Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-08-14
ChautauQua Week at Alma
Proves a Great Success.

scout masters in the country. Mr..
Spies is in boys work in Chicago
and knows and understands boys.
Over fifty were enrolled in the scouts
at the tent during the week. They
were instructed along the lines that
the scout movement stands for and
given work that was both interesting
and educative. One night the entire
number of scouts headed by Mr..
Spies took hike and camped on the
banks of the Pine Every boy in the
city of scout age was enthusiastic
over the work. The organization
will be maintained in the city.
Joy Night last Tuesday with Ralph
Bingham, the fun maker, as the big
attraction of the program, closed the
Redpath Chautauqua. Mr.. Bingham
was ably assisted by the Bernard Or
chestra, musical organization we'll
known to the Lyceum and Chautau-
qua world.
From the time the Redpath Opera
company opened their program that
started the big weeks program, until
Ralph Bingham cracked his last pun
Tuesday night the program was one
huge and grand success. Nothing
occurred during the entire week to
mar a single performance, the pro-
gram being carried out as printed
with only one or two alterations,
which were replaced with talent as
satisfactory as that announced by the
Chautauqua management
The success OF the Chautauqua
which is the first undertaking of this
nature that has ever been attempted
in the county, means that it will from
now on be one of the annual affairs
for the summer months to the people
of this city and Gratiot county. AT
the final meeting Of the guarantors
held Friday morning TO wind up the
transaction with the Redpath people,
it was found that the Chautauqua
had proven not only successful in
reaching the amount guaranteed by
the committee of the citizens, but
had passed that mark by very re-
spectacle sum This fact alone as
sures the Chautauqua a permanent
stand in this city for the future.
AS to the quality of the talent fur
nished by the Redpath Chautauqua
nothing but the highest praise is due
The Redpath people offer versatile
list of entertainments including some
of the best and most famous men and
woment now appearing on the AM
erican platform. The plan of the
Chautauqua management to give the
public exactly what the public wants
is carried out to the letter. The style
of program is most satisfactory and
pleasing so arranged as to fit every
class of patrons.
1t is rather a difficult proposition
to make an estimate of the number
of people who have visited this city
during the past week. Every part
of the program was attended by peo-
pie from every part of the county.
The ticket sales in the surrounding
cities were not very encouraging, but
the attendance from these cities at
the Chautauqua endorses its success
for another season. Many parties
in St. Louis and Ithaca who failed to
! catch the Chautauqua spirit at the
time when the ticket committee visit
ed them are enthusiastic over it after
having attended and willing to push
the affair in order to make it GER
tainty next summer. The country
people, many of whom are from ILL
nois where the Chautauquas are con-
sidered an essential part of ones ed
ucation, helped to swell the sales by
large patronage.