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ANNUAL CHAUTAUQUA NUMBER AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER - PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS SEC. 2-PAGES 1 TO 8 VOLUME XVL LA GRANDE, OREGON. SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1917. NUMBER 307. 11 U li Bit m hi 1 1 CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAM REPLETE WITH FINE ATTRACTIONS Wonderful Film "Civilization" Will Be Banner Feature at Riverside Park Pavilion July Fourth 1917 ASSEMBLY NOT HARMED BY WAR IN EUROPE RIVERSIDE PARK NEVER AS BEAUTIFUL AND INVITING AS THIS SUMMER WELL-BALANCED OUTLINE PROVIDED FOR SESSIONS Musically, Numbers Far Excel Recent Programs Lecture Series Is Also Splendid Usual Feaures Provid ed tor All Who Attend the 1917 Chautauqua. BY A. W. NELSON. Once again, Time, in its flight, has carried denizens of peaceful Grande Ronde valley to that month of the yeair when the gates to Riverside park are to be opened wido upon an annual Chautauqua assembly. Cataclysm abroad, recruiting and conscription at home, bugle calls and the ratt'e of musket-butts on our. very doorsteps, have not shorn, neither have they warped the 1917 Grande Rondo Chau tauqua assembly plans the program will occur despite turmoil, blood-spilling and limb-maiming in Flanders, The Tyrols, Mesopotamia, ami all the rest of the 3hrapnel-splintorcd and bomb-iblistered battlefields of Europe. The Chautauqua is an institution that endures; officsrs and directors of the Grande Ronde Chautauqa association offer no apology and advance no ex cuses for braving the tendencies of the hour which oftimes maneuver disbandmcnt of usual recreation and entertainment. Rather, the assembly at onco becomes an asylum and re treat to us who day after day shudder and mourn the terribleness of world affairs. From June 27 to July 4th patrons of the Chaufauqua will seek and find sepulchre 'neath the towering cottonwoods midst the medoly of rippling waters haird by; haven of rest from tho stress of it all up town and out on the farm; secure in this cosmopolitan school of learning and uplift for the Chautauqua is all that, and more. Wide Diversity of Numbers. The session 'his yoar is remarkably broad and diversified, yet withall, popular and worth while. Roughly classified the outline present such fea tures ns the following: Lecture Staff Learned One. Elias Day is coming; Elias, the real and genuine, Elias not unlike "our own" S. Piatt Jones. Dr. Henry Smitlh Williams is one of America's greatest physicians. He "has written more than seventy-five books, with over a million circulation, including "Every Day Science" in fourteen volumes, one of his most notablo works. His subject at Chautauqua will be, (Continued on Page 4.) Botanical Gardens Lustv slicing at brush between the river and the South driveway at Riv erside park has mado available a con siderable amount of , new tenting ' space. It permits extension of the tented city area and furthermore has added to the general attractiveness of the now famous park in which the Grande Ronde Chautauqua association holds its sessions. As a matter of fact the Park com- 44-44'44444'4' I 4 4. VOLLEYBALL FANS WILL 4- HAVE FACILITIES ON 4 -4. THE PARK GROUNDS 4 j. 4. 4- Recognizing the fact that 4 4 many patro.is of the Chautau- 4 $ qua are red-blooded volleyball 4 4 fans, recruited trom botn sexes, f 4 tho management announces that 4 4 a volleyball court will be erect- 4 4 ed on the grounds this season. 4 4 It will be open to all, and it is 4 4 expected that the ladies who 4 4" follow and play this game or- 4 4 dently at the "Y" gym will 4 4 keep the grass well worn about 4 4" the court. The men too will 4 t nave uieir opportunities iur 4 recreation at x the volleyball 4 1 4 grounds. 4 4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4. 4.; 1 , 1 t , Below a General View of Riverside Park and Pavilion in Which Are Held (he Sessions of the Annual Chautauqi a Assembly. Spacious Lawn in the Foreground, Copious Plant Life and Clinging Vines on the Fireplace- the Fireplace is the Common Meeting Ground of All Social Castes AH Summer Long of Picnic Parties as Well as During the Assembly. The Building Comfortably Seats 1000. . Second Scene From Top Is Side View of Pavilion Showing Typical Audience. ' '. ' ' .f..T'' ' ... ..'".(... ' ' DR. BROUGHER IS INITIAL SPEAKER Best-Known Pastor-Orator of the West Expected to Cram Auditorium Fir&t Night Campers Urged To Be On Hand Promptly ard Be Settled Be fore Opening. : EARLY SETTLEMENT NEEDED IS It has been advised that tents be pitched earlier than Wednesday afternoon in order that campers may move out J the opening day and be settled J ! before the evening program be- 4 4 gins. This will eliminate con- 4" J- fusion and also allow patrons 4 to enjoy every word of the 4 4 opening evening. "Get settled 4 4 early" is the slogan. 4 4. 4. 4. 