Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-12

The citizs us Of Mexico and the Ina,
chautauqua CIRCLE met at The Com,
nluse Monday evening 70 confer w,,h
VI. Wagner Of the Slayton Lycsnr
Bureau Of Chicago ia reference N -.
proposition regarding a chautapon.
FOR Mexico next year. Mr., Wa,r..
is a man experienced In the man"
Tag and putting on Of q program H.,
sould be successful as an enterts,s'
nent as we'll as financially. Mr.. RI,
tell was also present st the meet,r,
ibis gentleman. working In connse'
tiun with the Ssayton L,ceum Burs,n
JAS the management VI q number ~
snaatauquas in different parts NJ n.
United states, and conducts one asch
.eason 81 Sedaiia aud Clinton In mi,
state. he proposes TO engage N.
most OF bis program from the Siayton
Bureau, the program to be arranged \,
Mr.. Wagner, though the chautauau.
oe managed BY the formers people,
The proposition wnlch Mr.. Wayne,
presented TO the people Of this cIty IA
one that does not require much Of
them though there r several tbipV,
70 be done In the first place the Slsy.
ton L5ceum Bureau asks that The
iucal assembly organize, electing their
officers consisting OF q president, seO.
Rotary and treasurer. TOTS part has
already been done BY the local circIs.
Toe sec1nd requirement. is that o. Oo
10 tickets % sold; and 10 the third
q suitable location for conducting the
entertainment be situated
The talent Is then furnished by thu
Eyceum Bureau and a man is sent ont
20 ARRANGE a program. They propose
20 have on the program, stated Mr..
Wagner, such men as W NJ j. Bryan, Gov.
johnson Of Minnesota aad Mr.. Booth,
one Of the most noted men on the plat.
form. This having been accomplished
they then senu a man here TO prepare
the tents and other pharparnalla that
may be needed In conducting the en-.
te~rtaipment. A first class band viii
aisj be engaged.
The length OF such an entertain.
meet Is 10 be from ten TO twelve DAYS.
rhe price OF q season ticket Is TO be
zoo while a single daily admission
was placed BY MI Wagner at twenty.
i've cents. This gentleman also iav.
ored making the tickets transferable,
something that has eve been done
mere Ia previous chautauquas.
At the close Of the entertain ment,
after all expenses has been met, the
rsnaaininu amount OF muney isdiFldsd
between the SlaytOn Bureau and the
local assembly, each getting half.
Attorney Geo. Robertson presided
az the meeting aud at the close 40.
Q tinted a Committee composed Of W.
W Pollock, DR.. e s. Gave and A O.
Barnes to meet Mr.. Wagner and come
to deffnite cunciusi ms as Il what the
Slayton Lyctum Bureau expected TO
do and jush what would be expect Of
the citizens, that this entertainment
might be had for Mexico.
After a conference between the
committee aud Mr.. Wagner, IL vas
decided To have q regular chautauqua,
not the kind that the Redpath peuple
proposed. About the first OF December
Mr.. Wagner will return to this city
with a proposition similar to the one
outlined above, though Of course will
be a definite arrangement. The com.
mittee states that Mr.. Wagner's pro-
position will no doubt be accepted.
The local circle desires TO make the
Chautauqua next year not altogether
a lecture course, but are endeavoring
TO have classes 10 various lines OF work
aud other features, which will make
az entertainment that will appeal to
all classes Of people.