Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-08-06
CHAUTAUQUA
A BIG SUCCESS
AMOUNT OF GUARANTEE HAS NOW
BEEN RAISED AND PROGRAMS
ARE VERY INTERESTING
LARGE CROWDS IN ATTENDANCE
Chautauqua Proves Best Piece of War
Work Ever Done In County

1t is now possible to announce that
the Boomers Ferry chautauqua for
1918 is a most gratifying success, not
only in the excellence of the program
that is being rendered but from the
financial standpoint as well. A suf-
fcient number of season tickets were
sold to cover the $1,000 guarantee,
and every indication is that the
amount from the single admissions
25 percent of which goes to the local
committee, will probably be sufficient
to cover local expenses.
This result is naturally most graf
flying to those public spirited men
who signed the guarantee and had
faith that the chautauqua could be
made a success. The exceedingly
interesting program that is being Civ
en-, the unusually large crowds that
are attending every session and the
close attention and interest manifested
are ample evidence that the people of
the community needed and very much
desired the chautauqua.
Opening last Saturday with two ex-
cellent concerts by the Apollo Con-
cert company and with readings and
impersonations by Miss Josephine
Beasley, given to record breaking aud
fences, the program has continued
each udy tQudl W the nlBu SldHudiu
established in the opening session
Sunday the Royal Hawaiian Quartet
rendered pleasing music and two un-
usually interesting lectures were Civ
en- by DR.. Arthur d. Carpenter on
Worlds in the Making" and by Mrs
A. c. Zehner on American Ideals"
DR.. Carpenter handled what is con-
sidered a difficult subject with great
success and the judgment of his hear
ers is expressed in the statement Of
one Boomers Ferry business man who
remarked, 81 am unable to express
the great pleasure and information l
received from DR.. Carpenters lecture"
DR.. Carpenter has been a lecturer on
astronomy at Yale university and is a
scientist of highest rank.
Sunday evening crowd of between
600 and 700 people listened for nearly
two hours to the most interesting and
stirring address that has ever been
given in Boomers Ferry, the lecture
being given by Mrs. A. c. Zehner, who
came direct from a conference with
government officials at Washington
and who is an accredited government
representative Mrs. Zehner's adj
. dress was the best piece of war work
that has been done in the county and
she stirred her hearers to high pitch
of intelligent patriotism with her
glowing and vigorous plea for un-
stinted support of the war and her in
telligent descriptions of what the Red
Cross and other organizations are do.
ing. Many have remarked that Mrs
Zehners address alone was well worth
the price of a season ticket.
Yesterday two pleasing concerts
were given by the metropolitan Ar
lists In the afternoon a remarkable
address was given by DR.. Elliott A
Boyl on the Advantage OF Handi
cap" and in the evening Henry War
rem Poor gave very interesting lee
ture on wonders of the War" illus
trated with stereoptican views takeI
at the front. Today one of the rea
big features of the program is beint
given in two concerts by the New Yorl
CITY Marine Band. Each morning thu
Junior Chautauqua is being conducted
by Miss Maria Keith who has captured
the hearts of her little hearers.
A large number of out-of-town PEG
pie are attending the chautauqua
Several families are staying in tow
for the week and many others driv'
in every day with their autos ant
with teams. Sunday five autos be
longing to farmers across the line II
Montana were noticed at the chau
tauqua.