The Mena weekly star., 1920-07-08
THREE GREAT DAYS
At CHAUTAUQUA
Beginning With Good Attendance Sat-
urday, Each Succeeding Day Sees
Increased Interest-"Peg o. My
Heart" Tonight.

Saturday. Sunday and Monday we're
great days for Mena Chautauqua fans,
the attendance with each succeeding
session being better than in the one
before. The Metropolitan Symphony
Club on Saturday night was assisted
by Miss Anthony, reader of Kansas
city who arrived Saturday afternoon
to take the place of Miss Bewley who
was forced to undergo treatment at
Texarkana and temporarily will be off
the platform. The Symphony Club
gave two Splendid programs of classi-
cal and popular music. the numbers
being SO varied that everybody was
pleased and the chautauqua spirit was
given mighty boost
The Maryland Singers gave the full
program Sunday afternoon, and then
at night gave the prelude to the lee
ture by Hon. Willis Leslie Sprague Of
New York city, who came with
worthwhile message on "The Prophe-
cy OF the Present Unrest" Mr.. Spra-
que, though he represents a serious
subject III serious way, had the un-
divided attention Of that great aud
iance on Sunday night, and many
there are who after hearing him have
taken a more hopeful view of the pres
ent unrest and with him will believe
That out Of 1t will come greater and
better America.
The program on Monday gave many
an opportunity to celebrate the Fourth
Of July. The prelude in the afternoon
was given by Miss Bertha Kribben,
yiolinist, Miss Margaret Harris, vio-
lincellist. and Miss Mildred Shaugh-
messy. aceompanist and soloist. The
three young ladies made many friends
IN Mepa by their splendid program
so gracefully and graciously rendered.
Hon Edwin Aldine Pound, for many
years superintendent of the Atlanta
schools and recently with the Red
Cross III the fight against malaria and
other prevenfable diseases, used as
his subject; Saving the Victory
pointing out IN his lecture many ways
ID which the victory gained in the
world war can be saved for this coun-
try 80 that we may make this great
er country still.
Music lovers were given a treat on
Monday night in the concert by Miss
Ruby Evans. member Of the Chicago
Grand Opera Company, assisted by
Misses Kribben, Harris and Shaugh-
messy. Many who had said they did
not care for grand opera came from
the Chautauqua tent after the pro
gram declaring the concert had been
the best session of the Chautauqua.
Miss Evans has a beautiful voice and
such charming stage presence that the
ordinary layman forgets that he is
listening to grand concert, and Is
simply carried away with the charm
OF the singer
Tuesday affernoon DR.. n. W. Sears
4 delivered his lecture, Don't Worry,
Doctor Sears is an old timer on the
lecture platform and in years OF his
work he has had an incalculable In
fluence in making folks see the bright
side OF life. SO that his greatest asset
Is the fact that he numbers his friends
bv the thousands who tell him that he
has made life happier and pleasanteI
for them.
The climax in Chautauqua enter
lafnmenf was reached Tuesday In
the presentation of Peg o. My
Heart. that great Irish love comedy
which Is this year being presented on
the ctautauqua platform for the first
time Tie attendance on this occasion
exceeded that of any previous Chau-
tauqna gathering. being estimated al
1900 PERSONS
Wednesday the closing day, the
program was devoted to the South. In
the afternoon there was concert by
the Dixie Duo, two charming young
ladies' who gave musical pro
gram ef the Old South. Marvin X
Heflin followed the concert in lee
fure on THE Passing Of the Old and
the Coming of the New" The CLOSING
night was devoted to "Old Time
Days In Dixie" featuring the Dixie
Duo and Col. Chas. L. Treadway
Frank Gaze and Maj. Lee Mills, the
oIdfIme ffddlers of the states of Ark
on4na 0k1ahoma and Texas