Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-09
CHAUTAUQUA

Under Opinions OF Others" the
local Post OF the American Legion
has an article In this issue desiring
correction In the news item OF last
week regarding the proposed Chau-
tauqua In Askov this summer.
Whether they wish to reprlmand
the. American or one OF their mem
beers ls not known to us. but the
item was reported about as II was
given 20 us and we presume II was
correctly stated when II said: ~. s.
Petersen II going ahead with the
plans for this summer" m the Le-
gion Is sponsoring II may we ask n
they had anything TO do with decid-
Ing that the North Branch Singing
Society and the Governor Will appear
here. or any Of the other arrange
mentsy
SO far "a the American Ii concern
ed we do not know that we have ever
wilfully slIghted the Legion. In fact
last year after the Home Talent Week
was not put over by the business men
(Which by the way there would have
been no difficulty In doing had a
little GOODNESS and elaboration been
exercised) we supported and boosted
the undertaking under auspices OF the
Legion. even going to the expense OF
furnishing printed programs free OF
charge. And the writer as director
OF the band and orchestra worked
diligently many evenings for three
or four weeks prior to the programs
In order TO make the best possible
showing with local talent,
The poor" business men. however.
seem TO get H." Here we have II
they decided that success could not
be made Of the idea" and last year
after the Home Talent Week an ar
ticie In an out OF town publication
pictured them as rcactionary and not
able 90 warm up TO the enterprise.
And the verbal accusations were less
edifying.
Il would be only natural that II the
business men were 10 pay the ex-
pense Of the undertaking. as was first
proposed. that they should have
something TO say about it--whether
the free admission was TO be ex-
tended to our own community or the
whole state, and other like questions.
But enough OF that. The above
viii not interest many readers and
may be looked at IA see-sawlng. petty
Jealousy. blabber and the like by
those who had nothing to do with
the arrangements.
While we are on the subject OF
Home Talent Week or Chautauaua we
wish to bring out few thoughts
which may be OF interest to the gen
eral public and as Il Is community
project. or at least should be. and
not an individual undertaking. Il
wouldn't hurt bit TO know little
more about what others think OF Il.
Suggestions offered should always be
welcome.
In the first place when we had
the Acme Chautauqua Company of
Dies Moines, Iowa. showing here two
seasons In succession some objection
was raised ON account OF the amount
u money Il took out OF the COM
munity and goodness knows that the
company was after every nickel they
could squeeze out. One objection rails
ed by the American (and we believe
q was shared by many others) was
the fact that there were too much
entertainment all In run. more
than the ordinary person who has
his daily work to attend to. can alb
sorb. In that respect the universit,
ISeeum Course put ON by the Ameri
can Legion through several season.
here In the winter time Is better be
cause there are half dozen OF NOR,
entertainments spread over eours,
OF Ave or SIX months.
Regular travelling chautanqua com
panies consist Of professional actor
and musicians. or az least advance,
and quite efficient. and trained lee
turers who have their lessons iearnes
and all worked out before they ap
pear ON the road, so they need onl,