Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-01

ccratic fashion, speaking in tents to
neighborng grouPs-'talking VT :
felix in friendly way. He is OH the
Chautauqua circuit.
People generally know good
deal about ChautauCua and they've
heard much CT reconstruction l: IS
doubtful, however, whether the ~
eiaec person appreciates the c.osa
relationship between the two.
To do 80 cre must get the ,:rh!
focus cn this most American Of ous-
;ns..itliticns-and today Chautarlpa
IS IN institution. Thousands Of
tcWrg scattercd thru every s2te
iocl forward 10 its annual visit rs
III Intellectual feast Ct the y ~.
Last Summer mere than 7,00t 500
recr;e in this lard houGht sc-scn
.:c,.2tS. Half million r"ac Ca!
1us:.,cs-s men stood back CT IS
rsnc:al Gr&ranto-s. Seine L" ny
g;il:cn men, women and CHI, 'ren
fcarG the programs.
These PEOPLE form q NATION wide
!ca.re Of ncig1bors. They % to
the ChauEauCua sessions to be eli
tc,t&:ncd and enlightened. The
eathcr well IN advance of the open
inc houl and sit thru to the l&s.
word Ct the last number. The.
l;stcr tlioT4htfuTy to the lectures
a,:d talk about them afte"~ard. The
local newspapers give full reports
erG thus cary the message. t.
t!:csc wto could rot attend or con-
fir? The Impression made or these
VII we're en- hanG TO hear.
rl:ey are the real. backbone fol-
Ct he rat:cn-tfe every3ay essence
of true Americanism. Millions O
tfcm livc On the farms that hay
r,s4c ard arc l:ceninc Us safe an,
zare in cur sense CT direction. Whcr
you reach them, you reach the nigh
est soil Of democracy.
This season the keynote of t1au~
taruua IS reconstruction. During
The war ChautauGua did excellent
wc:il IN maintaining !he national
morale. I. contributed largely e
:hst "neyer-givc-in:pir;t CT do c.
dc" whicl, FASTENED ths end Ct tEe
struggle. Il DID this 50 well TIA
President Wilson called it Gan int
gral rart CT our national defense.
.Icw-but VIC might let the Chau-
taroua Association speak for Itself;
The cid world has been destroyed.
Gu, Ct the fragments Of the oia tEH
n2r must be bailt. The n&w aI2h'-
lecture has not yet arrived.
>cvcr IN its history has the coun~
trv had greater need to think clear
" The great national and inte.na-
t:ona! Questions which arc calling
for solution can be solved correctly
only by clear thinking on the part
4 every man. And ChaUtauQra Is
the PEOPLES university and the on
fr:e forum for discussion IN Amer
lea
rs program is patriotic. but non
pa, tisan: its teachings arc always
clearly moral. hit never secE2E!an.
Without regard to- class, creed, pa7t!
CT social qualification. its gcsp2! IS
always Of gcruins up!ift and OF
trC adcn;ng vision.
Without this free discussion de-
mccracy is impossible. Russia and
Germany stiRcd free ard omen dis
cusz;on. The cne is in chaos, the
CHER in the bitterness Of defeat al
ter an ill-adviscd attempt at woria
acra;nion. Chautauqua will help
preserve our priceless democracy 81
the crlv sure way, . fraa and frank
DISCUSSION G.! the country's problems.
Thus Chautauqua. always and Tor
cvcr important. IS this wear more VI
tai to the community than ever be-
fore. 1t will create that common-
itv interest that banishas ira:Tlduai
ze!fshncss. 1t vii! bring to%ethar
al! the people CT the town - con
slider with the nations keencst MINDS