The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-07-19
CHAUTUAQUA A
'FlNACIAL SUCCESS.
Gate Receipts and Season Ticket
Sales Aggregate More Then
p: $1,000. : =
Five Hundred Happy People
Camped Throughout the
--. Session. =,

Program, Location and Weather
Delights Everybody. All Have
a Fine Time.
Worrhington's Second Annual
Chautauqua Assembly has gone in
to history with record that is most
gratifying to all having anything to
do with the. enterprise. The large
company OF campers all had very
pleasant time and the large daily
crowds expressed general satisfac-
tion with the program. -
The value Of the Chautauqua as q
factor in the Intellectual and moral
uplift of the district from which
1T draws, it's support cannot be over
estimated, Some Of the brightest
intellectual lights Of the nation sp-
peared on the platform and gave
the crowds gathered from all over
Southwestern Minnesota and North
western Iowa the benefit of their
best thought aud advice, which can
not help but have most salutary
influence on this section Of the coun-
try.
A representative Of the Advance
1ntesviewed a large number of out
of-town campers, and found them a
unit in expressing the opinion that
they had = most enjoyable time.
They enjoyed the; camping, the
beautiful lake, were pleased with
the program, and were particularly
delighted with the painstaklng care
OF the management in looking after
their comfort. The weather. was
delightful throughout, which added
greatly to the pleasure Of the out
ing. Jupiter Pluvius,s however, az
If to remind us that he had not gone
ont of business entirely, sent heavy
showers on Saturday and Sunday
evenings, but these caused but little
discomfort. -. .. -:
The session closed on Sunday ev-
ening with fine concert by the
Carolina jubilee Singers, who on
this occasion greatly excelled their
previous performances at this ses-
sion. -
On Friday afternoon the Seton
Indians hsd the platform, and they
presented a program that was at
cnce novel and entertaining. 1t
consisted Of various drills, which
were executed with. precision that
reflected great credit on their instruc
tress, Miss Claire Christie Lund, Of
Chicago. The tribe will keep up
it's. organization until next year,
under the leadership Of it's chief,
Lyle Dovery, and the youngsters
hope to have Miss Lund with them
again. They had such q good time
this year that they are anxious to
keep it up till the next assembly ,
On Saturday afternoon and even
ing Hon. W. /. Nolan, the Minnea-
polls hum or1st, entertained the au-
diences in his own lnimitable way.
Az q story teller. Mr.. Nolan has few
equals. :s, X. Il:
The largest attendance Of the
session turned opt on Sunday after
noon to hear Senator Dolliver, Of
Iowa, who gave very fine address
on ''Patriotism." The senator
briefly reviewed conditions Of the
past and present and declared that
the great evils which overshadow
the nation were the divorce courts,
which threatened. the sanctityssand
integrity OF the home; drunkenness,
and disregard Of law, which was
manifested in mob violence. He
urged az a cause that people had
fallen away from the teachings Of
the founder of Christianity, which
teachings he eloquently urged as
the fountain source of purity in So
clety and strength Of the state.
2 Financially the Chautauqua has
been success beyond the most
sanguine expectations Of it's pro-
moters. The total receipts from the