Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-06-19

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Ten Days Of High Class En-
tertainment
BOARD OF TRADE q.
MAKES CONTRACT
Now Let Us All Boost for the
Success Of Rocky Ford's
First Assembly.
| The Chautauqua is assured for
Rocky Ford-thanks to the energy
and enterprise of the business men
of the city, who know a good thing
and know how to go after 1t in a way
that assures their securing what they
go after. The Board of Trade COM
mittee appointed two weeks ago to
wait upon the citizens and secure
the necessary pledges, had but little
trouble raising the guarantee asked.
and this welcome information was
sent to the Redpath Chautauqua
System at Chicago. In response
thereto the western manager. ]. Roy
Ellison, last Friday morning appear
ed before a called meeting of the
Board of Trade for the purpose of
laying the plans of the association
before the body and entering into a
contract to give this city upon their
list of state Chautauquas.
The program of attractions met
with the hearty approval Of the
Board of Trade. As did also the ad-
ded inducement offered by Mr.. Eli
son, agreeing to release the eitfzeus
from the pledges given should the
Chautauqua association be able TO
sell Boo season tickets at 4 set price
of $7.so each before July y. the first
day Of the Chautauqua. So exceed
ingly liberal did the proposition ap-
pear to the Board of Trade that the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
| "Whcreas, A committee OF this
body has within the past few days
secured the pledge from the citizens
of Rocky Ford to contribute 5000
as a guarantee to secure . Chautau-
qua to be held in Rocky Ford from
| july ~ to 38, and
"Whereas. Mr.. J. r. Ellison. repre-.
senting said Ch.utauqua. has agreed
that the Chautauqua shall be held at
the time above mentioned, and further
agreed, in the event of its solicitor
being able to dispose of 300 season
tickets on or before the date OF
commencement of said Chautauqua,
the above named guarantee shall be
null and void and non-collectable;
said Chautauqua has submitted an ex-
| cellent program of entertainment
which this Board endorses and high
Iy commends; therefore be it
Resolved. That the Board OF
Trade hereby pledges itself to aid
and assist the solicitor of said Chau-
tauqua in every way possible to Sc
cure the sale Of the requisite num-
bcr of season tickets, and hereby in
vitc our citizens to give the Chautau-
qua their unqualified support"
As the above sets forth the date
for our ten-day Chautauqua was
made from July II to e6. each in
the payment of the 5000 guarantee.
should the association fail to sell
BOO season tickets, was signed. but
there is little possibility of its being
called upon. as Miss Munson. the
Chautauqua solicitor who for the
past few days has been calling upon
our people. reports the prospects very
good that she will dispose of the
requisite number of tickets.
A splendid list of attractions is
offered by the Rcdpath Chautauqua
system for the season of 1908, as the
following partial lists will show:
Harry Gunnison Hill. who leet-
urcs on "The Wandering Jew" "Onc
Sided People" Unused Power" etc:
| John P. D. John. ex-president of
DePauw University. the big Meth
odist Gun"
Dewitt Miller. "the homcly man"
who lectures on "The Use of Jgli-
ness" etc.
Ash Davis. cartoonist and clay
modelIer.
Spillman Riggs. humorist and
musical lecturer.
E. J. Sias. lecture entertainer. his
famous lecture is "Black Rock
Mr.. Blake, the noted landscape
artist. in illustrated lectures. Most
entertaining and instructive.
Senators LaFolleuc and Dolliver.
two presidential aspirants.
Congressman Littlcheld. of Maine.
who lectures on Whats the Matter
with Congress"
Schubert Quartet, headed by Mr..
Farmer. for many years with the
Wesleyan Quartet.
Suzanne Jubilee Singers.
Orphcus Musical Club of Cincin-
natl. in musical novelties.