The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-07-18
cHAUTAUQUA
OPENS UNDER 3 !
AUSPICIOUS1
CONDITIONS

Canon City's chautauqua was form
ally launched al 2:3o O'Clock this aft
ernoon with what the. Redpath Horner
management have denominated as
The Premier program The big
tent is, located ON the grounds of the
Washington school building. between
Sixth and Seventh streets ON Green
wood avenue and is. convenient and
easily accessible TO all. A splendid
series OF educational entertainments.
patriotic and musical in character. is
in store for its patrons: every one Of
them an intellectual treat. The tent
Ia eapacious and comfortable and
should be crowded At every entertain
ment Of each is q gem OF its kind
The initial number. presented this
afternoon by the Ladies' Regimental
Orchestra, was a splendid one and
started things on With a bang The
instrumental selections played and the
popular patriotic songs sung by the
eight young women composing the or
chestra, were magnificen; and was an
ernest of the good things that are
TO follow ,hruout the week II the
succeeding numbers Of the program
are as good as the one given by the
Ladies' Regimental orchestra ticket
holders will have excellent reason 10
telicitaie themselves on their invest
ment.
At 7:3o o'clock this evening. John
n. Ratio. niustrsous as An inperson-
ssor of famous characters. win occu-
by the Chautarsua platform Many
Canon City people have witnessed
Mr. Ratios work and are anxious to-
see him again There viii be NO dis
appointment in this evenings pro-
gram. nor viii there be in any of the
succeeding ones for that matter. as
Al are hteh czaas lsceam featnzas-.
People who deny themselves a chAu-
tAuaua ticket will deprive themselves
OF many times its cost in wholesome
intellectual enjoyment.
Lectures will be given by Lieut. E
H. Tougher. Harriet Bird Warren. DR..
Ira Landrith. Raphael Emmanuel
Montraville Wood and Capt David
Fallon; any one of which is worth the
price OF q seasons ticket In nd
dition there will be Cimera and his
band. the Eve Anderson company
with Edna Means and Hilda Brady.
the Marr entertainers, Myrtle Thorn
bursh and Gladys Yves Brainsrd. the
Thuriow Lieurance company OF musi-
cal artists, the Climax" company and
chiidren's drama. "Liberty's Torch"
ali of them pleasing in the extreme.
II is a great program and we'll worth
while.
Lieut. Tougher. who lectures Friday
afternoon. was one Of commission
of twelve members sent over to
France by the Red Cross to inves-
tigate conditions there and report on
than to the American people. His ad-
dress is said TO be one OF the most
informing. Intensely interesting and
important messages yet brot from
~over there he tells OF the WORK
now being done and in prospect by
the air forces of the allies: of the won
derful work done by the forces behind
the fighting lines: of the progress
and needs of the ship building depart
ments: and of the inner meaning of
the present peace offensive of Ger
many. All this comes with authority
from man who is kept in constant
touch with the situation.
Circuit Manager Kennedy says
that the interest and enthusiasm in
the big brown tents this summer is
greater than ever before and that the
Chautauqua is fulfilling it's mission
as government aid in q way that
was never dreamed Of in years gone
by