The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-04-26
CHAUTAUQUA WEEK
WILL START FRIDAY
Big Ticket Selling Cam.
paign Starts Friday
FOUR TEAMS TO
COVER THE CITY
Big Canvas Tent Is Going up on tho
Graded School Grounds. Large
Crowds are Expected to Attend from
the Surrounding Country.

"AuNSu boSuOOh VIouIuS LuIBo
Crowds are Expected to Attend from
the Surrounding Country.
the school grounds and big ticket
selling campaign mapped out for to-
morrow, everything seems to be in
readiness for the big Rcdpath Chau-
tauqua which begins Friday. Ycster-
day evening the guarantors met in the
Enterprise National Bank building and
discussed every detail which would
tend to facilitate the sale Of tickets.
The principal thing agreed upon was
that no guarant0r would sell any
ticket for less than $3.50 before Fri.
day nor less than 81. 90 after that time.
In order 20 facilitate the sale Of tick
cts the following resolutions we're
drawn up and passed at the meeting,
each Snarantor present signing it,
other guarantorS being expected to
sign it today:
wye, fthc undersigned guarantors
OF the Laurcns Chautauqua hereby
iscd to buy tickets from us from all
obligations to buy tickets from us pro-
vidcd they buy them from someone
else This is done to facilitate the
sale of tickets. We also urge every
citizen of Laurens to buy tickets at
the earliest possible moment, in order
to relieve the ticket sellers from UNI
! necessary trouble; and we further
more agree not to sell any tickets for
less than $500 after Thursday night"
Tomorrow big ticket selling cam
paign will be put on. Messrs Rice
Nickels, w. r. McCuen, w. e. Meng
and Allie Lee were appointed can
tains of teams to canvas the entire
city and sell tickets. They will mako
report from time TO time to a central
committee, which will have the big
Wild Cat Whistle" at the oil mill
blown every time ten tickets are re-
ported sold 1t is expected that tho
city will be in hubbub all day Thurs
day when the reports of ticket sales
commence to roll in
gratifying report of the sale OF
TICKETS already sold was made and it
is confidently expected that the pro-
position will be put through with a.
rush
Chautau1ua Tent on School Lot.
Mr.. Kris Mcssncr and his three
crew boys have already erected tho
new Rcdpath Chautauqua ten on the
high school lot. The tent equipment
is all new this year and has a seat
ing capacity of some $500 people.
The crew men with the chautauqua
are all college men and will be found
most courteous in every respect.
Superintendent Arrives Today.
DR.. Burke, the superintendent Of
the chautauqna here, will arrive to-
day He will have charge Of The bus
mess end OF the chantauqua and tho
introduction OF the speakers. DR..
Burke is a prominent minister of tho
Presbyterian church and an educator
Of note.
Childrens Work.
Miss Frances Dunning, who will
have charge Of the children's work, is
a graduate Of Columbia School of Ex-
preston. She has bcen an instructor
at Moody Bible School and is quito
widely known for her ability in physi-
cal training.
Morning lecturer.
DR.. Armstrong Is the morning hour
lecturer and noted poet He will
please everybody with his interesting
lectures and poems.
Advance Agent,
Mr. Withcrspoon, who is in charge
OF advance arrangements, sale Of
tickets, etc. has been in the city since
Saturday and has been actively at
work laying plans for the whirwind
campaign Of ticket selling tomorrow.
Mr.. Witbcrspoon is y graduate OF
Washington and Jefferson college and
is worry pleasant and affablc gentle
man. 5E