Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-06-20
CHAUTAUQUA
IN FULL BLAST
Rosemary. Roanoke Rapids Chaulaueua
Association Signs 1920 Contract Day
Before 1919 Chautauqsa Opens
DR.. BONN SUPERINTENDENT

DR.. BONN SUPERINTENDENT
(. Its rather a hard proposition
for any place twice our size in
this state to beat our people tc
a thing" This going over the
top business seems to have be-
come a fixed habit with US.
This is our fifth year Of Chau-
tauqua and the four previous
years our guarantors had to dig
down in their jeans on the first
day and ante up their part of a
deficit. Then, too. there was
for a year or two some little
trouble experienced in securing
the desired number of signera
for the next year, but not so this
year.
The guarantors met in the
Mayors Office Tuesday at 1:3O
and after making the acquaint-
ance of the superintendent, DR..
VIM. E. Bohn, and his assistants,
Miss Margaret Shannon, Of Chi
cago, Junior Leader, and Miss
Lulu Volpell, of Storges, Mich.
asked for a 1920 contract and
proceeded to sign up. After
signing up for 1920. they then
got busy in various groups and
sold tickets enough to place our
ticket fund up to 81. 854.00.
THE PROGRAM
Chautauqua opened Wednesday
afternoon at $3.50 with q lecture
by DR.. Bohn, the superintendent.
DR.. Bohn spoke on the League Of
Nations and his lecture showed
that he had given his subject
much thought.
Pietro Mordelia Company fol-
lowed DR.. Bohn with q musical
concert that indeed. pleas
ed their audience. Pietro with
his piano accordion and Miss
Golding as violinist carried their
audience with them easily. Mr..
Mordelia delighted the little folk
with some comedy piano playing.
Miss Buck, the piano accom-
panist was very good. Wednes-
day evening Pietro Mordelia Com
pany gave their second concert
and Chancellor Bradford of the
University of Oklahoma. deliver
ed a strong lecture. his subject
being "Suncrowned Manhood. "
Chancellor Bradford handled his
subject we'll and made a strong
plea to the young people to pre-
pare themselves to take care Of
the big things of the future.
Tuesday afternoon DR.. Bohn
continued his discussion of the
League of Nations and the Over.
seas Quartette gave 3 concert.
The boys seemed to have had an
off day and rather disappointed
their audiences. At night Ross
Crane lectured on Dollars and
Sense for Your Town" His lee.
ture dealt with civic art, city
planning, etc. Mr.. Crane is head
of the Extension Department o1
the Art Institute of Chicago.
Tonight the great American
drama, Polly of the Circus, will
be given by a full cast.
Tomorrow night Frederick
William Vile, the big man o.
the Chantauqua this year will
lecture. Speaking Of Mr.. Wil'
the Goldsboro Argus has this y
say:
THE lecturer of the evening
was easily. without invidiou'
comparison the most versatile
entertaining and instructive
speaker who has thus far appear
ed on this Chautauqua's program
Mr.. Frederick William Vile, tn
we'll known newspaper man AM
author, for many years attaches
to the editorial staff of LORI
Northcliffe's journals in London
England.
THE subject Of his matches
lecture was entitled John Blu
and Uncle Sam, and in his maj
'velous and comprehensive devel
opment Of the field It covers h
proved himself q walking univeI
sity, and his lecture was nothin
short of a liberal education. an
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