Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1913 — CHAUTAUQUA SURE GO FOR RENSSELAER [ARTICLE]

CHAUTAUQUA SURE GO FOR RENSSELAER

Five Hundred Season Tickets Sold and Organisation Formed to Arrange' for Meeting. •', ** ' ' ■ ' i. I‘ -- .«• *' -T ■ - - '—\ T ' The six days’ Chautauqua is an assured thing for Rensselaer and *it is probable that the date will be some time in August. Rev. Shouse, the promoter, aided by several local people, secured an advanced sale of 500 season tickets at $1.50 each, largely in lots of 10 and 5. Rev. Shouse stated that he felt certain that 700 could have been sold if more time had been spent but he wanted to get closed up here and start work at another point. , As previously stated the company rep : resented, by Rev. Shouse is the Lincoln Chautauqua Service and a program has been provided for an entertainment covering six afternoons and sixevenings. The company provides a largo tent and all lectures and enter torments are to take place in this tflL It is not a religious ehautauqw|but all numbers are pledged to'W of an elevating kind. The company gets all of the money from the sale of the 500 season tickets and if other, season tickets are sold the company will get 50 per cent of the money and the balance will go toward making the Chautauqua an annual summer occurrence. Of the transient receipts the company gets 75 per cent and the local committee 25 per cent. The, pledges made for advanced sale are guaranteed by a committee of fifteen, composed of Rev. C. L. Harper, Dr. F. H. Hemphill, Traub & Selig, W. R. Lee, J. A. McFarland, S. C. Irwin, F. M. Haskell, Dr: W. L. Myer, Fled Phillips, Hugh Leavel, C. W. Hanley, A. A. Fell, Rex D. Warner, A. F. Long and Dr. H. L. Brown. This committee of fifteen will have general charge of the preparations for the meeting and it organized by making Rex Warner president; Dr. H. L. Brown, vice-president; S. C. Irwin, secretary; and Dr. W. L. Myer, treasurer. These officers, and three other ticket purchasers whom they are to select will compose the executive board. The meeting was held at the Princess Theatre.

It is quite probable that the meet? ing will be held in August and it is hoped that it can be arranged so as not to conflict with the Fountain Park meeting, but it is sure to be held some time in August and the exact date will be determined about the first of May. - That these meetings have proven very popular 'in the way of high class entertainment in other places The Republican has several testimonials and it is probable that this will be true here and large crowds will probably be able to attend the various lectures and musical numbers. The same company is putting oh the same course at Monticello and Delphi, and the meetings at those cities will cither immediately precede 'or immediately follow the one here.