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Captain Hall at Wash ington Chautauqua Draws 3000
Captain James Norman Hall recounts in vivid detail his air combat in France during World War I. He describes being shot down, captured, and treated in a German hospital, praising the courage of aviators and the Lafayette Escadrille before detailing his later transfer to American service. The event drew a large local audience and was followed by a pageant titled The Fairy Revel.
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