The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25
TO TRY IT OVER.
The Topeka Chautauqua VIII
Be Continued.
This One Has Not Been a
Financial Success.
MANY GOOD FEATURES
President HOlcOmbe Satisfied
With the Programme.
Thinks Capital CITY Will An.
MANY GOOD FEATURES
Thinks Capital City Will APP
preciate 1t Another Year.

1t has been definitely decided that
Topeka will have a chautauQua assem-
bly, next year. The management is
facing a deficit but are not at all dis
couraged at the outlook for they did
not expect too much for the first year.
Next year will no doubt see a prosper
Gus assembly in the way of finances.
President Holcombe says: 1.-The
| chautauqua was not organized as a
money making affair and the manage
ment is willing to work hard with no
money returns if they can keep the
thing going. None of the officers has
received any remuneration for his
services and all are carrying on the
work for the good of the people of
Topeka. They have provided a season
of strictly high class entertainments
with which those who attended were
delighted, and had the citizens at large
understood what kind of talent was
being presented, the crowds would
have been swelled greatly. Another
year the management can begin with
the support which it took this year to
gain"
1t has been urged by some that To-
peka is too large a city to support
chautauqua, but their point is not
well taken. All over the country cities
as large and larger are doing this very
thing with marked success and they
are being continued because the
people feel that they can not afford to
lose the opportunity of hearing such
talent as is usually presented. 1t does
take longer to get a chautauqua well
started in city of this size but the
results are far better when it once
gets to going well. Mr.. White, who is
furnishing the circuit with entertain
ments, has great confidence in the
ultimate success of the Topeka assem-
bly, and in view of the deficit. has
-
agement looking to next year for his
reward. A good plan has been adopt
ed for next year to interest all classes
in the work. A certain number of
memberships will be given to each
church, the Y. M. G. A, Y. w. c. A,
the Federation of Womens clubs, local
Union of Young Peoples societies, the
Grange. Good Roads association and
the r. R. Y. M. c. A. These member
ships will be parceled out by each or
ganiza ton as they see fit. This will
not only give the enterprise splendid
backing, but will also prevent counter
attractions during the sessions. Ger
tain days will be divided with organi-
cations so desiring, thus insurihg
greater crowds. -T
The attendance this year has been
at times as high as 1000 at lecture
or concert and it is expected that this
will be the rule next year. With the
finest grounds on the circuit, the ex-
perience the management now has,
and system Such as mas Deen IN
augurated, the future looks bright for
the Topeka chautauqua.
DR.. Fox Delivers Lecture.
Yesterday afternoon the Chautau-
qua was addressed by DR.. D. F. Fox of
Chicago on Forces That Win. DR..
Fox took for the basis of his lecture
these lines by Henry VanDyke:
-Four things that man must learn
to do
If he would make his progress true:
To think without confusion clearly,
To love his fellow man sincerely,
To act from honest motives purely,
To trust in God and Heaven securely"
This address was one of the three
best given on the course and was in |
teresting from the first to last. DR.. |
Fox has plenty of fire and enthusiasm
and something to say. Among other
things he produced some splendid |
arguments against socialism.
The evening lecture on THE Philos-
ophy of the Beautiful by J. Lorenzo |
Zwickey was quite surprise to most |
of the audience. Few understood that |
the lecture was to be illustrated by |
crayon drawings and all were delight |
ed by Mr.. Zwickey's work. He lee |
tured, sang. and recited poetry while |
he worked with his crayons and prob !
ably worked harder than any other |
man appearing here on the course. His |
lecture contained much humor but |
also was full of sound sense concern |
ing art as it applies to our modern |
civilization.
The Meistersinger's Quartette open
grammes and assisted Mr.. Zwickey |
with one two numbers. Their |
work added not a little to the success
Of the lecture and was much enjoyed.