New Britain herald., 1919-07-22
2Cth Annual Session at Camp
 Grounds Has Been Successful
t. A, R. PROGRAM TOMORROW
Veterans and Members of Relief Corps Will Meet TOmOrrOW-Air Service Recruits Wanted-Stray Shots Re- pOrtcd-Othcr Items.

The class courses of the 20th annual
 session of the Connecticut Chautau-
 qua assembly are now thing of his
 tory, the last of tho sessions having
 been held yesterday morning. All
 members were present and the closing
 work proved interesting. Only one
 event was on the schedule for today
 and that consisted of d canning dem
 OnStratiCn which was given this morn
 ing at $50 o'clock at the MiddletoWn
 church house.
 An entertainment yesterday after
 noon consisted of a recital by the
 Misses Jessie H. Newgeon of New Ha-
 ven and Gertrude F.. Bcebe, reader, of
 Wethcrsfield and Hartford. Last eve
 Ning's entertainment was the annual
 recital and exhibition by the pupils of
 the elocution class of Mrs. Holton.
 Today is Recognition day at the
 grounds and exercises appropriate for
 it's observance were held this after
 noon at o'clock in the auditorium
 with President Spencer as leader. The
 principal speaker of the day was Rev.
 John Lee Brooks of Hartford. The
 ChautauQua ritual was used in the
 exercises this afternoon. At 1:30 the
 annual meeting of the ChautauQua
 Alumni association was held. The
 procession of alumniStS formed on the
 green in front of the Bristol house
 immediately after the association
 meeting, passed through the inner cir
 cle 10 the association building, where
 the children's department, headed by
 Mrs. Spencer took the lead, and from
 there it continued to Manchester cir
 cle, to Bristol avenue, Clinton, New Haven, Hartford and Meriden avenues and finally to the auditorium where class day exercises started immedi- ately upon the arrival of those in the procession.
 The annual banquet of the Chautau- qua alumni followed the close of the Recognition day exercises.
 The presentation of the Chinese Oporetta, "'Fhe Feast of the Little Lan- ternS,' will be witnessed this evening. It will be under the direction of the Chautauuua assembly chorus with Miss Estclle CuShman directing, Miss Rose Hasser as pianist and Miss Grace CuShman as viOlinist. The leading part in the Operetta will be taken by
 Mrs. Oswald Rassctt of Waterbury
 who is well known singer. The an nual camp fire blaze will also be seen
 this evening at 9:3O o'clock. It is the closing eVentOf the assembly and is of great importance in the minds of all those attending the annual sessions at the camp ground.
 Grand Army Day Tomorrow. Tomorrow is Grand Army day at the grounds. Each year the old veterans and members of the Woman's Relief corps gather at the grounds. The day is of signal importance to members of both the c. A. R. and the Relief A of T members of the corps have been on the grounds completing arrangements for tOmOrrOws convention.
 The days program will start at 9:3O d. m. With> a concert by Swan ston's orchestra of Bristol in the au- dltorium. The convention will hold two sessions, at 10:3O and p. m. At the lQ:30 meeting the convention will be addressed by Rev. pr. Elmers A. Dent of New Haven and several oth- CT speakers. In the absence of the president, due to the death of Past Commander Albert A. May of Meri- | den and of a vice president officer, ] due to the death recently of Col. l Christian Queen, superintendent of the l Old Soldiers Home at Noroton Heights, the convention will be called ] to order by Mrs. Chloe A. Warren of Canal street. At the close of the morning exercises the election of off l ccrs will take place at which time a | successor to Albert May as president ! will be chosen.
 Dinner for all the veterans will be 1 given in the auditorium from 1 to ? l o'clock. The annual report of the 1 treasurer will be read at o'clock l following which will be the announce | ment of the result of the election of l officers. All other items of convention | interest will be discussed at that time