The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-27
TOWNSHEND.
Large Audiences Greet Chautauqua.

The Townshend Chautauqua festival
closed Tuesday evening. From the open
ing concert Saturday night to the closing
laugh in Bill Bowess delightful lecture, it
proved an unqualified success. The vari-
Gus entertainments were attended by
packed houses for the evening events and
many of the surrounding towns added
large quotas to the audiences.
What was perhaps the most worth
while number drew the smallest audience.
This was the mastery address by Andrew
lIarnly Monday afternoon on the subject,
Making Democracy Safe for the World.
Mr.. Harnly told many wholesome truths
straight from the shoulder with no mine
ing of words and in a manner to impress
and benefit every thinking man and
woman.
The stirring music by the Filipino
quartet was a favorite with all and the
| Colonial Maids and Miss Sheehan's com
pany also gave perfect satisfaction. The
serious minded listened with close atten-
ton to the Gales's stories of Indian life,
and fun-lOvers split their sides over the
| tangled miX-up in Her Husbands Wife.
The village children had the time of
their lives under the guidance of the
Junior Chautauqua play leader, aided by
a local committee. Special events also
were arranged for them each day. On
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| given by the children before the opening
program and many and varied were the
| costumes worn by them. The prize was
given Chester Fredericks, who wore an
old-faShiOned suit of clothes of the early
settlement days. On Monday morning
came a hunt for a treasure Ship 100
cards having been hidden about the vii
lage, three of which were prize cards. A
picnic for the young people was held in
IiastingSS maple grove Monday after
noon, where fun reigned supreme.
Tuesday afternoon a pageant, The
Cruise of the Jollity, was given by the
children as part of the regular Chautau-
qua program, with Miss Ruth Palmer as
| pianist. \ sea chanty was sung by seven
bold and reckless sailor men and daring
stunts were performed by them. Sixteen
| girls, with crowns and wands of golden
glow, gave pleasing march and drill led
| by Helen Randall and Beatrice Cum
mings and ushered in the lady OF the
night Ida Boyden).
The Junior Chautauqua organized with
/ the following officials who were presented
| to the audience Monday evening: Mayor,
| Maynard Robinson; clerk, Olive Straitiff i;
captain of the guard, Ruth Wright.
| Plans are already being made for re-
turn OF Chautauqua here another year
and already 30 guarantors have been Sc
cured with the expectation that the list
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| for season tickets for another year were
passed through the audience Monday eve
ming and a large number signed. The
guarantOrS' committee served supper in
| the dining room two evenings and the
proceeds were applied to the expenses OF
the festival. The entire work of arrang-
ment etc, was borne by this committee
who deserve the thanks and hearty appre-
citation of the citizens for the public
spirit they manifested
| The various members of the Chautau.
lqua company rOOmed at Mrs. Ellen
Plumb'S and boarded at l. s. Sayre's dur
ling their stay here. They went from here
to Putney.
Roscoe Marsh has finished blacksmith
ing for Aldous Gushing and will go from
here to Colerain, Mass, where he has
work.
Miss Betty Cullen. Miss May Moran
and Miss Esther Thormalson of New
Il York are guests at Mrs. Bessie Bel
\ linger's. .e~~~,t s..e-ree-~ s.
Mrs. s L. Vincent will have char o.
the Christian Endeay2r service TEX
Sunday evening and the topic viii b, Tn,
, Ten Commandments in the Life of Today
, Exodus 20 III
Miss Viola Wheeler of West Towns
= bend has been a guest at the home o
her aunt, Mrs. Mary Vincent, aud Mis-
Gladys Chaplin at Mrs. Effie Farwelr
through the Chautauqua festival
An ar-day meeting of the Helpinj
Hand society was held et the vestr
Thursday of this week in o . r that worl
; might be completed for the annual sal
which viii be held on the park Wedues
day afternoon. Aug. 81. All proceed
from the sale will be used for church an
mission purposes. Home made ice-creau
. and cookery as well as needlcwocl
articles, will be on sale