The log cabin Democrat., 1914-07-02
CRAUTAUQUA WILL HAVE HEAVY LOSS TICKET SALE IS SMALL GUARANTEE COMMITTEE WILL HAVE TO PUT UP $500, IT
 IS BELIEVED.
From Saturdays Daily.

from SatuToayS D@iy.
 That the thautauqua bureau will lose between $500 and $1 ,000 on their engagement at Conway, in addition to having to collect $500 from the local guarantee committee is the statement of c. F.. Booth, representative of the White & Meyers Chautauqua System of Kansas City, who booked the weeks series of summer entertainments here. Mir. Booth stated today that the sale of season tickets so far amounted to only 150 at $2 each. The expense to the bureau for the week at Conway, he stated, would amount to at least $1,750. Single admission receipts will help to reduce the bureaus deficit, he said, but would not anything like cove Ter the loss.
 When the chautauqua was booked here last winter committee of 20 lov cal business and professional men signed q guarantee for the sale of 800
 season tickets. It was stipulated, how
 ever, that the individual liability
 should not exceed $25 for each signer,
 thus limiting the bond to $500. As
 less than one-third of the guaranteed
 number of tickets were sold, 1t is cer- 1 tain that each one of the committee
 will te called upon to pay the full
 amount of his liability on the contract.
 The chautauqua was secured for
 Conway upon he representation that
 it would be held under the auspices of
 the Conway School and Civic Club,
 who were to receive a part of the
 profits of the entertainment after the expenses were met. Through some
 misunderstanding, however, the club
 declined to act as sponsor for the chautauqua and this is thought to &C., count for the lack of interest shown ip
 the sale of season tickets.
 The third number of the course giv- en last night was attended by fairly large audience and was thoroughly en- joyed by those present. The feature of the program was lecture by Gram Mr. Jones' address was in the nature of a sermon-lecture, strongly urging his hearers to seek after the things of real importance in life and ignore the petty and trivial matters. He is an orator of unusual eloquence and power and was given close attention. The lecture was preceded by an enjoy- able concert rendered by the Fronte- nae male quartette, who opened the weeks bill yesterday afternoon.
 This afternoons program was a double attraction, consisting of pre- liminary concert ty the White Star company, composed of Miss Marjorie Bruner, reader; Miss Maizee Bridges, soprano, and Miss Irene Higgins, vio- linist Their entertainment, which was highly enjoyable, was followed by a lecture on Mexico by Max M Ma. hany, formerly in the diplomatic ser- vice of the United States in the war; torn republic MT Mahany is thor- oughly conversant with Mexican afy fairs and his lecture was both profit able and entertaining.
 The children of Conway are enjoy ing hugely the entertainment being given them by Miss Fay Hancock of the chautauqua bureau, assisted by Miss Ledas Aubrey, kindergarten instructor of this city Large crowds of the little ones have been in attend ance on both days and were delighted with the programs arranged for their enjoyment.
 Tonight, after another prelude by the White Star company, Willard Gorton will give novelty evening, the features of which have already been described The program for to- morrow afternoon consists of concert prelude by the Tyrolean AL pine Singers, who won fame at the worlds fair in St. Louis, and lecv ture, What is Man Worth" by Dr. James Hedley, we'll known to local ly- ceum patrons. Tomorrow evening there will be concert by the Tyro, lean artists.
 The afternoon entertainments be- gin promptly at 3 o'clock and the eve.