New Britain herald., 1927-07-11
CHAU7AUQUA ASSN.
:: COMES into Being
Formally Organized to Carry on
Work Permanently

Saturday was an eventful day for
local Chautauquans. From morning
until the big tent was lowered and
!, carted away, many persons fingered
!. to witness the final act of what had
!. been q pleasant week. In the after
noon there was a Junior Chautau-
qua dem onstration. There was a
=, parade of ,cpstumed boys and girls,
with floats and other devices which
indicated that much thought had
been given a "safety-first program
throughout the week, music and
dancing by the little folks and an
interesting and instructive meeting
of the local Junior Town city gov
ernment. Each officer had something
Of value, even to grown-ups, on
safety. first" Master Marsh, son OF
Z DR., Marsh, exhibited traffic signal
: light of three colors which func-
! ,ionet perfectly, and staged an au-
!. tomobile accident which resulted
from a disregard for the signals
. Prizes we're awarded by Miss Helen
. Cawley, Junior leader, in three
! classes. There was a display OF
= hobbies indicating that many
Youngsters are actively engaged IN
pursuits demanding thought ana
aexterity. In this department the
nrjze went to Marion Hance. She
had a collection of botanical speci-
mems. all neatly and carefully pre-
served, and attached 10 sheets OF
( paper of various colors and shades'
{ the whole assembled into the form
of book. The prize for the pest
float was divided between two girls
: barbara Bartlett and Dorothy Cat
= lin, and the prize for coaster was
: assigned to Lucille Fengler ms
. iudres were Mrs. c. II. Abel, B. b
5 Rasse,te and George V. Hamlln.
Then came the regular afternoon
nrogram when Bessie Mae Kelley
entertained by explaining ths
i method of producing animated car
ICONS. and by numerous tree-hane
drawings in colored crayons' aho
py cartooning three of the young
people in the audience.
In the evening S. S. Henry gave
a program of magic and art. be
2 tween the two parts OF Mr.. Henry
!. entertainment there came th'
: climax to the week. In that prle'
: space Of time, after an earhes'
: nlea. ON the part of the superin'
: tendent to save Chautauqua TO New
: Britain, A. Tyson Hancock recount
!. cd the efforts of the committee this
YEAR and recommended the TOT
! nation Of Chautauqua ASSOCIATION
George v. Hamlin, bespeaklng
bigger. a better and a busler ne"
Britain offered the following reso'
,ut,on which was adopted Re'
so,ved that it is desirable and tha'
we form a New Britain Chautauqus
. association. the charter members u
q ;rr,nde all those who have signed
the list signifying their intention !,
purchase or sell tickets next year
4 nominating committee cohslstii'S
Of G sheldon Munger, Mrs. Arthur
bacon and Rev. r. N. Gilman wa
chosen to bring in a list OF ohicer'
COR the newly formed ASSOCIATION
This committee reported and recon
mended the election Of the follow
ing oficers,-Mrs. B. b. Bassel'e
!, president: w. C. French, MIS-
George Loomis, A. Tyson Hancock ,e K
= Arthur g. Kimball and Miss Minnie
. T.. Rowland. vice-presidents; Ralpf
!, n. Benson, secretary; Leon A
!, spragye. treasurer. Opportunity t
! nominate from the floor was given
! but q motion to close the nomin
; atoms being carried the above men
: toned officers were elected. 1t wa
then voted to authorize the Officer
& to elect not less than ten directors
to be chosen that they may, as ia
/. as possible. represent as many sec
lions of the city.