The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-07-30
CHAUTAU!|.Q!UA :! !! H
SUCCESSFUL
Thursday Evening Of Last Week
1rou9ht chautauqua in Denison to q
(. 4 Successful Close
iT sis ASSURED FOR NEXT YEAF
Wednesday Most Important Day Of the
Week When Airplane Made Flights
and the Big Band Played

Thursday evening OF last week
brought the chautauqua in Denison to
q close, after a week OF music, lee.
lures and other interesting entertain.
ment which has been thoroughly en-
joyed by this community and sur
rounding vicinities. The citizens OF
Denison will rejoice to know that the
chautauqua is assured for next year,
the usual guarantee having been fur.
nished by the local business men, and
large nmber OF pledges being signed
by the people of the community be.
fore the closing number. ChautauQua
week is looked forward to each year
! by the majority Of people and house
hold duties and business cares are
laid. aside for the week, SO, that the
fine talent brought to ourscity, might
be enjoyed to the fullest, extent, and
It would indeed be keen disappoint-
ment to many OF our citizens IL this
attraction should fail to visit Denison.
Wednesday was perhaps the most
important day of the weeks program
and the entertainment commenced at
1880 o'clock when the airplane arrived
here from Woodbine where they ap-
peared the preceding day. After
circling over and around the city for
nearly thirty minutes and thrilling the
spectators with number Of stunts,
such as the tail spin and nose dive,
the huge bird swooped to the ground
and landed in field short distance
east OF town, where it was net and
viewed by large number OF people
who were anxious to get close view
Of the strange machine. Arrange
ments, were made for number of pas
sengers to make a fight, which took
place Immediately atrthe close OF the
afternoons program. Several Dentson
people took advantage Of the oppor-
tunity presented and for the consider
alton OF $1.00 per minute took a twen-
w. minute ride among the clouds and
enjoyed fine view Of our beautiful
city from some 600 feet in the air.
$50 = large attendanceswas son1
hand ct the big tent to hear the
Banda Roma, as. chautauQua bands are
usually considered the main attraction
o6 the program. This band was some
what smaller than Kryl;s band,w which
appeared here last year, and while
they gave number. OF enjoyable &C.
lections, their program as q whole
was not varied enough to- come up to
the standard Of bands Of other years.
The program consisted mostly Of Ov-
ertures, some Of which were composed
by Luigi Quaglia, the leader, and
number OF popular airs were given as
encores. Perhaps the selection most
enjoyed wath the rendition of "A
Perfect Day." which brought forth
great applause and was repeated three
times. Following the afternoon pre-
lude Maj. Ray C. Bridgman gave a
lecture on THE Romance Of Flying"
which was full of interesting informa-
ton gathered first hand by this brave
aviator. Major Bridgman was attend
ing an eastern university when the
war broke out, bat being so anxious
to have q hand In affairs did not wait
for America to enter, but went OF his
own accord, to France where he, enlist:
ed in 1915 and where after q period
to the Lafayette escadrille and engag:l
ou ~ dCLltS SoFVlCS|r AkLeT INC ~ u1tSu
States entered the great world war
Major Bridgman was transferred to
our army and took command OF. the
139th aero squadron and was later
given command of the ED aero squad.
ron, which, did such commendable'
work in the battles, OF the St. Mihiel
and Argonne. The major gave gra-
phic accounts Of his experiences and
presented things in different way
than former lecturers on this and sim.
liar subjects. He was loud in his
praise of his fellow men In the SER
vice, with little reference to his own
work. He, however, wears several
decorations from both the French and
American governments. The band
furnished the entire evenings pro.
gram and played to perhaps the larg-
est audience present during the,
weeks session.
Thursday. the last day, began with
a morning lecture by Raphael EN-.
manuel in his Message from Meso-
potamia." Being a native of that
country he was able, to give his hear.
ers an interesting account of the man.
ners and customs of the people OF, this