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THE ALBANY DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1906.
EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION
l OF THE •
ALBANY, GEORGIA,
APRIL 22 TO 29, 190&.
The success of the Georgia Chautauqua for seventeen successive years
has so strongly and so permanently established It In the favor of an appre
ciative public that a mere reference to the approaching session suggests
i|umerous attractions that, In a multitude of ways, appeal to cultured and
discriminating tastes. Wide experience has made the management acquaint
ed with the preferences of discerning audiences and also with the best
available talent of every character, and In preparing this program no pains
have been spared In order to present to the public only features of a highly
reputable type. Quality In variety of entertainment has been our object, and
tjie program presented assures an abundant feast unsurpassed by the best
ever spread before the public on a similar occasion.
Truly this occasion Is a powerful stimulus to every man, woman and
child to extend his capacity for high Intellectual enjoyment. "To know her
res a liberal education."—Steele. It will inspire you to oultlvate more eTe-
ant accomplishments. The atmosphere of the week is conducive to high
Ispiratlons that exalt the heart and make the mind ebger to grow and
remain young and fresh, "even as the garden of the Lord.”
BIBLE NORMAL WORK.
This department will be as usual one of the most Instructive and de
lightful branches of the Assembly. Dr. Geo. P. Eckman, of New York city,
■vylll open it on Monday, April 23, at the Baptist church, at 10 o’clock a. m„
and Bishop Vincent will close It
PHYSICAL CULTURE.
! This department will he under the capable direction of Miss Ida Vir
ginia Smith, of Indianapolis, who will introduce new features and make it
interesting and beneficial to our children. This department will open'on
March 26, at the Auditorium. $1.00 for the course, Including season
tickets.
' Medal contests.
To the liberality of Col. J. W. Walters, Chautauqua Is Indebted for the
Inauguration of what is one of its most hopeful features—the Medal Con
tests. The advantage of this contest, in exciting the interest of children
and those accomplishments that make for higher culture, induced another
friend of the Assembly to offer three medals more, and now the girls and
boys of South Georgia have the privilege of competitive trials of skill In
oratory and music.
TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE.
The Chautauqua management alms through this department to place
within easy reach of the teachers of this section Instruction In pedagogy
and methods of teaching that equnls that to be found In the best normal
training schools In this country. Hon. W. B. Merritt, State School Com
missioner, and Prof. Lawton B. Evans will be the principal conductors, whlcj.
Is a guarantee that It will be up to date In all respects. The homes of the
city will be open at very moderate rates for entertainment of the teachers
In attendance.
M.U3ICAL DEPARTMENT.
Music has been one of the most strikingly pleasing of all the features
of Chautdu'qua’s enjoyable assemblies, and the aim of the management is
to make that of the eighteenth assembly brighter and better than any of its
predecessors, If possible. Wfth this end in view, Dr. Alfred Hallam, the
platform. Miss Christine L. Giles, an accomplished soloist, will delight
Chautauqua audiences throughout the week. '
The Assembly Orchestra will discourse sweet music at every exercise.
C, L. 8. C.
This department, Which embraces In its scope the outline of the Chau-
tauqua course in the University Extension idea, for which Chautauqua
stands, will be conducted by Bishop John H. Vincent, in the Auditorium.
PROGRAM
SUNDAY, APRIL 22,
OPENING DAY.
11:30 a.
Baccalaureate Sermon, by Rev. Geo. P. Eckman, D. D., New
York City.
3!30p. m.^Dhildren’s Rally, Rev. Ed. Cook.
8:00 p.m.—Vesper Service, under direction of Dr. W. A. Duncan, Superin
tendent of Instruction.
8:30 p. m.—Address by Rev, Geo. P. Epkman, D. D.
MONDAY, APRIL 23.
