Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-03-18
.PAYETTE GETS
A CHAuTAUQUA
PAYETTE GETS A CHAUTAUQUA
THIS YEAR ABOUT JUNE 18th.

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held in Weiser last season, word
was brought to Payette, that mo' G
was on foot to again contract with
that City for On. ey,ssHa for 1916
and do it in such a,nsIner as to
shut out Payette.
Some of the good people living
north Of town got busy with poll
tion to bring this entertainment to
Payette, they met with such a re-
sponse that the matter was taken
up with the Ellison White Chautau-
qua Company, who made several ad-
vances to the Committee in " eiser
with view of getting their CON
tract amended SO as to allow Pay
cite to come into the circuit.
During the month of De ember
last, the Ladies of the Portia Club
were induced to take the matter in
hand of procuring sufficient sub
scribers for season tickets at $3.50
each 60 warrant the putting up Of
the necessary guarantee of S15OO.OO
to the Ellison-White Co. these lad
les were successful, after much hal
committee work in procuring sale
for only about 500 tickets.
The matter was then placed In
! the hands of E. c. S. Braina. sec
)retary Of the Commercial Club, and
on a recent trip to the Coast, he
called on the Portland Off of me
Ellison-White Co. and was able 10
bring pressure enough upon them
to make another effort with me
Weiser Committee and tender them
a new agreement.
Friday last ]. H. White the Boi e
representative of the Company To-
gether with Mr.. Brainard made triI
to Weiser and met with the Commit
tee there and were able to pre-
sent the matter to them In such a
manner that they were successful IN
getting the Weiser contract so
amended, as to allow of the holii g
OF a Chautauqua in Payette this
year.
The Weiser people representa- by
their committee were more than falr
in the matter, at one time in the
negotiations offering to give up the
entire program to Payette this year
with the understanding that the
towns alternate each year.
Secretary Brainard has been able
to get the signed contract for the
holding of this Chautauqua this year,
and now has it in his possession, and
the people of Payette are to be con-
graduated upon having a Club CT
Ladies who have been able to bring
this about
The program offered by the Chau-
tauqua people this year is far ahead
of the program presented last year.
Cerioello's Italian Band which was
30 much appreciated last season will
again be with the Circle, as nearly
every town where they appeared last
year demanded their return.
A lecturer of more national re-
nown than DR.. Gunsaulas is to bel
on the program, also several very
speciasQamusing numbers.
Instead of six day program as
was given last year, We are to-
have a seven day program.
The full printed program will soon
be definitely decided upon and pub.
lished so every one may see what is
in store for them, but in the mean
time the committee are Obliged to
procure sale for over one hundred
more season tickets, and in as much
as this is your ChautauQua and not
the committees if you have not sig
ned up for your season tickets you.
should do so at once, and not wait
to be called upon, as this is a pub
lie affair and no one gets any rake
off, not even complimentary tic
ket.
The contract with the Company pro
yides that NO season tickets may
be sold for less than $500 after the
program has opened.
1t also provides for six days pro-
gram of three sessions each which
at $3.50 for the season makes but
about Ia cents cost for each pro-
gram and considering that you will
be able to hear talent that the wes-
tern States have never been finan-
cially able to procure there should
not be a person in this entire CON-
munity that should not te glad to
get hold of full season tickets.
Mr.. e. @. S. Brainard at the Com.