The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-20
CLOSE OF THE CHAUTAUQUA
THE TEXAs-COLORADo AssOCIA
TION AT BOULDER.
Much GOod-Prospects for
Next Year.

| Boulder, Colo, August 1.-THE 1899
session of the Texas Colorado Chautaqua
is now thing of history. The coors of
the association droop idly over the empty
office, while the Stars and Stripes and the
Texas tri-color with its single star, flap
disconsolately above closed auditorium
bereft of its brilliant crowds.
No more do the cottages resound to the
laughter of the young lady who came for
recreation, with nothing on her mind but
her bonnet; nor is the strong minded
young woman now seen porting over siren
uous lessons in her tent. The cottages are
empty, the tents folded and laid away.
Regret is the universal portion of the
departing Chautauquan. Regret that this
"Adamless Eden" could not last always.
Excepting a number of heavyweight pro-
fessors, the officials of the association:
and, of course, the newspaper correspond
ents, the men were not worth mentioning
in numbers Indeed the pronunciation
of the word became early in the session,
by common usags, 'Shetauqua.' And
later some wit, Mr.. A. l.. Teagarden of
Austin. believe, noticing the unusual &C
F. NJ. Shaw, who signs his name assist
ant general passenger agent of the Colo
RADIO and Southern railroad, rendered the
term "Shawtauqua.' 1t matters little,
though, by what name this delightful
summer outing in the foothills of the
Rockies was called, for it is now over and
done for another year.
Rev. Homer T. Wilson, superintendent
of the Chautauqua, the jolliest man on the
grounds and central figure in every group,
the preacher at whose appearance the aud
fence always grinned grin of antlcipa-
tion and broke into an audible smile of
satisfaction upon hearing his announce
ments, goes away on an important mission.
The officers of the association know
good thing when they have one. They
passed a resolution to send Mr.. Wilson
to the New York Chautauqua to get 'onto
their curves in the Chautauqua business.
If New York should happen to have any
features deemed beneficial to the Boulder
session, such improvements will be in
corporated in next years gathering.
The many visitors to the camp this
year take home pleasant recollections OF
expeditions through canyons, into mines
and onto mountains not to mention
few freckles, some tan and in some cases
startling collections of kodak pictures.
And now. before We close this CORE
spondence, word about the inhabitants of
Boulder is deemed necessary and not in
appropriate. 1t may be the presence of
the State university. or it may be the
purity of the atmosphere and the bright
ness of the sky, | don't know what 1t is.
but there is something which makes the
people of Boulder remarkable. They are
whole souled. broad minded, hospitable,
fraternal. These people are broad, liberal.
progressive Western American citizens of
the highest type, One is compelled to
feel at home among them and invariably
promises to return TO them next year II
Is reasonably certain that every Chautau-
guam who can will return in 1900. and more
than likely will induce several others to
do likewise.
The management will do we'll to increase
facilities, especially should they see TO II
that enough looking glasses are provided
for next season and save the weeping and
despair Of the ladies this year owing 20
the scarcity of that important device.
There is no doubt that the entire noun
tain side will blossom with tents next
summer and the grounds now laid out
be busy city of cottages. G.M.L'