The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-08-13
CHAUTAUQUA IS
PLEASING USUAL
LARGE CROWDS
RETURN IN 1920 is PRACTICALLY
ASSURED If PEOPLE STEP
UP AND ASK FOR III

The Redpath Chautauqua which
for the past five years has been the
one great summer event for Belding
opened on schedule time last-Friday
and the first entertainment at 2:3O
o'clock p. m. attracted good sized
audience.
As in the past years the large
tent occupies the same location which
has become known and spoken of as
"The Chautauqua Grounds" by our
citizens so we'll adapted is it for that
purpose and with all so convenient
and easy of access. II is a common
remark among the members of the
Association and the talent brought
here that Belding is one of the neat
est cities and it's Chautauqua facil-
tiles far surpass any other on their
routs. Mr.. c. +. Bakeman is the
Superintendent this year and never
fails to pay a high compliment to the
city, to the fine audience and the ef-
ficient local committee when speaking
from the platform. He says instead
of being "Redpath Ctsautauqua"
this one should be called "Belding
Chautauqua."
The orchestral sextette gave de
lightful entertainment of music in
solos, duets, trios and quartettfas
which was the opening part Of the
program for the afternoon and even
ing of Friday. Ada Ward, the elo-
quent Englishwoman followed in the
evening with her great lecture on
Getting Together. She is an ex-
cellent speaker and the little foreign
tinge in her speech. the wit and hu-
NOR thrown into her message gave
rich treat to her audience. Miss Ward
used blackboard illustrations in re-
lating her experiences in entertain
ing the boys at the front.
Miss Kathleen Coldpitz is super
visor of the Childrens Hour and she
is certainly handling that department
in a most efficient manner. Her way
of interesting and amusing the chill
dren is very striking and the little
folks have all fallen in love with
her. This feature alone in its edu-
cational value 40 the young boys and
girls of our city is worth much mere
than the price of a Chautauqua ticket
On Saturday the Harvesters Con-
cert Company were the musical en-
tertainers and presented a pleasing
variety Of costumen sketches both
vocal and instrumntal. Miss Flor
ence Bullard followed in the after
noon with her lecture Community
Health" She gave a vivid account
of her work in the Red Cross over
seas and urged a more efficient and
systematic way of prevention of dis
ease and conserving community
health, advising the nurse system in
educating the family how to ward off
disease. The evening lecture by r..
f. p. Kline, on "The New Competi-
ton" was a masterful effort. He Is
a vigorous speaker and fine orator.
He is in favor of the League of Ma
tions" and argued very pointedly
that the United States should sign
the document and become a member
of the lague. He outlined it in such
plain languaq as to make it clear to
many what a league of nations meant
in the reconstruction of the new
world.
Monday was artists day and the
children hour was followed in the
afternoon by the Great Lakes String
Quartette and also in the evening in
Grang Concert with Nine. Augusta
Lenska, the noted Russian Prims
Dona. The quartette which has come
into national and world distinction in
the past two years from the fact of
the excellent quality of its music and
of having accomanied President Will
son on his trip across the water on
the steamship George Washington,
was especially fine. The quartette
was organized at the Great Lakes
Naval Training station and was on a
tour of the United States for Navy
Relief society when it was ordered
to accompany the President The ap-
pearance of Nine. Lenska was the
signal for loud applause and hearty
greeting and she at once captivated
the audience with her beautiful voice.
The Prima Dona is second to none
which has appeared here at former
Chautauquas.
Tuesday at the childrens morning
hour the little folks were given IN
addition to the efficient work of Miss
Coldfitz IA musical treat with a VIC
trola furnished by Miller & Harms
which added to the ammusement pro-
gram very much.
A musical prelude by Mr.. Delbert
Clute and Miss Luella Fuertag pre-
ceeded the lecture in the afternoon by
Prof. Charles Zueblin and also in the
evening before the great debate.
The subject of Mr.. Zueblin's lecture
was "The Great Highway" or the
freedom of the seas and he argued
very forcibly the necessity for its
freedom to shipping and especially
to the United States.
In the evening one of the specially
big features Of the Chautauqua was
the debate between Prof. Zueblin and
Gov. Leslie M. Shaw, ON Government
Ownership of the Rail Roads" DR..
James HI. Armstrong was called TO
preside as chairman and he gave the
IConfin1,od On raarn Ton I