Putnam patriot., 1921-08-05
FILL CHAUTAUQUA
TENT THREE TIMES
More Than $500 Persons Lis.
ten To Conwells Acres
of Diamonds"
Equal Number Witness The Bo.
hemisn Girl" and Nothing But
the Truth

With fair weather prevailing
throughout practically the entire
week. Putnam recreation seekers fill
ed the big Chautauqua tent or the
high school grounds three times TO
witness entertainments presented by
f the Swarthmore Company.
On Tuesday evening the Chautau-
qua patrons brayed the threatening
weather which followed an afternoon
rain, and crowded under the big top
where $500 can be easily accommo-
dated. Again on Wednesday night
and also last night a full house wit
messed the light opera. THE Bohe-
milan Girl and the comedy-drama,
Nothing But the Truth .
The program was started with the
series lecture by the Chautauqua su-
perintendent, Dr. Wilbur Jones Kay
Of the University OF West Virginia
faculty. and the Columbia artists fur
nished the music for that day These
artists were three in number and in
cluded a soioist and two women who
played the piano and other instru-
ments besides singing.
On Sunday night the lecturer Of
the evening before, Harry r. McKeen,
delivered sermon. He followed out
his theme Of Saturday night, which
was "Your Community in Revolt
ton" by stating that there we're
three evils in every community life
which should be eradieated. These
we're poverty. disease and wickedness.
Poverty he defined as inability TO ap-
preciate life more than lack of mon
ey; under diseases he included all
preventable ailments; and wickedness
was the term he used for downright
meanness Education was what he
suggested as a partial cure-all for
these evils.
The series lecture Of Monday after
Noon was supplemented by entertain
ment by the four members of the
Shirley-Leadbette Company 4 sing
er. harpist and pianist rendered
selections. but the unique feature Of
this company's program was the work
Of Paul Shirley on the viola d'amore,
an instrument which has fallen into
disuse Of late The lecture, w ork,
Wealth and Welfare" by Leslie viii
lis Sprague, given in the evening,
dealt with economic problems from
the community point Of view.
The lecture, Your Boy-and His
Vocation by Harry II. Balkin. was
delivered on Tuesday afternoon and
quite a number attended Mr.. Bal
kin briefly sketched the methods of an
alyzing character by appearance and
gave the characteristics and proper
vocation for several boys and girls in
his audience lis subjects We're
Blanche Green. Chandler Morse. Hell
en- Wheaton. Elizabeth Hayward and
Earl Harvey. The musical entertain
ers for the day were the Dunbar Bell
Ringers.
DR.. Russell H. conwell delivered
his famous lecture, Acres of bia-
mouds. on Tuesday might It was The
G.003rd time tie had given the lecture
and the second time be had delivered
If ia Putnam.
The superintendent second lee
ture and the Hght= ofera. The Bohe.
m.an Girl featured the afternoon
and evening Pre- rum, respectively
The Pittsburgh Ladies' Orchestra rem
tleted selections ia the afternoon
Tho Pilgrim entertainers and
Prank T. Pearson with his lecture ON
World Building was the program
far yesterday afternoon The cone
EDDY -irama. Nothing But tne TRUTH "
WIS given btfore a larEe Wl last
nilht.
Today attraction neiuaea the iu-
.ior paeeant and Joe Lorraiu one
time baseball umpire ANA BOW enter
tanner with Paul Flemiae, Haeie.5a.
eNhbt8 h.s skill n the evening