4- 4- 4 4- 4 4 4 James Whitcomb Biougher! Isn't he a dandy to start the Chau-! tauqua lecture series with: Ihis scintillating orator-tpreacher of whom Oregon is proud, a good many years iago addressed an audience of men when the Baptist church in this city was dedicated. There were present men of all types and stations in life; saloon keepers, bartenders, ministers, 'Sunday School teachers, pedagogues 'and teamsters. When Dr. Brougher I caught his stride that afternoon all cried together like women, laughed (Continued on Page 6.) At Riverside Park , mission is ever alert to enhance the appearance of the grounds. From year to year, often against serious handicaps and reverses, the commis sion provides Caretaker "Tap" Thom as with new rhrubbery to plant out until today tho tasty arrangement of lilacs, spirea, Japanese quint, peonas, tulips, Siberian peas, honeysuckles and a score of other familiar plants and flowers have made what once was a virgin forest into a place of ex treme beauty. Virginia creepers, 1 planted in profusion, hide fences and nosts. and are now fastening their tentacles upon the fire-place end of the Bavilion. Climbing iroses have been set out in abundance only recent- ly in fact just this spring the spaci- ous lawns with their fringes of beau- i tif ul flowers have been made all the j more artistic with the planting of new snruus anu planus. nie puia vum- mission is always on the alert to make La Grande's beautiful park more beau tiful and in this policy the public acquesces. Government of the park is by a commission, of which the ohief execu tive of the city president. The por- 8onnel of this industrious commission at present is: Vincent Palmer, presi-l J . . lfM W XT Unhnanlrnmn M -a uvm,, jv,k,km..,., Chester P. Nowlin, Mrs. E. Polack, Hon. W. J. Church, and William Miller. - - Si 1 .,tl...At.a.y-..tJ,,..J. W... -.my.. WEEK'S PROGRAM IN DETAIL 1 Reduced to the most concrete and crux-like terms, the 1917 Grande Ronde Chautauqua assembly will consist of the following numbers: Wednesday, June 27 Morning Opening Exercises and Announcements Entertainment "The Australian Manikins" Lecture "What's Under Your Hat" Dr. James Withcemb Brougher Thursday, June 28 Evening Lecture Wm. G. Harrington Junior Chautauqua Afternoon Concert The Davenny Festival Quintet Lecture "Adding Years to Your Life" Dr. Henry Smith Williams Evening Concert The Davenny Festival Quintet Illustrated Lecture Chaunccy Hawkins Wonderful Pictures of the North Woods by America's foremost wild-game photographer Friday, June 29 Morning Lecture , Wm. G. Harrington Junior Chautauqua Afternoon Concert Smith-Sprimg-Holmes Company Humorous Lecture "Yarns of the Yank" Hon. W. I. Nolan Evening Grand Concert Saturday, Morning Lecture Junior Chautauqua Afternoon 'Special Music Community Lecture "Watch Your Step" Dr. A. E. Turner Evening "Chimes of Normandie" Boston Light Opera Co. Setting a new record in Chautauqua Attractions. Delightful comic opera, full singing cast and archestra, twenty-four people, Sunday, July 1 Morning Usual services at all Churches Afternoon Musical Prelude The Ongawa Company Lecture "Are You Christian or Only Religious?" Lee Francis Lybargcr Vespers All invited. Evening Musical Prelude Readings Monday, : Morning JLecture Junior Chautauqua j Afternoon Concert Lecture 1 venm I Popular Concert Lecture montaviiie r lowers Tuesday, July 3 Lecture Wm. G. Harrington Junior Chautauqua -Pngeant Junior Chautauquans Mornjng Afternoon- J'olly of the Circus" evening jrnna Closing ixmcert, James uoonarn, rsass-isantone or V 1 Chicago Grand Opera Company. The world's greatest barito..i. Assisting Arists Ruth Ray, violinist; Robert Yale Smith, pianist. Daily Schedule of Hours. Morning Hour Lecture, 10:00 a. m.; Afternoon Concert, 2:30 p. m.; Afternoon Lecture, 3:00 p. m.; Children's Hour, 9:00 a. m.; Evening Concert, r.nv p. m.; r.vening lecture, :i! p. m Slimirinlaniliint or, A Mnrn!n . . " iecture subjects: I "Modern City Government", "The You", "Practical Public Speaking''. 1 Bible study class, auspices W. C. H Smith-Spring-Holmes Co. June 30 Wm. G. Harrington Boston Light. Opera Co The Ongawa Company Elias Day July 2 Wm. G. Hurrington Musical Arts Quartet "The Mind of Germany" Dr. Frank Bohn Musical Arts Quartet "Rebuilding the Temple' Annie Therese Davault Tuln.n. W, t 1I..h4m Citizen's Job", "The Personal Factor T, U., eaeh day at 9:13 a. m. 1 " f w t JOYOUS TIME FOR THE LITTLE TOTS From the Very First Night Until the Close Children Will Receive Their . Share of Amusement Manikins First Feature. 4- 4- 4- 4- 4 4- 4- 4- 4 4- 4- 4- CONSTANT ATTENDANT ON 4 4 PLAYGROUNDS 4-4- 4- 4 One of the most important 4 4 innovations this year wUl be a 4 4 constant attendant on the ploy- 4 4 grounds, thus relieving much of 4 4 the nervous tension from moth- 4 4 ers and in a great many other 4 4 ways will this be a fine con- 4 4 venience. The junior Chautau- 4 4t qua is to have a large tent all 4 4 by itself this year, too, in which 4 4 the juniors will hold their as- 4 4 semblies. 