The Ordway new era., 1908-07-03
chau.auqua July II to 20
TEN DAYS OF HIGH CLASS EN-
TERTAINMENT


p,cLy Eord-thanks TO the energy
and enterprise OF the business me"
of the city. who know go"u '"'"s
and know how 10 go after IL IN way
that assures their securing WHAT '"e'
90 nftcr The Board uf TRADE couh
mittec appointed two weeks as" ~
wait upnn the citizens and secure the
necessary pledges, had out "''ie
trnIblc raising the guarantee asked
md this welcome Information was
sent tn the Rcdpath Chautauqua
=, stem at Chicago. In response thcre'
Ia the western manager, j. Roy Ellison
last Friday morning appeared before a
caIlcu meeting OF the Board of TRACE
/ for the purpose II LAYING the plans "'
the association before the body ana
entering into contract To give TINS
city upon their list OF state Chautan'
quas.
The program OF attractions met
with the hearty approval Of the Board
Iof Trade, as did also the added IN
duccment offered by Mr.. Ellison
agreeing to release the citizens from
| the pledges given should the Chautau-
|uua association be- able To sell 500
season tickets at a set price OF - 30
each before July Il, the nrst day OF
/ the Chautauqua. exceedingly liOer'
al did the proposition appear tn the
] lta fl.ll in AZ
resolution was unanimously adopted;
Whereas, 4 committee OF this
body has within the past few days
secured the pledge from the citizens
uf Rocky Ford to contribute 5000 as "A
guarantee To secure Chautauqua to
he held 10 Rocky Ford from July Il TO
-, and
Whereas, Mr.. J. K Ellison. repre-
senting said Chautauqua, has agreed
that the Chautauqua shall be held at
| the time above mentioned, and further
| being able to dispose OF 800 season
tickets on or before the date OF com
menccmcnt OF said ChautauQua. the
above named guarantee shall be null
and void and non-collcctible: said
| Chautauqua has submitted an ex-
cellcnt program OF entertainment
which this Board endorses and highly
commends; therefore be IL
Resolved, That the Board OF Trade
hereby pledges itself to aid and assist
the solicitor Of said Chautauqua In
every way possible to secure the sale
OF the requisite number OF season
tickets. and hereby invite our citizens
to give the Chautauqua their unquali-
fed support"
As the above sets forth the date for
our ten-day Chautauqua was made
from July Il TO 26, each included, the
contract providing for the payment OF
the 1900 guarantee, should the asscci.
alton fail to sell 800 season tickets.
was signed, but there is little possibil.
tty OF its being called upon, as Miss
MunsOn, the ChdutauQua 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 Redpath Chautauaua
system for the season OF 1908, as the
following partial lists will show:
Harry Gunnison Hill, who lectures
on the The Wandering Jew" One
Sided People" Unused Power" etc.
John P. d. John, ex-president Of
DePauw University, the big "Meth-
odist Gun"
Dewitt Miller, 1.-The homely man."
who lectures on The Use OF Ugli.
ness" etc.
Ash Davis, cartoonist and clay
modeler.
spillman Riggs, humori st and musi.
cal lecturer.
E J. Sias, lecture-entertainer; his
famous lecture is "Black Rock"
Mr.. Blake, the noted landsca pc
artist, 10 illustrated lectures. Most
entertaining and instructive.
senators LaFollette and Dolliver,
two presidential aspirants.
CONGRESSMAN Littletield, Of Maine,
VINO lectures on What's the Matter
with Cougress?"
schubert Quartet, headed by Mr..
Farmer, Tor many years with the
Wesleyan Quartet.
sawanne Jubilee Singers.
orpheus Musical Club, Of Cincinnati,
in musical novelties.
Rossani, the Hinduo juggler.
Charies A. Payne, illustrated lee.
lures on the best things OF men and
nature in two continents.
DR.. NanHaaften, a native O! India.