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Show m piiiiiii.iiun.im '"-' m iiii i im-i, n tyynyy, y y ; - r - - --"4: C 1 - - - .wa. THE CHAUTAUQUA i COMMITTEEMAN He's the Man in the Front Ranks of Every Worth-While Movement The Chautauqua committeeman is the man of your townwho has been working over-time for Chautauqua Chau-tauqua and still he has a business of his own to look after. He is responsible for the Chautauqua Chautau-qua coming to your town. He promised that if the Chautauqua would come, there would be a crowd to receive it. He has probably helped put up advertising, handled i, a mass of Chautauqua correspond-1 correspond-1 ence, sold his share of tickets and , made a score of local arrange- ments. All this without the hope ' of one cent of financial gain why? Yes! More! 'he has paid $2.50 for his own ticket. . Because he wanted the town to have a week of clean, wholesome entertainment, inspiring music and instructive lectures. The Chautauqua committeeman is a hard working business or professional profes-sional man, of the type the poet was talking about when he said, "I thank thee, 0, Lord! that I have time for things that don't pay dividends." divi-dends." A few men of this type make a town what it is and the more it has of them the finer a town it will be. You should be proud of your Chautauqua committeeman. |