The Story of Chautauqua

by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut

CLASS DIRECTORY, CHAUTAUQUA HOME READING CIRCLES—C. L. S. C.

Class 1882, "The Pioneers"

Motto—"From Height to Height."
Emblem—The hatchet.
President—J. L. Hurlbut, Bloomfield, N. J.
Secretary—Miss May E. Wightman, 238 Main St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Treasurer—Mrs. L. J. Harter, Chautauqua, N. Y.

Class 1883, "The Vincents"

Motto—"Step by step, we gain the height."
Emblem—The sweet pea.
President—Mrs. Thos. Alexander, Franklin, Pa.
Secretary—Miss Anne Hitchcock, Burton, O.
Treasurer—Miss M. J. Perrine, Chautauqua, N. Y.

Class 1884, "The Irrepressibles"

Motto—"Press forward, he conquers who will."
Emblem—The golden rod.
President—Miss Anna McDonald, 630 Magnolia Ave., Long Beach, Calif.
Treasurer—Mr. F. A. Kinsley, 461 Ashland Ave., Buffalo, N. Y.
Secretary-Trustee—Mrs. Lizzie Wilcox, Chautauqua, N. Y.

Class 1885, "The Invincibles"

Motto—"Press on, reaching after those things which are before."
Emblem—The heliotrope.
President—Mr. E. C. Dean, Delphi, N. Y.
Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs. T. J. Bentley, Springboro, Pa.

Class 1886, "The Progressives"

Motto—"We study for light to bless with light."
Emblem—The aster.
President—Miss Sara Soule, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Secretary—Mrs. M. V. Rowley, 112 Vassar St., Cleveland, O.
Treasurer—Miss Lucy Woodwell, 25 Indiana Ave., Somerville, Mass.
Trustee—Dr. Ili Long, 1339 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y.

Class 1887, "The Pansy"

Motto—"Neglect not the gift that is within thee."
Emblem—The pansy.
President—Mr. H. E. Barrett, Syracuse, N. Y.
Secretary—Miss Alice M. Bentley, Meadville, Pa.
Treasurer—Miss Letitia Flocker, Evergreen Road, R. F. D., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Trustee—Miss Adell Clapp, Chautauqua, N. Y.

Class 1888, "The Plymouth Rock"

Motto—"Let us be seen by our deeds."
Emblem—The geranium.
President—Mr. G. W. Bartlett, Hamburg, N. Y.
Secretary-Treasurer—Miss Agnes S. Chalmers, Amsterdam, N. Y.
Trustee—Mr. G. W. Bartlett, Hamburg, N. Y.

Class 1889, "The Argonauts"

Motto—"Knowledge unused for the good of others is more vain than unused gold."
Emblem—The daisy.
President—Rev. J. E. Rudisill, Columbus, O.
Secretary—Mrs. Mary C. Morris, Point Pleasant, N. J.
Treasurer—Mrs. D. F. Emery, Greenville, Pa.
Trustee—Rev. C. C. Creegan, Marietta, O.

Class 1890, "The Pierians"

Motto—"Redeeming the time."
Emblem—The tube rose.
President—Rev. J. R. Morris, Homer City, Pa.
Secretary-Treasurer-Trustee—Miss Ada Benner, 5512 Center Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Class 1891, "The Olympians"

Motto—"So run that ye may obtain."
Emblem—The laurel and the white rose.
President—Mrs. George T. Guernsey, Independence, Kans.
Secretary-Treasurer—Miss Marie A. Daniels, New Britain, Conn.
Trustee—Mrs. George T. Guernsey, Independence, Kans.

Class 1892, "Columbia"

Motto—"Seek and ye shall find."
Emblem—The carnation.
President—Mrs. Clara L. McCray, Bradford, Pa.
Secretary—Miss Annie E. Jackson, Port Deposit, Me.
Treasurer—Mrs. Chas. B. Adams, Zanesville, O.
Trustee—Mrs. Clara L. McCray, Bradford, Pa.

Class 1893, "The Athenians"

Motto—"Study to be what you wish to seem."
Emblem—The acorn.
President—Mrs. J. J. Matthews, 623 N. Negley Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs. Nettie C. Rice, Ebensburgh, Pa.
Trustee—Prof. Thomas H. Paden, New Concord, O.

Class 1894, "The Philomatheans"

Motto—"Ubi mel, ibi apes."
Emblem—The clover.
President—Dr. A. C. Ellis, Oil City, Pa.
Secretary-Treasurer-Trustee—Mrs. Sanford Lynn
Porter, Chautauqua, N. Y.

Class 1895, "The Pathfinders"

Motto—"Truth will make you free."
Emblem—The nasturtium.
President—Mrs. George P. Hukill, Franklin, Pa.
Treasurer—Mrs. E. L. Ploss, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Secretary-Trustee—Miss Catherine Lawrence, 610 E. 23rd St., Brooklyn, N. Y.

