Connecticut western news., 1921-09-08
CHAUTAUQUA WILL BE
 AN ANNUAL EVENT
Plans Already Being Made for Entertainment
 Next Year

The spirit of the times is to get the latest information of practical facts, the results of the most recent research and discovery, the best that has been tried out anywhere in the world; this is being distributed by the means of small books, magazine articles, but best of all by the living voice. We are glad to listen to man who has made study of some useful and practical matter and knows more about it than we do; we can in an hour get the results of years of study by one who can give us that which we are profited by, and can obtain in no other way. The i disseminater of wholesome ideas to the public has a great mission, the teople are anxious to derive the benefits of such men and women. Literary and poetic entertainers and attractive orators are interesting aud fill r!ace in the world but ola.n facts worth while given in the simple language of the times reach and profit the greatest number of people.
 Hence we find forums. conven- tions, lectures, courses of addresses by the leading men of thought ar ranged and listened to by the thou sands. Tie world moves, is lifted up, advanced, made better and up to date by those new ideas propagated by the earnest students who have gi:en thought and study or special llres of advance.
 The enemies of good government, good society and the best for indi- 1iduals and pedestaled on the ''soap box" haranging the public; and fire is best fought with fire, therefore the leaders of those interested in the good of all are using the viva voca as their instrument of conteracting the bad and advancing the good.
 Great cities are keeping the best minds before the public but small villages can not afford to secure such talent, and do not get any sub stitute in the newspapers CT any other source, hence are deprived of these good things.
 The individual of a community seldom gets beyond the environments in which he lives; we must import these things which are to lift us out of our ruts and show us better things of life; now and then a lead CT will go to a university to learn of the developments in his line and comes back a more useful man; but if the whole people are to have these ,xro io4o their midst those who can instruct, direct and inspire them. People must be amused, entertained and lifted out of themselves, but local talent and perhaps the movies" can not do all that is desired; there must be variety that small towns can not ordinarily have.
 For the above reasons we see the place for what is known as the Chau- tauqua which has passed the expert mental period, and is acknowledged all over the country as being of great profit to community.
 This purpose moved those r'h
 3.c~> :. .,~Is,l. ITS to bring The Rad "1i6' Cha ta1Q7a to Canaan this Summer, knowing right well that ii being a new thing and wondered at th~y void not make any money and perhaps loose some, but feeling that the good it may do would com pense for the small lost. Their ex-
 >c.raticn5 " ere realized, not only ir tbe lcct of money, bit also in the benefit to those who attended. The impression made on those who attended and their appreciation ot the lectures, addresses and enter tainments for the three days were such that it has resulted in almost g demand that a Permanent Organiza- tion be constituted, and a feature o1 Canaan's Community life and wei fare shall be an annual Chautauqua The enterprising men of this place are asked to join hands with those who are formulating these plans tc : render their assistance and further so noble a cause.
 Chautauqua Committee, By A. M. G