Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-21
CHAUTAUQUA OPENS
WITH GOOD SIZED
CROWDS ATTENDING
MAYOR DELIVERS OPENING AID.
DRESS OF 1922 ASSEMBLY -
SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN
STAGE CONTEST THIS AFTER.
NOON. Lana

Real chautauqua weather was en-.
joyed by the audience who attended
the opening of the 1922 session at
Chautauqua park this afternoon The
cool spell made the big auditorium
an ideal place for hearing the pro
gram.
The formal opening address was
made by Mayor George V. b. Weeks,
president of the chautaqua associa-
ton. A large sized audience were as
sembled for the meeting, including
hundreds OF Sunday school children
from the various Ottawa churches
who turned out to participate in the
contest this afternoon.
Mayor Weeks in a few well chosen
words greeted the assemblage to the
park, asked them to aid in making
the 1922 chautauqua one worth while
and introduced Platform Manager
owen Scott, former Illinois congress
man, Sunday school worker and news
paper editor, who will preside at all
tho sessions, of the eight day meet
ing
Tonishts Program.
An unusually interesting program
sion of the chautaqua. Mrs. Ruth
Hemenway Shaw of Bloomington who
has appeared in Ottawa several times
before will read Mr.. PIN Passes
By" after which the Poluhnu & com.
pany will give program of mind
reading and telepathy, which prom
Uses to be very fine novelty pro
gram.
The opening feature of this after.
moons program was program by
Poluhna, a telepathist and magician.
This was one of the finest entertain'
ments of the kind ever witnessed
from an Ottawa platform, and proved
to be extremely mystifying Poluhni
seemed to be possessed with uncan-
ny senses of the occult, which he used
in very interesting manner to per
form his platform tricks. Most of
his program was entirely new, and
nothing like it was ever seen here
before.
At the close of his program Dr. A.
C. Piersel, a very fine bible student,
made an interesting address on "Bi
BILE and Life" This was adapted es.
pecially for the Riddles of the audi.
ence. Dr. Piersel will give series
cf bible talks during the assembly.
His first was along the lines of an
approach to the bible"
i
lows.
3 p. m-The Ruth Whitworth
Players will present an attractive
comedy called Firm Father" which
is humorous presentation of poor
dad getting the worst of it, and really
a plea that he should get the best Of
il. 1t is the opposite of that attrac-
tive play called when Mother Goes
on Strike" by the same author, l..
Verne Stout
4p, m.-No. 2. THE Prophets Place
and Power" DR. A. c. Piersel.
1880 p. m.-"M atrimony' is the IT,
tie of the play at this time to be
given by the Ruth Whitworth play
ers Mr.. Bingham, the character ac-
tor that was so popular as Doc Yak
with the company last year, will APP
pear again. The producer of this
company is l.. Verne Stout, and that
is guarantee of its merit This play
we believe will appeal to all, both
married and unmarried.
Lunch Room Opened.
Light lunches may be obtained on
the chautauqua grounds. The stand
this year is in charge of John Meek
enstock and group of boys who
managed the lunch room last year.
The dining hall is opened where any
one can go in to eat their meals Per
sons taking basket lunches to the
park can secure hot coffee from the
lunch room.
Telephone Installed.
A phone was installed on the chau-
tauqua grounds and check room
opened before the time of the open
ing program this afternoon, and all
the comforts Of real summer assem-.
blage We're installed for the visitors
Many Tenters Out.
A number of tenters spent the
week on the chautaqua grounds.
More tenters were on hand this morn
ing, putting up their canvas houses.
in which they will reside during the
next eight days. The colony of tent
ers, who are anticipating much pleas
ure from their outing, is larger this
year than at any time since 1917.
Sunday School Contest.
The Sunday school attendance CON
test started at the close OF this af-
ternoons program, when all the kid
dies who were assembled at the park
rose and sang America" The con
test was for attendance honors at to-
days session, the winners being the