New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-07-17
CHAU7AUQUA FORMS
ASSEMBLY CLASSES
Camp Ground Students Get Out
line Of Work They Will Pursue
MRS. WALTER LESTER DEAD

Consumption Army, Being Recoe-
nized Only As Part of Division
Trumbun Co. to Have Counsel
Other Matters.
| FORMATION of classes occupied the
| attention of the leaders of the annual
Chautauqua assembly, which opened
yesterday, during most of today and
1t is unlikely that those in attendance
| will settle down to work and study
until tomorrow. Officers of the asso-
| citation this morning expressed their
qualification over the splendid at
| tendance at the opening session and
| they indicated that the number of
people attending this years assembly
| will be considerab bly, in excess of the
records made at meetings previously
held.
Glasses in basketry were ORGANIZED
this morning at o'clock. Later pu-
pills in elocution, cooking and nature
study assembled to receive the outline
of the course which they are to take.
The children's story hour and round
table talks. which are to be daily fea-
lures of the assembly, were also
started.
Those among the Chautauquans,
who are musically inclined, were
grouped in the chorus this afternoon
to begin their rehearsals. During the
afternoon there was a. dramatic re-
cital by Miss jeanette futile. The
program for tonight will have for it's
feature a prelude lecture on "Shake-
speare Twilights,' by Truman J. Spen-
GER, president of the association. and
one Of the most brilliant Shakespeare
ian students in the country. His talk
will be followed by a Lohengrin re-
cital by Miss Clara M. Coe and Miss
Norma Smith.
Miss Julia Rogers Beach has been
engaged to take charge of the delsarte
and elocution classes She will sub
stitute for the regular teacher, Mrs.
Kittie M Holton. who is prevented
from giving lessons by the illness of
at the organization of these depart
ments this afternoon.
There will be lectures and other
forms of entertainment every night
during the assembly while the after
Moons will be given up mostly to
musical and dramatic recitals.
Can't Tell Towns Quota.
While the quota assigned to Con-
necticut for the new army has been
sub divided by authority Of the gov
ernor, the indications are that towns
of the sixe Of Plainville will not know
the number of men which they will
have to furnish and they will have to
trust entirely to luck in the selectlve
drawing at Washington.
Responding to a query from the
Herald" the state council OF de-
tense today expressed ignorance as to
the fate of towns, but Its members
personally believed that in the draft
ing small towns will lose their 1den-
titv and will be recognized as a part
of a. district In other words, the
status of a town will be the same as
regards the division of which 1t IS
part as a street in any OF the clues
of a population sufficiently large to
gain it recognition as a district IN
itself.
Plainville is q, part of the fifth SEN
atorial district, in which are also IN
cluded Pennington, Berlin, Bristol,
Burlington, Southington and West
Hartford in addition to a few other
smaller places. If It's to be known
as the fifth division, and the state
council of defense members express
the belief that such would be the
case. the district will have to furnish
PSI men for the CONSUMPTION army.
The division is credited with a popu-
lation of 38,401 and should furnish
419 men, AS it is represented In the
military. service by 158 of it's citizens,
that number is to be deducted from
it's quota.
No information is obtainable as to
what course will be pursued with re-
gard to making each town in the dis
trict supply it's proportionate share OF
men, but the. belief is held in official
quarters that town boundary INES
will not be recognized. Under this ar
rangement it would be possible to
have Plainville furnish the entire
quota for the district, providing OF
course enough eligibles were physical
ly and otherwise fit for service ON
the other hand it would be possible
that of the numbers drawn at Wash
ineton, not one of the numbers as
signed to Plainville men would COR
respond land as result the town
would not be obliged to send any of
it's citizens to camp for training.
This feature of the draft is admit
tedly speculative, but nevertheless is
the opinion held by men officially
connected with consumption in Con-
necticut.
Cities in the state are today pro-
testing against the large numbers
which they have been told they will
be expected to furnish but the towns
have to remain quiet, as they are un-
able to get any information regarding
their status.
Will Have Counsel.
The Trumbull Electric com pany has
arranged to be represented by eour-