The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-26
THE PRIDE OF A PEOPLE,
 A FINE MAUTAUQUA

Il l&naGLauQud StEHIOHS were on IL mas heel filled from wall to wall and from win
 dow to window. And so we'll was tn.
 building constructed, in reference t,
 its acoustic properties that a conver
 sationalist tone may be heard through
 out the structure.
 | The widespreading structure is upo,
 land held in a practical perpetual leas,
 by the Chautauqua Association and tn, association is untroubled by any press.
 ing financial obligation. It Is more
 however. than citronelle institution
 Mobile almost claims a part of it. Mo. bile in one way or another has mad,
 no little contribution to It's success
 Its establishment however. is due more
 to the regular citizens of CitroneIie
 those who live there month after month | In summer and In winter than to anS
 other class The wealthy northerners who are enamored of the delights O, | the soft winter climate of citronalIe
 were also quite generous in helpjnr tc found the institution, which is already
 fulfilling its destiny of affordlng profit
 and pleasure to that section of the
 southwestern part of the State of
 which Citronelle is the center.
 The First Assembly.
 It has held only one session, the one
 held last year. But the inaugural ses | sion was in every detail beyond the | sanguine hopes of the promoters. The l Association this year proposes to oc- | cupy wider field than that of last
 year. The program Is larger. pleas- l anter and more expensive. The Cttro-
 nelie Chautauqua sessions are held in
 March. month in which a great many | or the Northern tourists are stilI in | the South and 6 month in which Spring I Is at it's delightful work of regenera- | ton in the South. The session this
 year will be from March 1s to April II, I a ax fnt1 Atv.er ..-xfr |. | ly the whole of month.
 l & The Citronelie Chautauaua Associar
 ton was incorporated May 5, 1904. It's expressed purpose which has been close ly followed was the maintaining and operating an institution, for entertain ment, instruction and culture, by iec-
 lures and in other ways, along Chau- tauqua lines.
 The scope of the institution. the way in which 1t has attracted assistance from all classes is reflected in the list of officers and board of directors O.
 w. Thomas is President. He is the edi- tor of The Citronelle Call. The other officers are: Dr. Means Blewitt. Vice. President. Citronelle: George c. Brown, Secretary, Citronelle: H. O. McMain. Treasurer, Citronelle;i George H. Turn CT, Superintendent. Petersburg. Iii
 The directors are: A. G. Woodbury. Citronelle; c. Herbel Citronelle: !. T. Turner, Dwight, Ala: r. W. Green. Cftronelle; H. W. Macon Citronelle; C. w. Thomas. CitronelIe; R. D. Lyon. Citronelle; R. O. Harris. Mobile; Dr. Means Blewitt. Citronelle; James s. Lynch. Citronelle: L. Hammel, Mobile; R. R. Movers, CItronelle: H. A. Healy, Citronelle; pr. H. J. c: Michael. Citron- elle; John A. Lewis, Meridian, Miss.
 The Association, as we'll it may, brides itself for the remarkable suc- cess of it's first assembly. The success was remarkable for one reason, If for no other, because 1t was achieved in a section which Is by no means thickly populated. The Association Is proud because no other Chautauqua so quickly leaped into popular favor. and the As sociation claims that no other chatau- qua Is able to boast of such superior equipment in the way of auditorium, grounds, cottages. etc, at the opening of its first session.
 The Association also claims, too, that It's unusual success Is in a measure dAe to the generous support of the tourists who were drawn to CitronelIe by it's unrivalled climate And for contribut- ing to the general result credit Is awarded the railroads and the splendid facilities which the Mobile and Ohio road gives the town. Having the val uable advantage of being located on the main line of the Mobile and Ohio
 CitrOneIle's Pleasant Life.
 Another matter which important or unimportant bore upon the success of the Chautauqua was the communicate or socialistic way in which the people of Citronelle took their pleasure. And the two words are used In their hest sense. They reflect the universal interest in pleasant out-door relaxation manifested then. For one thing. there is the pub lie golf ground at which everybody, visitors and citizens, play and the gen eral interest taken in tennis, croquet and similar games and relaxations. The Chautauqua visitor imbibes the intoxi- eating spirit of relaxaton and pleasure which Is so characteristic of Citronelle.
 But the founders built well when they established the Citronelle chautauqua. they were fortunate enough, intelligent enough to know that the greatest factor in it's ultimate success would be a meritorious pro gram, program which should give | a maximum of profit and of pleasure | They went out to get the best that | could be obtained and the verdict of | those who attended the first assembly | was that they had done excellently.
 Financing such an enterprise needs | thought, skill and work. The Asso- citation now has HI members who hold | TIT shares of stock. Each share rep an investment of S10. Ths | this year Is selling a sea son ticket for the assembly of 1906 for | $4. A weeks 'ticket Is sold for $1.25. To each days exercise. for those who do not hold any sort of a ticket a charge of twenty-five cents is made. | And from March 15 to April Ii there will be exercises on every day In the building.
 The management this year offers an bill of fare that is at once inspiring and attractive. The principal address of the opening day will be by Lieutenant Governor R. M. Cunningham. Dr. J. H. White, who gained worldwide fame in his sue .essfm fight against yellow fever in New Orleans will be orator of the day ln Mobile Day. The list of lecturers s particularly fine. It includes such names of national fame as those of Ex- Governor Bob Taylor, Eli Perkins. Dr. len G. Broughton, Rev. William Spur seon of England, Rabbi Leon Harrison ,f St. Louis, Alexander R. Tarr, George Briggs, Ralph Bingham, Ed win Southers, Colonel F. L. Russell. Soah websterd Cooper, Luther Man Ihip. Frank H. Game. Sylvester A. Jong Montaville Flowers R. w. Fay or. Edward M. Robinson, Professor Booth Lowery and many others
 The list of musicians and singers is 10 less attractive. Some of the most amous vocaiists of the country will Ielight the attending crowds at Citron- lle this spring. There will be such rtists as Marcus B. Kellerman, Miss trace Kellar. Harry P. Trogood. Miss ,harlotte Callahan. Harry w. Engle, . Lincoln Newball, Clarence R. New