El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-05
To
BE HELD IN MAY
Rotary Club Assisting in
Arranging for Coming
Of Entertainers.


Definite steps 10 nave chautauqua
IN I'll Paso during the first week in
May, offering the attractions OF the
western ohautauquas. were taken at a
meeting Tuesday night Of a committee
from the Rotary club and individuals
subscribing TO the guarantee fund,
when officers and chairmen Of com
mittees were elected
shelton President.
W. TT. shelton was elected president:
r. Dighe, vice president; Z. c. Davis.
secretary and Edgar Kayser. treasurer
Chairman Of committees were elected
rs follows: r. B. Orndorff. entertain
mcnt committee. 4. B. McCnutock.
grounds committee; r. H. Rinehart.
automobile parade committee; E. L.
". Polk. advertising committee. and
A. p Ryan, ticket committee. These
chairmen viii select the other mem
bers Of their respective committees
Program Outlined.
Prior to effecting an organization
J. g. Herbsman, organizer and special
publicity agent Of the Western Chau-
tauquag. and formerly head of the de-
s partment OF public speaking in the
University Of Washington. at Seattle,
outlined the program for the week and
the work OF organization. methods OF
conducting the advertising campaign.
and other work OF preparation.
Not Religious But Moral.
THE chautauqga is not religious. but
IS moral" Mr.. Herbsman told the COM
mittee. 1T partakes OF the church, the
school and the theater and yea is none
Of these 1t is in a class by itself,
teaching morality. offering educational
features and providing wholesome en-
tertainment IT is boosting organiza-
tion for every town in which its talent
appears and takes no part in religious
or moral questions that may agitate
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The big ideas are education and a
wholesome amusement"
Marine hand.
Features Of the week viii he the
Marine Band OF New York, antarctic
moving pictures. the kaffir Boy choir
lectures by Thomas +. Green, Sylvester
A. Long and others; the Riner Sisters /
entertainers. Alexander Skibinsy the
well known viOlinist; the Comus Play
ers. ShaSsperian dramatic entertain
ers; the Sequoias male quartet, and |
numerous other entertainers.
A feature Of the chautauqua viii be 1
the childrens chautauqua which will !
be held every afternoon. The entire l
play hour OF the week win be found I
ed on stories Of king Arthur's court. /
At the end OF the week the children /
will give a playlet in costume. This /
VIII be given at one Of the regular i
programs Of the chautauqua- With a 1
little king selected from among them
u
miniature court
To BE Held in Tent.
The chautauQua will be held in a
large tent with a seating capacity Of
nearly 1000. The daily program will
he as follows; 10 a. m, lecture: 2:30 |
p. m, musical prelude: p. m, lecture,
1880 p. m, evening concert: sis p. m, /
lecture. The childrens chautauqua (
viii be held at 4 p. m. each afternoon. /
The grounds committee Wednesday /
morning looked at several available !
sites for the tent. Wednesday morn
ing Mr.. Herbsman addressed the high
school on the coming chautauqua pro-
gram.
Rotary Club Assisted.
The coming chautauQua, which ID is !
planned shall be given every year I
henceforth, Is fOstered by the Rotary
club. which appointed n committee
headed by ". Il. Shelton to secure |
5igners 60 a guarantee fund Of $500. /
Ihirty-five signers have been secured. /
Present at the meeting Tuesday night (