The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-07-16
CHAUTAUQUA
CLOSESSUCCESS.
Full SEASON

dBtHltul VI lut ndNtllllt tllduldu- ]
qua company, opened here Wednes- |
day, and closed last night The pro-
gram which is being carried out on
the Radcliffe circuit this year isl
strictly all-American Each enter
tainment has been selected with a !
view of promoting higher ideas as
to what America and Americanism
really means. This program is meet
ing with universal approval and is
drawing good audiences wherever
they go. They are appearing here
This week under the auspices of the
local post of the American Legion.
and the attendance has been excep-I
tionally good
The Wednesday program was
opened by the Oakley Concert COM
pany. Each member of this COM
pany is an artist and the musical
selections, both instrumental and vo-
cal, and the readings were received
with applause and every minute of
their time was one of complete en-
! liOyment to the audience. This COM
pany also closed the night program.
DIR. Edward TOmlinson one Of the
silver-tongued orators of the south,
of Augusta, Ga, delivered two lee
lures, one at the afternoon session,
and in the evening His subject at
the afternoon program was '7The
Value of an Individual" and his eve
ming subject, "Amercia's Political
Ideal Mr. TOmlinson is one of those
speakers who really inspire and the
way he handled each of his subjects
kept his audience entirely under his
spell from his opening sentence to
/ the close of his lecture. Mr.. Tom
linsOn is a journalist, served in the
I army and was wounded at Chateau
! Thierry. He has travelled all over
Europe, lecturing, and his store of
/ knowledge has been gathered by
I practical experience. He dealt with
the habit so much in vogue in the
political circles, that of hereditary
} politics. He scorned the idea of fol-
lowing in grandfather's footsteps
and being a democrat or republican
just because parents and grand-par-
ents voted that way. He advocated
political independence as the cure
for many evils now existing in the
political life of the country.
The Thursday program was rath-
er varied one with entertainment
for old 9pd young. At this session
the Em fson-Winters-M Custom
company was the attraction. Mr.. and
Mrs. Winters gave musical selec-
lions and readings. One of the fea-
lures of this program was the whist
ling of Mrs. Winters From the
opinions of those who heard Mrs
Winters, she is the best in her line
that has ever appeared before a
Clayton audience. Mr.. Gustave Mill
! burn, the magician, next gave an en-
tertainment that brot forth the ap-
plause. His many performances OF
slight-Of- hand brot down the house
and especially when he began taking
various articles of clothing from the
hat of a certain popular young man
we'll known in Clayton society cir
cles.
The lecturer on this program was
: the Chautauqua director, who
dWelt on community problems, anG
: advocated the teaching Of American
ideals in local communities. with
: the idea of establishing absolute
: democracy, abolshing caste in Anne
> rican life. His address was full Oi
sound logic and appealed to every
, individual,
i The closing program on last night
was furnished by a company knOwI
as American-all, Composed of eigh
soldiers from verious educatiOna
: centers of the United States Army
p Each of these members gave songs
! and related stories gathered from
personal observations during theil
army life. Each man in this compan!
was of a different nationality anC
D their program was one that demon
straled that from whatevef CLINE
( a man may come to America, he be
: came an American, and lived fol
e Americn ideals.
q DR.. Harry Hibschman appeared a.
& the lecturer in the closlng 5gfam
e and the subject was Aneriea's In
+ duslrial Ideal.' Ne. Hibschman ha
n taken a great interest in ildustria
questions and dealt with his sub