The morning call., 1891-08-09
CHAUTAUQUA
CIRCLES.
An Art Club to Be One Of the
Features Next Year.
The Opening Free Public Lecture in New
Course-studies to Be Resumed
in September.

The Chsutauquans are always on the
move. Even now, during the annual vaca-
ton, there is talk of starting new branch
Of Chautauqua work in this city which will
be OF general public interest and attract to
its shrine people Of cultivated tastes and re-
inement. The proposition is to organize a
Chautauqua Art Club, which the public
will be invited to join whether members of
reading circles or not, though the member
ship 1t is expected will be chiefly recruited
from among the Chautaueuans themselves.
The object of the organization will be to
secure the services of a competent artist
who will give talks on the subject of art,
not with the idea of fitting students to pro-
duce pictures, but rather TO give them such
technical Instruction as to enable them to
discern finished painting or engraving
when they see one-ln other words, to ele-
vate art among the people and cultivate a
taste for the beautiful. 1t is claimed that
artists of high attainments will encourage
such a movement by frequently addressing
such an organization as the one to be insti-
tuted, for 1t will produce a taste for supe-
rior work and place dauhs and chromos at
discount. The idea is to conduct the club
on an economical basis. and only to levy
dues or assessments which will create a
fund sufficient to provide meeting place,
and such incidental expenses as may occur
from time to time. Josiah E. Locke, who
Is well known In ChautauQuan circles, Is ac-
lively interested in the new movement, and
invites ChautauquanS and all others inter-
ested to address him through PoStoffice Box
1923, that he may obtain an idea Of the num-
Der who would like to be Identified with the
enterprise. 1t Is represented that in Eng
land and the Eastern States art clubs -four
ish and are productive of much good. but in
this city no society of the kind has existed
which has been open to the public. although
there have probably been several private
affairs where the membership has been linz
tied to n select circle of friends
Last year the experiment was tried of
maintaining free course of public lectures
under the auspices of the Golden Gate Chau-
tauquan Union. which was SO successful
that another will be attempted the coming
scholastic year Selah W. Brown, who has
just completed the circuit of the Pacific
Coast assemblies, will be in this city next
Tuesday and has consented to open the new
series of lectures that evening, when he
will speak in Calvary Presbyterian Church,
corner Geary and Powell streets, on The
Seven Wonders of the New World" Mr..
Brown has travelled the world over, having
made the circuit of the globs number
of times, while he has pushed aside
from the beaten routes of travel and
visited every place OF interest both in
the old country and In. America.
l1O pOsoOsoCS hbCL ODoclNdIiUlls WHiCu
he has used to the best possible advantage in
securing material for his lectures, and has
the faculty of introducing humorous stories
throughout his talks, which render them
entertaining as we'll as instructive. The
lecture will be absolutely free and the public
is cordially invited to attend.
Preparations are now being made for the
publication of the autumn circular giving
full particulars to those desiring to take up
the course of readings which begin next
month. Persons intending to join circles
may obtain all necessary Information by
addressing Mrs. Mary III. Field, Pacific
Coast Secretary, G. L. S. c., San Jose, who
will mail the forthcoming circular as soon
as it is printed.
This morning and evening DIR. A. c.
Hirst. President of the Pacific Coast Chau-
tauqua. who has recently returned from
visit TO the Eastern States, will occupy the
pulpit OF the Howard Presbyterian Church,
Mission street, near Third.