Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-14
CHAUTAUQUA| IS
OPENED HERE
Junior Event Yesterday--Lec
lure Last Night Pleasing
| Program for Tonight

Although preliminaries and Junior
vents heralded its coming on Mon
day, the Swarthmore Chatauqua or
annual Joy time for Perth Amboy,
did not officially open until yester-
day afternoon in the tent at IN cor
ner of Jefferson and Maple streets.
The sunior events with the forma-
ton of Junior town" preceded the
afternoon performance at 1:3O
o'clock in the ten while the senior
performance started at $3.50 o'clock
with an attendance which more than
half filled the tent.
Principal Joseph f. Walker, chair
man of the guarantors, opened the
week of events guaranteeing a week
of real pleasure for all who had pur-
chased the tickets. DIR. w. r..
Thompson, superintendent of the
Chatauqua, who during the war rep
resented the Red Cross in an impor-
tant district in Roumania, and VINO
has a most agreeable personality
then announced the program for the
week, dwelling on the merits of each
performer. The program opened
in full with the Four Artists as the
principal entertainers of the after
noon,
Miss Mellicent Melrose, soprano,
charmed all with her selections, her
high notes being especially pretty
and well placed, She sang several
selections and was at her best in her
group of Italian numbers. The har-
pist, Miss Georgia Price. who has
an instrument especially designed
for her playing one OF the most ex-
pensive in the country, exhibited
much skill in several numbers, while
Miss Helen Ballein, pianist, as ac-
companist and soloist, displayed
technique and musical ability. Her
rendition of THE Banjo Song" was
particularly web received. The au-
dience, which was made up in a
large part of the children, were most
enthusiastic over the representations
Of Miss Katherine Fahnestock and
her impressions as a little girl were
so clever that one little girl wanted
to know "if she was q real little
girl" Each gave several numbers
and their entertainment completed
the afternoon.
Lecture Last Night
Although 1t is generally thought
that to do anything properly a per-
son must have facilities in the way
of time and means to carry out his
project, Elliott A. Boyl showed a
Chautauqua audience last
night where there Is 1.-The Advan-
in a Handicap" when he lee
tured upon this theme. One of the
most attractive features of the talk
was its extreme simplicity, %calculat-
no doubt, to reach everyone in
The audience regardless of his or her
education or standing In life, and
carrying out Its purpose.
The children who composed, per-
an NC tho To c,a nayt Of thn a111tonna
also fully interested in what
he speaker had to say, making not
he least disturbance throughout the
antire program. Mr.. Boyl, whose
me is a by-word in the Chautau-
qua circles, showed where, in the
majority of cases, those who get
ahead are the ones who are handi-
caHpedr- who do not have a thing
upon them. and who must
work for every bit they obtain. In
case Of education and material
are those who have the
hardest struggle.
The four artists also entertained
last night with a pleasing program
of instrumental and vocal music and
readings.
The organization of Junior town
the Chautauqua tent at 1880
was most successful and
work was Immediately started on the
which will conclude the af-
events on Monday. Miss
Wilhelm, the Junior direc-
tor, visited several schools yesterday
morning and because of her pleasing
many more children OBJ
tanned permission to attend the
performances.
The program for today will start
at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon with
a lecture by the Chautauqua super
intendent and will be followed by
the Boston Musicians Quartet. This
little band is composed of instrument
n vocal artists some of whom
have had the distinction of being
connected with well known musical
combinations. Georges Mayer, be-
sides being a lyric tenor of merit
is at the present time trumpet soloist
of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Carl Stockbridge is cellist with the
same orchestra and Frederick Mann
has been first violinist with this COM
pany since 1887. Madame Claire
Laumonier studied the piano with
Cortot and vocal music with Sautet-
A lyric voice of exceptional quality,
Madame Laumonier has a a sue
cessful operate career and was well
knUWn lOT iitE COlCtIlS lpE Ihc
wounded during the "a Miss Irene
Greenleaf is the pianist and accom-
PIANIST and a valuable supplement to
the four preceding artists.
DIR. Frank Bohn, one of the great
est attractions on the entire weeks
program, will lecture tonight on "All
the World and Ourselves" With a
thorough knowledge Of the economic
conditions here and in Europe Mr..
Bohn is we'll qualified to elaborate
upon matters which are uppermost
in ~evetyone's mind at this time.