The herald., 1896-09-08
THE cHAUTAUQUA RALLY
Annual Meeting Held 10 the Y. M. G. A.
Auditorium
Interesting Literary and Musical Program.
Readings for I8o6.7-Santa rlonica De.
s;rous Of Having the School

The annual meeting OF the Chautau-
qua was held last night in the auditor
ium of the Y. M. C. A. building. The
gathering was for the purpose of bring
ing representatives from over the state
of local circles and to arouse enthu-
siasm for the work of the coming year.
The evening was of much interest, the
papers and remarks being interspersed
with music, both instrumental and vo-
CAL The program was openeS by a
prayer by Rev. Isaac Jewell or Santa
Ana. The initial selection was a piano
duet beautifully rendered by Miss En-
ma F. Rider and Mrs. Chas. A. Basker-
Vile. Mrs. E. F. Weller, who was alb
sent, was substituted by her sister. Mrs.
T. M. Abbott reading an original poem.
This was followed by Mr.. c. S. Cornell!
singing You, by Robyn, which was SO well
received that The Outpost, by Pinsuti,
was given as an encore. History of the
c. l.. G. c. Movement was paper read
by Mrs. ]. D. Burch, giving an outline of
the Chautauqua readings, the advan-
tages of these and the growth of the So
ciety from the time it was oganized, in
1878 by DR.. j. H. Vincent, now a Metho-
dist bishop. Four years covers the reg
ular course which embraces everything
intellectually with the exception Of Ian
guages and mathematics, the former
being somewhat substituted by the ex-
cellent translations that are given of
foreign authors. A diploma is given to
graduates and past graduate course Is
also obtainable. Mrs. Burch gave a
graphic and interesting account Of her
initiation into the Chautauqua work
when she was first married and recon-
rpando1 fn q m a rrip6 n.
The notices of the society are: I'VE
study the word and works Of God" and
Let us keep our heavenly Father in
the midst DR.. A. F. Covert followed
with his delightful guitar solos, which
were cordially received. Adeline Du
Shakespearian readings; violin solo
by Philip Goodwin concluded the musi-
! cal portion of the evening.
program of c. l.. S. G. reading for
| 1S96-97 was presented by Rev. Arthur
w. Rider, which was an outline on the
literature for the coming year. In
touching upon Greek history, he showed
the influence of Greece on other nations
taking the Pantheon as model of all
ages, Aeschylus as the model of dramat-
ic art. Thucydides in prose, Homer in
poetry, Demosthenes in forensic elo-
quence. and Plato in philosophy. In
speaking of the French nation and the
great CudIdCleTS IL HdU given u tHG
world, Mr.. Rider quoted Charles Martal
Charlemagne, Calvin, Richelieu, MaZa-
rim and Napoleon. A brief sketch of the
other books for the year was given.
Local Circles-How to Organize and
How to Conduct Them, was the topic OF
an informal talk by the president, S. H
Weller.
Following is the prescribed reading
for 1S96-97: The Growth of the French
Nation, Prof. G. b. Adams; French
Traits, w. C. Brownell; A Study of the
Sky. Prof Herbert A. Howe; A Survey
of Greek Civilization, Prof. j. P. Mahaf-
fly; A History of Greek Art, Prof. F. B.
Tarbell; The Chautauquan.
A number of citizens from Santa Mon
lea, hearing that recent events at LONG
Beach made change of location of the
Chautauqua likely, attended the meet
ing OF directors yesterday to assure a
cordial welcome at Santa Monica, prom.
Using full equipment of buildings neces-
, sary for assembly and summer school
as we'll as strong financial support. This
was not offered as an inducement to
leave Long Beach, but only in case a
change Is decided upon.
The sentiment is strongly in favor OF
remaining at the present place and the
prospect is good that ample accommo-
dations will be provided by the Long
! Beach people.