The Glenwood post., 1916-02-12
Citizens Enthused Over Pros
poets for Uplifting Enter
tainment Next Summer
CONTRACT IS SIGNED

A number of our citizens met last
Tuesday evening at the council cham
bers and decided that there is no reason
why Glenwood should longer be de-
prived of the better class of entertain
ment such as comes through the med
ium of a Chatauqua course, familiar
form Of entertainment and instruction
in eastern states. They therefore en-
tered into contract with A. j. Dunlap
of the Standard Lyceum and Chatau-
qua system of Lincoln, Nebraska to
furnish Glenwood fve-days' Chatau-
qua course about the last week in July
or the first half of August.
Mr.. Dunlap very fully and complete
ly explained the method employed by
his company, the talent which will be
furnished on this circuit and the terms.
under which the attraction is put on.
After he had thoroughly explained
the plan DIR. Riddle explained to the
citizens present that he had known Mr..
Dunlap for many years and knew that
he would make good on any representa-
ton made by him to our people. He
also expressed his opinion that Cha
tauuua session was worth to Glenwood
many times more than any entertain
ment which had ever been held in the
town. He believes that the people
from all over the country, including
Red Cliff, Aspen, Rifle and intermediate
towns and rural communities will ce
glad to avail themselves of the oppoT-
tunity to attend a Chatauqua session
in Glenwood.
j. w. Bell who has had much exper-
ience with such entertainment was able
to testify rom personal experience OF
the great value of such course in a
community. He referred to his own
town in Iowa, only half as big as Gleh-
wood which he said had made won
derful success in the Chatauqua line
and the people were now so pleased
with it that they have bought their
own tents and are now running an at
traction of their own and have made 1t
pay handsomely besides the satisfac-
ton of knowing that they have sup
piled the community with a character
of entertainment that is really worth
while.
Inasmuch as Mr.. Dunlap's plan in
wolves guarantee on the part OF our
citizens, Senator Napier who had been
called to the chair appointed as an ex-
ecutive committee to look after that
matter and to have executive charge OF
the course, J. w. Bell, Father Carrigan,
Dr. ]. P. Riddle, E. c. Kingsbury ant
Ollie Thorson, with J. NJ. Silver as Sec
retary.
In short time Wednesday the COM
mittee easily secured more than the
fifty guarantors required and the con-
tract was signed and by this act the
people have declared themselves in "a
yor of higher class of entertainment
than it has ever been their privilege to
enjoy in this community. 1t is sign
Of better times and speaks fan uplift
for which our people are to be con-
graduated.
ChAtauqua
The first chatauqua was held at
Chatauqua Lake, N. Y. 1t was an in
dependent chatsuqua. The best speak
ers in the public life Of the time were
engaged and the best musicians and
actors Of the period appeared on the
program. People from all over that
portion Of the country went to the
lake and cAmped for the ehatauqus. At
was purely An educational movement.
Lster other OhAtauquas were organised
over the country. within the last dog
en- years hss grown up the circuit ehsa-
tauqua. In the circuit chstsuqus tai
snt is tatss to tie people in place Of
the people going to the talent. A cir
cult consists Of from 90 to 100 towns IN
which the tents Of chstauqua COM
psny are located and in which tents
the programs are presented.
The Standard Iyceum and Chatsu.
qua eysten Of lincoln, Nebraska, main
tains two eircuits. 1ts "a" circuit
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