Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-29
STORY TELLERS
TO MEET HERE
Ninth Annual Conference of
National League to Be Held
Here Next Week

The people OF Harrisburg are.
indeed. most fortunate to be favored
with the rare treats in store for
them next week, when the ninth
annual conference of the National
Story Tellers League convenes here
in conjunction with the third an
nual conference of the Eastern Dis
trict. Never before in the history
OF the city has a similar opportunity
been offered the residents to hear
such artists as will be presented in
an evening of story telling at Fahne-
stock Hall on Friday, September 8.
The program for the entire three
days sessions, beginning Thursday,
September 1, and ending Saturday,
has been completed, and was made
public to-day by Mrs. David j.
Reese, president OF the Harrisburg
Story Tellers League. On Thursday
the delegates will register at the
Hall of the House OF Representa-
tives and both the active and asso-
ciate mem bers OF the local League
are requested to register some time
during the day. in order to receive
their badges.
In the afternoon, from . to 1
o'clock, a reception will be held IN
parlor c of the Penn-Harrts, when
the active members here Will greet
the visiting delegates.
The everang session, 10 be held IN
the Hall of the House OF Represent
atives. may be ATTENDED by all MEM
bers OF the local League. Mrs. pa
vid ]. Reese. president, will make
an address OF welcome, followed BY
a lecture. story Telling AS An
Ancient and Modern Art by Rich
and Thomas Wyche. president or the
National Story Tellers League.
Anna Curtis Chandler, official story
teller at the Metropolitan Museum
of Art. New York, will speak on
story Telling in the Metropolitan
Museum OF Art" and a lecture,
story Telling AS An IrterpretatiNe
Art" by Stephani Schutze, field sec
retary OF the National League Will
complete the program.
Fridays Events
Friday morning at $50 o'clock tneEe
will be a business session IN the E1a!!
OF the House OF Representatives WheFl
reports OF the delegates Will be made:
Al 1870 Mr.. Wyche will lecture ana
al 1880 q luncheon will be served at
the Harris. At ? o'clock an I'M
portant business session is scAedu!ed
for the Hall OF the House, when the
election OF National officers IS 10 oc-
cur. At 3.45 there will be a story.
Her Fridays Work" by Edna GroH
Diehl. and at o'clock Lucille Coroett
will letcure on story Telling from
the Chatauqua Platform.
Plans have been made for an auto
mobile tour OF the city from 4.So 70
$50 for the visiting delegates.
The evenings event Is the one
looked forward 10 with keenest an
ticipation by the people IN genera
for it is then that the public is in
vited TO a night OF story telling al
Fahnestock Hall. Six distinguished
artists OF national repute will enter
tain with stories OF unusual interest
and power. The program is as toll
lows:
st. Christopher" Richard Thoma:
wyche: story, selected. by Minnie
Ellis O'Dounell; The Five Men OF
PRAYER" Annie Locke Makinnon
The Silver Hen" LAci!le Corbett; -
Japanese Rip Van Wrinkle" Anna
curtis Chandler; and The Butterfly
that Stamped" stephanie Schutze.
Final Day
on Saturday a business session al
$50 o'clock in the Hall OF the House
of Representative will start the days
activities. At I1.30 Laura Kready, o!
Lancaster. is scheduled 10 lecture on
"Dramat!zation as a Return From
Story Telling"
The conference will close at
o'clock with a free story matinee, for
school children only, 10 be held in
the Hall OF the House.