Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-30
SOCIAL union
Is Looking for Big Boom
in Its Interests.
A Splendid Course of Lectures
to Be Given, in Future.
Some of the Best Speakers in Country
Already Engaged.

The committee on entertainment of
the Watervillc Social Union, which WAS
formed, last spring, for the purpose of
erecting 4 building and forming an as
ISOLATION where the members of all
Glasses might mingle and enjoy the
benefits of the building and its con-
tents for their mental ana physical bet
terment has been hard 1T work for
severa! months in tn" preparation for
a cousn of lectures to be given iii this
city during the coming fall and Win
ter.
The association proposes to give this
course Of lectures if the people of the
city will Join with them and contribute
their mite toward the success of such
i course by subscribing for tickets be
fore tho first Lecture. is given.
The members Of the committee do not
favor the idea If certain individuals
putting their hands in their pockets
ana fin2noiu% IN enterprise Which IS
to be a help to III" whole city. and they
ACCORDINGLY propose to canvass the
city and see hoW many eople Will pat
rOniHr such 4 course of lectures as 1T
i hornG NAY b. given. If Il sufficient
number of penII" will sign cards agree-
ing to purchas" 50 many tickets. theh
the committee will do its part Of tn"
work and bring to the city men OF ma
tionaI reputation as lecturers, enter
tanners ANA educators.
II the u-oplc are not anxious to nav"
tnis Course tn" comnitt"" viii undo
all the work that has been done and
notify the speakers that the public VIII
/ not support such 4 course. such Il
move will not u" mad however, until
! every man ana woman in the city who
j., ;,hl. to buy Il ticket is approached
II viii he 50 arranged too that each
uUrchI:,.r Of Il course ticket shall
have the opportunity "f saying which
of tn lecturers with whom tn" com
mittcc has been in correspondence he
! or she would like most to hear.
| DuriIIg the last month, Herbert g.
libby who has been iidcfatigable iii
his efforts to MAX" thu Union 2 sue
| cess. has been in correspondence" win
Il great plumber of public speakers,
| lecturers ana lecture bureaus. in an
| effort to ascertain just what lecturers
! crulI he secured and on what dates
! the, oulI probably com" to NdterVllle.
! Sufficient announcement has been CIV
! ON the committee in the work to war
! rant The publication here of the names
| of Il number of the speakers who may
b. heard here this winter. With such
zen =: Edward Everett Hale. champ
C'!lik. Hon. Jacob Eiis, Booker T.
Washington. William J. Bryan. Rev
Frank Dixon. Dr. Goorgr G. Lorimer,
! Clifford Walker \. ". Hawks and Le-
ltud Powers ~ good w. engaged. the
n.nrl. Vt WltcrvIIlc should show their
iutrrcs. in the movement by meeting
The committee half way. Tho course
will probably consist Of six lectures.
six nr the above named speakers be-
| in. Choscn from the list given.
of the names given probably the
Inast familiar are those Of Walker,
Powers. Dixon. and Hawks. Mr. Walk
~ is from London an l is for the hrs
| time making Il tour of America giving
| Il Numerous, musical and literary re-
| titll which is of the most artistic sort.
! Leland Powers is Il Maine man who
presents in his rccitals the best Of
| drama i'm the nllrcst form. He is par
| ticularly we'll known in Massachusetts,
! where he has met with great success.
Frank Dixon is an eloquent and dra-
matte speaker on the Social ana
| economic questions Of the day. and
comes IF the family of DiXons, preach
ar orators. A. w. Hawks is known as
The Laughing Philosopher" and is en-
dorscd by the entire clergy and press
! Of Maryland, his own state.
| 1t will be up TO the people to say
| - MT +bayr want this GnlpnIiI