The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-02
,Chautauqua Audiences Yes
terday Were Record Break
ers and the Programs Were
High Class.
SEASON TICKETS TO
1913 ASSEMBLY SOLD
Announcement That Next
Chautauqua Would Be
Held at the Glen Was
Cheered Loudly.
BY ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE.

bY E0b TEN 1rITFiN " III =.
A brilliant day and bigger crowds
than for the corresponding day last
year marked the close of the chautau-
qua yesterday.
Announcements from the platform
that the chautauqua would be held in
the Glen again next year have elected
not only great applause but a rapid
sale of season tickets.
Over five hundred season tickets
were reported subscribed for last
night at the official headquarters and
many more will be taken within the
next few days. 1t is expected that
the sale of season tickets for next
year will exceed that of any previous
year. as that of 1912 ran ahead Of
any other SO far.
The Board of Directors held a meet
ing to attend to a number of minor
matters, but nothing was done relative
nounced that the chautauqua might
cover a longer period than ten days
hereafter with shorter programs.
It has been found that the almost
continuous programs throughout each
day were wearisome to sit out from
the standpoint of physical endurance,
and it was therefore thought some re-
adjustment might be made to meet
this condition.
Almost five thousand people we're on
the grounds yesterday, both Sundays
at this years chautauqua having ex-
ceeded in gate receipts those of the
was only a few below the mark Of
Bryan day last year.
One of the interesting appearances
yesterday was that of the Light In
spection Company band, from New
Castle, which has for it's director the
former saxaphone soloist of Sousa' S
band, Jean Moermans, and which gave
q program in the afternoon.
Runges orchestra which has been
giving fine programs throughout the
entire chautauqua, and which is made
up of the leading musicians of the
city, who have largely contributed to
the artistic success of the Richmond
Symphony orchestra, was made the
subject of special complimentary men,
tion from the platform last evening.
It's programs have met with enthusias-
tic receptions and it's inclusion in this
years chautauqua entertainments was
a fortunate one.
Sundays Sessions.
Madame Mountford, the we'll known
lecturer whose birthplace was Jeru-
salem and who traces her ancestry
back to early Judean times and who
&c al hor nf 1ictiy oh
Russian family, on her paternal side,
held two large audiences yesterday
with sermon in the morning on "The
Thief on the Cross and the Ten Tai
;ents," her address being an eloquent
plea for the recognition of individual
religious responsibility.
In the evening Madame Mountford
delighted her immense audience with
an address on the present customs of
the rural population of Palestine show
ing how these were practically un-
changed from those of Biblical times.
Her detailed description of the hab-
its and implements of the shepherds
showing, in illustration, the rod, staff,
scrip and reed, or small musical in
strument-was of absorbing interest
and her exposition of their symboliza-
tion in Christ's teachings Illuminating
Madame Mountford is a remarkable
character who comes to this country
every two years for a lecture tour,
and who has distinguished herself in
this field both in this country and
abroad.
She last evening wore a handsome
decoration conferred on her by Queen
Victoria and which is the famous
Golden Maltese Cross,
Glenn Appiauded.
"I am an old-fashioned man and ]
come to you with an old-fashioned
message" said Governor Glenn OF
North Carolina. who was the chautau
qua headliner yesterday afternoon. and
whose address on Our Country's Need
of Sterling Men and Women" was ap
plauded with every manifestation oi
intense approval on the part of the
audience.
Governor Glenn's address was ar
Iarraignment Of those industrial con
Editions which vitiated the life of the
women and youth of the nation ant
which were menace to future genera
ttions
That as long as child labor was per
united and the inclusion of women II
pursuits which sapped their vitalit,
and made them incapable Of perform
Ing those functions as wives an6
.mothers for which they were designed
by nature, so long would our nationa
INTEGRITY have sarinuS hlot IN ;ts
escutcheon. stated the speaker.
Governor Glenn paid his respects te
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