The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-08-15

>othi AT WdS obtained uhocF mlSrep
opposition of the people of Hammond
ceIIed the engagement. Said Lessee
"The lecture was represented to
Absolute Life and ! had no idea tn
Mona Rees would come to Hammond
Jungle
LAS soon as saw THE TIMES
veIoped to the proposed lecture, and
vctees really intended to do, ! imm,
contract,
Following the Evelyn See expose
in these columns last night Hammond
from one end to the other seethed
with indignation over the coming of
the arch-free-lover and his priest
esses.
Seldom in the history of Ham
mond has there been such united
protest against the appearance of
charlatan as is being made against
the proposed lecture of Evelyn
Arthur See.
HAMMOND GOES ON RECORD.
1t is not known what other COM
n,unities would do. but Hammond has
gone on record as opposing the ap-
pearance OF See fnSpublic. 1T has prov
en- its moral hber and the fact that IL
abhors the teachings of such liber-
tine as See-
The quick response to the story was
something remarkable. The editorial
rooms of THE TIMES were besieged
with telephone communications of
commendatioB. 1t had been feared
earlier in the day that the lectures
would get valuable advertising If they
were denounced, but THE TIMES beiiev-
ed that the only way to 'awaker-~a
storm OF sentiment against them
would be to print the facts about the
strong feeling existant among the peo-
pie and events proved the correctness
OF its belief
ALL CLASSES JOIN IN.
All classes Joined in the wave of in
dignation. Civic bodies. such as the
Hammond Womans club, the Garfield
club, Ministerial association. church
societies. swelled the protests with
condemnatory resolutions. Letters of
approval of THE TIMES, course poured
into this office
The answer of the people to Father
Barretts plea for decency indicates
the moral standing of the community.
Scores of good citizens arose in their
might and decreed that See should new
er be permitted to speak
THEY ARE ALL READY.
The citizens vigilance committee was
formed and everything, including
supply of ripe hen fruit. had been pre-
pared. Knowing the temper of the
board of police commissioners, who
would like to prevent Sees appearance
and yet could take no legal steps to
stop his lecture. II was not believed
that the police officers would do more
than to prevent the destruction of life
and property.
CLUB is EMPHATIC.
At meeting of the Garfield club
last night the following resolutions
were passed:
Whereas. E. A. See of Chicago is a
man once convicted to the penitentiary
because of extremely fragrant immor-
ality passed in the name of a religion
Whereas. These things are of gener-
al knowledge from the records of the
court.
Whereas, We feel most strongly that
the morals and self-respect Of our
the private profit of any individual.
Whereas. Our community will be
harmed. not only morally. but finan-
cially by the fact of its being made
public that such explorations are toll
Grated in this community,
Whereas. Said See is not allowed by
the courts in Chicago to deliver said
lecture before the public.
Therefore. Be it resolved. that we
most earnestly protest against such
performance; against the exploitation
of the self-respect of our community.
and cooperate with any others in taxi
ing such legitimate action as may ap-
pear plausible in forestalling said
performance in Hammond
woMAN'S CLUB DENoUNCEs 1T.
The following is a communication
which was received from the officers
and members of the woman's club of
Hammond.
I'VE, the undersigned officers and
members of the III. w. club. represent
ing membership of 90 representative
women of our town. held a call meet
ing Monday afternoon to express our
disapproval and strongest protest