The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-09-06
'CHAUTAUQUA WEEK

IN H,
EACH SESSION - A SUCCESS III
I. EVERY WAY.
tn this year 1918, when so man.
other demands have been made upOr
the people for aids and helps for TIKI
Government i'm time OF war, 1t was
question often asked whether Chau
tauqua ought to- b. held again, Presi
II dent Wilson answered the question
for the Nation BY appealing to the
managers OF the movement To con
tinue the work aS am aid to the Ma
tiOnal Council of Defense
The Chautanqua Association Oh
4 Pennsylvania, of which Paul Pear
son or Swathmore College Is the
manager and director, has been com
ing to Westminster for one week each
year since 1872 LID ought to be a
matter OF pride to the citizens OF
Carroll county that this movement
has been fostered and supported by
80 many guarantors each year.
This year there have been smaller
groups of musicians than formerly,
but the lectures have been timely and
perhaps better than ever before, ring
| ing with patriotic support of the Gov
eminent I'm all it, efforts to win the
World War. lin no other way il id
possible to- bring to- the people i'm
each community visited such lee
lures, music and teaching for the
small sum OF two dollars az the
ChautauQua offers Westminster r.
rightly proud of its citizen Guaran-
tors, whose financial guarantee make
Chautauqua possible So far no Guar
antor has ever been called upon here
to pay one cent We hope that the
Chautauqua will he brought back To
Westminster for 1919, when it will
o. worth even more than this year,
Iif the World War shall last 20 long.
The first session or this week OF
enjoyment and instruction which III
looked forward to BY many OF our
citizens began Tuesday afternoon.
= large crowd attended and the
opening prayer was offered BY Rev. G.
WI Wyalck, pastor Oh st. Paul's Re
formed church, Mr.. H. -. Gorsuch,
chairman of the Westminster COM
m1ttee presiding Rev IT. IT, Elder
dice, president of the Seminary i'm this
city who has been chaplain at Camp
! Merritt, ~ r., made an address, vel
coming the Chautauqua back w this
city and also told of a soldiers life
lin camp.
tn the evening Or. Carolyn r. Gel
sci, who spent some time in France.
and who delighted the Chautauqua
patrons last year was returned by
request delivering the lecture, Miss
Columbia, MI d.
The musical feature both afternoon
and evening was the Kerry Singers,
composed or Henry Kelly, bassO:
Anna Eichorn, Vfolinist and Elsie
Luker, accompanist and monologfst.
They rendered pleasing programs Gift
light classic music and Irish folk
music and ballads, which was enjoy
ed by all present.
Wednesday afternoon, Mr.. Martin C
HOLMAN, the superintendent gave the
first OF a series lecture, "a Hundred
Years In BeulaIand." Owen II. Love
JOY, General Secretary of National
Child Labor Committee lectured WI
Children i'm War Time i'm the
evening and the Conrad Company
composed of Clayton Conrad, car
toonist who drew pictures, talked and
sang: Miss Mildred Sanders, soprano
singer Oh remarkable ability and Mr.
Andrew Visocchi who played the ac-
Gordon, rendered most enjoyable and
novel programs afternoon and night
MT. Martin G.. Hoffman delivered the
second OF the series lecture, Christ
and Krupp," yesterday afternoon fol-
lowed by a pleasing program df negro
songs, readings and representations
presented by The McDonough-Ba Baird
Company
Last evening the popular American
play, four act comedy, "The For
tune Hunter by Wfnchell Smith was
given by members of the famous Col
lege Players before a large audience
This afternoon The Ongawas rem
dered an enjoyable concert or Japan
csc melodies and songs following
which DR. George H. Turner, a for
mer platform manager and who fl
very popular among the Westminster
people delivered the great lecture,
"Humanities Last Reserves" In an
eloquent manner.
rms evening another concert viii
be given by The 0ngawas and Dr.
George Lawrence will lecture on
Russia in Revolution
Saturday afternoon Mr. Martin g.
Hoffman will give the third or the
series lecture, Zines and Smiles
followed by the Berkeley Sextette
rendering a program of instrumental
and vocal music.
In the evening, "Pinafore" popu-
lar Gilbert and Sullivan opera 1n
\ full cast will BE- given by an unusual
| ly capable company.
i Sunday there will be sacred con-
tcert and address.
Monday the last day the Batting
Remission Company will render pro-
grams of songs, musical sketches
monoiogues and approximations af-
ternoon and evening. The pageant
Liberty's Torch will be presented by
the Junior Chautauqua Monday after.
noon and i'm the evening Captain
Leslie NJ. Vickers who spent three
years in service and was wounded
will deliver the lecture, Life IN thu
Trenches"