Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-06-14
FIDHRATION MOTHS.
BY MR.. n. J. BAILEY.

In response to our statement that the
column Of Federation Notes" was open
to the public and our solicitation for
contributions to this department, we are
pleased to publish this week articles
from the pens of E. ]. Morgan and Mrs.
F. L. Kirk. These contributions are to
the point and worth our serious consid-
Grafton. The one thing uppermost in
our mind just now is the coming Chau-
tauqua and its success. Az suggested by
Mr.. Morgan, everybody should attend
both rich and poor. When money mat
ters are close, as they are now, we some.
times wonder how we can afford it.
Then the second thought 10, how can we
afford to miss it? You may depend up
on it that the person who plans for 1t
will not miss 1t. Then let rs economize
little If necessary, and even deprive
ourselves of some things we might like,
rather than miss this coming treat.
Think oft! Twelve entertainments for
three dollars! But are we ready for it
The Town Board is going to try to do its
part in way of fixing crossings tearing
up some old sidewalks, etc. Are you
doing your part? Have you removed
those broken plank in your walk and re-
Ph0~Co ShOul Wibu low Ou0b vi are
you satisfied with the same old slip shod
method Of which you have been guilty
all these years? How about waking
up" and getting ready for the tourists
that will soon be in our midst-some OF
them looking for an attractive little place
in which to invest and perhaps locate ?
1t looks like your move.
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The social committee have set the last
public meeting for Friday evening, June
10th, at the Gymnasium. Not only the
members of the Federation are expected
at this meeting but the public is cordial
ly invited. This will be the last public
meeting before September and promises
to be an interesting one.
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BY L. ;. MORGAN.
When Bishop Vincent and his coterie
Of disseminators of civilization started
chautauqua movement at Chautauqua, N.
than they knew. The Chautauqua brings
the worlds treasure to the country boy
and girl, broadens the aims and concep-
tions of the people of the community,
refnes, purifes, clarifies and ennobles.
There is nothing low blatant in the
Chautauqua movement of America to-
day. To those who assert that it is be-
coming commercialixed, answer may be
made that 80 is every other uplifting
phase of civilization. Ifthe Chautauqua
is commercialized, then to be CONNER.
eialized means that something must be
paid for, for the Chautauqua provides
more and better and more solid enter
for the money than any other
phase of public amusement.
We in Custer ought to regard the
in this light. We have it
coming and we must get ready. We
ought to talk Chautauqua more than we
talk business or pleasure. We ought to
do more than boost; we ought to work.
The first day is July 4th. That is less
than month away. We in town ought
to remind our farmer friends of every
time they are in the city. We in the
country ought to plan to attend all the
time. Let it be hoped that Custer's pop
ulation have too high a regard for the
of the five day era of good
things to let, business interfere with
Chautauqua. Let every school boy and
school girl attend. Let every father and
mother attend. Let rich and poor at
tend. 1t were an insult to the soul to
deprive it of the widening and nourish-
ing sustenance that is to be presented to
US in July.