Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-07-02
GETTING READY
FOR BIG EVENT
Local Chautauqua Association Holds
Enthusiastic Meeting and Launches
Publicity Campaign
SENATOR BORAH MAY COME
Idaho's Famous Senator May Deliver
Address During Chautauqua Week

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Chautauqua Association was held
Monday evening at the office OF
Kent & Dore. The meeting was
fairly we'll attended and great in
terest was shown in the exercises
to be held at Boomers Ferry the
last week of July. There were on
display number of specimens of
high class advertising cards, posters
and the programs to be used dur
ing the Chautauqua week. These
gave an inkling of the treat in
store for the people of this COM
munity. This was the first meet
ing of the local Chautauqua organ
ization and those who were present
declare it was successful in every
respect.
Calling the association to order,
Mr.. Sinclair, president of the asso-
citation, stated the object of the
meeting. The work of this
Chautauqua, said he, is heavy
one. 1t is the most useful and the
most important undertaking this
community has ever engaged in.
Whether it succeeds or fails de-
ponds entirely upon us. If we put
our shoulders to the wheel it will
revolve all right. If we fail to CO.
operate as a unite this most worthy
enterprise will fail.
The work of the Chautauqua
will be divided into parts. I shall
appoint committees tonight for
these parts. An appointment is
not to be considered a favor in any
sense. 1t means hard and inces-
SAINT work. The work may mean
pleasure or it may mean drudgery,
depending on how we go at it. Let
us resolve, therefore, to MAKE it a
real pleasure. The benefits of the
Chautauqua are universal In this
no one class is apart from another
class. Thirty or forty gentlemen
disinterestedly have pledged the
Ellison White Chautauqua system
certain financial results. While as
a purely commercial proposition
they have restricted the liability,
as a social or moral proposition ev-
cry man, woman and child should
feel a personal responsibility. II
is essentially community obliga-
ton to make it great hit. / did
not sign the contract, yet l feel the
identical responsibility with those
who were good enough to sign it
1t was a public spirited and praise
worthy act. And it is up to the
community to take our share of the
obligation and contribute to oul
utmost to make this, our frs
Chautauqua, a blessing and alto
gether a great educational event
We must bear in mind that tn,
Ellison-White people are shoulder
ing the heavy end of the log. They
are taking us on trust. They hav,
proved their efficiency and size in
thousand cities. In discharginl
our duty we get more out of tn
Chautauqua than they do.
The chairman of these variou
committees will at an early day cal
their respective committees togeth
er. The details of the work com
mitted to each will be considere,
and practical operations will b
started as soon as possible. TIL
local officers will gladly act wit
the committees whenever requisite
so to do. Ill we ask is a bunch.
1t is the universal judgmer
that successful Chautauqua wa
never held without the sympath
and material help Of the womer
Should they give us assurance {
friendship and counsel and cooper
alton there can be no failure. Al
ticipating their generous support