Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-05-31
DEBORAH CHAUTAUOUA
JUNE 20 TO n
1916 Chautauqua Will be a Rare
Treat and Community Boost.
Fine Program Selected.
SEASON TICKET $500
CHILDREN'S TICKETS 500
Tickets May be Secured at ANY of
the Local Banks at Above
Prices il Purchased Be-
fore First Day.

fore First Day.
and Lyceums, The program preced-
ing DR.. Herbert's lecture will be fur
nished by Maud Scheerer's Shake
spearian players. The Saturday eve.
ming program will be tercentennial
Shakespearian celebration, present
ing the play The Tanning OF the
'Shrew." Comment on this feature of
the program would be superfiuous,
as all know who heard this talented
organization last year, and the local
committee thinks itself fortunate in
being able to present this number.
Sunday morning Union Services
will probably be Leld at the Chautau.
qua tent. Sunday afternoon Sena-
tor Elmer j. Burkett of Nebraska
will lecture on THE New Woman anc
the Young Man" Senator Burkett will
be recognized by many as man who
is being talked of as Republican Vice
Presidential timber. Preceding his
lecture the Sibyl Sammis-MacD ermid
Co. will furnish a short musical pro-
gram. Sunday evening program will
consist of a concert by this same or
ganization. Mrs. Sibyl Sammis Mac
Dermid is one of Americas great SC
pranos. She has a beautiful ard
charming voice and will be assisted
in her concert program by violirist
and pianist.
Monday afternoon Ned Woodman,
Cartoonist and Rhymist, will give a
humorous lecture in crayon. That
Mr. Woodlands work is high class
may be Judged from the fact that his
cartoons have regularly appeared in
such papers as the Chicago Inter
Ocean," Record Herald" Life"
Judge" and other publications OF
rational repute. The prelude fer
Monday afternoon will be furnished
by .Kachel's Metropolitan singers and
the Miss Helen Smith in short c:.n-
cert. The Metropolitans also furnish
the Monday evening program which
consists of grand concert in four
parts, Cd Vested Choir in church
music. CD Scotch songs in costume.
(3) Concert selections. (4) Songs Of
today contrasted with old fayorites.
Tuesday afternoon DR.. T.. NJ. Evans
of Des Moines will speak, on The
Worlds Back Alley, Those who
heard DR.. Evans three or four years
ago will probably be. the most anXlous
to hear him again, as he is a splen-
did speaker with a message worth
hearing. Those who refused to be
next to the last evening a year age
viii probably never forget the Huga
Anderson operate Co. which tried
to sing selections from Martha"
during the drenching rain. This COM
pany was not offered on the progra III
tits year, but the local committee in
sisted that they be secured for De-
corah, and is greatly pleased IN pre-
senting them for the prelude Tuesday
afternoon and for grand concert
Tuesday evening, at which time they
will sing favorite selections from
Martha" AID other high class mu-
Isle.
| Taking it all through the local
committee consider that the 1916
program as outlined above will be
the best ever offered to DEBORAH Chau-
tauqua fans. Miss Marjori Parmen-
ter will conduct a Children's Chau-
qua with Play Ground features daily
at $3.50 A. M, and a story hour in
| the afternoon. There is no doubt but
that every number on this years
Program will prove to be rare treat
and the local committee ask the CO.
operation of every citizen in order
that this enterprise may become suf-
lficiently successful financially (Which
lit has not been in the past) to enable
the committee to secure, if possible,
better programs from year to year.