The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-10
Unfriendly Feeling Existed Be-
tween Former Manager and
A Few Members of Board
Of Directors.
MANAGEMENT PLACED IN
HANDS OF Y. M. c. A.
Net Receipts for Last Session
Double Those of Last Year
-AffiIiation With Chautau-
qua Alliance.


lust after the close of the chautauqua,
that James <. Shaw would not again
be retained as manager of the local
chautauqua, the board of directors OF
the Richmond chautauqua met yester-
day afternoon and voted to place the
management of the chautauqua next
year in the hands of the Richmond
Y. M. C. A. There was an uproar OF
denials at that time. Mr.. Shaw was
turned down for two reasons, towlt:
His share of the receipts was too
great and he was persona non grata
with some of the directors.
Mr.. Shaw had always been a most
efficient manager and the success OF
the Richmond chautauuua was In
great measure due to his excellent
work, but this virtue was offset by
the two reasons above specified.
The chautauqua held last August
was the most successful one ever held
here. Secretary e. X. Shera reported
that the net receipts amounted to
$1,172.19, which is over twice the
amount of the net receipts for the
chautauqua held the previous year.
In the efforts to increase the popu-
larity of the Richmond organization
it was also decided to affiliate with
the International Chautauqua Alliance
which has charge of some of the larg-
est and best known associations In
the country. Some of those that are
associated with it are: Old Mothers
Chautauqua of New York. Winona.
Miami Valley and many others.
At the meeting yesterday all the di-
rectors were present with the excep-
tion of Mr.. Shaw. For various rea-
sons he was unable to attend. 1t
would have been impossible to hold
the meeting next week as scheduled,
as Mr.. Shera will be at Chicago and
Mr. Sedgwick and several other mem
bers will be out of the city.
Some reports state that Mr.. Shaw
did not know of the meeting but this
is denied by the local officials. OF the
$1,17219 the city will get about $575
whic his almost double that amount
of last year, which was $500. The to-
tai receipts amounted to $780, All the
a meeting which is to be held in about
two weeks, when Mr.. Shaw will be in
the city.
The directors before consenting to
have the Y. M. C. A. take charge re-
quired that the organization should
furnish a certain number of men to
do the work that Mr.. Shaw had done
heretofore. This was agreed to by
the committee from the Y. M. C. A.
and so the directors turned over the
management to the Y. M. C. A. for
the year of 1909. 1t is stated that the
main reason for the change is that
the directors prefer that the entire
proceeds of the enterprise remain in
Richmond. With Mr.. Shaw as the
| manager this is impossible. The of
ficers recognize that in severing con.
nections with Mr.. Shaw they are los.
ing a valuable worker
The program will be better next year
than this year by being affiliated with
the International Alliance of which
men like DR.. George E. Vincent, OF
Men York; DR.. Sol G. Dickey, of In
diana; F. Gillum Gromer, of Ohio; Rev
| w. ]. Carr, of Iowa., and Henry burst,
workers, compose the executive com
mittee. Excellent programs for each as
sembly is guaranteed. E. K. Shera was
| selected as the delegate to the Tenth
annual session which is to meet in Chi
cago, Oct. II and 10. at the Great
| Northern hotel.
! The purpose at this meeting will be
to organize and maintain a booking de-
| partment which shall effect economics
| in the dating, routing and railroad
/ fares of talent. The plan is to ask all
| talent to figure on the basis of given
amount of time from two or eight
| weeks of consecutive dates. They will
make figures for the proposed engage.
ments based on the payment of all
their own expenses. except railroad
transportation. All the standard at
| fractions will be booked such as ma
| tional speakers, bands, orc1estras, jub
lice singers, quartets and other feat
ures. In this way Richmond will be
able to secure much higher class o1
attractions than they have in previous
years.
Other than the changing of the man
agement the chautauqua will be con-
Quoted on the same plans as last year
The guarantors will elect the directors
and the directors the other officers.
meeting of the guarantors win not be
called until after the next meeting oi
the present board OF directors.
At the next meeting OF the directcrs
It will be necessary to make arT11~e
msnts with Mr.. Shaw for purehas1