The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-11-24
To Be Held In A Large Tent, With
Afternoon And Evening Pro
grams For Five Days
A STRONG LIST OF TALENT

Our CITIZENS nave, as usual,
come forward and manfully as
sumed a responsibility and liabil-
ity in order to give the people of
this community an entertainer ent
the coming summer, that will be
clean, elevating and instructive,
and Tuesday last completed ar
rangements with the Community
Chautauqua Of New York City,
through it's representative, Mrs.
Zue McClary, to furnish a five day
programme at a date to be deci-
ded upon later. .
The men who have undertaken
to guarantee this expensive and
high class production, and who
will have to make good deficit
in the event the people to not take
sufficient interest in it, are:
Hon. Claude Kitchin, Messrs. R.
L. Hardy, S. G. Pegram, Norfcet
Smith, DR.. D. F. Keel, N. A. Rid
dick, A. L. burlington, j. B. Han,
R. F. Coleman, j. A. Weathersbee,
Ray Boyette, Ashby w. Dunn:
Chas. H. Smith, j. E. Vowers, B.
G. Neblett, T. R. Smith, L. NJ. Kit
chin, N. H. White, j. G. Tilgham,
G. T. Lawrence, Joseph House, B.
w. Martin, G. F. Borroughs, T. B.
Wheeler, E. NJ Cherry, Hugh
johnson, Frank P. Shields, r. G..
Shackell, j. H. Alexander, Jr., A.
D. Morgan, M. D., Clee Vaughan.
R. G. Josey, Jr.. G. Hoffman, Sam
Hoffman, R. A. Phillips, Julian
Pittman, j. B. Edwards, J. D.
Smith, Joe Harrison, F. A. Cherry,
w. E. Smith, G. B. Flaugher, r. j.
Madry, O. j. Moore, 3. E. Brown,
Sam A. Dunn, Charles Shields,
and the Betterment Association.
The plan provides for pro
gram of lectures, concerts and en-
tertainments to extend over {. per-
iod of five days with sessions held
both afternoon and evenings in q
large auditorium tent, and the
speakers and artists will include
a whole galaxy of celebrities o1
wide reputation throughout the
Chautauqua world.
In order to have such an array
Of talent appear on the same plat
form in this city forty or fifty
citizens have assumed the obliga
ton Of selling 500 season ticket
at $500 each. These tickets ar
good for the entire five days pro
gram and bring the cost Of the en-
tertainment within the reach o
everybody.
Everything about the Chautau
qua is Of a high class character
It is under the direct management
of the largest Chautauqua organ
ization in the world. This organ
zation maintains offices in Ne,
York, Indianapolis, Pittsburg an
Atlanta and has under it's cor
troll more than 500 summer assen
blies extending throughout tn
east and middle west and incl,
ding also Virginia and West vi
ginia.
Their Chautauquas are held
many of the oldest and be.
known towns and cities of the te
ritory covered, one Of them bein
located in the same county as tt
old "Mother Chautauqua' {
Chautauqua Lake, where Il
movement had it's beginning fort
years ago.
The Chautauqua managemel
will supply the local commit
with a complete line of advert
ing material, including souven
program booklets and special a
vertising features to be distrib
tedin this and nearby towns in Il
period of four weeks before tt
opening date. Also advertis
mentswill be run in the newsp
peTs.
In addition, they will send he
an advance advertising man for
two day visit, to assist the loc
nrnonizof finn IN tho 1ic<rihr1fi