Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-07-19
CHAUTAUQUA At
SPIRITLAKE, idaho
Prominent Business Men Are
Founders of Scientific and
Literary Circle.
SEASON, JULY 10 TO AUGUST /
Two Weeks Program Will Cover Wide
Range of Subjects of Universal
Interest and Value.

The establishment of an annual
Chautauqua at Spirit Lake is an i'm
portant step toward the social and ed
vocational advancement OF the Inland
Empire. 1t will offer wide possiblli-
ties for literary discussion and come
as fresh and inspiring breeze from
the great outside ocean Of thought.
The business men and citizens who
are devoting their time and abilities
to bring such an array Of varied talent
here for fortnight deserve the graft
tude of the people of Northern Idaho
and Eastern Washington. The Chau-
tauqua is not money-making insti.
tuition; the people back of it do not ex-
pect to profit; they must, OF course,
have money to pay the necessary ex-
penses, but the end is a benevolent
and educative one, which is to give
at very moderate cost the best and
ripest thought of the age with whole
some entertainment thrown in as a
surplus, both in music and in litera-
ture, and this to the end the culture,
spiritual and mental of the people.
Realizing the great benefit eastern
communities derive from their annual
Chautauqua, group of leading men,
whose names stand foremost in the
professional and business world have
banded themselves together and organ
lied similar institution for the good
of the citizens of the Inland Empire.
The directors of the Spirit Lake Chau-
tauqua are: f. A. Blackwell, Thomas
H. Brewer, Judge G. L. Hoffman, w. H.
Shields, ]. X. Dow, G. M. Fassett, S.
E. Hodgen, T. j. Coleman, and w. c.
Smith.
| Features of Program
| The 1912 program has been arranged
to include lecturers, educators and en-
tertainers of nationwide reputation.
Among those who are coming are: DR..
Leslie Willis Sprague of New York,
Chautauqua leader and lecturer; Rev.
William Spurgeon of London, England,
cousin of Englands famous preacher
and one of the worlds foremost lee
turers; John Mitchell, labor leader;
Father Cleary. known throughout the
| land because of his charming person
atty and his power as an orator, and
| Charles Edward Russell, one of the
greatest writer's of the present day and
author OF Soldiers of tke Common
Good" There will be a score or more
of well-known educators and enter
tainers who will take part in the two
weeks program.
E. G. Knapp, general secretary Of the
Inland Empire Sunday School Associa-
ton, will have charge of the School of
Methods for Sunday School Workers.
Mrs. Knapp will lecture on primary
and junior methods in Sunday school
work. Professor f. e. Ellington of
Eugene, Oregon, professor of religious
pedagogy in the Eugene Bible Univer-
sity, and Rev. Spurgeon will be among
the instructors in this school of meth
DDS which promises to be of great
value to those engaged in Sunday
school work.
For the Housewife
Subjects of vital interest to every
true housewife will be dealt with In a
series of lectures by Miss Alba Bales
dean of the School of Household Sci
ence at the Lewiston State Normal
School. These lectures will deal with
such subjects as: Care and Feeding
of Children" Combining of Foods and
Making of Menus" "The Value of Sci
ence in the Preparation of Foods
She will also give demonstrations in
the preservation of soups, entrees. des
serts, meats and salads and In the
serving of meals.
Miss Grace Lamkin of "Das Garten
Spiel" fame, will organize the boys
and girls outdoor club and teach tehn
how best to enjoy the outdoor sports
She will lalso deliver lectures to par
ents, including the subject, "ChilC
Study" Miss Lamkin was one of the
instructors at the Pocatello Chautau
! qua and the Tribune of that city
speaking of her work with the chill
. dren, states that Pocatello people
1
( fetching winsomeness of that Lamkil
) girl"
Some Of the Entertainers
Among the entertainers are: Mis-
Maude Willis, reader, member of tn
International Lyceum Association, tn
central organization which stands TO
Z all that is best and highest In the ly
ceum world; Katherine Oliver, one 0
! the greatest readers on the lyceun
: platform; ]. Franklin Cavaney, famou
cartoonist, clay-modeler and imperson
: ator; Marie M. Cavaney, vocal soloist
. William A. Mccormick. the student o
nature, and his dog, Bronte-the mos
wonderful dog in the world. and tn
, Cambridge Players, noted entertainer
! in song and drama.
!. The elaborate musical program t
! be given under the direction of Pre-
. | fessor Judson w Mather will add {