The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-02-22
SECOND CHAUTAUQUA
MORE EDUCATIONAL
Guarantors Sign Fot Next Season
Getting Assurance Of Its Com
ing Earlier in Season.

The second annual Radcliffe Chautau'
qua came to close last night, and in
spite of the upset conditions caused by
the great war, the event this year has
been greater success than last year,
A packed house has greeted every
night session and good gatherings have
attended each morning and afternoon
event. The sale of tickets exceed the
cost of the Chautauqua by a consider
able sum and the surplus will be turn
ed over to the Red Cross.
The program opened Tuesday after
noon with a lecture by Mrs, Helen B.
PaulSen on the subject of Community
Consciousness" Mrs. PaulSen left one
excellent point in particular, very clear
in the minds of hearers; that is, the dill.
ference between town and a commun'
ity. Her address put keen edge on
the community spirit, which it is pleaa'
ing to relate is alwaps foremost in this
community.
The musical numbers for the after.
noon and evening entertaimentS,by the
Neapolltan male quartet, were high
class.
Col. Gearhart'S lecture 1.-The Call Of
Democracy" was the drawing card for
the first day, especially with those who
fenioyed his lecture last year.
| Miss Crosskill's talks Wednesday
morning and afternoon were along
lines of domestic science and food con.
servation, the lesson which the food adj
miniStration is undertaking to teach.
The ladies, in particular, learned some
very useful points from her talk. Miss
Crosskill's cooking receipts will be pub
lished in full in the next issue OF the
journal. Clip them and paste in your
receipt book.
The Metropolitan Concert company
entertained at the afternoon and even
ing performances.
The lecture of DR.. Adams Chautau
qua director, 1.-THE Call to the Colo'S'
| Wednesday night was truly reveal tior
on the subject of the great world war
our entry into it and our duties as
2 American citizens.
' Thursday morning, owing to the fac1
r that Miss Bradford, the Red Cross
9 nurse, had missed train connections
| Dr. Adams delivered his famous ad
Z dress, THE Inner Man." Miss Bradford
1 was present in the afternoon and de
|. livered her lecture, THE Red Cross il
Peace and IN War"
The amusement part of the Afternoon
and evening programs this day Wa
ably handled by the Duggin Concer
company.
The closing event Of this Chautauqu
was the address by DR.. Adams, "Whe
The Boys Come Home" or "Our Tow
The should have used the term commit
nity) After The War"
The attendance this year was all tina
could have been expected, in fact.
crowded house greeted every night
program. This in spite of bad roads i
some sections which kept people frol
coming who were really anxious. Nun
bers attended from ThornWell, Ric
Fenton, WoodlaWn and the surroun
ing country, and from Roanoke, to
Notwithstanding the fact that an int
esting series of protracted meeting
are in progress there.
Before the Chautauqua the opinit
was expressed by number that
might be better to discontinue tn
event until after the war. After II
Chautauuua this opinion was entire
reversed. The educational features a
found TO be beyond estimate and
timely in this troublesome period tb
they can not be sacrificed, Therefor
we say, let us cut down on the valr
less amusementS and assure the Fl
petuity of these educative and upliftil
influences.
AS the lecture course is Supp.eme
to the college education, SO is the Cha
tauqua supplement, and necessa
one, to our community life.
How deeply the Chautauqua is apr
ciated is shown by the fact that moi
person who has been asked to sign t
contract for next years Chautauqua
guarantor has offered all objection.
A clause in the new contract sa
speciflc4 lily that the Chautauqua W
not come in January or Februal
Barring the unfol eSeen it Will be he
either in November or December
1918.
With our good roads system comp
ted and everything on the move as
will be this fall, the interest III
n Chautauqua should bring together
- thousand people at every session.
4 fact we make the advance predict