The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-07-12
THE SUMNER ASSEMBLY
Fifth Annual heeiins Of Waxahadhie
ChsutauaHa BesiaS Next week.

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waxah achie Chautauqua and Sum-
msr Assembly will begin next Tues
dav night.
The eucampment this year prom
ises to be the largest in the history
OF the Chautauqua. The people are
about through with their work and
are beginning to make preparations
to attend this great event. Informa.
tion reaching here ia TO the effect
that the visitors will come from
every section of the state. MANY
who have attended every summer
since the Chautauqua was located
at Waxahachie will return this year
and will bring friends with them
The work OF erecting tents and
putting the grounds in shape for the
Chautauqua will be commenced the
latter part OF this week.
The management announce that
the list Of attractions this year is
better than ever before offered
There is something on the program
for every one, On the program will
be found sermons, Bible study, sun
day school normal work. church
Extension work, missionary work,
lectures on oratory and expression,
science, history, travel, on the east
ern problem and on art. The en-
tertainments will consist of musi-
cals, carnivals, concerts, Impersona.
tions, magic and humor.n
Mrs. Margaret Carter Of Corsi-
cana, q vocal soloist of considerable
reputation, has been engaged for the
entire Chautauqua. In addition to
giving recitals she will often render
solo as a prelude to other pro-
grams.
The Boys Club Ia new feature
of the Chautauqua this year. This
work has been put In practice by
many assemblies and has proved 10
be very helpful. The aim Is to
afford the boy q wholesome out door
life during the session OF the assem-
bly, under conditions that will con-
tribute Ia the largest measure
to bis moral, mental and physical
growth, The work of this club will
be under the direction of DR.. Wilber
q Searies of Paris.
Mr. ). ID. Gordon of Clev Gland,
Ohio, has been engaged to condu CT
ths department OF Bible study this
year.
Rev. Ira Landrith Of Chicago,
general secretary of the Religious
Education Association will deliver
sermon on Sunday, July a, at II
a. M. DR.. LAndrith 10 an Ellis
county boy and needs no intr 0duc-
tiou to the people who attend the
. Chautauqua.
4 DIR. George @. Baehman will have
charge of Sunday school normal
work. Or. Bachman is recognized
far aud wide as Sunday school
specialist of the first order.
Or. r. }. stowe, dean of the school
Of oratory, Lebanon, Tenn, and
I president Of the Southern Assoeia.
tion oi Eloeutionists, has been se-
cured 10 give "a series of lectures ON
pulpit orAtory and Bible reading.
The Chautauqua this year will be
opened with All entertainments by
the Carnival and Concert Company
of Boston. rhis company presents
q program of great artistic mefi;. /
illustrative # scenes lu history.
legend aud song
The Morphet aud Stevenson Com /
pAuy will give refined exhibitions of
the latest wonders ia oriental magic,
vsntriloquism aud music.
Prof. ". N Il. French. director
of the Art Institute ~ Chicago. wtll
give number ef exhibitions ~ cray
GA work. This 10 au attraction that
will interest the young and old alike
Dr. Toyokiehi iypHasa, formerly
secretary of the foreign department.
of the japanese government aud tor
several yeaFs connected wtth ne
Imperial University At Toxic. 10
nos lsetareF on political science
In TIE University af Chicago. lie
has been engaged "a deliver two
highly Interesting ieesurvs al the
Chansauaua.
1 MFs. Mahsi l.. Csnkiiu of New
f l eFk City ts one - the fww wufneu {
Of this coautry who have made for
themselves national and intmFnA,
iieuAl reputation AZ . rahiie sPsAk
er sire wtil deliver nnmh~r ~
l@egnr@a anFtas thw ChAutAnQus,
beginning snnaAv afternoon. JuiY
q. Her tiEst tapgc wtll 81 "t'harsr.
stsr Husiaaaw.
Dr samuel Phelps Leland. who
captured the Chanfaaaaa two years
Aws ny nls lectures an astronomy.
has hesn engaged "a aelsveE fouF les.