The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01

suited to any audience, and no man, wom-
an or child leaves the chautauaua with
out at least crum for digestion
In glancing over the programme we see
the course will be presided over by lee
turers whose names are familiar to a
southern audience, and subjects that are
opportune to the time and occasion. Just
now when we are beginning the local
Boy Scout movement, and see our lads
with happy faces begin their hikes" to
the woods, 1t is worth while to know the
origin and aims of such movement. and
the influence as recognized by men who
have seen results On Tuesday, June 3,
we will hear something of "The Organiza-
ton of Boy Scouts
Opie Read will lecture on "Scarecrows, =
| and we can only imagine what this SUBJ
ject will include and what really appears
as a ''scarecrow to a genius. Are they
the same as come TO an ordinary nhabi-
tant Of the world?
Then socialism, with the question mark
rs Socialism Desirable for the United
States?"
This subject will be debated with Hon.
Emil Seidel of Milwaukee on the affirm
alive and the negative by Hon. j. Adam
| Bede of Minnesota Then the man who
did and saw things as a savage. Tahan.
| iE savage costume. will tell us things of
the civilized and uncivilized world.
On the evening OF wednesday, June a,
will be the drama, shakespeare Comedy
of Errors by the Ben Greet Players.
In fact the whole lecture course is of
| literary interest and no audience need
| fear poor selection from the entertain
ment and participants. Throughout the
entire chautauqua a splendid programme
/ of music has been arranged for This
will be a literary feast of seven days be-
| ginning Monday, June ?. Superintended
nv = ford and with a. a
musical recital by members of the Red
path Grand Opera company. THE or
| ganizer.r as we dared to tell her we
| believed she was the sit" of the move
ment, sees success ahead, and she cannot
stay to enjoy the results of her pleasant
visit to Birmingham where she has made
many friends She must go to new fields,
and leave for Chattanooga, thence to
West Virginia to form more chautauquas
in places that have never been tried be-
fore.
We were at once impressed with the
possibilities for women as organizers, a
new field it is true in this section of the
land, where women in the business world
are new. But why can't she create a
spirit of cooperation by her tact and
diplomacy, and SO hold her listeners until
her proposition submitted bears the real
worth she had already known before.
Why wait for somebody else to lay the
corner stone and then come on and only
join in the chorus.
The iniative brings out the forces of the
genius anybody can obey command, but
those who wait for command receive small
pay and yet no honors.
Miss Pickard has taken the initiative in
placing chautauquas in many southern
states. She has come to Birmingham
when the field was not ripe, but she could
not wait; she created a new spirit, Sc
cured the guarantee fund for Birming-
hams first chautauqua and before time
to gather the fruits for herself she has
left the harvest to the citizens of Birming-
ham. the benefits that are sure to follow
literary entertainment, and we answer
why did she succeed in borrowed words:
"The man who thinks out what he
wants to do, and then works hard, will
win