Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-20
v. J. BRYAN HERE
{ CHAUTAUQUA WEEK
"'War and It's Lessons, will
be Subject of Lecture on
August End.
TICKET SALE IS BOOMING FAST
Many People Will Have to Pay
More Money Unless
they Buy Now

Hon w. j. Bryan will lecture here
on the chautauqua program August
2nd according 70 an announcement
received today from the Redpath
Chautauqua bureau. Mr.. Bryan will
lecture on "War and Its Lessons" The
news of Mr.. Bryan's appearance in the
Ncity comes as an unexpected surprise
10 the local chautauqua committee.
Mr.. Bryan is scheduled to appear in
only a few of the older towns of the
Redpath Chautauquas and this city
having its fourth season with the Red
path people was selected as one of the
stopping places for the premier lead
er of the Democratic party. Mr..
Bryan will come to this city from
Saginaw and local partisans are al
ready laying plans to receive the dis
tinguished ex-secretary of state in
an appropriate manner.
The chautauqua ticket campaign,
which commenced Monday under the
supervision of representatives. of the
Civic Improvement League, is pro-
crossing nicely. This is the statement
made by chairmen of the various COM
mittees that were appointed to boost
the campaign in the different wards of
the city. SO enthusiastic has the
sale commenced that it is probable
the sale may be completed few days
previous to the opening day of the
chautauqua. In case this condition
develops many good intentioned chau-
tan qua patrons will find that they
have been left out in the cold, when
the open program of the chautauqua
begins on Monday, July 81. Ii is the
opinion of many of the canvassers
that the number of patrons will be
greatly increased this year as the
population has grown so much during
the past twelve months. When the
ltickets are turned over to the Red
path management on the first day of
the chartauqua the price of the sea-
son ticket will jump to $500 and no
ticket will be sold by the Redpath peo-
pie for less than that amount. This is
according to the contract with the
chautauqua bureau and during the
four seasons that this city has enjoyed
a summer chautauqua not single
season ticket has been sold for less
than the amount announced by the
Tho rn,s,ao of tho ficl az
for the entire seven days program if
purchased of the local committee is
$3.50. Buy by of them you not only
save money, but assist in completing
the contract number.
1t is expected that the 9-day adver-
tising man will arrive from Chicago
the first of the week to continue the
advance advertising campaign pre-
vious to the opening day of the
chautauqua. Plans are now under
way to make a swing around the
county by automobile about the last
of next week in an effort to hurry uI
any of the patrons who are waiting
until the eleventh hour TO secure theil
tickets. The committee are already
soliciting automobiles and hope tC
have representative number to make
the entire county trip.
The chautauqua will be held at the
regular chautauqua grounds on STATE
street. Centrally located, where q
business man can run in for a few
minutes, accessible from severa
streets and resting in the cool shade
of Wright park, there is no site to b'
found in the city for a chautauqus
tent