago he sug-
gested its adoption here, 1t was. tried,
and met with unqualified success- The
CEantauqua is now permanent in
stitutions
The main object of the assembly is
eaucatio1aaI, and there is no personal
proht for any OF the members of the
Pastors association, who take charge
OF it and do the large amount OF work
necessary to carry It out with sue
cess. with them it IS aslabor for the
coed Of the whole community Reeve
nl1e derived above the expenses is de-
voted by the association to charitable
work In Bridgeport
Eou1mencing Monday evening. Feb
the sessions OF the seventh annual
assembly wiIlkbA he3dEat the Casino
in State lstreet, and will close with
the session of Friday eveniIits. Feb
"a Morning, afternoon and evening
sessions will be held For the &C
recommendations Of the, public a season
ticket admitting to every lecture and
enferta3nTnent will be offered at a
nominal price, and viii soon be in
x11e hands of members of the assem-
bly, for sale Single admission tick cts
VIII also be offered for those who
cannot attend the entire course, or rre
Interested IN some PARTICULAR subject.
The Casino is admirably adapted for
the purposes Of. the assembly, is
bright, well lighted. cheerful and
well heated. and will seat an audience
OF more than 8. 900 persons when fully
occupied.
Among the entertainers and speak
ers selected will be Miss Maud
scheerer, dramatic reader who will
present tsSamson and DeIilsLh, = and
saThe HeIpmatess She stands high in
the ranks OF elocutionists and will
prove a delight. Others will be Miss
Edna KimbalI, in songs and imper-
sonations Miss Kimbal is one of the
leading soprano singers Of New FORK.
James H Kirtley, d.. d. Of Chicago,
win lecture on stOver the Rockies to
Manhood" Bishop William A. Quayle
Of Minneapolis will speak on Shakes
ueare's Tragedy of Greatness" Rufus
Fevarson king will speak on! The
seven wonders Of the Modern World.
Albert Leonard Squirer will talk upon
south America, a topic of timely in
terest at this time when efforts Al be
ing made to draw closer the rela-
tons between the countries Of tina;
continent and our own. The Edna
white Trumpet QuartettwiH open the
assembly with a concert and the clos
frzz event viii be a concert by the wei
known Criterion Quartet Of New. z ork
This is only a partial list of the offer
fngs to be presented