The Republican journal., 1919-08-07
Community Chautauqua.

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gram here last Saturday evening. The
weather was perfect during the entire
week and every session well attended
There were $40 adult course tickets sold
and about seventy-five signatures were
received on the contract for their return
in 1920. One of the strongest incentives
for the annual visits of Community
Chautauqua is the good the children de-
rive from we'll directed play, parade and
pageant. Miss Kathleen Fitzpatrick of
Buffalo was great favorite with the
little ones and their pageant Saturday
afternoon was very patriotic, pleasing
and enjoyable to every one present. Mr..
Durham, the local manager, assures the
Belfast committee that the program for
192O will be even better than the one this
year, and price considered that was most
satisfactory
Charles 7. Grlley, the impersonator
has visited Belfast several times before
and is general favorite His impersona-
tions and prose readings were of real
merit. He was ably supported by his
young daughter, Miss Virginia Grilley,
harpist, who was also fine in monologue.
Hon Albert Edward Wiggam, assisted
by Mrs. Wiggam at the lantern, gave an
illustrated lecture on ''Climbing the Fam
lily Tree" While very essentially scien-
titic, synopsis of life study of both
the charts and common place illustrations
assisted the audience to grasp many of
the great truths of heredity. While he
explained the tendency to inherit physical
characteristics he placed more emphasis
upon the mental, particularly that of in
sanity and tendency to the disease.
Miss Carolyn Reed and the Juvenile
-Four, Ruth and Ruby Swanson, Fern Up
ton and kobi, the 12-year-old violinist,
gave two programs of most pleasing
character. The young ladies are stu
dents at the University of Nebraska, and
are taking the trip only for practice in
their professions. Kobi won the hearts
of all with his bright manner and wonder
full talent.
Thomas Brooks Fletcher, editor of the
Marion, Ohio, Tribune, gave one of the
most entertaining and instructive lee
lures ever heard in Belfast on a'The
Martyrdom of Fools" He divided fools
into two classes the artificial and the
real. He di what few speakers on the
American platform today can do, hold
the undivided attention of children and
adults from first to last There was a
breathless silence of approval as he touch
ed many of the fine topics of his racy
discourse, ripples of laughter as he con
stantly used bright play of words
and hearty laughter at his Jokes. He will
always be heard with interest if he comes
here with Chautauqua.
The Russian String Quartet under the
direction of Leon Weltman of the Welt
man College, Boston, gave a most de-
lightful concert. Prot w eltman's violin
solos were repeatedly encored as were
also the piano solos. They were well re-
membered in last seasons program and
will be welcomed if they appear in the
next
"OuT Herita age-How to Preserve it" a
lecture dealing with the present day con-
ditlons, by Congressman Louis w. Fair
child, was full of thought and general
information. The speaker is one of the
few in public life today who is looking
to the effects of what the world war will
bring our day and generations to come.
While Brooks Fletcher urged people to
think Congressman Fairfield furnished
subjects to think on. He also referred to
the peace conference and thinks that
should be freely discussed. He is one of
the able men of the day.
Mrs. George H. Connolly, special
representative of the U. S. Government
and Prof. of English at the diplomatic
bureau, spoke few minutes on war saw
lngs stamps and treasury certificates
She urged all to save, to invest, to get
their moneys worth on all purchases, and
to guard their purchases as they would
their money.
Tasca's famous Banda Rosa, closed
the program with two concerts, with
Madam Valeno, the noted soprano of At
lantic City, as soloist. While good in
ensemble work it also owes much to tn;
personal work of its leader Their uni
forms were picturesque and their pro-
gram varied from popular to classica
music.