Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-24

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The Long Beach Chautauqua.
EDITORS HERALD-The communication
signed the "Chautauqua Assembly of
Southern California" in the Los Ange-
les HERALD of the 21st, contains SO many
statements that are utterly at variance
with the facts that it seems in justice to
all parties a counter statement should be
made.
In the first place, it is we'll known
that the Alliance Assembly did not
organize, or attempt to organize, a
Chautauqua Assembly. The Alliance
Assembly granted to various inter-
denominational societies, by their re-
quest, special days. The W. @. 7. U.
had its day; the Band of Hope had its
day; the Y. M. @. A. its day.
These days we're entirely under the
direction and control of the organization
represented. They made their own pro-
gramme, selected the officers for the oc-
casion, did whatever special work they
deemed wise and best. The Superin-
tendent took no part in these matters
other than to be present at the exercises
as spectator, only that at some time
during the session he announced the pro-
gramme for the next day. The
Chautauqua day was granted in
obedience to a request from the local
circles of Los Angeles and vicinity.
They made their own programme and
conducted it as they SAW fit. Whatever
was done on that day was done by
Chautauauans themselves. For two
years the Chautauquans have been
patiently waiting for the glowing promises
that have been made to be fulfilled, and,
having never been consulted as to their
annual gathering thus being broken up,
they felt that they had right to be
heard in this matter. That this feeling
was general is evinced by the large rep.
resentation on the occasion, about $50
Chautauquans being present from many
circles all over Southern California. As
far as the conferring or receiving dip
Tomas is concerned, the following from
the Chancellor of the Chautauqua Uni
versity is sufficient authority:
DEAR BROTHER CoLE-Dr. Hirst will fully ex
plain the cause of my failure to appear on
your Long Beach platform. 1t 1s matter Of
profound regret to me. hope for some future
opportunity to serve the cause OF Chautauqua
at Long Beach. have requested DR.. Hirst to
express my interest in your grounds as a
Chautauqua center, and l have asked him to
present the diplomas of the 9: L. 8. c. to the
members of the class of 1889 who may be
present to receive them.
Again reersttipg that 1 am not able to serve
you, and wishing for you and your associates,
Tor oil Nho,, of nr Rao ha hos
blessings for this word and the next remain
fraternally yours JOHN II. VINCENT.
Monterey, June ~, 1889.
That the managers Of Chautauqua did
all they did in good faith, and that they
made no attempt to deceive, is shown by
the following extract from the affidavit
made by Prof. Grow before the court,
which certainly knew what it was about:
1t is not true, as the plaintiff alleges in its in
formation ana belief. that the defendant, or
any OF them, have in any way conspired or
combined or have in any manner cons Uired or
com oined to injure piaiatif; or that they
asso 9iated themselves together for the pur-
pose of holding, on the said lSsh day OF
July. 1889. at Long Beach, as aforesaid, or at
bly,, or Assemblies, with Chautauqua exercises;
or that they or any of them intend or propose
to confer Chautauqua honors, so-called by
plaintiff, under the designation adopted by
plaintiff as its corporate name; or that they, or
any of them, intend TO appropriate plaintiffs
name to their use. Def ndsnts have net used
plaintiffs name, nor any feature thereof and
do not intend to use plaintiffs name, and have
not in any manner deceived the public or any
one else, and do not Intend to deceive"
The consultation meeting called by
Chautauquas Was held at the Presbyter-
ian Church, presided over by Presby-
terian, and mem bers of several denom-
nations participated in the work. 1t
will be noticed that DR.. Weller, President
of the Occidental College, Los Angeles,
the Presbyterian school of this section,
was made President of the Long Beach
Assembly, and other denominations are
represented in it's officers, which makes
it much less UNCONVENTIONAL than the
Southern California Chautauqua, which
has it's President, as we'll as its Secretary
and Superintendent, in the nj. E. Church.
The himsy excuse made for the removal
of the Chautauqua Assembly of Southern
California from Long Beach to Redondo
Beach does not seem to hold 30 far as the
Chautauquas themselves are concerned.
That the Long Beach Chautauqua AS
sembly would not effect the Chautauqua
A ssembly of Southern California at Re-
dondo was sincerely hoped by the organ
izers of the new move. This is clearly
shown by the resolutions adopted at one
of their meetings. We only wish that
Chautauqus Assembly might be held at
every seaside resort on the Pacific Coast.
The Long Beach Chautauqua Assem-
bly, is here to stay, and we hope the Re-
dondo Beach Assembly will get here and
stay, and work in harmony with us.
G. s. TRowBRIDGE,
Secretary of meeting to org anize the L.
B. Chautauqua Assembly.