The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-22
ne Program Of Varied Character
Presented at the Chautauqua
by Home Folks Who
Please.
soLDIERs AND PIONEERS
,day Given Over to Honoring the
Men and Women Who Helped
Make the West and Saved
the Union.

lie Hamilton chautauqua and the
roWds in attendance at both sessions
roke the record for the year.
w. H. HarSrader presided as plat
,rm manager to the entire satisfac-
on of everyone.
The afternoons program was under
he supervision of the Hamilton
fusic club, and the various numbers
effected great credit on the organi-
alton. The choruses were under the
Erection of Prof. Stone. The piano
ccompaniments were played by Miss
8 3ernice Leffler and by Miss Bernice
elder. The program was
A Good Program.
PART
Piano uuartet-Military March
Misses Lucy Kiser, Bernice Elder.
Jessie and Mary Hastings.
Full chorus-Italia.
Piano solo-Sparks, the Butterfly
Miss LESSEE Hastings.
Ladies' chorus Pretty
Primrose.
Reading-Jim's Choice-Miss Coda
Brant.
Vocal solo-When the Boys Come
Home-Miss Mary Elder.
Chant of the Volga Boatmen-
Mixed chorus.
Reading-War Poems-Miss Brant.
There's a Long Trail-W. H. Hark-
raider and chorus.
The Miller's Wooing-Full chorus.
PART II
Plano -Morning-Misses Clara
Reed, Lucy Kiser.
Solo-Knitting-Mis Mary Elder.
Ladies' chorus-Stars the Night
Adjoining.
Folk dance - Chebogar - Misses
Pearl White, Alice Agnew, Wilma
Roth, Helen Hempen.
Dear Land of Freedom-Fuli
chorus.
Farce Comedy the Evening Program.
Every year the Hamilton people put
on local talent play for the beneht
of the civic work done by the Cur.
rent Events club. In consequence OF
this custom, there has developed un.
usual amateur talent. Last night,
farce comedy, safety First" was put
on in such a way that the audience
was delighted and it is a pretty safe
guess that future chautauquas In
Hamilton will have an amateur day.
The cast of characters was:
Jack Montgomery, a young husband
Warren H. Orr.
Jerry Arnold, an unsuccessful tixer
Ralph Lane.
Mr.. McNutt, a defective detective
w. H Harkrader.
Elmer Flannel, awfully shrinking
Ray Champeau.
Abou Ben Mocha, Turk from Tur-
key-Don Gordon.
Mabel Montgomery, Jacks wife,
pity her-Clara Bricker.
Virginia Bridger, her younger sis
ter--Nan Yeast.
Mrs. harrington ridger, their
mamma-Mrs. J. P. Sennett.
Zuleika, a tender Turkish maiden
-Bernice Letter.
Mary Ann O'Finerty, an Irish cook
lady-Lucy Kiser.
SYNOPSIS.
Act Sitting room in Jacks home
in the suburbs. What happened to
Zuleika.
Act II-Same scene, a month later.
What happened to Jack and Jerry.
Act III-Mrs. Bridger's garden.
Three weeks later. What happened
to Mary Ann.
Old Settlers and Veterans.
turner ORCHESTRA play GU d S-IOi I
program proceeding the farce and
played between acts. They played
popular music and their work added
much to the evenings performance.
Today the Hancock county Old
Settlers meeting is being held at the
chautauqua in connection with the
county soldiers reunion.
Friday is promised by the manage
ment as one of the best days of the
week. The music will be furnished
by the Boston symphony SeXtette
from the Boston Symphony orchestra.
They will give half hours prelude
in the afternoon and full concert
in the evening. The lecture of the
afternoon will be given by DR.. Arthur
". Evans. a Welsh orator and a
cousin of the English statesman,
David Lloyd George