The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-07
CROWD ATTENDS
OPENING DAY OF
CHAUTAUQUA
Musical Troop Makes Big
Hit-Tent Is Cool and
, Comfortable

The big Community Chautauqua
tent on School Common was filled
this afternoon at the opening pro-
gram of the week. Hundreds of peo-
pie from surrounding towns who in
tend to make the Chautauqua week
an educational holiday, attended.
The location for the Chautauqua
tent was ideal. 1t was cool and COM
Portable in the big tent and the audi
ence found it an ideal way to pass
an instructive and entertaining af
ternoon.
This afternoons program consisted
of opening exercises and announce
ments by Superintendent B. G. Nc
Cormick, who arrived from Spring
field, VT, where big program has
been carried out. Other members Of
the Chautauqua troops arrived on the
10.40 train. Fl
A popular concert was given by
the--NSiss Theresa Sheehan Concert
company. Miss Sheehan is one of
the most popular readers on the
Chautauqua platform today. She
was assisted by Miss Ridgeway and
Miss Ethel McPhee. A feature of
Miss Sheehan's program was an
original dramatic reading of the work
of the boys at Chateau Thier1y.
Tonight Miss Sheehan and her
company give the entertainment pre-
lude followed by lecture at 8.42 p.
m., by F. E. Tillemont- Thomson of
Liverpool, England, who will take for
his spirit Echoes of the German
Revolution /" -'-s '- q ~ -
Mr.. Thomaston is a practical en-
gineer as well as lecturer He was
general engineer of the great build
ings of the General Electric Company
of Lynn, Mass. He supervised some
of the rebuilding of San Francisco
after the earthquake and some big
works in Detroit. His lecture is one
that will arouse deepest interest.
The Tuesday program is furnished
in the afternoon by Charles T. Grill
ley, impersonator, and his daughter,
Virginia Grilley, harpist. Mr.. Grill
ley is a wonderful entertainer and
with his talented daughter furnish a
most interesting entertainment.
In the evening they will furnish the
musical prelude followed by a lecture
on climbing the Family Tree" by
Albert Edward Wiggam. This is an
Illustrated lecture. Mr. Wiggam is
a world authority on heredity and
his lecture is bound to be very in
structive as well as interesting.
The program for the rest of the
week is:
THIRD DAY WEDNESDAY
2.30 Concert Russian String Quartet
Under the leadership of Leon Welt
man, the Great Russian Violinist
3.45 Community Recreation
Discussion, led by Junior Play
Leader
500 Concert Prelude
Russian String Quartet
8.45 Dramatic Lecture
Thomas Brooks Fletcher
Le SIedIeSC Vi uIdHldLlC lecturers
FOURTH DAY, THURSDAY
2.30 Concert
Carolyn Reed and the JuvenileFoul
800 Lecture, "Our Heritage-How
to Preserve it,"
Congressman Louis w. Fairfield
Children's Night
500 An evening of Musical Fea-
lures and Child Dances in Cos.
tune
Carolyn Reed and the Juvenile -Four
Featuring the Swenson Twins, Kobi
the Boy-Wonder Violinist, anC
Ferne Upton, Soprano
FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY
2-30 Victory Pageant
Members of the Junior Chautau
qua
800 Popular Concert
Tasca and his Famous Banda Rosss
Known as the cred Band" of two
continents
800 Grand Double Concert
The Famous Banda Ross;
Featuring Oddone, the Wizard Saxa
phonist
The Evening Caledonian will fol
low the news of the Chautauqua da.
by day. It's news columns will mak'
all the new announcements in regarC
to this important home event. If yol
are attending the Chautauqua yol
will want to follow the news of it il
the. Evening Caledonian.