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9:00 a. m.—Religious service at Baptist church. • , ,
Opening of Bible Normal Work, Rev. Geo. P. Eckman, D. D. ’
9:30 a. m.—Opening of Teachers’ Institute ht Methodist church. :
10:00 a. m.—Declamation contest for Walters-Chautauqqa medal, by boys.
2:3b p. m.—Contest for Laura Clementine Davis - Chautauqua medal In ora
tory, by young ladies.
4:30 p.m.—Educational Rally of County School Commissioners, Teachers
And Boards of Education, State School' Commissioner W. B.
Merritt presiding. • .
8:00 p. m.—Opening of session, with VeBper Services, by Dr. W. A. Duncan,,
Superintendent of Instruction.
8:30 p. m-^-Contest for Vocal and Instrumental Music medals, by young
ladles.
Delivery of medals to successful contestants by Dr. W. A. Dun
can.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 24.
9:30 a. m.—Bible Normal Class, at Baptist church, by Rev. Geo. P. EckmaU.
Teachers’ Institute, at Methodist church, every morning during
week.
1i:00a. m.—Address, Prof. Joseph T. Derry, of the State Agricultural So
ciety.
3:$0p. m.—Address, Henry Blount, "Apostle of Sunshine,” from North
I Carolina.
8!00 p. m.—Lecture, Rev. Geo. P. Eckman, D. D.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25,
MILITARY AND GOVERNOR’S DAY.
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9:30a.m.—Devotional hour, at Baptist church.
10:30 a. m.—Grand Military Pageant.
11:00 a. m;—Address, Governor Joseph M. Terrell.
11:30 a. m.—Address, Hon. Champ Clark, of Missouri.
3!00 p. m.—Children’s Chorus.
4:00 p. m.—Cantata, by children In Miss Markley’s Kindergarten School.
8:00 p- m.—Address, Hon Champ Clark.
THURSDAY, APRIL 26.
9:00 a.m.—Devotional hour, at Baptist church.
10:30 a.m.—Recitation, by Hon. L. P. Hillyer.
11:30 a. m.—Lecture, Hon. Lawton B. Evans.
3:00 p. m.—Lecture, Hon. Edgar M. Wright, Troy, Ala.
4:30 p. m.—Memorial Exercises. Address by Judge Julius Williamson. All
under auspices of Ladles’ Memorial Association.
8:00 p. m.—Grand Concert by Chautauqua Choir, Soloist, Assembly Orches
tra, under direction of Prof. Alfred Hallam.
FRIDAY, APRIL 27. „
9:30 a. m.—Bible Normal Class, at Baptist church, by Bishop John H. Vin
cent
11:00 a. m.—Address, Rev. Charles Lee Smith, D. D., President Mercer Uni
versity.
3:00 p.m.—Entertainment by Ralph Bingham.
8:00 p.m.—Address, Bishop John H. Vincent.
SATURDAY, APRIL 28. V
8:00 p.m.—Children’s Exhibition, In Physical Culture Department. j’ •
SUNDAY, APRIL 29.
11:00 a. m.—Closing Sermon, by Bishop John H. Vincent.
8:30 p. m.—Vespers and short address by Bishop Vincent
One fare for round trip, on all railroads.
For special Information address:
- . A. J. BARWICK,
Assistant to Superintendents of Instruction.
W. A. DUNCAN, :0upt Instruction. A. W. MUSE,- President
H. M. McINTOSH, Superintendent J. S. DAVIS, Asst Supt Instruction
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BI-GENT
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Three Days’ Celebration of
the Birth of Great Philoso
pher and Statesman Be
gins in Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, Fa., April 17.—The
eyes of the intellectual world will bo
centered upon Philadelphia during the
next three days, when there will be
gathered here for the bl-centennlal
celebration of. the birth of Benjamin
Franklin, men who are foremost In
every human activity. Seldom in the
history of this, or'any other American
city, has there been recorded an as
semblage of such thinkers, and of
those who have contributed to the lit
erature of science. The celebration
takes place under the auspices of the
American Philosophical society, found
ed by Benjamin Franklin, of whloh.'he
was president, and with which he was
identified the greater part of his life.
