The daily banner., 1919-06-17
SERGEANT RUTH FARNUM
MAKES A GREAT HIT
Said by Many to Have Been Best
Speech DeIiye'e ed at This Years
Chautauqua- "Pinafore' Pleased
Large Crowd 1T Night.

Large Crowd at Night.
yesterday afternoon was one of the
best that has been presented this
year, the work OF the Berkley Sex
tette being greatly appreciated by
the audience. and being Of a very
high order. The great hit of the at
/ ternoon was Sergeant Ruth Farnum,
who was the only woman soldier in
the entire Allied Army, exclusive OF
Russia, which could hardly be cali
ed an allied army from the time that
/ orderly government gave place TO
/ chaos.
Mrs. Farnum first became inter
ested in Serbia as the result of visit
! ing a friend there, having made sew
! eral visits prior to the outbreak of
! the war. She was there when war
came, and as the result of her ser
vices in nursing during the typhoid
{
! in the Royal Serbian Army and was
| decorated three times for heroism
and bravery under fire. She was
permitted in her capacity as SOL
dier to go right into the front ranks
and was the first woman to enter
Serbian territory when it was recov-
cred from the Bulgarians and Aus
trians.
Her lecture was superb, brimful
of interesting information, and gave
to her hearers a knowledge of Ser
bia that they could not well have
secured in any other way. the views
of most of her bearers concerning
the Serbian people underwent a
complete change while they listened
to her discourse. She told of their
bravery, how they held firmly and
fast to the right, despite their terri
BILE sufferings; how they refused,
even when they found their women
and children butchered under the
most trying circumstances, to per-
nit their anger and grief to lead
them to violate the recognized rules
of civilized warfare; how they did
not desire gifts, but intended TO re-
pay America and the Allies for all
aid given 10 them.
So terrible were the tortures in
Gicted by their enemies, so contrary
to the recognized rules of civilized
warfare. such were the practices OF
her conquerors that they would
bring the blush of shame to the
was in line with the policy of terror
ism that had it's origin in the coun-
try of "Kultur,' for the similarity of
the deeds practiced on all the fronts
clearly demonstrated that the in
structions from which they resulted
derived their origin from one clear
ly centralized authority, and, as
everyone knew and knows, that au-
thority was at Pctsdam. The lee
ture was certainly thrilling one
and the one unfortunate feature of it
was that it was in the afternoon,
when many persons cannot arrange
to attend the Chautauqua.
Last night "Pinafore' was given
to large and enthusiastic audience
that seemed to thoroughly appreci-
ate the Offering. The part of Sir.
Joseph Porter, the Admiral of the
High Seas, was taken by Arthur
Wooley, who brought to the presen-
tation splendid voice and manner
isms that completely captiyated old
and young; Harry Luckstone as Cap
tain Corcoran, delighted the audi
ence with his songs, while w. I'll.
White, as Dick Deadeye. was IA
vorite with the children, and kept
the whole audience in an uproar,
while his voice contributed much to
the success of musical offerings.
Blanche Upham, as Josephine, the
Captains daughter, possessed an un-
usually strong and attractive voice,
while Alexander Mason, as Ralph
Rackstraw, plain English seaman,
was a marked favorite. Mary White
as Buttercup was also a fayorlte,
while Lillian Chapdelaine, as Hebe,
also came in for much applause.
The whole performance was a very
creditable one, and won immediate
favor with the audience.
This afternoon DR.. George Law
renee Parker, who lectured last year
on Russia, gave his celebrated lee
ture, "Russia's Death and Resurrec-
ton" but unfortunately, this lee
ture, like that of Sergeant Farnum
being in the afternoon, was not SO
we'll attended. 1t would have been
much better if these lectures could
have been given at night, as there
are hundreds of persons who would
have liked ohave heard them, but
could not do so on account of the
impossibility OF leaving business dur
ing these hours.
Tonight the grand pageant, The
Wop," presented by the Junior
Chautauqua,. will be the leading
event, and is expected to draw a
large crowd. After this enter
tainment, Pamahasika's Pets will be
shown
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