Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-01
OFFICERS ELECTED
FOR CAAUTAUQUA
A. n. NEUREUTHER, OF PERU,
HEADS ASSOClATiON-FOsTeR
DECLINES RENOMINATlON-
PROGRAM is ANNOUNCED.

The officers for the 1917 Chautauqua
were chosen at a meeting OF the dlrec-
tors held at hte Office of County Sup
erintendent of Schools W. X. Foster
Yesterday ftrnooatnefll etaoinetnn
yesterday afternoo nat 3 O'Clock.
The full board of directors was in
attendance at the meeting and besides
the election of officers the program
for the ensuing year was discussed in
detail
Arrangements were also made to
care for the deficit OF 1915 and l9lh.
Mr.. Foster mas been president OF the
Association for eight years and during
that time has conducted the affairs OF
the institution in very successful
and satisfactory manner. lie vas
urged to remain in the office for an
other year but he declined to accept
denomination. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year
/ President H. Neureuther,
of Peru, III.
Vice President S. Robinson,
4 OF La Sale, ILL.,
Secretary-T. B. Farrell, Ottawa.
Treasurer-A. +. Schoch, Ottawa.
) Plans were made for giving the peo
pie one of the finest programs ever
:. seen at any assembly on the home
/ ground. The general sentiment pre-
J. vailed that as long as any Assembly
d was held it would be a first-class one
e whether the result was a profit or a
8 deficit; there will be no letting down
>. in the tone of the program OF the Hi
|, nois Valley Chautauqua: it will there
nj fore he 40 10 the people whether they
n will extend sufficient patronage ant
III announcement to keep the best Chau
tauua In Northern Illinois firmly OF
e. its feet as a going institution. or dis
I'd pose of its lands and property an
ri lQuidate the corporation
Arrangements were made to tax
Sc care of all the Indebtedness of the Al
OF sociation.
Those present from out of tow
a were W. w. Watts, M. {. Hodgson,
j. Hornung. G. B. Watts, T. W. E
nv mond, w A. Crosiar, g. NJ. Reynold
iif and 0. B. Esmond of Utica; r.
,e. Wiley, of Seneca; c. S. Robinson an
pr A. H. Wixom, OF La Sale; c. /
Ily Nudge, of Cedar Point; Mason Blu
TO lock, Of Tonca. Ottawa was repr
hit sented by Rev. G. A. Briggs Jr., W.
Foster, Rector c. Hit, r. b. Fare
and Frank Sanders,
The skeleton program is outlined 1
follows:
4 Friday, August II.
2:30 Or. +. A. Green. Westcheste
Pa.
IAn Harlan f. Hall, Mansfield, o.
''o 500 Louis Williams An electric
% entertainment.
D Saturday, August 49,
I'M. 2:9O Edward A. Steiner, Grennc
,as College, Iowa.
ire 500 Cordoya Concert Co.
nu Sunday, August 10.
ioh 2:30 Father Mcclure, Bourbonnai
Ill.,
lls- 500 Cordova Concert Co.
AZ Monday, August 90
uc-
i, 2.30---
,er' o'VV
ans Tuesday, August 21.
ne 2:9) Hadley Concert Co. of Chicas
800 Ralph Parlett, Chicago, edit
my Lyceum Magazine.
the Wednesday, August %.
nat $3.50 Miss Juliet V. Strauss, Roc
are Vile, Ind I.adies Hon
use Journal.
$500 Howe Pictures.
THURSDAY, August %.
2.3o Irving Bateheller (author Eb
mr. tIolden)
lE 500 Howe Pictures.
Friday, August "a.
TO- 2.30 Chicago Preachers Quartette
III JOY Dwiggins, New York City
'ue 500 Chicago Preachers Quartet
,,a Saturday, August rs.
his 230 James A. Bun, president one
,ied Institutes, Kentucky.
,lso Chidrens Play Festival.
nt's $500 Young Peoples Pageant.
Sunday, August 26.
2.30 Dr. Arthur w, Evans New No
noted Welch orator,
SEQ American Operate Quartette
AL. Community Welfare = at l;Ot p
each day during the Chautauqua,
eter Domestic Science or Art Needles
.oke 10 o'clock each day,
at Chaplain Narney will be platfc
the manager and will lecture each mt
TVS Ing from II to l2 o'clock