The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-06-27

NEXT YEAR
Assured by Action of Woman's Club
and Guarantees-Succes of
Present Continues Great.

The wonderful success of the
Chautauqua this year has assured
another next season. At a special
meeting of the Woman's Club held
in the Chautauqua tent Monday af-
ternoon, it was voted to take steps
Immediately looking toward securing
sufficient ticket guarantees to con-
! tract at once with the Alkahest bu-
reau for an entertainment on SINH
lar lines next year. Tho all of the
members of the club were heartily
| in favor of holding Chautauqua
next year, some thought that the
matter of contracting Immediately
with any certain bureau should be
left open. They argued that the fact
that Stanford had supported so
splendidly the Chautauqua this year,
would insure them the highest class
of entertainers next season, if the
matter was taken up with several
Chautauqua bureaus, and that a Sc
lection of the course to be given
could then easily be settled by Sc
lecting the one offering the best pro-
gram. 1t was finally arranged, how
ever, that the Alkahest bureau will
furnish the Chautauqua subject to
the privilege of the Woman's Club
selecting the program. A large num-
Der of ticket purchases were guaran-
teed Monday night, and another
Chautauqua is a certainty.
The continuation of the Chautau-
qua program since Fridays report in
the /. j., has left little to be desired.
The remainder of the program after
the first two numbers, mention of
which was made in last issue, has
been fully up to the standard set by
the opening numbers. The big tent
has been crowded each and every
night, the limit being reached, of
course, on Sunday evening, when no
charge was made for the talk Judge
Alden gave. All of the churches dis
pensed with services, and a crowd
estimated at from 1000 to 1900
heard Judge Alden's magnificent ad-
dress.
Notwithstanding the very attrac-
tive and entertaining musical fea-
lures which have been provided, and
other forms of amusement and enter
tainment, Judge Alden is easily the
star of the whole program. He
spoke Saturday night on "The Needs
of the Hour" and charmed everyone
who heard him. Judge Alden is a
master Of the English language; a
student OF men AiSf affairs possessed
of the rare quality of being able to
impart to others in entertaining
style his wide range of experience
and study Of magnificent voice,
and splendid presence before an au-
dience. he carries his hearers COM
pletely with him at all times. He
dominates their attention, sways their
emotions at will, and entertains them
constantly. A great deal of objec-
ton was heard among prospective
Chautauqua gOers when it was found
out that William Jennings Bryan
could not be secured. Bryan as
Chautauqua attraction is without g
peer in the world, but as a Chautau-
qua speaker he hasn't thing on
Judge Alden, in the opinion of the
writer who has now heard them both
on the Chaptauqua platform. Both
Saturday and Sunday nights Judge
Alden spoke for about an hour and
a half, and so intense was the inter-
est of the great audiences in every
thing he had to say that a pin could
have been heard to drop almost, so
undivided was attention given him.
Friday the Hampton Court Singers
gave a very artistic and delightful
evening of music and musical fea-
lures. The. work of all four of the
singers was splendid, the final play
let, "a Kerry Courting' being es-
pecially enjoyed. as was also the ''pi-
analogue" of the attractive accom-
PIANIST.
Saturday afternoon Rev. Mahoney
gave an interesting and instructive
lecture.
Monday the Royal Welsh Quartet,
survivors of the Lusitania disaster,
pleased a large audience with their
singing, and a description of the
sinking of that great liner by tor
pie style by one of the survivors
Der.
This afternoon and tonight the
Beasey sisters entertain with song
and story, and will conclude the
Chautauqua program for this season
with delightful program, which will
undoubtedly draw large audience.
Each and every speaker has been,
loud in his praise of the work of the
Woman's Club and the system and
general smoothness with which ar
rangements have been carried out.
Judge Alden paid high tribute to
the artistic ability Of the local la
dies who had charge of decoration of
the stage. He said that the local
Chautauqua platform was decorated
more handsome and tastefully than
any he had every spoken upon, be-
fore.
RAISES FIRST HUNDRED.