The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-21
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
Ohautauqua LECTURERS John Temple
Graves Hrs. Hslen Y. Barker
Notes and Comments.

At Up. m. yesterday the stockholders
met in adjourned session, with 165 shares
represented.
Chairman Wright announced the
auditing committee as follows: j. A.
Cooley, Dell Rapids; Miss Hattie
Whalen and Cleo. r. Farmer, Madison.
Il. u. Blanchard reported from the COM
mlttee on bylaws that he had examined
the statutes and finds that unless the
original stockholders meet within 30
days after incorporation and adopt by
laws, il viii require two-thirds vote of
the stockholders OF the association TO
adopt or change bylaws &C any annual
OF special meeting called for that pur-
pose Stockholders may BY b atwo-thirds
vote authorize the directors 30 prepare
bylaws and this appears to have been
done by the original stockholders by an
almost unanimous vote. There VIVA now
nothing that the stockholders could do
at this meeting In making or changing
bylaws as they did not have two thirds
OF the stockholders present In person or
by proxy. The bylaw passed ct this
meeting last week would not be legal.
As the Law also requires the election
OF officers by ballot, the election OF last
week was ratified by instructing the sec-
retary to cast the ballot for the officers
elected.
G. B. Kennedy reported from the COM
mittee ON sale Of stock that 43 shares in
all had now been sold with few more
contingent. The committee was con-
tinued. There are still 20 shares to sell.
@. A. Uline presented in brief plan Of
selling shares to schools of the state, the
privileges OF the Chautauqua assembly
and schools to be granted to four OF the
students each year, as rewards for on
cellence Ia study or oratorical skull.
Chairman Wright suggested also the.
sale Of shares TO churches for the benefit
Of pastors and families.
A committee was appointed to formu-
late plan to embody and carry out
these ideas which lit afterwards did.
Tne committee consisted of g. M. Young,
@. A. Uline, lei. e. Norton, w. H. Demp-
ster, e. L. Parks and their report was
adopted.
President Williamson then made an
estimate OF the probable detiolt Of As
sembiy expense this year as follows:
Receipts from all sources TO date,
s2,402.50. Paid out, $2,373.99. Cash on
hand $3.50. Estimated expenses yet to
be met are talent, $790; hotel help, $7OO;
ground help, $500; supplies for hotel,
s70O; total, s2990. Estimated receipts
are, hotel $3.50; tickets 300; total 1000.
Deficit, 1890.
How this is TO be raised il the problem
and It. e. Blanchard, q. A. Uline, g. b..
Kennedy, j. III. Williamson, J. L. Jones,
were appointed committee TO devise
ways and means to meet the deficit and
at later meeting Geo. L. Wright was
added to the committee and Messrs.
Trow, Fits, Fuller, Clough and Farmer
appointed as another committee for tho
city. The communities on the
grounds and in the city will
be caLvassed ant from live to ten dollars
or more each received from anyone. The
meeting adjourned to meet at 2 p. m.
THE REIGN OF TILE DEMAGoGuE.
At 3:30a large audience met in the
auditorium to hear the celebrated orator
John Temple Graves, Of Atlanta, Ga
The Fourth Regiment band played two
inspiring numbers and the Moody Guar
tette excelled all proceeding efforts in it's
singing OF the twelfth chapter OF Ecclesi-
astics which brought forth a double
encore. Before proceeding with his
lecture Mr.. Graves took occasion to
speak eulogistlcally Of what he had seen
and heard at this Chautauqna, praising
very highly the character Of our enter
prise, the quality OF the talent we have
had. and his peculiar qualification at his
warm reception here. Il is worthy OF
remark that Mr.. Graves excels in ex-
tempore address In the several instances
In which he has INDUCED in it while
here, he has delivered perfect gems OF
cultured oratory.
APPEAL FOR THE YOUNG.
In his lecture he begun by an earnest
appeal for sincere culture or manhood
in youth, as upon the youth OF today de-
volved the hope OF the nation. The
whole tendency OF the age was to neglect
scholarship and devote ambition to |
money-making and politics. This gave
the denagogue his opportunity and he
was to be found In cities, in churches, in
politics, in literature, In justice, juries
and courts, every where he could polute,
corrupt, deceive, manipulate 70 secure
Office. Office seeking he considered the |
most despicable business on the face of |
the earth, making cheap appeal 20 class
prejudice, 70 venality, vanity, necessity,