Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-19
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to the saloons, gambling joints, seq
regated districts and other similar
things of civilization" He condem-
ned the mice people" of the city who
owned property where evil holds sway.
people who think more of prosperity |
than they do of posterity are undesir-
able citizens. The day of individual
ism is past. Intellectual culture which |
does not create love for humanity |
is punk"
He told a story of his fight as an
editor TO point the truth, giving the
names of the owners of property which |
was used for low purposes. While
the women helped him to win his
fight he lost his position, but now
owns paper at Marion, o.
Leaders Are Not Supported.
"Why do we not have greater lead
ers? Because the people do not sup
port them. Any city having COM
munity knockers should plant them.
Often the best thing for a city is a
funeral" He paid tribute to several
we'll known reformers, speaking par
ticularly of the late Tom Johnson of
Cleveland. 1--WE eventually become
what we think about most" he said,
and referred to Becker's fate and the
"damnable capital punishment"
Twenty per cent of the young men
of the cities are not fit to take the re-
sponsibilty of home If five young
men in Alma get the meaning here
it will be worth more to this city than
the entire Chautauqua cost"
Alma has had two previous Chau-
tauquas but neither can be said TO
come up TO the 1915 one in quality.
The morning lectures by such men as
Dr. Charles +. Barker, r. +. Pattison
Kline; the talks to the children by
Miss Vivian Ditto the band music by
Palaria and his company; the Viii
liam Owen company with their Won
derfu presentation of the The Ser
j want In the House," the Savronotfs;
3 Bartalotla the famous Italian tenor;
TIE Maurer sisters; Montraville Wood,
Thomas Brooks Fletcher-all the lead
ers ia their branches OF platform work
combined to give Alma a week of en-
tertainment than which there could
be no better.
In one other respect viii the 1918
Chautauqua be pleasant memory
to Alma people To those to whom
was given the opportunity to know
and come i'm touch with the superin-
tendent the true spirit of 'Chautau-
qua comes with fullest force. The
, highest compliment paid to w. G. G.
p Benway was given when a committee
e of Alma's most prominent citizens
waited upon him and requested that
he come back TO Alma next summer as
the Superintendent of the 1916 Chau-
tauqua. Genial, tactful with a fund
, of good humor and a manner of gra-
j, cious welcome he made himself most
q popular with all Chautauqua patrons.
G One hundred twenty five Alma men
a
1916 Chautauqua. Last year there
were one hundred eight. The ticket
sale was very satisfactory. The lad
les of the Civic League undertook TO
sell seven hundred tickets at two dol
It lars and half apiece and they did
& this with some margin to spare. The
q work was under the direction of Miss
Sadie Messenger who organized the
e ward committees and took a general
t. charge of the whole ticket sale. For
the first ward Mrs. c. b. Gardner had
il charge of the ticket sale, for the sec
,f ond ward Mrs Glen Crisp. for the
third ward Miss Maude Hooper, for
D. the fourth Miss Elizabeth King. Mrs
b. Charles Rhodes directed the outside
n sales. Miss Leontine Messenger sold
lie the largest number of tickets by
long ways, with fifty five to her credit
An of the assistants rendered val
h, liable services to the ward committee.
In men.
~ Acting on a cleverly worded hint
H. from Superintendent w. G. Benway the
" platform was beautifully decorated
with flowers for the Alice Nielser
=, song recital. Miss Bernice Pollasky
~ directed the decorating having re-
ID cruited the Boy Scouts and Camp
ir Fire girls for assistance in this work
TX The ladies of the Civic League pre-
ie sented Miss Nielsen with a large bou
quet Of asters.
No definite announcements as tC
NJ The 1916 Chautauqua can be made cN
II cent Tor the fact that one hundred
n twenty FIVE business and professions
v. men of the city have pledged then
IL moral and financial support Of it
III that the same price for season tick
re cts will prevail and that an even bet
% - ter program will be given the people
1t was limited that the greatest Amer
H. lean tenor, John Mccormick, would
mr. be here as the headlner.
re The third annual Chautauqua ha!
At been here and has gone. During III
short stay of one week it has mad,
= an indeliable impress upon the people
20 of this and nearby communities. IT
moral and educational effects are o.