Class 1896, "The Truth-Seekers"

Motto—"Truth is eternal."
Emblem—The forget-me-not. The Greek lamp.
President—Mrs. Margaret A. Seaton, 1943 E. 86th St., Cleveland, O.
Secretary-Treasurer—Miss Emily A. Birchgard, 1826 Penrose Ave., Cleveland, O.
Trustee—Mr. John R. Connor, Chautauqua, N. Y.

Class 1897, "The Romans"

Motto—"Veni, Vidi, Vici."
Emblem—The ivy.
President—Mrs. Harriet M. Dunn, Brooklyn, Mich.
Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs. Anna Heilman, Greenville, Pa.
Trustee—Mrs. Harriet M. Dunn, Brooklyn, Mich.

Class 1898, "The Laniers"

Motto—"The humblest life that lives may be divine."
Emblem—The violet.
President—Mrs. G. E. Tanner, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Secretary-Treasurer-Trustee—Miss Fannie B. Collins, Grandview, O.

Class 1899, "The Patriots"

Motto—"Fidelity, Fraternity."
Emblem—The flag.
President—Mrs. E. E. Sparks, 444 Macon St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary—Mrs. M. Barnard, 1637 E. 66th St., Cleveland, O.
Treasurer—Mrs. J. V. Ritts, Butler, Pa.
Trustee—Mrs. Ella Richards, Chautauqua, N. Y.

Class 1900, "The Nineteenth Century"

Motto—"Faith in the God of Truth; hope for the unfolding centuries; charity toward all endeavor."
Emblem—The evergreen.
President—Mrs. J. H. Montgomery, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs. L. B. Watts, 5740 Cabanna Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Trustee—Mrs. J. H. Montgomery, Chautauqua, N. Y.

Class 1901, "The Twentieth Century"

Motto—"Light, Love, Life."
Emblem—The palm.
President—Mrs. Lucy Mendell George, Wellsburg, W. Va.
Secretary—Miss Elizabeth J. Steward, Westwood, N. J.
Treasurer—Mrs. Clara Lawrence, 610 E. 23rd St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Trustee—Miss Margaret Hackley, Georgetown, Ky.

Class 1902, "The Altrurians"

Motto—"Not for self, but for all."
Emblem—Golden glow.
President—Mrs. J. A. Walker, Brownwood, Tex.
Secretary-Treasurer-Trustee—Miss Frances Davidson, Chautauqua, N. Y.

Class 1903, "The Quarter Century"

Motto—"What is excellent is permanent."
Emblem—The cornflower.
President—Mr. Edward E. Sparks, 444 Macon St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary—Miss Ida M. Quimby, 20 Spring St., East Orange, N. J.
Treasurer—Miss Evelyn Dewey, 20 Spring St., East Orange, N. J.
Trustee—Mr. Edward E. Sparks, 444 Macon St., Brooklyn, N. Y.

Class 1904, "Lewis Miller"

Motto—"The horizon widens as we climb."
Emblem—Clematis.
President—Mrs. Laura Johnston, 30 W. 4th St., Oil City, Pa.
Secretary-Treasurer—Miss Louise Nicholson, 89 Union St., Blue Island, Ill.
Trustee—Miss Grace E. Beck, 424 Mahoning St., Monongahela, Pa.

Class 1905, "The Cosmopolitan"

Motto—"A man's reach should exceed his grasp."
Emblem—The cosmos.
President—Dr. James Babbitt, Philadelphia, Pa.
Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs. J. J. Bowden, Johnstown, Pa.
Trustee—Miss Minnie Edgerton, 104 Prospect Ave., Buffalo, N. Y.

Class 1906, "John Ruskin"

Motto—"To love light and seek knowledge."
Emblem—Easter lily.
President—Mrs. Theo. Hall, Jr., Ashtabula, O.
Secretary-Treasurer-Trustee—Miss Irena Roach, Box 126, Round Lake, N. Y.

Class 1907, "George Washington"

Motto—"The aim of education is character."
Emblem—The scarlet salvia.
President—Mrs. Geo. Coblentz, 1045 W. 9th St., Erie, Pa.
Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs. A. H. Marvin, Oberlin, O.
Trustee—Miss Rannie Webster, Chautauqua, N. Y.

Class 1908, "Tennyson"

Motto—"To strive, to seek, to find, to yield."
Emblem—The red rose.
President—Prof. Samuel C. Schmucker, West Chester, Pa.
Secretary-Treasurer-Trustee—Miss Sarah E. Ford, 169 Court St., Binghamton, N. Y.

Class 1909, "Dante"

Motto—"On and fear not."
Emblem—The grapevine.
President—Mrs. O. B. Shallenberger, Beaver, Pa.
Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs. Hiram J. Baldwin, Falconer, N. Y.
Trustee—Mrs. Thos. B. Hill, Chautauqua, N. Y.

Class 1910, "Gladstone"

Motto—"Life is a great and noble calling."
Emblem—The beech.
President—Miss Nannie S. Stockett, Annapolis, Md.
Secretary—Mr. James Bird, 1028 Ann St., Parkersburg, W. Va.
Treasurer—Mr. J. J. McWilliams, 11500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, O.

