The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-15
LIST OF NOTABLES
HAS BEEN SECURED
Men Nationally Known Will
Appear at Local Lyceum
Festival.

Richmond people will have an op-
orators and thinkers of America dur
ing the week of November 18th, when
the Coit-Alber Lyceum Festival pro-
gram will be given in the Coliseum
under the auspices of the Richmond
~. M. c. A.
Hobson-HanIy Debate.
When former Gov. J. Frank Hanly
presents the affirmative side in the
debate between himself and Capt.
Richmond Pearson Hobson on the
question--"Resolved: that the nations
of the world should disarm,' it will be
the beginning of perhaps the most
spectacular debate that has been Of
fered in Richmond in many years.
Vhese two men are oratorical giants.
They are both thoroughly conversant
with the subject, have lectured upon
the subject for many years, and are
lat present debating this question in
the largest cities throughout the
South. Mr.. Hanly has been offering
the lecture. 1.-THE World Disarmed,'
tconsidered such forceful presenta-
tion of the horrors and uselessness of
war that Joseph II. Choate, former
ambassador to Great Britain, request
ed Mr.. Hanly to appear in the large
cities of the United States to deliver
this lecture to create public senti-
ment in favor of the Peace Treats
that wre pending this past winter be-
fore the United States senate. Mr..
Hanly's lecture engagements made 1t
impossible for him to comply with the
request. On the other hand, Capt. Hob
son is an adversary worthy of the re-
spect of any speaker. Some years ago
he debated this question with DR.. s.
Parks Cadman, the famous New York
preacher, and, if reports from the
newspapers in the West are to be be-
lieved, he did not come out second
best. The subject is timely one, and
this feature, if no other, would make
the Lyceum Festival program worthy
of the consideration of every citizen
of Richmond.
:, Great Preachers.
number of noted preachers will
appear on the Festival program. DR..
L. B. Wickersham, who, before he
devoted all his time to lecturing, was
pastor of the First M. e. church of
Des Moines, Iowa, will appear the
opening day. Arrangements are now
being made for the appearance Of
some noted preacher on Sunday, No
vember Gath. Negotiations are pend
ing with Dr. George r. Stuart, DR..
Russell H. Conwell and DR.. Newell
Dwight Hills, and one of these will
doubtless be secured. One of the great
est speakers and best orators of the
Catholic faith has been secured, and
Father P. J. MacCorry (Paulist), of
Chicago, will appear on Friday night,
giving his Illuminated lecture, THE
Story Beautiful" which is said to be
the most beautifully illustrated lee
ture now before the public. Father
MacCorry has been speaking on the
largest Chautauqua Assemblies of the
country for a number of seasons and
is a great dramatic orator, second on
tly perhaps to the late lamented Father
Vaughan, who has been so popular in
Richmond. 1t so happens that Mr..
Louis J. Alber, of Cleveland, the gen.
eral manager of these Lyceum Festi-
walls, was the personal manager of
Father Vaughan at the time he appear
ed in Richmond, and Mr.. Alder states
that Father MacCorry, even during
Father Vaughan's career on the plat
form, was a close second to him as
ON orator