Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-08-01
MOVEMENT BEGUN AT FINAL
SESSION TO SELL TICKETS
FOR NEXT YEAR-MANY
STATES REPRESENTA-
BY THE CROWD
LIST OF THOSE WHO
HAVE TAKEN TICKETS
Graduating Exercises the Firt Ever
in This City-sorority Girls Get
Busy and Pledge High sohool.
Graduates for the Approaeh
ing Year at Hardin
The Camp Fire.

Mexicos second animal Chautauqua
elosed Thursday in 4 grand farewell
concert which was thoroughly appre-
ciated by the large audience in at
tendance. After the programme the
younger campers had a campfire on
the Hill near the Indian wigwam but
owing to the sudden arrival Of the
rain they we're driven TO take shell
ter beneath the tents where they ate
a lunch and tried TO appropriately
close the ten days they have enjoyed
in their canvass homes.
1t will be Of interest to all to know
that a movement was begun, last
Thursday, for q C~hautaqua next year
and though q storm was threatening
and many had left nearly 200 tickets
were subscribed for in less than ten
minutes. Mr.. Stokes made the season
ticket $50 and believes IL he can dis
pose Of 1000 there will be no trouble
in making the institution pay next
year. he intends pursueing q close
canvass Of the city and seeing what
can be done along these lines.
at present he is unable to state
Just what the deficit Of the present
assembly is but will know positively in
a few days.
A census OF the assembly just closed
shows 40 cities and towns were repre-
sented IS well as the following states:
Missouri, Illlnoise, Florida, Utah, Ohio,
Texas, Iowa, New York, Indiana, New
jersey, North Carolina, Kentucky, Jer-
usalem and Syria There were 50 cam
pers on the grounds and they repre-
sented four states and eleven cities
and towns.
THE GRADUATING EXERCISES.
The fact that the Mexico Chautau-
qua graduated three Friday precludes
any other city In a certain distance
from here holding a Chautauqua
any year the local one is in session.
The Mexico .Chautauqua ASSEMBLY is
recognized by the Mother Cha utau-
qua in New York and 1t is now up TO
the people to make II a permanent In
stltution.
The recognition exercise, Friday az.
ternoon at two O'Clock, were very pref
ty and OF course the first eyer held 10
this city. Though MEXICO has three
Chautanqua circles with an aggregate
membership Of almost q hundred, and
some OF these graduates, none had
ever witnessed the impressive cere-
mpny.
The procession, led by Rev. G. NJ.
Aker and Mr.. and Mrs. Stokes, started
from the auditorium. Sixteen little
girls dressed in white, and carrying
small baskets filled with posies came
next. Following the flower girls came
the Lakeside quartette who led in
songs that were sung while the pro-
cession marched. The graduates came
next and then the Chautauquans.
The ceremony vas very pretty and
we will attempt TO give a short des-
eruption OF it and its symbolic signif-
canoe. At the first arch, decorated In
The flags OF all countries and placed
beneath the shade of a large oak tree,
and representing History, the process
sion halted and Mr.. Aker made a
short talk on its meaning and the
work. When they started
or the second arch, some hundred
yards distant, the flower girls took
heir positions on each side Of the
lrch ana as allthe Chautauquans who
had one years work passed through
the flowers In their path.
The second arch represented Litera-
lure and only those who had complet-
ID two years reading were allowed to
lass the portals. The third arch was
or Science and decorated in purple
md e~Yergreens. Only the third year
tudents could pass this.