Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-27
TICKET SALE REACHES 500
Canvas Will Close Monday Noon
-Chautauqua Tent Here
Saturday

With two and a half days left IN
which to complete the sale Of 700 sea-
son tickets the local committee are
putting forth strenuous efforts to
windl up the sale Monday noon, ac-
cordlng to contract, complete imam
cial chickering's with the Redpath com |
pany and enjoy the seven big days
with the other chautauqua goers. Al
present the indications are very IA
vorable for the accomplishment of this
plan, reports from the various chair
men of the ward committees stating
that the number of tickets sold is larg-
er than the sale has been at similar
time in any previous year The auto
mobile ticket squad has been carrying
on a countrywide sale the entire week
calling on every farmer and soliciting
in the villages of the county The re-
sponse has been very satisfactory and
it is probable that many people Will
visit the local chautauqua from the
surrounding towns.
The arrival of NJ. NJ. Witherspoon,
advertising man for the Redpath
Bureau, the first of the week has IN
creased chautauqua enthusiasm IN the
down town districts of the city. Every
where business men and those on the
street are talking chautauqua. Mr..
Witherspoon has completed his display
advertising, consisting OF attractive
Redpath chautauqua street banners
and pennants and is now devoting all
his time to the interests Of the local
committee. 1t is announced that the
chautauqua tent will reach the city
sometime Saturday and will be raised
before evening of the same day. With
the tent and the crew on the ground
ready for the opening program it is
expected that the final rush for tickets
will occur Saturday evening and Mon
v morning Monday noon the re-
Nd price of the tickets will be rails
to the three dollar mark and will
remain there after the Redpath people
take over the sale.
The announcement that Hon. w. j.
Bryan will be an extra attraction on
the program has resulted in burst
of enthusiasm not only in the city
butin the county as well. Partisans
of Mr.. Bryan have completed plans
to receive the distinguished leader and
will hold an informal reception # such
can be arranged without Inconvenience
ing Mr.. Bryan's plans. The largest
crowd that ever listened to lecturer
in this city is anticipated by the loca
committee and as soon as the manager
of the chautauqua arrives plans u
h. ohn n
Bryan will appear in twelve Michigan
towns, beginning with Kalamazoo
Saturday, and making two lectures
dav for a week. He will arrive il
Alma on the afternoon train iron
Saginaw.
The program, which opens Monda,
afternoon with the Killarney Girl
and closes with Nine. Julia Claussel
of the Chicago Grand Opera company
week later, is the finest, most com
plete and most versatile that chau
tauoua bureau has every presented
From Jacksonville, Florida, where tn
opening chautauqua occurred In Apri
the program has been received wit
greater enthusiasm than any pre-
gram the Redpsth people have sen
out in the six summers this burea
had carried on a Circuit chautauqua
the central and southern states. Pres
reports from cities where the Rec
path chautauqua has already visite
this summer indicate the wonderfI
success of the program and the ret
treat Alma is to enjoy this comm
week. The tickets are selling steaC
ily and your reservation is the or
thing you should attend TO as soon
possible. The chautauqua will be he
on the ground on north state stree
which was presented TO the city seve
al years ago as permanent cha'
tauqua site
Among the many well known le
turers on the weeks program MOI
has attracted so much attention
that given by Allen ID. Albert o
"Forces That Make Cities" Mr.. A
bert, president of the Information
association Of Rotary clubs, Chairm'
of Civic Federation of Minnesota al
president of the Minnesota acaden
of social sciences, is busy man wi
gives all his time 10 social welfai
He has a close association with maj
of the great men of the nation and
therefore qualified to speak with a
thority. The fine spirit of the mi
and his earnestness at once appe
to>audiences everywhere. In fact
is a specialist in town and city pro
lens and devotes himself TO the stu
of the forces that control communi
development. A noon-hour lunche
may be arranged in order that n
Albert may give the citizens and bu
ness men of Alma few facts concei
ing the city.
The great musical number Of
week, the grand concert on the cl'
ing night Of the chautauqua by Mn
Julia Claussen, is fitting climax
the week. Nine. Claussen's succ'
for the past twelve weeks on