Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-14

ECTURERS will again hold Omaha i'll their
spell this week. even as they did last week.
Fine arts the war suffrage, industrial demo-
n cracy social unrest, national ideals-of
each we will hear full much. S. Richard
Fuller gives his second lecture England
in the Great War" this afternoon at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Doorly; another on "Selene,
Daughter of Anthony and Cleopatra tomorrow aft
ernoon at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Smith
and his final one France ip the Great War"
Wednesday evening at the f. W. Dixon home.
John Cowper Powys speaking on america /
Hope OF the Future" at the Boyd thcater at o'cIc"
and Miss Agnes Burns, emphasizing the Work.
Womans Need of the Ballot' two other sp1a
ing engagements OF Monday. Powys always gr'
drawing card in Omaha, will be the means OF addn
10 the fund OF Major Isaac Sadlcr chapter. Dauah
tcrs of the American Revolution, ior erecting ;nc-
mortal to the first territorial governor OF Nebraska
while Miss Burns will address both the Omaha
Womans club and wives of union arrange
ments being in charge of Mrs H. {. Sumney.
Social Unrest and Its Ethical Significance" will
be discourscd upon by Jay William Hudson, distn-
gushed professor OF philosophy at the University Of
Missouri before the Omaha Society of Fine Arts at
the Hotel Fontenelle Friday at o'clock Prof
HudsoD1s noted lecturer international relations
as we'll. He sees Americas opportunity and duty to
teach the world new dplomac' and international
ism based on justice. During the season of l9l4-l5
Mr. Hudson delivered addresses before an aggregate
OF over 10000 people, including mass meetings in
Fannuel hall and Fremont temple, Boston, and in
Washington.
Mr. Hudson delivers his brilliant address in
iorceful and convincing manner; he does not deal
in any great fights of oratory does he worry his
audience with superAuty of words, but, having
magnificent voice, he goes right to the heart of his
subject and in simple plain language tells his story
One week later John Neihardt Of Bancroft Ncb.
will give reading of his poems.
Saturday at 2:30 o'clock the second organization
meeting on the Circle de rAance Franchise will be
held at the public library. Madame A. NJ. Borglum
Mrs, Charles A. Hull, Mrs. Howard H, Baldrige
Miss May Mahoney and Charles w. Martin are per-
fectng details of the organization. LAlliance Fran
case is to be limited organization in its scope
Indeed the committee urges that any one interested
in the study of the French language literature, his
tory and art, join the circle.
A fifth lecture by Mr.. Fuller has been arranged
by Mrs. Arthur Crittenden Smith to be given in
the Blackstone ballroom, Tuesday evening at s
o'clock. Julius Caesar and the 7Ides of March )"
is the subject. Mrs. Smith has extended an invita-
tion to all Fine Arts society, Tuesday Morning
Musical club and Drama league members, as well
as others who interested to attend the lecture.
Mrs. Floyd Smith, too, is opening her home to
all interested in the war-bereft French women and
children for the Fuller lecture, although she has
sent out few invitations. Miss Harriet Huntington
Smith and Miss Meliora Davis will receive the sub
scriptons at her home and Miss Elizabeth Reed
and Miss Josephine Congdon at Mrs. Doorly's today.