The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07
Travels OF Uncle Tom

4 letter from an officer ~ Cleve-
land lyceum bureau to the secretary VI
The Y. VI. e. \. ut Wilmerdng. Pa, on.
closing by request three circulars OF
Vice President MARSHALL" Is reprinted
10y the Chicago Tribunc. which borrows
II casts an expected hut none the less
welcome kindly light upon Tnclc Ton
MARSHALL. our amiahle and Jefferson
an Nice.Presiden The date is July
-. but booking can never he done too
soon. If suitable stars" offer:
II believe before mentioned to YOU the
Nlcr-prcsidcnt's terms for lecture en-
riprment namely $500. Nud ! believe
also mentioned to you that We under
take to deliver Mrs. Marshall along
with the Vice President The two travel
together Where the Vice President has
been the ladies' ~ the town have usually
given a reception ia honor of Mrs. MAR
SHALL, making a society event OF he
function This is followed by Il banquet.
given in honor OF both, and af,erward
there is adjournment for the lecture by
the Vice President The whole arrange
ment has the approval OF Nicc-President
MARsitALL. and both he and his wife enter
into 1t in the most friendly and delightful
manner.
"The Vice President is sold at Kittan-
ming. and az | have outlined IT, this Is
the programme they are carrying out
there. /, will be the same at Green's
burg. Catawissa and Mercersburg scad.
envy. e..
II will he glad to hear further from
YOU. For the last ten days We have been
engaged in routing the attractions for
the coming winter season. and ] will be-
glad to include wilmerd,ng In the Vice.
Presidents schedule"
\ deal of satisfaction is thus happily
provided for the intellect and for the
social sense: and the whole feast and
flow marks a grateful umstarChing n
manners since the earlier and better
/. t. more HriStocratic or SnobhiSh --
days of the republic. To be- sure. diff
cu'ties Of transportation might have
prevented say. joins and ABIGAIL
ADAMS from such neghborly circum-
lyrat,ou: and the prriuiirr~ Of the
powder and smalls period might have
stood in the way. Besides. Mr.. ADAMS
lecture for nothing; and the lyceum
was n boon that had hardly blessed the
world even in j. q. ApAMs's time.
Mark another great mora ami social
advance Uncle TOW loathrS the bowl.
Old JOHS ADAMS even I'm his ninetirS
always began the day with u mighty
tankard Of hard cider. his favorltc
breakfast food. In what circuit could
he get an engagement What Chau-
tnuqua would not scorn him: In every
way. then. there has been improvement
In Vice-Presidents: and Uncle Tom
MARSHALL II the most remarkable Of
them all.
Thank goodness. much of which he Ia.
that If the Vice President Is sold" H.
Is not sold to "the interests; and those
persons who affect To fear that at $500
per- he will get 80 well off that he wifi
change his mind about the right of in
heritanCc, do him gricvous wrong. II"
takes the slight fee because Mr.. BRYAN
has set the fashion: and he would moi
do anything hIScourtrous To- that well
head of speech.
! 1t Is pleasure 10 add that Uncle
! Tom MARSHALL. T. o. b. at $500 nghr,
| Is like Mr.. BRYAN. convincing denial
Of the charge that this il not u business
| Administration We congratulate VII
merding. II he has been sold 10 H.