Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-24
Iona LyceuHn and Chautauqua
Bureau Makes Rapid Strides

Inc iowa GnauLauQoa ana lIyCeunl
Bureau of Ottumwa will this winter
furnish to the City Federation of
Women's Organizations first-class
star course and stand behind the
venture in such manner that sue
cess Is practically assured. The bureau
has just recently removed into COM
modious new quarters over the OF
tumwa Savings bank building and is
now taking it's first steps in making an
honorable bid for recognition in com
petition with similar organizations
now in the field who have already at
tanned more mature proportions. In
asking this recognition it has no
claims to present other than the per-
sonal records of the two men at its
head.
1t has no presumptuous ideas of
jumping up and endeavoriig to lead
off the vanguard, rather it is content
to fall in line where it belopgs--be-
hind some, possibly ahead of others
and then by strict application to bust
ness and the principles which are es-
sential to make any venture succeed,
the new member of the circle does
expect to gradually advance in the
procession until it occupies position
of prominence.
An Iowa Corporation.
The new bureau is regularly incor-
porated under the state laws of Iowa,
1t has been working, though very
quietly, since January, 1909, and at
| this time has secured a firm grip on
its chosen field, viz: Iowa and north.
ern Missouri, with especial attention
to southern Iowa and northern Mis-
souri,. About two months ago Its
agents entered the field equipped for
a vigorous selling campaign for the
fall and winter lyceum courses, in
| structed at the same time to give at
tention to such emergency Chautau-
/ qua work as might be unearthed, and
further instructed to secure single
bookings for various platformists
available under its management. For
this lyceum season, the bureau has
been fortunate in securing SOME OF
the Strongest talent in the country and
with confidence in itself and it's ideas
it is working ahead to win. 1t wi.
undoubtedly also be a factor in Tho
Iowa Chautauquas of 1910.
/ These ideas are in the main not diff.
ferent from those exampled by the diff
ferent working plans of the various
bureaus now thoroughly established.
The Iowa Lyceum and Chautauqua bu-
reau has, however, one or two little
ideas of its own about its especial
field and proposition, in which the Of
ficers of the concern lave faith and
which they firmly believe will reap
only success when carefully and sys-
/ tematically put to test The tests are
being gradually conducted and the re-
suits thus far are entirely satisfactory.
The Men.
The president and treasurer of the
new bureau Is G. d. Doud, for seven
teen years connected in clerical and
managerial capacity with R. G. Dun &
Co. He has also had several years of
I experience in field work of nature
not dissimilar to the lyceum plan
has come into close contact with the
work as pertaining to both the country
and the city fields, and his entire bust
ness life has been such as to eminent
~ fit him for the work to which he has
now chosen to give his time and at
tention. The conception of the bureau
it's working plan and promotion, are
in the major portion, his.
i George r.. Witter, the secretary, Is