The story of StreatorBeing an account of the growth of its institutions civic, social and industrial, with special reference to its manufacturing and business interests; together with an outline of its early history and life sketches of some of its leading citizens . ppor-tunity. They aim to put on a light opera and achoral concert each year, also to assist inbringing symphonic orchestras and other finemusic to town. The present year it broughthere the state meeting of the State MusicTeachers Association, and gave Streator a fes-tival week of music with great success. St. Marys Hospital. The S
The story of StreatorBeing an account of the growth of its institutions civic, social and industrial, with special reference to its manufacturing and business interests; together with an outline of its early history and life sketches of some of its leading citizens . ppor-tunity. They aim to put on a light opera and achoral concert each year, also to assist inbringing symphonic orchestras and other finemusic to town. The present year it broughthere the state meeting of the State MusicTeachers Association, and gave Streator a fes-tival week of music with great success. St. Marys Hospital. The Sisterhood of St. Francis has taken onitself the care of the sick and injured of thetown. Tlie sisters have borne the burden ofthis Avork of cliarity for twenty-five time to time their hospital has been ex-tended and improved, keeping pace with theneeds of tlie town and the advance of modernmedicine and surgery. Today they aie eqnip-])ed for the care of seventy patients. The sis-terhood in Streator numbers twenty—all ofthem laboring in this humane work, withoutctlier compensation than tlie rewards of relig-ion and the gratitude of the community. Thehosi)ital charges are moderate, and provision ismade for the care of a certain number Ralph Plumb School. THE STOnV OP STREATOH. 69 OUR PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS THEATRES, SOCIAL CLUBS, CHAUTAUQUAS, FAIRS AND NUMER-OUS OTHER AMUSEMENTS. Streatcir is kiiowii as a lively town. All theycai roiiiiil tlnTc is soiiictliiiiu: loiiiii- for tlip en-IcrtaiiuiRiit cil tlic imlilic. lii tho wiiitiT fourtheatres open their dtxirs, otTerinf;: all varietie.^^Ill staire aimiseiiifiit. In the siiininer tliere are weekly baseball inatelies, tliere are races, tliereis tlie bia: district fair, and tlie (haiitau(|ua forthe less hilariously inclined. The largest of thetheatres is that devoted to the regular drama. PLUMB OPERA HOUSE Iliiiul) opera was erected i)y Colonel seiiibly. where tliey could liear tlie liest thingsriunil)
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