The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-05
BREADY POINTS OUT
CHAUTAUQUA FAULTS;
RECOMMEND CHANGES

LAS conditions now stand, this chau- |
tauqua is headed toward the rocks |
declared DR. Russell n. Bready, plat |
form manager of the assembly IN a |
platform editorial delivered at the
closing session Sunday night. MY
Impressions of Richmond and the
Chautauqua," was Dr. Bready's SUB !
ject
There are several factors contrib
uting to this. A man from the outside,
think, will sense these factors quick
or than a man living right here
First. it would be more appropri-
ate TO call this chautauqua a farmers
institute than chautauqua so far as
its real support is concerned. If you
would take away the support that
the teachers of the county put into
II, and the farmers of the nearby
towns, it would go as fiat as pancake
in u months.
Here is the situation: Richmond
has this wonderful park. l do not
know of another like It in city OF
this size The chautauqua has already
a great reputation, but unless there
comes speedy change the best day
is past.
Urges Attendance
Where are the business men OF
Richmond, who are the leaders of the
city? Where are the men of the Ro-
tary and Kiwanis clubs interested in
rendering great service? In the main
they have all been absent. | have
been in groups of business men in
barber shops in Richmond and not
man recognized me, which proved they
had not been to the chautauqua.
Take such men as the management
brought to this city, as Governor Allen
and Frank B, Willis, ex-governor OF
Ohio, and at present the successor of
the president of the United States in
the senate Think of the kind of re-
ception this city handed out to these
national figures.
Where was the mayor" DR.. Bready
Numbered, "and the president of the
Chamber of Commerce, that such men
were not at the depot to extend the
hospitality of the city? (applause)
There was a supreme opportunity to
advertise this city, and make an i'm
preston on the minds of these men
that would never be forgotten
Urges Advertising
also the condition of the streets
dowr town. Who would imagine in
the business section that there is a
great institution like this in town
Not a pennant, not banner, not a
flag When I registered at the hotel
when | arrived on Saturday, ! said to
the clerk, The chautauqua opens to-
morrow, does it not? and he pretty
nearly gave me heart failure by say
ing to me, No; it has been going a
week Not that it was so much his
fault as it is the kind of sickly adver-
Using that is put out for this chau-
tauqua."
Constructive suggestions were made
by DR.. Bready after pointing out the
assembly weak spots.
II would get a chautauqua button
hat could be fastened on the clothing
% take the place of the ticket. These
buttons would make fine advertising
al over the city. We could recognize
each other on the streets and eX
change chautauqua fellowship.
Urges Auditorium.
II desire also to say that Richmond
5 mighty foolish if the city does not
build a great auditorium in this park
Get it as near the street car line as
possible. Equip it with rest rooms
needed, and sanitary provisions. 1t
ought 10 seat 5000 people"
Or. Bready urged that Sunday
school and church services be left
put for it branded the assembly as a
Protestant chautauqua. mo program
ought ever to be carried through with
out Roman Catholic on it. This
year we had Jewish Rabbi. | com
mend that. Let us be big and broad
in welcoming to the chautauqua plat
form the great men, Jewish, Roman
Catholic and Protestant"
DR. Bready spoke highly of Rich
mond as beautiful city, and said h
would rather live here than any place
outside of Pontiac