The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-05-29
CHAUTAUQTA WEEK OF
June H.H
Big Program of Wholesome En-
tertainment and Many Not
able Lecturers. n

! The Emmett Chautauqua will oper
June 81 and continue five days, un-
til the evening of the 26th. Floy l.
Lauham, publicity manager, was in
the city yesterday to make final ar
rangements. Tickets are now on sale
4 by the committee of some thirty En-
nett citizens and are priced at $3.50
for the course until opening day, when
the price will be advanced to $500
The executive committee, in direct
management Of local affairs connect
ed with the Chautauqua, is composed
of H. S. Workman, chairman, F. d.
Bowen, Miss Florence Rundstfom, F.
C. Berry and Robert Burlingame.
The coming Chautaqua program
gives evidence of being one that will
appeal to ali classes of people There
is an abundance of good music, clean
wholesome entertainment and long
and notable list of lecturers.
One of the leading figures of the
week will be Lieut.. Bruno Roselli,
late of the Italian army. Lieut. Roselli
is an accredited representative of the
Italian government and brings an en-
Tightening lecture on European recon
structiqn problems, with particular
reference to Italy.
Two other lecturers who will attract
unusual attention will be Mrs A c.
Zehner of Dallas, Texas, and Major
Thornton A Mills. Mrs. Zehner is
unquestionaby one of the foremost we
men lecturers of the country. She has
q splendid lecture on Forces that Help
or Hinder the Progress of Nation.
Major Mills is one of the leading II
CURES of the American platform. Other
prominent lecturers are E. J. Kemne,
well-known educator of the North
west; Dr. William RAIDER, who pre-
sents a great Inspirations message
on the first night, "The Making of q
Man; Edna Eugenia Lowe, health
lecturer; Dr. G. Whitefield Ray, for
fourteen years an explorer IN South
America, and Mildred Leo Clemens in
her Hawaiian travelogue on the clos
ing night
The music of the week looks parti-
cularly strong. The big features of
the program is the coming of the
White Huzzars on the fourth day IN
two concerts. This splendid organiza
ton is a ''singing band" and brings
the best of vocal and instrumental mt
sic. Another musical event of unusual
interest will be the closing night pro-
gram of the Royal Hawaiian Quintet
Albert Vierra, one of Hawaii's pro-
minent musicians, directs the company
of native singers and players and
among the members is Joseph kekuku.
originator and wizard of the steel
method of guitar playing. As an
added attraction on this last night
Mildred Leo Clemens, cousin of Mark
Twain, will present her lecture on Ha-
waii, Rambling Through Paradise ),
Illustrated with dissolving views and
motion pictures of sunny islands IN
the South Seas.
Other musical events of genuine
are two concerts by the
Guarino- -McKinnon Company. consist
ing of Anthony Guarino, noted Bos-
ton tenor and Mary McKinnon, talent
ed Canadian pianist; Antonio Miner
vino, piano-accordianist; the Merriiees
four jovial joyous girls
who bring two rare programs on the
opening day, and the Metropolitan Ar
lists, headed by Mary Welch, Ameri-
AN contralto.
The special entertainers of the week
will be Tom Corwine and Lydia Fon-
,esbeck. Mr. Corwine is poiyphon-
st or imitator of sounds, one of the
most unique and popular entertainers
IN the platform. Miss Fonnesbeck IS
. dramatic reader and interpreter Of
,lays who has established a real repu-
alton in her particular field.