The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-26
.CnAUTAUQuA IS
'. OPEN At EATON;
PLAY FEATURES
Good Attendance at First Pro-
grams Will Run Until
Thursday.

will continue seven days, included
musical prelude, by Knight MacGreg-
or, and q reading. "The Country
Cousin" by Clarissa Harold, Mao
Oregon appears again tonight in a
song recital and Frank Mulholland leo
lures on 1.-THE Path Of Greatest Profit"
introductory eeremonies marked tho
opening session of the ehautauquA Fri
day afternoon. The attractions OPEN
ing the day were the Alstha Violin
Chorus, with Mas Bonnie Brooke ~
dramatic reader. and Col. Lou J. Beau
champ In lecture on "Take the Sun.
ny Side"
The ohautauoua attractions are be-
ing staged under q large tent on the
campus at the South school building.
O'Clock and the evening program at
ocioclk,
The attendance Friday and Satur-
day was satisfactory. The advance
sale Of season tickets practically IN
suras financial success of the meeting.
the committee states. 1t 10 expected
the single admissions during the meet
ing win bring the finances up to q
Satisfactory point
The morning lectures for the re-
mainder Of the meeting began this
morning. They are presented by A. r.
Harmon. OF South Dakota. His sub
jects include: "Just Folks" 1.-THE
Builders OF the Twentieth Century"
1.-THE Making Of the Citisen." and THE
Sign of the Open Road" Mr.. Harmon
will present his popular lecture. 1.-THE
New America" Sunday afternoon.
The stellar attractions of the course
are the MEETING Pot" drama. and
1.-The Chocolate Soldier" light opera.
Casts in both productions are made up
largely Of the casts In the original
production that have had long runs in
the principal cities Of the country:
The Melting Pot" will be presented
Sunday evening and "The Chocolate
Soldier" Tuesday evening.
Banks Settle Taxes.
Tax settlement of the banks OF Preb-
ie county has been made with County
Treasurer Leroy McNeal, showing a
total collection Of $9S,59S.4S, accord
ing to figures Of Deputy County Treas
.urer Spencer G. Hunt. Nine banks,
outside of the two In Eaton, authoriz-
ed centers for the collection OF taxes
in the county. collected the amount
above set forth. The First National
bank of Camden, made the largest col
lection, s21,94s.6o.
Come odds ard ends are yet to be
cleaned I'D before final statement OF
The total collection will be available,
according to the treasury officials. 1t
probably will be available the latter
part of pext week.
limerick to Electric Company.
George limerick has left the employ
Of the local branch of the Jautha
Light and Fuel company to take en-.
ployment with the Ohio Electric Rail
way company. He had been with the
Jantha company several years. His
successor has not been selected.
Teacher to Be Married.
Miss Leda Bigony of Lebanon, O..
who withdrew from the teaching corps
of the Eaton public school last June
after two years service, has appr1sed
local friends Of her approaching mar
riage to Capt Paul Holtzmuller, o.
Farmersville. The wedding will take
place August 81 in Lebanon.
Dennson to Butler Co.
G.. S. Dennison, superintendent o
the public schools at Camden, has re
signed to become superintendent o
the schools of Butler county. Supt
Dennison had been at the head Of tn
Camden schools the last two year
and had been employed for anothe
year. Before going to Camden he hat
been superintendent Of the schools a
Fairhaven and in Lanier township.
Marriage Takes Place.
In the presence Of relatives and
few friends. Miss Gladys Bunting an
Clarence Kehr were married Thur!
day afternoon by Rev. J. c. Shaw. {
the Methodist church, the weddin
taking place in a furnished nome e.
tablished by the couple. The bird
was an operator in the exchange {
the Eaton Telephone company. TIL
bridegroom recently returned from
service overseas. He is an autom
bile mechanic and is connected wit
a local garage.
Meals Now so Cents.
Local restaurants announce a rails
from 35 cents to so cents in the pric
of meals. Increased cost Of foods an
other expenses is given as the reasC
for the raise.
Dye to Practice Law.
John V. Dye has left the employ I
the Preble County National ban
with which he had been associated
year. to resume the practice Of la
in the offices of his father, f. S. Dy
whose health has been impaired f.
some time ana VINO dL present IS
the family cottage at Bay View, Mic
with members Of his family.
Local Boy VIII Teach.
Stanley H. SchwaIZtrauber, son
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Schwarztraube
of Eaton, will teach agriculture in Il
schools at West Milton, O., the ne
school term. The agriculture bran'
is a new feature in the West Miltt
schools. Schwarztrauber's salary W
be $500 year.
Attend Convention
T. w. Hemp, local Photographic
and his wife, have gone to Ced
Point to attend the sessions of t
State Photographers conventio
which will be in session next wee
They will remain throughout the So
sion.
Soldiers Get Back
Nixon Unger and Edward McCl
Ian, local boys, and Leslie Sawyer,
New Paris, have arrived at the
homes from overseas service. JoI
and Lawrence Rodeffer, Preble coun
hovs are back in this country frC