The Republican journal., 1919-07-31
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COMMUNITY CHAUTAUQUA.

COMMUNITY CHAUTAU Q A. The
ChautauQua is an assured financial sue
cess this year as 500 course tickets were
sold before the first evenings entertain
ment. Miss Ethel Rogers, Belf 4st' S
champion ticket seller for 1918, with d
record of 109, has done better work in
1919 as there was competition with 65
guarantors selling. She has sold 81 adult
and 8 junior course tickets. The Junior
Chautauquans are very fond of their play
leader, Miss Kathleen Fitzpatrick of Buff
falo, N. Y, and all parents can trust their
children with her. Her appeal Tuesday
buy tickets for those who stand longingly
near the tent should be productive of
much good The junior parade Monday
evening was fine one and started their
program with a good and loyal spirit that
gave Miss Fitzpatrick much encourage
ment. The pageant Saturday afternoon
will be feature of interest for young
and old. Wednesday morning the chill
dren had delightful hike and breakfast
out-of-doors. Their games and story
hours are happy events. Rev. E. H.
Durham of Nashua, N H., is the local
superintendent, and has already made
friends in Belfast. He is taking month S
Church of Nashua. The large and airy
tent on School Common was filled Tues
day afternoon for the first of the excel
lent course. DR.. W. L. West, chairman
of the general committee, presided, and
took occasion to thank all who had made
the course successful. He then introduced
Mr. Durham. Miss Theresa Sheehan with
her BILE support, Miss Vivian Des Jardins,
violinist, and Miss Ethel McPhee, voca-
list, at once won the undivided interest
and praise of all. Miss Sheehan's versa
tility is simply remarkable and her pro-
gram one of the best ever presented IN
this city. Even her light selections had
a helpful tone. Her rendering of the Last
Hymn on the Titanic and the American
Marines charge at Chateau Thierry held
her audience spell bound and had she re-
sponded to the encores she would have
been a ''whole show" 1t was also a
most pleasing program of talent, song
and violin music by two attractive young
girls, American and French, a pretty
blending. The lecture Tuesday evening
| by F. E. Tillemont- -Thomason of Liver
pool, Eng, the famous English engineer
and strategist, on the "Echoes of the
German Revolution" was comprehen-
sive study of world events. While the
theme was one the majority are perfectly
familiar with its version was from the
inner circles of English thought that has
not reached even the English press. He
answered the three vital questions, Can
Revolution Pay Germany as Peace Propa-
ganda? Will Germany Remain Danger
to Europe and the Rest of the World?
Can Germany Pay the Cost of the War?
all in a most emphatic affirmative. He
wished all to take the thought with them
and often repeat it, that the Allies lost
$50, 600 more young men than Germany
and that the Germans were allowed to
return to their homes with their arms
and with banners flying and found their
country in condition to begin work of all
kinds where they had left it. The Jour-
nal goes to press before Wednesdays
program was given. The programs for
! Thursday, Friday and Saturday TEEN
with excellent features and none should
miss them.