New Britain herald., 1922-07-07
CHAU7AUQUA JUNIOR BOOSTERS PARADE
Half Thousand in Procession Show
 Originality in Dress

Upwards of 800 boys and girls as- sembled at Franklin Square shortly after o'clock this afternoon and marched in the Junior Chautauana parade through Main street and to Walnut Hill park.
 The procession was in charge Of F., E. Green and Miss Grace Hershey Chautauqua workers, and was head ed by Mrs Fife G, KmhaDl, Junior Chautauqua superintendent Ray L. Maxim, secretary of the Chamber Of Commerce. s. NJ. Brewster, play ground supervisor and the individual playground supervisors,
 The Boys club band mounted in an auto truck, led the procession, following directly in the rear of Motorcycle Policemen William B. Hayes and William s, Strolls,
 During the parade the city play grounds were closed and each play ground supervisor took his children to the procession. Groups were pres ent from the Bo, 4.couts, Daily Naca- ton Bible school anu Polish orphan age as well,
  by the youngsters in the costumes Some were very pretty Little glrls dressed in fancy costumes running all the way from red and blue plumed paper hats to silken Chinese palamas, while the boys represented everything from French soldiers. American horse tcckeys to southern negroes.
 "Petey' Kimball son of A. G Kim ball, carried the flag at the head of the procession.
 Today Chautauqua headquarters at the Chamber of Commerce reflected the excitement of the opening day now at hand The superintendents who direct the local program are be- ginning to appear and are casting about to pick up the loose strands Ticket sellers are making every eftort to place the full quota of season tickets before Saturday noon. All sorts of people on many kinds of er- rands connected with the Chautauqua hustle in and out and in the center of things Miss Mary Curtin thinks Of things everyone else has forgotten and keeps events moving in their proper course. ,,.
 The one person whose personality most determines the spirit of the sea son is the superintendent in charge. This year he will be Frank B. Ward, professor of history and social science at Juniata college He is a lecturer of ability, and has several lectures on subjects connected with character building.
 In the Junior Chautauqua, Mrs. Enie G. Kimball will be assisted by two trained Chautauqua workers, Miss Dorothy Ruggles, of Towa nda, Pa, and Miss Ethel France of Phila- delphia. The three Chautauqua work CTS will be here until the enl
 Rev. John L. Davis has completed his program for the Sunday service. Rev. A. B, Taylor will lead the sing ing. Rev. Dr. J. l.. klingberg is planning to bring fifty of )his big family of little ones from the Chil- dren's Home to sing, The Dunbar quartet will stay over from the Sat ufday night performance to provide music for the Sunday service. The sermon will be delivered by Hon. Charles M Poole, member of the New Zealand parliament, whose lec- ture on Saturday night will tell of the long step ahead which New Zealand has made in solving the problems that perplex governments everywhere.
 The program this year is especially rich in it's music. The variety ranges from the mellow notes of the big bells of the Dunbar quartet, the lit and swing of the darkey voices of the Dixie Jubilee singers, the vibrant strains of the vioins of the Great Lakes String quartet (which accom- panied President Wilson to Europe), to the brasses and drums of the White Hussars, who play and joke and sing and enjoy the performance with the audience. The -Four Art ists' present a, pleasing variety of music and readings and a gifted so- prano and pianist in the Hughes Bow den company will render music of the highest type. The Chautauqua peo- pie say the New Britain program is the best they have ever offered, that 1t presents a variety and quality