Daily camera., 1899-03-10
GI0||d P|Ol|0|D
FO| COMING YeOI'
BOULDER'S CHAUTAUQUA.
Many Matters of Importance Con sid cred
- by Directors.


The first meeting of the executive
committee of the Chautauqua directors
was held in the national state bank to
day. The meeting was of prime I'M
portance and was the first step toward
the formation of definite PLANS for the
coming session.
Messrs. T. Z. Fisher and J. w. Free
man came over from Denver to attend
the meeting. Previous to the commence
nent of the session of the committee,
Mr.. Fisher in an interview, spoke in a
highly encouraging manner of the pros
poets of the coming session. Nothing
IN the world can stand in the way of
making the coming session gigantic
success, said he, "if Boulder is able to
tend to her share in handling the trans
portatlon question. Up to this time
hundreds of letters have been coming in
from all parts of the west, completely
distancing the record of last year. Not
only are the people in Texas interested,
but the correspondence shows that Kan.
sas, Missouri and other middle states are
going to send goodly numbers of repre-
sentatives. The fame of the institution
has gone abroad and the dream of the
original projectors to make the Chautau
qua an institution of interest to the en-
tire west is about to be realized. We are
already making arrangements for the
best talent to be found in the United
States, and the literary attractions of the
coming session will be of no mean order
1t is not the policy to crowd the sessions
daily as was done last year, as It is
neither profitable to the association nor
to the Chautauquans. Exceptionally
hne attractions, Judiclously selected and
arranged will meet the demand much
more thoroughly.
"rhe management of the Chautauqua
will be entirely in the hands of the exc.
cutlve committee In Boulder. The super,
intendence of events and details in gen
eral on the grounds will be entrusted to
the Rev. Homer /. Wilson, whose sue
cessful experience here last year makes
him pre-emlnently fitted for the place.
He is man of address and tact and will
be welcomed by all. The preliminary
arrangements for talent and other details
will be managed by Mr.. Freeman, who
has been decided upon as secretary of
the association, though of course all
matters are subject to the approval of
the executive committee. Thus the
work of handling the session will be so
divided and yet combined that much
more satisfactory results may be obtain
ed than last year.
The advertising OF the institution has
been begun methodlcally on an extensive
plan. twenty-five thousand copies of
the Chautauquan will be distributed. In
stead of sending them broadcast how.
ever, as was the plan before, the copies
will be sent to known individuals where
they will do the most good. Not a copy
will be wasted.
"The assurances that your street rail-
way system is going in are very satisfac-
tory. and we hope that the added assur-
ances given by actual construction are
near at hand. This is of the utmost i'm,
postance, for without trans sportation our
hands are tied"
The meeting, while largely of pre-.
limlnary character, was fraught with I'M
portance. The main topic was the for.
nation of the program for the year. 1t
was clearly evident from the suggestions
made that the policy will be much more
liberal than that OF last year and prom.
inent speakers OF all creeds will be IN.
vited to participate. 1t was decided that
some divine of national prominence
should occupy the pulpit each of the six
Sundays of the session. Among those
mentioned for this function are the Revs.