4 l 4 4 4 4 4 I 4 4 4 Directors of the Grande Rondo Chautauqua association have long since learned it is imperative that junior patrons have some attention. Therefore they take great pleasure in saying to the little folks that tho very first night there will be something especially charming for them in the Manikins an attraction sure to con vulse the little ones and chase away grouches among the old. Whole Week Cared For. Last year "The Princess (now Mrs. R. F. Murphy, of La Grande) kept the (Continued on Page Four) Membership Method is Still in Vogue During the year 1916, sales of sea son tickets of tho Grande Ronde Chautauqua association were the largest in the history of the associa tion except the first year. The daily gate receipts from the sale of day tickets only were correspondingly smaller. More and more of the Chau tauqua patrons are beginning to buy season tickets and to attend the Chautauqua programs regularly. The season tickets will be sold this year at the same price as in preced ing yeurs. For adult tickets the price is $3.00 per ticket and for children's tickots the price is $1.50 per ticket, for children from eight years to six teen years old, inclusive. However, anyone who purchases adult tickets in quantities of four or more may re ceive the tickets at the rate of four tickets for ton dollars. An adult ticket can be exchanged for two chil dren's tickets at any time and also j two children's tickets may be ex changed for on adult ticket at any time. I The association is the owner of a number of tents and these tents will bo rented to any one desiring to Scamp, for the sum of $5.00. If the tents are placed in Chautauqua row, are desired to be put up at the time the workmen are putting up the tents in Chautauqua row, then the as- TO BE OBSERVED SPEAKING, SPORTS AND MUSIC OUTLINE FOR DAYLIGHT HOURS OF DAY WELL-KNOWN FILM IS TO BE SHOWN AT PARK Need of Entertainment for Campers Seen Ticket Holders Put to no Ex tra Cost by Reason of Addition of Another Day's Program Details Coming Later. ' Confronted with the necessity of providing something in the way of en- , tertainmont for the campers at River side park and the public in. general on July Fourth, the directors of the Grande Ronde Chautauqua association have gone to much expense to provide suitable programs for the day. Chau tauqua ofHcially closes on the night of July 3rd but arrangements have been made to give a program of good quality on the 4th which will be an added feature without expense to the ticket holders. A nominal fee will be charged to such as only want to at tend that day. One splendid attraction already provided is the master film, "Civiliza tion" which will be put on that even ing. (While this marvelous picture has been here once, only a compara tively small fraction of the community was able to see it. This opportunity will not likely be available again. In addition to this film, of which so much has been said in the past, and the quality of which is too well known to need any further enconiums here, the directors have other good numbers booked. A speaker of reputation will "be brought here, and in the morning a sport program will be arranged. The La Grande Elks' band will likely be on hand too. All In all the July Fourth program will be one of merit and quality. TRANSPORTATION AS USUAL F. L. Meyers is Chairman of the Com mittee Listing Adequate Facilities. Problems of transportation have been solved in years past largely through the inclination of the public to help out in carrying passengers to and from Riverside pork during rush hours. At such moments it is usually a lucrative business, but the commit-,, tee must provide for those who wish to visit the park in the forenoons and afternoons when traffic is loss brisk. Chairman F. L. Meyers of the trans portation committee is working to provide adequate transportation to run on stated schedules. (While all conveyances will not be operated on a 1 10-cont basis, likely, arrangements to ,have some of that price available are always made. party desiring it. Any one desiring a Hoor put in the tent will have to ar range to have such floor put in upon their own account. Any one desiring to have the tents wired with electricity will also have to have them wired upon their own ac count, and a charge of fifty cents will be made for the electricity used dur ing the term of the Chnutauqua. Reservations for camping space may be made with Caretaker Thomas now, and for tents with Mr. C. J. Black. 4. 4 4 4 4 4 I 4 4 W. G. HARRINGTON SUPER INTENDENT OF CHAU 4 4 TAUQUA PLATFORM An essential in well-regulated Chautauquas is a live and af falablo superintendent. Wm. G. Harrington, who occupies that important post this year, pos sesses all the requisite qualifi cations. He will lecture each morning at 10 a. m. using the themes "Modern City Govern ment," "The Citizen's Job," "Tho Personal Factor You," . and "Practical Public Speak ing." Ho comes well recommended. NATAL DAY IN SANE WAY 4 4 4 4 ,4. 4 4 44444,4444? i
