The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-02
Chadtadqda Season
Comes 10 It's End
Special Correspondence oi The Tribune.

Special Correspondence of The Tribune
Chautauqua, y. Y, Aug. 81.
IT HIS WEEK marked tie closing Of the largest
i and most successful season in the history
= NJ the Chautsuqua assembly. There have
been htre during the summer $1,000 people,
and ms many as 1000 10 1900 al one time.
Nearly every state in the Union has been repre-.
sented and fifteen foreign countries. The pro.
eramme has been ot unusual excellence. and the
very beet talent in the way OF lectures, readers
and musicians have appeared on the Chaulauqua
platform To care for the wants Of 5000 indi.
viduals within the space Of two months, and
supply them with most Of the conveniences OF
city life IL not an easy task, and the department
Of administration has been constantly on the
| alert.
Although the end is virtually at hand, the
casual observer or the many excusonists VINO
| drop in for day or two. would never dream
| that by Monday the season Of 1901 will be a
| matter Of history. In one respect Chautau.
| qua is unique. There is no gradual dropping
| Of or letting one down easy. The programme is
| just as complete and the attractions as good the
| last day as AT any time during the season.
dramatic reading, "The Sign of the Cross by
| Miss Gay Zenola MacLarsn, will constitute the
| closing number. Then there will be some Ere.
works on the lake front, the chimes will ring. as
| usual, but for the last time and the next morn
! ing there will he no bulletins on the boards, no
| lecture bells will ring, and W. will suddenly
awake TO the fact that all is and II is time
| to 60 home. Then what restless spirit will
| peryade the place People will not be able to
| get away fast enough. and the grounds will he
vacated of its present occupants almost as rapidly
| as the amphitheatcr is empticd after an even
| ing entertainment But the close oi the pro.
| gramme does not mean an end to everything for
| all. September is one OF the most charming
months on the lake, and many especially the
! cottage holders. prefer this time 10 all others
| The fishing is excellent then, and a truly social
| life begins, that cannot he enioyed while the
| lectures going on. The grounds are then
| free 10 any one and become favorite picnic
resort for parties from jamestown and other
| nearby towns The Pan.Amercan, too, continues
| to bring visitors here and most ~ the hotels
and boarding houses will keep open until late
| in the fall.
Three of the finest courses n lectures NJ the
season were given this week. by Professor Albert
Bushnell Hart. ri Harvard DR.. Edward Steiner,
| Of Sandusky, Ohio. and Professor l. V. flagler.
| Chautauqua'S organiSt. Professor Hart's subject
| was THE Monroe Doctrine" He treated OF its
origin, the interpretations and misinterpretations
| placed upon it, and the part II played in the
| policies Of the different presidents and secre.
| taries Of state. Professor Hart thinks that we
make the Monroe doctrine mean whatever we
| want it to mean, and the fact IL we know very
little about il. but that II intended original
| ly to assure other American states that the
| United States meant them well and would not
| allow a third party 10 interfere with them; and
| it declared that the United states would pro-
tect its own interests and its national rights.
| d
| DR.. Steiner has spent seventeen years Of his
life among the Slavs and his descriptions of the
manners and customs of these people were most
interesting, as was also his illustrated lecture on
| Journeys Through Slavic Lands" Professor
| Flagler's lectures were the great composers.
He not only treated Of their lives, but Of their
| methods, illustrating the latter by numbers on
| the organ. Another lecturer ~ note who az
peared on the Chautauqua platform last week
| was Hon. G.. W. Fairbanks United States senator
from Indiana, who delivered an address on the
| Spanish American War" Ehert Hubbard Of
| RoyCroft fame, gave a most interesting talk On
"Roycrot Ideals" Many people came to Chau.
| tauqua for this lecture alone.
In the way Of lighter entertainments there
have been readings and concerts. Mrs. Isabel
| Graghill BceCher, who was 50 popular here two
| seasons ago. received the game ovation rendered
her then, and she has lost nothing Of her charms
Her reading Of As You Like It" was next to
seeing it played. Mrs. Hugh Pagan read from
| her own work, Fun from Dixie Hearthstones.' "
Naturally this pleased the Southeners, who have
been here in such numbers, and all readers oI
speakers from Dixie Land are sure Of welcome
The last reader Of this season is Miss Gay Zenola
MacLaran Of New York. who comes 10 Chautau
qua for the first time. but il her reception il
any sign she will come many other times.
| Perhaps II will be interesting 10 learn hoS
widespread is the Chautauqua constituency. Thii
statement. made from the registration office. /,
somewhat significant; While the bulk Of attend
anCe comes from the central section OF the coun
try, We have had with us many people from almost
every state in the Union, and from many foreign
countries. Delaware, New York, New Jersey
Pennsylvania. Illinois, Indiana. Michigan and tn,
District of Columbia have fully sustained the
attendance Of last year These states have sem
more this year than last: Maine, New Hamp
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts,, Connecticut Min
| nesota, Ohio Kentucky. South Dakota, Idaho
| Montana, Oregon, Oklahoma, Utah and Wash
| ington, and also Alaska. These states hav
| doubled their attendance the present year
Rhode Island. Wisconsin, North Carolina, soutl
Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Vir
| ginia, California, Colorado, North Dakota, Iowa
| Indian Territory, Kansas and Nebraska. From
| the South the attendance is very largely in
| creased. Alabama, Arkansas and Missouri hav
sent two.thirdS more than last year. Florida
Maryland and Tennessee are represented by thre
times as many, and Texas leads them all, witt
Ave times the number registered last year. For
eign countries and territorial possessions hav
been represented in our registration list thus
Canada Hawaii, New Zealand, India China
Peru, Germany, England, Cuba, Congo, sout
Africa, Sweden, Mexico, Argentine Republic ant
Brazil
| At the close ot this remarkably successful sea
son II seems fitting 10 look forward 10 the com
ing year and find what plans have been mad
for its advent. DR.. George f. Vincent, whe
interviewed, had no prophecy 70 make, but h
, had some very interesting new ideas for Chau
tauaqua which are as good a prophecy 9TH