Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-07-23
ENDS WITH DEFICIT
LADYSMITH CHAUTAUQUA WILL
NO DOUBT BE CONTINUED AN
OTHER YEAR, HOWEVER
TENT IS FILLED CLOSING NIGHT
Splendid Unicn Religious Service ir
Main Tent Sunday Morning.
Fully 400 Attend

While the 1915 Ladysmith Chau-
tauqa. which closed Sunday evening,
left a deficit Of approximately $500
for the list of guarantors to bear,
we have heard little complaint from
them and most Of them express
themseles as ready to go on next
years list without solicitation. 1t
was a week of oratorical, dramatic
and musical treats unparalleled in
the history of Ladysmith and Rusk
county and those who attended the
programs cannot help but be boost
ers for the 1916 chautauqua.
The attendance from outside the
city was very satisfactory, consider
ing the inclement weather on three
of the six days. The local support
was not what it should have been,
however, but perhaps the people who
Knocked" the chautauqua and stayed
away did not know how good it was;
they were the greatest losers, any
way.
The total receipts Of the chautau-
qua were $77615.
Expenses amounted to a total of
$1,O90.43
The attendance on the two last
days was better than on the previous
days, in fact, there seemed to be
steady increase in interest, up to
the closing program Sunday evening,
when there were nearly 700 in the
tent
On Saturday. Congressman James
A. Manahan was the lecturer and
his addresses which were semi-polit-
ical in nature, were very interesting.
Delightful programs We're rendered
by the Dvorak Trio The tent was
we'll filled for tho evening program.
Sunday morning, about 400 people
attended union religious services in
the main tent and listened to a very
inspiring sermon by Rev. Harris, of
Barron.
The chautaUQua programs Sunday
were among the very best of the
entire week and it would be hard
to say more for them Lincoln J.
Writ was the lecturer. His Con
quest of the Arctic" delivered in the
afternoon, was thrilling recital of
his experiences in Alaska, including
i ~ 1nCy1nr9tn
journey through the long arctic
night from an isolated mining camp
inside the arctic circle to the out
posts of civilization on the southern
coast. DR. Writ possesses a great
asset in his voice and also has the
orators faculty Of Interviewing hum
or and pathos most effectively. His
lecture in the evening was on the
topic: In the Wake Of the War,
and was also of exceptional interest.
a company Of eight colored sing
ers from Booker 7. Washin2ton's ia
nous Tuske3ee Institute furnished
the musical portions Of Sundays
programs. The director Of this
double Quartette, Mr.. Nealy is a
professor in the Tuskegee Institute,
three of the singers are graduates
and the remainder are students in
this institution that has accomplished
so much for the advancement Of the
colored race All are splendid
singers and they were most enthu-
siastically received by both after
noon and evening audiences.
The child welfare exhibit in the
smaller tent was an interesting fea-
ture of the chautauQua, one that ev-
cry parent who visited that tent
could profit from This tent was also
the headquarters for the playground
worker, Miss Mary J. Wyland, who
entertained the children daily with
a STORY hour" and who taught the
youngsters wholesome games and
athletic contests
Sunday afternoon, as the climax
of the activities of the child welfare
work, the children gave a review of
their work of the week, giving sew
eral very pretty drills.
Near the close of the program
Sunday evening, the audience was
asked for an expression on the
chautauqua, whether they had en-
joyed it and got their moneys
worth and whether they would like
to have another held next year To
both Of these questions the audi
enc answered in the affirmative
almost unanimously hY standing