The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-06
PLANS ARRANGED
FOR CHAUTAUQUA
Miss LeOna VIII, Advance
Agent, Meets Local
GuarantOrS
UNUSUAL LIST
OF ATTRACTIONS
Forenoon Programs on Several Days a
New Feature - First Entertainment
on Afternoon of Aug. 2-Outline of
This Years Offerings


Formal organization of Brattleboro's
Chautauqua association for 1922 was
made last evening, when the guarantors
met Miss Leona VIII, advance repre-
sentative of the Swarthmore Chautau-
qua association, in the Chamber of
Commerce rooms.
Not only were the necessary chair
men of committees named, but the pro-
gram was announced including an addi-
tional feature of four morning lectures,
necessary plans were made regarding the
sale of season tickets and other matters
were considered
Following are the committees named !:
Advertising, H. f. Shipman publicity,
J. f. Bushnell grounds, S. A. Daniels {;
hospitality. Miss Marion Richardson !;
junior, Mrs. f. V. Barre Sunday pro-
gram. Rev. A. Y. Woodworth
Chautauqua viii begin this year on
Wednesday afternoon, Aug. ,, at 3
O'Clock and will close Tuesday evening,
Aug. s. The season tickets will be So
for adults and 81 for children under 10
years of age. The tickets viii admit TO
all the performances. while single ad-
missions to all the performances would
cost $12.25, to the afternoon programs
alone 4.50 and to the evening programs
alone S4.75. The ticket sale win begin
about two weeks before the opening of
Chautauqua.
The outline of the program indicates
16 separate sessions, not including the
Sunday afternoon program, arrange
mentS for which will be made after the
arrival of the superintendent, +. A.
Durham.
On the opening day the afternoon ses-
sion viii begin at 3 o'clock and the eve
ming session at 80 o'clock. The enter
tainment in the afternoon will consist
Of concert by the College Singing
Girls five talented and vivacious artists,
who will render songs and readings. This
will be followed by the first gathering of
the juniors. The College Singing Girls
will give a concert as the opening of the
evening program and win be followed by
lecture. The Crisis and the Call, by
DR. l.. G.. Herbert, who has studied the
labor question and respects the conten-
tions of the laboring man.
The program for the second day will
open in the morning with a lecture on
The Music of Birds, by Arthur Edward
Wilson who is not only an imitator of
bird music. but is a writer about their
history and habits. In the afternoon
there will be concert by the Boston
Little symphony. including soprano.
trumpeter and tenor, yiolinist, celllst,
and pianist. This is a quintet of French
musicians Of the highest type. The
same company viii give concert to
open the evening session and will be
followed by a lecture. Good News. by
DIR. Frank Bohn. a lecture on current
events. interpreting them in the light OF
the news headlines of each day.
For the third day, Friday. the Chautau-
qua superintendent will give the morn
ing lecture The Clarke Concert Party,
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and accompanst, will render concert
followed by The Spirit of America, a lee
ture by Walfred Lindstrom, who was
chaplain with the 32d division in the
Argonne and was gassed and spent SIN
months in n hospital Another concert
will be given by the Clarke party in the
evening. when DIR Thomas Il. Green, di
T! rector of the speakers bureau, American
Red Cross, will speak on Guarding the
OutpoSts
The morning lecture will be given by
the Chautauqua superintendent. Tab
leaux Vivants which VIII be posed from
familiar poems and songs. will be glveI
by the group of trained players who VIII
/ present Turn to the Right, comedy
drama, in the evening.
The last morning lecture will be by
| the superintendent Monday. In the after
noon the TrOubadors will give concert
This will consist of Instrumental and
/ vocal numbers by a group of talented
musicians. after which The Basic Indus
| try on Strike will be the subject of &
| lecture by F. ]. Spillman, who recently
delivered series of lectures at Columbia
university in New York. The CLOSING
/ feature of the evening program will bt
| full concert by the Troubadors.
| The afternoon of the closing day
! Tuesday, Aug. s, the junior pageant
| Conquests of Peace, will be given by the
! juniors. Then there win be Just fun
/ by Wallace Havelock, clown and juggler
| A two-part program of Hawaiian music
viii close. the weeks entertainments
/ This will be presented by native Ha
waiians. 1t also will include an illus
| trated travelogue on The Paradise of the
Pacific. Happy Hawaii is the subject OF
j the entertainment by Mildred Leo Clem
ons, f. Il. G. S., and company.
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT