The border vidette., 1918-04-20
CHAUTAUQUA WEEK.
Seven Days of Musical and Literary
 Treat for NogaIes.

season m NOSaleS, for the week commencing May 2nd, indicates clearly that it is dedicated chief ly to national service.
 President Wilson has strongly endorsed the Chautauqua in a letter saying. Let me express the hope that you will let no Encouragement weaken your ac tivities, and that the people will not fail in the support of pa- triotic institution that may be said to be an integral part of the the national defense" That the other officials of Washington are of the same mind is evidenced by the fact that the government has requested special lecturers to be sent over every Chautau- qua circuit in the United States.
 Probably the most important government accredited lecturer to appear on our weeks pro gram will be Lincoln l.. Wirt, war correspondent direct from the Western Front. He was sent by the government solely to ob- tain information on the actual conditions in Europe and to pre- sent them to Chautauqua au diences. He sailed for Europe February 13, and brings the last word from the war zone, deal ing chiefly with Pershing and "our boys" in the American sec tion of the line.
 The U. S. Food Administra- tion, under the direction of Her.
 
 demonStrator to Chautauqua on the morning of the last day to present new recipes and man. ners of conserving food which have been evolved in the gov. erQment kitchens at Washing ton. This demonstration will be free to everyone.
 Another lecturer commission ed by Washington, Dr. c. J. Bushnell, who will be in con- stant touch with the Bureau of Information, will present at Chautauqua our war problems, as seen by the government, on this side of the Atlantic.
 Perhaps the most thrilling and interesting war lecture of the week will be that given by Capt. J. M. de Beaufort of the Belgian the author of Behind the Ger man Veil," one of the "best sell CTS" among present year war books, now in it's seventh edi tion. Bearing a letter from von Hindenburg's nephew, which acted as a magic passport. he spent four months in Germany, visiting naval and Zeppelin bases, the Russian front, and in terviewing many of the big Ger man military leaders, including Hindenburg.
 Other prominent lecturers of the week willbe, Burns of the Noun tains," H. V. Adams, Ned Woodman and Edna Eugenia Lowe.
 Quite a departure from ordin- ary Chautauqua attractions will be presented on the third night in Plays of Our Allies" by the Luzerne Players. These are short dramas, masterpieces of the great European playwrights, truly portraying the life of our allied peoples.
 A strong patriotic note will be reached in the music of the week. The feature attraction for the first night will be the | "Old Soldier Fiddlers," under the direction of Col. J. A. Pat tee. These old veterans of the | civil war, two from the north | and two from the south, present | a rousing patriotic program of | instrumental music, camp fire and war time songs. The most | musical attraction of the week will be on the fifth | day when Thaviu's Exposition Band comes to Chautauqua for two programs. This band was honored with opening aud clos ing the San Francisco Exposi- tion and is both the largest and the best band ever brought over the Western Chautauqua. In their evening program they will be assisted by three Chicago grand opera singers. Other mu- sical attractions will be the Treble Clef Club; Morrison Smith Company; Zedeler Sym ohonic Quintet and the Fenwlck Newell Concert Company.
 The closing evening at Chau- -oDona will he known as An