The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-07-15

acter of Chautauqua organizations and
Chautauqua programs, and have often
longed to see community Chautau-
quas take on the form such as I find
at Valley City, North Dakota.
II go from here to a number of i'm
portant engagements in the United
States, to the Mother Chautauqua, at
Chautauqua, New York, where I shall
present my message of consolation to
an audience Of four or five thousand
people, and shall be glad to tell them
of the great work the Chautauqua at
Valley City is doing. am inclined to
believe that even the Mother Chautau-
qua can get an inspiration and a larg-
er vision from the plan of work, recre-
alton, education and social life en-
bodied in your institution.
II hope that Mr.. Karr will stay with
this institution regardless of tempta-
tons to leave until it's ideals are firm
ly established, the institution made
permanent by both endowment and
patronage, and that other places in the
great agricultural states will catch
the inspiration and appreciate the
value of such an institution. l look
forward to the time when I may see
upon these grounds perhaps few per-
manent structures such as the Moth
ers' and Child's Welfare building and
other important buildings to house
comfortably during the Chautauqua
season, or perhaps for longer period,
the increasing interests of the people
of your state. Every broad-minded
business man, every farmer who wants
to help great cause, every educator
who believes in fitting humanity into
life itself with efficiency, joy and real
contentment, will do we'll to support
the Valley City Chautauqua, not only
by his generous and regular patronage
but by contributions of word, influence
and money.
"The various educational activities
housed by the various tents carried on
daily during the Chautauqua, such as
the Bible School, the Chautauqua
Reading Course, the Dairy School, 9th
er agricultural and home economics
activities, the Child Welfare and Baby
Contest work, speaks volumes for the
judgment of the managing board and
the people of this community. l trust
that in the future, added to your liter
airy, musical, lecture and social inter
est work presented at the Chautauqua
definite exhibits of achievement pro
ducts, canned goods, etc., may be
brought to this Chautauqua by the
boys and girls who have had the bene.
fits of the Chautauqua the preceding
year. Those also to be supplemented
by the mothers and fathers who are
interested in the activities carried OF
during the Chautauqua. Not to make
of the Chautauqua a county fair, dis
trict or state fair proposition, but tt
give it an added influence for each sue
ceeding year. An exhibit of productive
achievement, food products, etc., 10 en-
tertainment quite worthy the consider
alton of a Chautauqua.
II desire to express my personal ap
probation and also the appreciation Of
the United States Department of Agri
culture for the very excellent and eff
cient work which your Chautauqua is
giving to the support of agriculture
and home economics interests repre-
scented by our United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and your state
College of Agriculture, at Fargo. You
have given to these institutions very
fine cooperation and support. You are