The Washington herald., 1912-11-08
|PLlh CHlUIlUQUl
FOR THE CAPITAL
National 0rganizstion Project to
Be Located at Lin
coin, I'd.
MARYLAND PEOPLE
Rack THE SCHEME
Site Has Been Donated BY Land
Company Seven Kiles
from City.

A national Chautauqua 10 projected To-
Warrington. The location ID to bs q
Lincoln. Prince George County. Nd, OF
the Washington. Baltimore and Annapo
lis Electric Railway. about seven milel
from the city limits Of Washington ant
within forty minutes ride Of Baltimore
The site has been donated by the Ian
coin Land and Improvement Compan,
and consists Of q beautiful grove.
The leader In the movement 10 Bishoy
John Hurst. Of Baltimore. who In an In
terview states:
recognised means Of social uplift Tn.
original organization at Chautauqua. N
T., IL a world institution. It u relatet
that . German onicial asked advice o
Won Hoist, the historian. what he shoult
see In America and was told to 60 Il
Niagara Falls as the grandest thing II
nature. and then turn the corner and &
to Chautauqua. the most interesting
thing in the United States. In an ami.
versary address the late Presiden,
Harper. Of the University Of Chicago
said:
What ChautauQua Ia.
'Chautauaua II. FIRST an institution Of
learning. and as such has relationship
to other institutions Of learning. Chau-
tauQua does not attempt to cover the
field Of secondary instruction in America.
That Is provided for by our common
school system. ChautauQua does not At
tempt to take the place OF our higher
institutions Of learning. That field Is also
occupied. But Chautauqua endeavors to
bring these fields together. ChautauQua
has relationships with both, and is
lx q. ~ % 40 h.. tUS,
and for the lower a work which had not
been undertaken before. And. indeed, In
twenty years of its history, who does not
see the magnificent work in this direction
which 1t has accomplished? But more:
Chautauqua Is a sociological movement,
and I wonder il yet We know or under
stand the philosophy Of this movement
that has swept over this country and
over other countries, q movement that
is in active operation in every State. q
movement the benefcent influence of
which have been felt by Thousands
1T is the purpose Of those Of us who
are projecting the Lincoln Chautauqua
to prepare a programme for the sum-
mer Of 1873 running for from four to
eight weeks from on or about July l.
Suitable buildings will soon be COM
menced and arrangements made for the
accommodation Of patrons. Speakers OF
power and influence will be engaged
and teachers will be asked to hold in
stitutes along practical lines. During
some portion OF the assembly special
religious services will be conducted and
evangelists OF various denominations
will be asked to take part.
Our plans include not only religious
and educational instruction and inspi-
ration, but We propose to give due en-
phasis to the business. social and amuse-
ment needs Of the people"
The Lincoln Chautauqua is to be man.
aged by a board Of trustees. duly in
corporated. and those already selected
are: Bishop John Hurst. Of Baltimore:
Prof. D. s. Goodloe, principal State
Normal School. Bowie, Nd; T. ]. Cal
loway. Of Washington.
T. J. Galloway has been authorized
by his associates to enter into negotia-
tions with a number of leading men in
other parts of the United States to Sc
cure their services as trustees. with a
view to making the Lincoln Chautauqua
truly national in scope.