The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-14
.FC|TY is TO HAVE
LYCEUM FESTIVAL
h. M. c. A. to Bring Great
Speakers and Entertain
ers Here Next Fall.

That Richmond is to have one OF
1.-THE Coit-Alber Lyceum Festivals Is due
no the influence of II. s. Weed, Gen
roral Secretary OF tho Y. NJ c. A. 1,
twill be under their auspices that the
program will be presented in the
coliseum, afternoon and evening dur
Eng the week Of November 18th. A
Please for the Coliseum for that week
ffas been made. and the Festival will
Fopen Monday night, November 18th
with an orchestral concert by the Pill
Esrim Girls Orchestra of Boston. fol
flowed by lecture by DR.. l.. B. Wick
Fersham, cousin Of the attorney-gener.
lal of the United States, and lecturer
Fof national renown.
i Great Speakers Appear.
A number of the greatest and best
known orators and thinkers of the
kCn1ted States are to appear on the
ffestival program, among them Capt.
kiichmond Pearson Hobson, who is
fnow Congressman from Alabama,
land former Gov. J. Frank Hanly of In
ksubject OF World Peace through the
disarmament of the Nations" DR. L.
RB. Wfckersham who Is lecturer of
national fame, will appear on the open
fling day. Edmund Vance Cooke, the
fOhio poet, widely known not only as
Ian author but as one who reads his
hoems very well, will appear on Thurs
kGay of the week; while Father Mac
!Corry, the noted Paulist Priest of Chi
fCago, will give his beautifully illu-
animated lecture, "The Story Beauti-
sfll," which Is said to be the finest
lecture of it's kind on the platform The
musical setting to this is especially
fdne, and will be given by the Interna-
tt:onal Festival Artists. In the Sunday
tIrogram there will be sacred concerts
Ply number of organizations, and
1ecture-sermon by some nationally
known preacher, such as DR.. George
fR. Stuart, or DR.. Russell H. Conweu, or
EDr. Newell Dwight Hills. The speaker
for this day hasn't yet been definitely
decided upon.
Debate on Disarmament
The debate between Capt. Richmond
Pearson Hobson and former Gov. J.
Frank Hanly will attract wide atten-
'tion and bring large audience. The
subject of Universal Peace" which
Includes that of the disarmament of
the nations, is now one of the leading
questions not only before the American
people but before the whole world.
This debate is for the sole purpose of
Informing and instructing people of
the United States on this great ques-
ltion, for on this question the people
must soon act. The debate will take
the form Of the following question
7 Resolved: that the nations of the
world should disarm" Former Gov.
'Hanly takes the affirmative and Capt
Hobson the negative. Both these men
believe in international peace, but they
Giffer as to the best methods for Sc
curing It, AS is well known Capt.
Hobson Is the nations greatest advo-
cate for larger navy. He believes
that the best way to prevent war is to
be ready for war, and has constantly
and consistently urged on the part of
congress larger navy. Aside from his
views on this subject, however, Capt. |
aobson 10 one Of the South's greatest
men and Is a logical and exact thinker,
and an orator Of great ability Gov. |
Hanly has long been known as the
leading advocate Of the disarmament
It the nations and believes that was Is |
contrary to all the principles of mod |
srr civilization, and that the constant |
lncrese of the navy makes the burden |
of taxation large than it should be. AS |
d we'll known, Mr.. Hanly is, like Capt |
a logical and careful thinker, |
md ranks as one of the nations best |
orators.
A Musical Program.
The~music offered in the Lyceum |
Festival is varied to a high degree. |
There will be two orchestras, one !
orchestra from Boston, the
other an orchestra of men from New |
York City. The wonderful singing
kaff1r Boys from South Africa will I
,s another feature. This company has
appeared on the largest Chautauquas
II this country, and before coming to
his country appeared before most of