Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-23
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Chautauqua This
Week in WinSlOW


day afternoon, Nov. ~, when the
Article Dickson Company, the per-
sonnet of which is Article Dickson,
baritone and reader, Martha Dickson,
pianist and accompanist, and Helen
Hunt, violinist, will render a splen-
did program, which will include
arisa, ballads, piano solos, violin So
los, pianologs, negro spirituals, vocal
solos, and Scotch songs in costume,
also character readings and sketches.
This performance alone will well be
worth the low price of the season
ticket which is the same as last sea-
son. Following this program which
is sure to please everyone, the Jun
ior Chautauqua Activities will be
taken up, in preparation for the final
performance which will be given the
last afternoon of Chautauqua. On
Saturday evening, the Article Dick
son company will again entertain the
audience with varied program from
that given in the afternoon, and the
lecture that is to follow the Dickson
company's performance, entitled THE
Modern Tale of Two Cities" by
Charles Howard Plattenburg is being
anticipated with much pleasure.
Charles Howard Plattenburg is an
editor and lecturer, and appears on
this program with splendid lecture
evolved from successful experience.
Mr.. Plattenburg has lectured in every
state in the Union ercept two, and
his lectures always please; always
leave his audience with higher civic
ideals, and many definite suggestions
about attaining them. Especially to
young people will this lecture be of
great interest and benefit. On Sun
10 t,rhi oh Il tI,n hn,
tauqua engagement this year, a suit
able program will be arranged, the
definite hour and nature of the pro-
gram to be announced at the close
of Saturday evenings performance.
Monday afternoon, the entire after
noon will be given to an entertain
ment by Charles Ross Taggert, an
old country fiddler who is noted for
his splendid victrola records. In this
noted entertainer Chautauqua audi
ences are privileged to see and hear
man who is called q violin wiz
ard, musical humorist, Old country
fiddler and pantomine artist. He is
well named a funmaker eXtraordi-
nary. The evenings performance will
be the clever production of the COM
dy-drama, "Applesauce", with an
entire cast of New York actors and
6iCli CooNos iCA Z OIL SclIi " DC Low
laughs in Ill minutes, with Bill Nc
Allister as the hero.
The closing day will be, Of course
the most interesting of them all, the
first feature of the afternoons pro-
gram, being the Junior Chautauqua
pageant, presented by the little folks
of WinSlow, under the direction of
the junior chautauqua superintend-
ent. Following this program, there
will be a popular lecture by the Sup
erintendent of Chautouqua. The eve
ning's performance will be given over
entirely to a concert by the Lowell
Patton Artists. These splendid en-
tertainers are musicians of the high
est order and their programs will be
presented in gorgeous costumes, and
will include, folk songs, melodies.
folk dances, religious chants, sacred
classics. character songs. old time
melodies, ballads, war songs, piano.
logues, piano solos, and will be pre-
sented in a fast-moving arrangement
of skill and artistry. Anyone who
fails to attend this closing and Won
derful performance of the Swarth-
more Chautouqua will certainly miss
fine musical program. Tickets may
be obtained from Mrs. w. G. Rey-
nolds, George X. Bassett, from Ken
dali & Ramsey's store, and from sew
eral guarantors. Performances of
Sbautauqua will start promptly at
the specified hours, and will be car
ried through with a grace and
smoothness not marred by rapidity.
Mrs. Ellen Garland has returned to
her home after visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Lowe of Vassal-
boro.
Donald Mills passed the week end
with friends in town. Mr.. Mills re-
ports that there are about seven inches
of snow in Mars Hills and Fort Kent,
Aroostook county.
BERTHE Grant and Jasper Nelson of
Palermo were business visitors in
town Monday.
Mrs. M. w. Tobey was a visitor in
Augusta Saturday.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. G..
Pooler was the scene of very pleas
ant occasion Sunday when they enter
tanned a few friends during the day
and to late afternoon dinner. Each
member of the party was taken by
surprise, for no one knew that the 9TH
err was invited; but as all were old
friends a most enjoyable afternoon
and evening were passed. The dinner
was a very enjoyable one indeed, for
the menu consisted of Mrs. Pooler's
usual delicacies and were very attrac-
lively served. Those present besides
the host and hostess were Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Blackwell of Skowhegan, Miss
Lula Stuart of this town, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. I. Sterling of Waterville, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee B. Jones and son Harry of
East Vassalboro.
Miss Barbara Mcdonald has return
ed to her home on Bento avenue after
passing a few days in Richmond Her
grandmother. Mrs. Scott, returned
home with her to pass few weeks.
Misses Gertrude and Louise Whitman
who have been confined to their home
on First street by illness, are able to
resume their duties at the Boston ave.
nue. school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Homer of Bos-
ton Court were in Augusta Saturday,
where they attended the meeting of
the Runabout Club which was held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George En-
man. The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Alton
Wing of Augusta.
DR.. w. H. Bowman of Bangor was
guest Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. l.. Dean of Benton avenue.
Miss Thelma Burns, who passed the
week end with her aunt, Mrs. Gertrude
Rideout of Clinton, resumed her du-
ties at the Boston avenue school Mon
day morning.
Harry Mitchell of China was a bust
ness visitor in town Monday.
There will be a mothers and
daughters banquet tonight at the
Taconnet Club house at 7:3O. A
splendid entertainment has been
prepared, with vocal and ukelele Sc
lections as special features.