Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-07-09
CHAuTAuouA.

Chautauqua with its seven JOY
ouS days has come and gone, and
II is hoped We are all benefited by
It's stay in our town. Certainly we
al gained much in the pleasing
Impressions it left and in the
thoughts and ideas acquired under
its great canvas.
Chautauqua gets better as the
wears go by and this time there
were few indeed who did not en-
press their satisfaction with the
exercises taken as a whole. Music
vas perhaps the dominant feature
his time and much of ii was of
high order and most delightful.
who could regret the time spent in
listening 10 the Belgian Veterans
Band or the International Artists?
Alton Packard, a veritablc wiz
Zard with the chalk. entertained
The crowd for hour most delight
fully with his inimitable talks and
looms drawn With a skin wond-
erful and bewildcring TO the spec
tator. He was great.
And who of us will ever forget
That great lecture of Edward Am
herst OFT on "Victory?" TO us it
WAS the feature Of the weeks pro-
gram. The proposition he main
tanned was that tho we had beaten
the Germans we will not have
achieved real victory until we
have Srappled solved and settled
the many wcighty and pcrplexing
problems growing out Of the great
war or following in its wake. Mr..
CIT is an orator of wonderful DOW
er and effectiveness and it is not
an eNageration TO say he held his
audience spellbound.
Monday night Lieut. Belyin Nav
1ard The Flying Parson" lectured
on the Motor Troubles Of Society,""
After giving a rapid, yet very en-
teresting account Of his victory in
the trans-contental airplane race
WIN many competitors, from New
ork 10 San Francisco and return,
he spoke at some length most i'm
PressIvely on the follies and short
comlngs of modern ] ife-social
educational, religious, business,
political, etc. His observations and
critlclSms were sharp, witty and
timely. '
Miss Shepherd. leader, did fine
work with the juniors during the
week and their entertainment
Monday afternoon gave abundant
Fidence OF careful training on the
part OF the leader and apt and ready
comprehension, close attention and
enthusiastic work on the part of
The Juniors. As the outcome of
stimulating effect of Junior Chan
| tauqua there is now a we'll develon-
cal scheme to establish a swimming
pool here for the enjoyment of the
Juniors.
Especially they did excellent work
ny placing on our streets trash
baskets, of their own make land
they are an ointment to our steretsl
Tor the reception of trash, such as
Mas'e paper, etc. And it is hoped
mat our citizens will help our
boys take advantage of this Cd.
portunity to keep the streets clear
81 trash of all kinds. Especially
40 w wish to call one groceries
attention to these cans.
Of this movement r. NJ. Bell is
chairman and Rev. l.. B. Bobbitt
Secretary. A committee consist.
ing OF Rev. l.. d. Franck, Rev. w.
H. Du Bose, Harry Strcaley, Mrs.
gas. NJ. Preston and Mrs. Henry
Lips has been appointed to take
Inc matter under consideration
Seiect a site, get estimates of COST
| ana report 10 a future meeting of
Inc full committee.
| ChalItauqua is assured for next
year. All agree that DR.. FrezzclI
superintendent, was the right man