The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-08
CHAUTAUQUA IS
TO Be BIGGEST
OF KIND YET HELD
Secretary Goodwin Has Com
pIeted Exceptionally Strong
Program Which Is Well Bal
anced Throughout.
MEN OF NATIONAL
PROMINENCE TO COME.
Governor Folk of Missouri Has
Signed His Contract as Has
Champ Clark, One of Big
Guns in National House.

Secretary Goodwin of the Richmond
Chautauqua has entirely completed the
be held August 21 to 80. He states
that the program arranged for is the
esting ever offered to a local public. In
the past there has been criticism that
too much of the talent appealed only
to educational people. This year, Mr..
Goodwin states. the teachers institute
will, as usual, be held in conjunction
with the chautauqua, but the chautau-
qua program will be more extensive
and the talent secured by the teachers
institute will speak on subjects which
will interest the general public. He
| states that some of the addresses to be
given will be on the following sub
jects: How Laws are Made" Our
! Courts" Our President and How We
Got Him." Banks and Bankers" The
Story of the Heavens"
An Even Program.
Mr.. Goodwin also states that it will
not be the policy of the chautauqua
management this year to offer the best
features of the program the last few
/ days. He states that beginning with
the first day an excellent program
will be offered. This will continue un-
| til the last day. On the first night,
Frank Dixon, probably the best
known lecturer in the country. will
deliver his celebrated lecture on The
Man Against the Mass" Saturday
/ the 22nd, there will be an athletic
event under the supervision of the
new physical instructor of the local Y.
M. c. A. On Sunday, the 23rd, the
strongest features of the entire Chau-
tauqua will be offered. In the morn
ing DR.. John P. ID. John will lecture.
In the afternoon Governor Folk of
Missouri. one of the best known pub
lie men in America. will deliver an ad-
dress. In the evening Mrs. LenOra NJ.
Lake, who has a national reputation
as a temperance worker, will appear.
Electricity in Year 2ooo."
On the afternoon OF MOnQdV. Ine
oath, Reno Welburn the wizard Of cleo
tricity. and a graduate of Earlham col
lege. will lecture on "EIectricity in the
Year 600" In the evening DR.. John
will deliver another address, Three
lectures on the teachers institute pro,
gram will also be given on this date.
Tuesday. the 25th. Sylvester A
Long. who spoke here on February =
at the Gennett for the Y NJ. c. A., will
deliver an address. In the evening
Prof Zueblin of Chicago university
and well known in this city will speak
On the afternoon of Wednesday. the
26th, Prof Zuebin will again lecture
In the evening the local favorite
Strickland Gillian. will give one of his
famous humorous recitals.
Thursday. the 27th will be another
strong" date. In the afternoon
Inui. a we'll known japanese lecturer
will talk on The Mission of New la
pan" In the evening Gypsy" Smith
the we'll known English public speak
er. will appear.
Champ Clark Comes.
Friday, the 18th, MOntaviIle Flowers
dramatic impersonatOr, of nationa
reputation will be the attraction in the
evening. In the morning of Saturday
the 10Th. there will be another athletic
carnival. In the afternoon Flowers
will give another recital. and in the
evening Bakhs. native of India, viii
lecture on the customs of that far of
country. Sunday afternoon, the last
day. the Hon. Champ Clark, member
of the national house Of representa-
tives. will deliver an address. In the
morning Bakhs will speak again. In
the evening there will be a grand ora
tOriO.
The first three days of the chautau
qua the Whitney quartette will appear
During the later part Of the chautau
qua, the Hruby Brothers quartette