Catoctin clarion., 1921-12-01
LAST WORD ON THE CHAU-
TAUQUA

| last weeks CLARION uIluel Iiie SaPeioi'
communicated" written by one who
lacked the courage to sign his name
to it was rather amusing. However,
lest someone might have been de-
ceived by it's misleading statements,
the puarantors desire to make answer
to it.
There are four assertions by this
anonymous writer, namely:
/. That the guarantors signed up
for the 1921 Chautauqua on condition
that better program would be sent
than that of 1920.
2. That there is only one lecture
on the 1921 program.
8. That the program the last even
ing consists of children's stunts.
q. That too much money is taken
out of our community by the Chau-
tauqua.
In reply we have the following to
saw in answer to these statements,
in order:
l. The guarantors did not sign up
for this year on the condition that
the 1921 program be better, for no
such promise was made; the guaran-
tors were convinced that program
equal to last years would be worth
far more than a dollar and half.
2. There are five lectures on the
program and not merely one as was
falsely stated.
8. That the program for the last
evening consists of full concert by
"The Irish Minstrels." The so called
"Children's Stunts" if they are given
at all, will precede this concert.
4. Thousands of dollars go out OF
rhurmont every year and, as some of
is know only too well, never to return
What goes to the Chautauqua is a
mere drop in the bucket as compared
With it.
That misleading article in last
:eek's Clarion reminds us of some
lines on the question as to whether
one should be knocker or booster.
We will give them for the benefit of
this anonymous individual. "When
the Creator had made all the good
things, it seemed there was still some
dirty work to do, so He made the
beasts, and the reptiles and the poi
sonous insects; and when He had fin
ished He still had some old scraps
left over that were too bad to put
into the Rattlesnake, the Hyena, the
Scorpion and the Skunk; so He put all
these together, covered it with suspi-
cion, wrapped it with jealousy,
marked it with a yellow streak, and
called it a kNOCKER.
This product was so fearful to con-
template that He had to make some
thing to counteract it, so He took a
sunbeam, put it into the heart of a
child, the brain of man, wrapped 1T
in civic pride, covered it with brother
ly love, made it believer in equality
and justice, worker for and support
er of every good thing in the commu-
nifty and called it a BOOSTER; and
thenceforth mortal man has had the
privilege of choosing his associates. y
The following citizens of the COM
munity prefer to be boosters and
therefore have cheerfully obligated
themselves to make another Chautau-
qua possible for Thurmont.
They are confident that the public
spirited people of the community will
appreciate what they are doing and
will show it by supporting the Chau-
tauqua. In fact, we think last week
knocker will spend dollar and half
and enjoy three full days of high class
entertainment.
/ l.. S. Birely
Chas. C. Waters
Peter N. Hammaker
H. A. C. Sylvester
f. A. Matthias
H. w. Ruch
F. r. Young
Jno. G. Jones
j. +. Mcdaniel
Roscoe p. Brown
Philip w. Rogers
i Quinn J. Florence
H. w. Freeze
Earl T. Kelbaugh
A. C. Miller
H. ID. Beachley
l.. B. Nicodemus
Morris A. Birely
A. H. Etzler
w. C. Waltemyer
Louise Mcpherson
Mary McCaffery
Daniel Flory
F. Daisy Waesche
Anna M. Jones
Maude p. Martin
Cassandra Hesson
l.. ID. Crawford
Nora M. 10y
Think of it-l19 boys from our dis