circles, but as a circle we have not taken up any special course. Some are re-reading the course, and one is reading the special art course. RACHEL THOMAS, Chairman Executive Committee. THE NEW HAVEN CHAUTAUQUA UNION. This organization has had a long and successful career, influencing most favorably the work of the many circles which have at different times been active in the work of the C. L. S. C. The following account of a recent meeting shows the interest taken by the union in the state work: The pleasant parlors of Davenport Church were thrown open last evening for the entertainment of members of the Chautauqua Union. This organization is composed of the various smaller Chautauqua circles of the city, of which there are quite a number. They were represented by about seventy-five people. The rooms were decorated with palms, ferns, and potted plants. Although designated primarily to be social in character, a short and pleasing program was arranged. Postmaster Howarth presided in his usual happy and genial manner, making every one at ease by his affability and humor. He has been president during nearly the whole time of the union's existence, and the members have never been willing to allow his resignation. He first introduced a young Italian lad, Pasquale Gambardella, whose singing proved him to be quite a marvel and to most of those present it was a surprise. Miss M. Anstice Harris then gave what she termed "a study of the play, Romeo and Juliet,' as prepared for a study class," an interesting, well written paper. Rev. George M. Brown, president of the Connecticut Chautauqua Assembly, then made a few remarks, urging attendance at the Plainville gathering next July, thus helping to make this new assembly a success. Such assemblies now gather annually in nearly every state in the union. He believes that the C. L. S. C. work is stronger than ever before, with more readers. A thousand new ones should be enrolled next year in this state. Honorable mention is also made of the following organizers for their effective services in securing recruits for the C. L. S. C. during the past year: Mrs. Alice Shipley, Des Moines, Ia. In addition to the above, too much cannot be said in praise of that wide-spread army of devoted Chautauquans who have spared neither time, labor, nor sacrifice in extending the uplifting influences of the Chautauqua Home Study Courses among the people of their respective localities. THE KENTUCKY CHAUTAUQUA. This well-known assembly, under the direction of Dr. W. L. Davidson, will hold its fifteenth annual session in Woodland Park, Lexington, Kentucky, June 25 to July 5. The lecture platform includes: Dr. Robert Stuart MacArthur, Jahu DeWitt Miller, Dr. S. A. Steel, Dr. Morgan Wood, Hon. Lou Beauchamp, Father Francis Kelly, Dr. Stanley L. Krebs, Major James B. Pond, Mr. Bolling Arthur Johnson, Mrs. L. Ormiston Chant, and J. Arthur Fallows, brought over from England by Dr. Davidson specially for the assembly season; Karl Germaine, the magician. The readers include: Miss Katherine Oliver and sisters, Mrs. Olivia Sanger Hall, Prof. Frank S. Fox, Louis Spencer Daniel. The famous Royal Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra furnishes music for the season. Other musical organizations are: The Imperial Hand-Bell Ringers, The Kentucky Colonels Male Quartet, Miss Sybil Sammis, Miss Louise Ainsworth, Miss Donna Adair. Recognition Day will be July 2, with Dr. Morgan Wood as orator. Much will be made of our national holiday, July 4. Gen. John B. Gordon will possibly be one of the orators of the day. College Day, with oratorical contest participated in by the leading colleges of Kentucky, will be one of the special features. There will be gatherings in the interests of the Federation of Woman's Clubs. There will be daily C. L. S. C. Round Tables, with addresses on literary themes by J. Arthur Fallows and others. Large plans are being laid for morning Biblical Exposition and Minister's Institute each afternoon. Summer school work will be conducted in Fourth Prize- Mrs. C. P. Whipple, Bing- many important departments, with emphasis hamton, N. Y., 87" credits." laid on Sunday-school normal work. THE CHAUTAUQUAN, A Monthly Magazine for Self-Education. Contents for July, 1901. Midsummer Cover Design. Chautauqua Lake from Hotel Athenæum. Frontispiece 323-332 Modification and Reduction of the Tariff. American Trade Abroad. Supreme Court Decisions in the Insular Tariff Cases. Settlement of Affairs in China. Payment of American and English Missionary Claims. The Wall Street Panic. Annual Report of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The New President of Johns Hopkins University. Purposes and Principles Adopted by the National Committee of Conciliation and Arbitration. The Cuban Constitutional Convention and the Platt Amendment. Conventions of Young People in the Month of July. Presbyterians and Their Creed. New Features of Memorial Day. New Cardinals and the Roman College. With portraits and cartoons. The Pan-American Exposition as an Educational Force. Charles Edward Lloyd Illustrated. A School for Out-of-School People. Illustrated. Chautauqua Chapel Talks. By Charles W. Eliot of Harvard, Franklin Carter of Williams, D. B. Purinton of Denison, Isaac Sharpless of Haverford. 333 337 357 359 362 366 Charles McIlvaine . 369 Archer Butler Hulbert . E. F. Andrews . Chu Seoul Bok and Vincent Van Marter Beede Officers of the International Chautauqua Alliance. Portraits. Chautauqua Program for 1901. Illustrated. Chautauqua Summer Schools. Other Chautauqua Assemblies.. Illustrated. Books Received. 387 CHAUTAUQUA ASSEMBLY: BUREAU OF PUBLICATION: WILLIAM S. BAILEY, Director. CLEVELAND, OHIO. Entered according to Act of Congress, July, 1901, by CHAUTAUQUA ASSEMBLY, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, D. C. Yearly Subscription, $2.00. 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