The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-19
FORUM PROGRAM
Most Entertaining Program Given,
Both Musical and Forensic-Next
Meeting, Subject Woman.

Most Entertaining Program Given,
Both Musical and Forensic-Next
Meeting, Subject Woman.
The first meeting of the Forum was
held Sunday at 4 p. m. in Music Hall
and proved to be most interesting and
entertaining to an audience that filled
the hall.
President E. L. Stephens opened the
meeting with a statement of the pur-
poses of the Forum as follows: "Its
objects shall be to associate together
those interested in social and civic
culture by providing for the benefit
of the general public lectures and
addresses on civic economic, social
literary, philosophical and ethical
themes, together with high class mu-
steal attractions. 1t is to be non-sec-
tartan and non-partisan, and to serve
as a clearinghouse Of public opinion
upon all activities towards civic and
social progress" The financial main
tenance of the Forum will come
from memberships, patronages, and
life-memberships; members pay SO
a year, patrons pay $25 a year, and
life members are those who give the
Forum as much as 500 at any one
time. All meetings of the Forum are
free to the public, and everybody is
cordially invited to attend, whether
he becomes a member or not"
H. o--~y-n4A thai rAvf C,,nAou tho
subject would be Man Discussed by
Woman" and urged all present to be
sure to attend.
The musical program was rendered
first and was as follows: Overture,
"Valmont," by the Lafayette Concert
Band; piano solo, Gottschalks Lost
Hope" by Miss Gertrude Mouton;
p, vocal duet Mendelssohn's Fare
well,f' by Misses Alice Campbell and
Isabella Mouton, accompanied by
Mrs. Alfred Mouton, vocal solo,
Dawn" Miss Elece Shackford, &C
companied by Miss Isabelle Mouton;
Upon the Sea-" Lafayette Concert
Band.
At the conclusion of the above de-
lightful musical program President
. Stephens announced Dr.. H. L. Du-
crocq as the first speaker or the sub
| ject of woman Discussed by Man."
DR.. Ducrocq stated that as he had on
ly ten minutes he would not attempt
a serious discussion and then enter
tanned the audience with some anus
ing remarks supplemented by a num-
Der Of witticisms he real. He closed
with a French song that caused con-
siderable amusement.
Judge Campbell followed and de-
clared he would confine his remarks
to one phase Of the question and then
proceeded to pay a high tribute to
woman. citing Queen Victoria as an
example Of what a woman has done
in great affairs and referred to the
many distinguished women authors,
sculptors etc. In closing he asked
that next Sunday when the women
discussed man, one should choose the
good points of man only.
Mr.. VIM. Clegg was next and spoke
feelingly Of the heroism of women in
the Civil war and declared it a shame
that a monument to her had not long
since been raised.
DR.. Stephens contributed as his
part of the program a beautiful selec-
ton from Marpessa by Stephen Phil
lips, where Idus pleads his love for
Marpessa in glowing and charming
language. DR.. Stephens rendition Of
the lines was excellent.
Mr.. F. e. VOORHEES, spoke next and
after presenting two views of woman,
the one paying tribute to her high
qualities, the other alleging her un-
lovely traits he praised her bravery
under misfortune, her patient endur-
ance under pain and hard conditfins,
and exalted her virtues as a wife and
mother.
Atty. John T.. Kennedy spoke next
and declared it required courage in
these days of the militant sufragette
objection to giving women the ballot.
He was willing ii admit that intellect
ually they are fully competent to be
prize fighters or politicians. Further
he would concede that some were
physically fit to be prize fighters and
all to be politicians, but he was old
fashioned and preferred not to see
women on the hastings, but rather
adjoining the homes. He then paid a
beautiful tribute to the loyalty of wo-
men who never deserted those they
loved no matter what misfortune be-
fell them, declaring that his tribute to
this loyalty Of women found an echo
in the heart Of every man who heard
him.
Maj. DeClouet spoke next, pay
ing special tribute to woman's fine
character as shown by the stress of
wal and burden Of calamity, praising
unstintedly her great spirit Of self
sacrifice.
DR.. N. PI Moss closed the discus
sion and emphasized the great power
and influence Of women welded
through her m~otherlove.
All Of the speeches were most en-
tertaining and were highly a%ppreciat-
ed by the audience. Next Sunday a
large number should attend. There
Is no charge for admission and every
body IL welcome.
DR.. stephens announced that for
next Sunday Mrs. C. Campbell and
Misses Leftwich Of the Industrial and
Ninetta Mates Of the High School
had consented to discuss MAN The
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