The meetings open with a- reception
in Witherspoon hall this,-evening, at
which Dr. Edgar F. Smith will preside
and give the address' of. welcome to
the delegates. The. day sessions to
morrow will be given up to the read
ing of papers of general scientific In
terest. In the evening addresses will
be delivered relating directly to Frank
lin and Ills scientific work.: Thursday
morning will be devoted to exercises
at the grave of Franklin. These cere
monies will be held under the auspices
of the Masonlfc grand lodge, of which
fraternity Franklin was a member.
Later In the morning honorary degrees
will be coriferred on membefs of the
society by the University of Pennsyl
vania. The last and most notable ses
sion will be held in the Academy of
Music Friday morning. The meeting
will be devoted entirely to honoring
the memory of Franklin.
Prominent among the men of note
who will participate In the three days’
celebration, and the most of whom are
already In Philadelphia, are Andrew
Carngle, representing the University
of St. Andre'w’s, Scotland; Sjifenor
Marconi, ,of wireless telegraphy fame;
Senator HeUry Cabot Lodge, repre
senting the Smithsonian Institution, of
Washington: Sir Wm. Henry,Prte'ece,
ope of England’s foremost electric
ians; James P. Thomson, representing
the Royal Geographical Society of
Australasia; Prof. Hugo de Vries, the
celebrated'-botanist of the University
of Amsterdam; Prof. Ernest Ruther
ford, of McGill College, Montreal Jo
seph Choate, former ambassador to
England; President Eliot, of Harvard
University; President Loudon, of Tb-
ronto University; Prof. Angelo Hell-
prln, of the'BoSton Society of Natural
History; and Sir George Darwin, rep
resenting several British societies and
associations.
Congress will be represented By a
special . delegation consisting of
Messrs. Pou, of North Carolina; Hogr,
of Massachusetts; Ryan, of New York;
Watkins, of Louisiana; Olmstead, of
Pennsylvania; Stovetfs, of Minnesota;
Cousins, of Iowa; Smith, of Maryland;
Fassett, of New York; and Watson, of
Indiana.
Is the Moon Inhabited?
Science has proven that the moon
has an atmosphere, which makes life
In some form possible on that satel
lite; but not for human beings, who
have a hard enough time on this earth
of ours; especially those who don’t
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Wall Paper, Burlaps,
Room Mouldings.
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Greene and Gaynor having been
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Something New In Life Insurance.
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BANKERS TO MEET
IN SAVANNAH.
Group No. 1 of the State Bankers’ As
sociation to Meet April 26.
Special to The Herald.
Savannah, Ga„ April 17.—Yesterday
afternoon dhe bankers of Savannah
met at the call of Mr. W. F. McCauley,
president of the Southern Bnnk &
Trust Company, for the purpose of de
ciding upon a program for the enter
tainment’ of the bankers who will
come to Savannah April 26 to nttend
the convention- of Georgia and Florida
Bankers of Group No. 1. Mr. McCau
ley Is president of the Group,, which
was recently provided for in .a state
convention of Georgia and Florida
bankers. It was decided to entertain
the visitors probably at Thunderbolt
with a supper after the business of
the convention Is over. April 26 Is a
legal lioliduy, and. It was thought that
this was the best time to get the bank
ers together. Among the banks in
Group No. 1 are those at Jessup, MU-
Ion, Valdosta,, Wayoross, Fitzgerald,
Glenvtlle, and In fact almost every
bank in this section of llio state.
When the bankers come to Savaflnah
they will have a good time.
Albany Decorating Co.,
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Wall Paper, Burlaps,
Room Mouldings.
Rumney Bldg. ’Phone 393.
Did you ever have a big fish on your
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Remember how you felt?
Well, you can prevent suoh provok
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from
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Not 'to iput yourself under
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Spring Suits are either single or dpuble breasted
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