Class 1911, "Longfellow"

Motto—"Act, act in the living present."
Emblem—The young Hiawatha and the hydrangea.
President—Mrs. M. L. Chattin, Temple, Tex.
Secretary—Mrs. Effa Brown, McKeesport, Pa.
Treasurer—Mrs. L. B. Yale, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Trustee—Mrs. Walter King, 323 W. 83rd St., New York City.

Class 1912, "Shakespeare"

Motto—"To thine own self be true."
Emblem—Eglantine.
President—Mrs. S. F. Clarke, 4th St., Freeport, Pa.
Secretary—Miss M. E. Phillips, Marion, Ala.
Treasurer-Trustee—Mrs. S. F. Clarke, 4th St., Freeport, Pa.

Class 1913, "Athene"

Motto—"Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control, these three alone lead life to sovereign power."
Emblem—The owl.
President—Rev. W. C. McKnight, Birmingham, Mich.
Secretary—Mr. Robert Adams, Warren, Pa.
Treasurer—Mrs. Alice J. McKnight, Birmingham, Mich.
Trustee—Mrs. J. H. Knepper, 924 Michigan Ave., Buffalo, N. Y.

Class 1914, "Dickens"

Motto—"The voice of time cries to man, 'Advance.'"
Emblem—Wild rose.
President—Prof. Chas. E. Rhodes, 507 Potomac Ave., Buffalo, N. Y.
Secretary—Miss Rose Webster, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Treasurer-Trustee—Miss Eleanor Clark, 1101 King Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Class 1915, "Jane Addams"

Motto—"Life more abundant."
Emblem—American laurel.
President—Mr. W. H. Hamlin, Tougaloo, Miss.
Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs. A. F. B. Morris, 6716 Thomas Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Trustee—Mrs. Ida B. Cole, Chautauqua, N. Y.

Class 1916, "The Internationals"

Motto—"Knowledge maketh all mankind akin."
Emblem—The holly.
President—Miss Laura Hamilton, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Secretary-Treasurer-Trustee—Miss Amelia H. Bumstead, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Class 1917, "Emerson"

Motto—"Let us know the truth."
Emblem—The cat-tail.
President—Mrs. John Orr, Hotel San Remo, New York City.
Secretary—Mrs. T. D. Samford, Opelika, Ala.
Treasurer—Mr. Louis H. Walden, Norwich, Conn.
Trustee—Mrs. O. G. Franks, Chautauqua, N. Y.

Class 1918, "The Arthurians"

Motto—"Live pure, speak true, right the wrong, follow the King."
Emblem—The gladiolus.
President—Miss Emma T. McIntyre, Eustis, Fla.
Secretary—Miss Margaret M. Chalmers, Hagaman, N. Y.
Treasurer-Trustee—Mrs. Chas. E. Rhodes, 507 Potomac Ave., Buffalo, N. Y.

Class 1919, "America"

Motto—"Peace and Democracy."
Emblem—The American Beauty rose.
President—Mrs. S. E. Booth, 700 N. Harrison Ave., Wilmington, Del.
Secretary—Mrs. Ethel M. Vanderburger, 70 Melrose St., Rochester, N. Y.
Trustee—Mrs. Anna M. Fay, Brocton, N. Y.

Class 1920, "The Optimists"

Motto—"Nothing less than the best."
Emblem—The pink aster.
President—Dr. George Hobbie, 600 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, N. Y.
Treasurer—Miss Jessie M. Leslie, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Secretary-Trustee—Mrs. Chas. C. Taylor, Akron, O.

Class 1921, "The Adelphians"

Motto—"Omnia vincit amor." "Love conquers all."
Emblem—The woodbine.
President—Prof. Frank E. Ewart, Colgate University, Hamilton, N. Y.
Secretary—Miss Harriet Sheldon, The Seneca, Broad St., Columbus, O.
Treasurer-Trustee—Mrs. Frances Akin, Chautauqua, N. Y.

Class 1922, "The Crusaders"

Motto—"Be not content to read history, make it."
Emblem—The oak leaf.
President—Mr. O. C. Herrick, 6028 Rodman St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Secretary—Miss Alameda Edwards, 750 Mt. Hope Road, Cincinnati, O.
Treasurer—Mr. Robert Cleland, 5809 Northumberland Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Trustee—Mrs. Evalyn Dorman, Chautauqua, N. Y.

Class 1923, "The Victory"

Motto—"Victory."
Emblem—The poppy. The flags of the Allies.
President—Miss Elizabeth Skinner, Dunedin, Fla.
Recording Secretary—Mrs. R. W. Johnston, 1649 Shady Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Corresponding Secretary—Mrs. John W. Hanna, 803 Fourth St., Braddock, Pa.
Treasurer-Trustee—Mrs. R. I. Park, Chautauqua, N. Y.

Class 1924, "The New Era"

Motto—"Enter to learn, go forth to serve."
Emblem—The blue larkspur and the marigold.
President—Mrs. F. M. Beacom, 1312 W. 10th St., Wilmington, Del.
Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs. F. N. Prechtel, Cherokee, Ia.

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