Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-19
THE LyCEUM MOVEMENT.
People Taking Interest In the Pop"-
Iar PIan-The Subscribers.

The work Of organizing Richmond
Lyceum is meeting with great encourage
ment from our citizens. Already a
large number have indicated their
willingness to join, and II those citizens
who are interested in Richmond's pro
gresq and culture will unite in securing
the 800 requisite names, next winter they
will hear from the most popular lee
turers I'm this country.
The gentlemen who are attempting to
effect the organization are prompted
alone by public spirit. No one In Rich
mond Is pecuniarily interested In the sue
cess of the plan, and all the money col
lected will be expended I'm lectures and
other entertainments OF a high order.
The organization will be- purely co-ope-
rative. and the gentlemen who have con-
scented 10 act as directors will pay the
same fee as the other members. Thelr
sole object In undertaking the enterprise
Is to secure for Richmond at a very
small cost n course OF lectures and en-
tertainments that will contribute much
TO popular education.
The membership fee Of s. entities each
member TO two annual admissions 70 each
entertainment, and will entitle the mem
Der to reserved seats I'm the order IN
which their names are handed In TO the
BOARD OF Directors This will make the
cost OF each entertainment only % cents
per ticket, If Just 300 be secured, but II
| the membership reaches 800 the cost
will be materially lessened. To non
members. the cost Of each admission VIII
| be 50 cents.
Under an organization known as the
Southern Iyceum, OF which Henry wat
| terson IS president. similar organizations
have been effected in Norfolk, Va, VIII
mington n. c., Birmingham, Ala, Nash
vile, Tenn, Augusta, Ca, Atlanta, Ga''
and many other southern cities.
Among the widely known lecturers
who will probably come to Richmond
under the auspices Of the Lyceum are
DR. Lyman Abbott George Cannon HOP
kinson Smith, John Fox, Jr., Russell H.
Conwel1. Robert J. Burdette, WIZ Carl
ton. Madison c. Peters, Dr. NJ j. Palmer'
Murat Halstead, John Temple graves
ex-senator ingalls,. and DR.. L. .. Hen
son. The Richmond Lyceum, however
will be entirely independent, ana the
hoard will be at liberty to select from all
tbe lecturers on the American platform.
No further canvass OF the city will
I,l[eIv he made but all who are interested
In the course can send their names 10
7 T. Hill. No. Il north Twelfth street.
Members will be allowed TO draw for
reserved seats i'm the order In which they
hand In their names. Among the sub
scribers to the plan are Virginius New
ton Cunningham Hall, John IL. Powei,
lanes Nelson, Arthur h. Clarke. Henry
c. Tones. Il. w. Boatwright, William +.
Fog George NJ. West, 7. A. Cary J. L.
HIM ]. Garland Pollard, h. a. Hoen,
W. s. Copeland, w. II. Meredith, oscar
svineford John Morton, Taylor Grahdy'
r. Woodfn, +. Pfaff, V. i. Balne, >.
Galeski. Edward y. Calish, George "A.
Gibson. Charles j. Anderson Z. a.
Zincl,e w. ]. Kimbrough, John Pollard
E,rreat Wilson. +. w. Stiff, III. h. NC
Vey. Ashby r. Ragland, samuei slhton'
John r.. West, John $. Elicit b. H.
Williams. d. II. Midyette, w. II. Hyniah'
r 6 Hume. f. NJ Parker, Jr, James
y Ryland. A. j. Barton, w. A. IoWhes'
beverly II. Crump. Charles 4. Couiiihg'
san,nei Rosendorf. w. T. Dabney,
Georga T., Christian, a. NJ. Seldom, L.
NJ WfIiams. r. L. Williams, Z. i.
shield q A. Hawkins, John L. Butler,
Ir d. s Mccarthy. John NJ. spence
pI'ab uunce +. l.. Butler l. Nj. Mer-
or NJ r Rosenbaum, T. c. Williams
~ CIV Ellis Stern. f. A. Catlin,
ceorga p. Cannon, j. j. Hunt, w. II.
nav,s O. Harvey Clarke, Robert Lee
Trailer s. III. Halves. II. S. Hawes, DR..
- Matthew'S, NJ. S. Block, Murry NJ.
lfccu,re John p. MCGUIRE, Jr., Il. l..
TeIv w II. Cullingworth. A. II. Chris
tian II Roswell Page. Barton II. Wise,
pnssaIi @ williams. John p. Branch.
W. n Duke. DIR. George f. Bagby. II.
uerrick r. L. Powers. 3. y. Valen-
,ina II Fl Ferguson, Mrs. John w.
Harrison. f. =. Clement, 5. II. Hil. D.
8 parrish. n. P. Cofer. Jonathan Bryan
and Gus. 4. Break, Jr.