The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-22

tauqua visitors and guests has beer
revived for the approaching Mint
days session.
The membership this year con
sists of about one hundred. Theil
work has always proven both ac
tive and effectual toward the pleas
ure of those who have been theil
guests and that means every one
who attends the Chautauqua, fol-
their tent is always open to the
public, and they make no pretense
toward exclusiveness with the hos
pitality they offer
The organization which has be
come such an essential and en-
ioyable feature of the Waxahachie
Chautauqua had its origin in a
spirit of rivalry, but has culmin-
ated in a harmonious club of one
hundred young men, all of them
putting their energies and enthus-
iasm into its success. In 1908,
the fourth year of the Chautauqua,
sixteen young men who boarded
with Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Graham
conceived the idea of promoting
the social spirit of the Chautauqua
and thus organized a club known
as the Graham Bachelors, The
young men of the atty, boarding
elsewhere and some of them liy-
ing at home, considered that they
had been left out, and forty of
hoahnTHrG wit h. !
out a title were known as the |
Forty Funny Fellows" who pitch
ed their tent opposite the exclu- |
sive Graham Bachelor quarters. /
Geo. P. Mizell was president and |
the Sixteen Club entertained
with a lavish hand, not allowing
the Forty Funny Fellows to excel
them in entertaining, if they did
exceed In numbers, The Graham
Bachelors sent out personal iugi-
tations with names of chaperones.
including all the young married
people of the city. Following was
their membership, j. c. LumpkiusJ
membership. j, G. Lumpkins, , |
A. RedMan, Jno. d. McRae, T. w. |
Park, Bob Carlisle, r. A. Wat
son, T. j, Stewart, T. r. Roberts,
c. P. Mizell, P. H Wilson, It. ".
Thomas, H. A. Mcmillan, Gus Mey-
er, A. Y Brown. T. b Roberts.
Chicken barbecue, gumbo par
ties, water melon feats. and
great many al fresco affairs
were given by both clubs, each
striving to surpass the other. H..
~ Peters organized the young
mems club, and was its first pres
ident The next year the Graham
bachelors "subdued by the insatia
BILE demand of harmony in man,
decided to unite with the Young
Mems club. and incidentally dis
pensing with the bachelor i lea
and thus began this social club |
with Herbert ~ Peters as its first I
president. that has given To the /
Waxahachie Chautauqua a featere /
unexcelled in the Chautauqua of
the United States, and for which
the lecturers that come here from
year to year always comment on
the enterprising spirit Of this or
ganization.
AS evidence that the Chautau-
qua board appreciate the efforts
Of these young men, they recelve
formal invitation annually 10
pitch their tent on the grounds,
In the last few years when the
Chautauqua patrons lost interest,"
in this educational institution the
Young Mems Club stood by it, re
newing their energies and strength
ening the social spirit, as ii we're.
Now that the thirteenth annual
encampmeut promises to defy tate
in the unlucky thirteen, and suai-
antees the best program and the
greatest assembly in its history,
the Young Mems Club are now pre-
pairing for their club to surpass
its former record. Those who nave
been its presidents in past years
are: II. n. Peters, 1903, and
again in '04;Geo. P. Mizell. 1905,
again in 1906; NJ. S. Middleton in
1907; Albert o. Singleton in 1908;
Geo. L. Griffin in 1909; Z. P
Hardin in 1910; NJ. s. Middleton
in 1911 and also for this year
Congratulations to the Young
Mems Chautauqua Club, that has
made the Waxahachie Chautauqua
famous for its social features.
The officers and members of the
club are as follows:
M. s. Middleton, president
Burke G Ralston, first vice presi-
dent; Jno. b. Templeton, second
vice president; Geo. L. Griffin. sec
Rotary; VIM w, Todd assistant
secretary, Erling H. Holland, treas
urer; Robt H. Boyd. assistant
treasurer; r. P Hardin. Henry
Martin. Dr. w. b. Ferguson. trus.
tees; Rev J. =. Aubrey, Jno f
spalding. Edwin Fristoe, Lee Lass
we'll, J. H. Arnold. Carroll Todd
Ed Waltmon, Or 7. r. Cheatham
Lem c. Curtin, r. II Clark, Chas