Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-11-12
Chautauqua Plans Iptersstin.

Chautauqua Plans Interesting
The Chautauqua Mass Meeting
Monday evening in the court house
promises to be the largest and most
enthusiastic yet held In the interest of
. summer assembly. The movement
Is far past the incipient stage and all
that is needed to make ii q great sue
cess is the patronage Of tine citizens OF
Mexico. Mr.. Wagner, while q repre-
sentative OF the Slayton Lyceup bu-
reau has aeceded to every suggestion
Of those interested locally and offers
far better than the Red
path assembly.
Below are published excerpts from
two letters Of his recently received in
this city. 1t will be readily seen be is
anxious to give Mexico lust what she
wants in this line. A real Obautauoua
under the full sanction or the Mother
The pastors NJ the
Christian. Metbodtst and Rapt,st
churches Of this city who will he cor.
ductInQprotracted meeting NEXT week
win close their seryIces M,nday even.
inQ At $40 40 the congregation can At.
tend the Mass Meeting and near Mr..
Waoners address and nlans
II now rests with the citizens of
Mexlco wbether or not VIA nave an
ASSEMBLY, The onIv thing he reouests
"a that 760 season tlckets be sold
when the assembly IA made a having
enterurise ana ON a successful basis
then he viii ba willing to lat the local
narsona ,ntarasbad taks charoa and
eondpct n In The future The follow.
Ing asraphs from bIs letters viii he
of interest 10 ali. .-'.-'''--'.-
"Since writing you l have taken up
the matter OF Chau tauQua work In
Missouri again with our representa-
tive down there, and we feel that
Mexico will be a splendid point for US
there. We could arrange with your
people to put in a Chautauqua and
run II for several years until lyou got
bhe thing thoroughly started, without
very heavy risk. ALI we will ask is
10 sell at least 750 season tickets.
NOW, II you want me to, l will come
down there Nov. 8 or 10, and be very
glad to meet anybody who Is inter-
ested, and to talk toa mass meeting.
II will bring our Mr.. Bartell with
me, and be can help out In the season
ticket sale, and with all the arrange
ments. l think we can give you Q
better Ohautauqua even than Shelby
vile. Mr.. Bartell Is an experienced
ohautauqua man, and with my neip L
know you can get the thing started.
| have heard one OF tne other bu-
reaus is thinking OF coming into Mex
100, and l would regret very mucn 20
see you have one OF the soTcalled PRO
NOTED Chautauqua," for / know that
Mexico can support q first-claSs one.
Don't think am going to write you
every day, but you see now you have
me started and l am very anxious to
win out 10 It.
~ am certainly glad to get your
good letter, and l am glad that you
have told me frankly all the condi.
tIons there, and we will have no trou.
BILE at all. / thoroughly believe In
in the old line Ohautauqua and my
to have Mr.. Bartell, our
circuit man, there was only for one
reason. and that is, to get the big at.
fractions that we have on the circuit
so as to get the prices q little lower
for the first season. We will add all
the morning hour and four o'clocs
hour work and features gladly. In
fact those are vital parts Of an Assem-
bly,.
~ shall work In nicely witn Doen
the men and the laoies tneIe' anu vii
take personal interest," In tue Assem-
bly, until we can put 1t On It's feet, ano
when ! come TO Mexico l want eVery
body to feel free 10 ask questions ano
criticise because we want 70 stalo snt
thing right III IS True am poV posinl
as a philantnropist' ouo neverVneieo' J
| believe that every bureau snouis u, ~
some WORK along OnA' ,lne, ,. ,sn" snu -, :,
think can AFFORD TO- potn l,or mI
own sake ana ior my i,lenuS 'aae .ao
and | assure you we Will n"'e 10"
on@u'~ueU n,.,.., :,
II am very close 70 OoVn i DlonOp 20 o., :,
DR.. vincent anu !! AnO" % Sno !, .n'
always approved ., my "o,n ,no,o.,,.o, - ,
Assembly line l nave - plopOS'rU. ~ nr
to suggest there' peI SOnene 1o =. Dava,a ~
GunsauluS anu myself Ell