The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-10
THE LYCEUM LECTURERS.
List ofThosc who VIII Appear ON the
Course This Winter.

The Richmond Lyceum viii open the
season here October 17th, when Georse
+. vending will appear and deliver his
lecture on "Stonewall Jackson which is
pronounced by many TO be excellent As
a lecturer Mr.. Vending has had a re-
markable career. having filed over 1900
engagements in seven years. Mr. Nend-
ling was formerly a practicing lawyer IN
Washington, -. c., but now gives NM
self entirely 10 literary work.
The ladies of Richmond viii hail with
delight the appearance here. on October
oath. of Edward W. Box, editor OF the
Ladies Home Journal. Mt. Box i5 one
OF the most successful and popular young
men in America to-day. When ne has
spoken IN public his name has been hke
an electric magnet as a drawing card.
and his success as q speaker was in-
Simultaneous. Mr.. Box Will this fan deliY-
or but ten lectures. He has expressed q
desire to come into direct touch with life
i'm the South and to meet its people faco
20 face. and Richmond is one Of the few
cities tina succeeded I'm securing him.
HIS subject will be 1.-The Keys 10 Sue
cess
Henry Watterson, the third lecturer In
the course, will deliver the famous lee
ture on Abraham Lincoln which ate
tracted such universal attention when me
first delivered II at the Auditorium IN
Chicago. on the occasion of the eighty
sixth anniversary of the birth OF The war
President. Last year the Lyceum had
President Andrews, Of Brown University.
a Northern man. 20 deliver "a lecture on
"R. u. Lee" and they thought 70 fitting
this year to have a Southern man TO
deliver a lecture on Abraham Lincoln.
Perhaps no more interesting subject
could now be presented TO the public than
that of modern naval warfare. Henry w.
Raymond. a well-known authority on
naval matters. Will deliver an illustrated
lecture on Modern Navies on Novem-
Der 2lst.
II. Hopkinson Smith will furnish the
humor of the course. His versatility is
remarkable. lie enjoys q national reputa-
ton as an artist. lecturer. reader and
story-telier. He will give readings from
Tom GrOgan." Gentleman Nagab0nd.
and late works.
on January 10Th Russell il. C0uwcl.
Who so delighted the Lyceum audience
last year, will re-appcar. His subject
viii be "A jolly Earthquake"
one Of the features OF the course Will
be the temperance % Hamilton W..
Mabie. in his lecture on couture for
To-day" Mr.. Mabie is one of the editors
or The Outlook. and ranks first as an
e%ssayist. critic and orator. lie is now
associated with Charles Dudley Warner
IN the editorship Of the Library OF the
worlds Literature" Tie lecture itself
Will be literature Of the highest order.
George KEENAN, IS one OF the three who
appeared in last years course and who
will appear here again. He spent the last
three months in Cub as war correspond
enr FOR "The Outlook and VIII soon
return TO this country 90 begin his lee
ture tour. lie Will deliver an illustrated
lecture on ~"Vagdbond Life I'm Eastern
Europe"
Manila and the Philippines viii be
the subject Of the lecture of Frank r.
RobersOn, a man OF fine reputation as @
lecturer on travels. Htls now on his way
10 Manila. where ne win spend several
months gathering Information and illus
trations for his lecture. which. just now.
will excite intense interest.
Prof. Otis r. Mason, Ph. D.. OF the
Smithsonian institute. curator OF the de-
partment of ethnology, has been engag-
ed to deliver a lecture on "Wom7n's
part IN Industrial Development a sub-
iact upon which he has recently published
a book,
The Board OF Managers were disap-
po|nted az not being able to secure the
| services OF the distinguished Jewish
Rabbi Or. Hirsh. Of Chicago; as. also. Of
lanes Wh'tcomb Riley. II the orranisa-
lion receives sufficient support other lee
turers will be engaged later.