Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-10
THE OPEN FORUM
IN AUGUSTA

Augustus newest civic factor. the
Open Forum. will make it's inaugural
bow Sunday evening, next. December
10Th, at 100 o'clock in the large aud
itorium of the Winthrop street Uni
versalist church. The event promises
TO be one Of the most interesting in
the history of the city and the fact
that Augusta has finally adopted
what many of the most progressive
cities of the East and West and even
OF the extreme Northwest, the Open
Forum. 1.-THE Community's Melting
Pot wherein the highest and best
informed experts of various subjects
of the economic. scientific and pres
ent day problems are met on the
broad level Of the platform upon
which the every day man and woman
lives equally interested in his own
individual problems.
No larger service could be rendered
any community than to have in its
midst 4 group Of men who are willing
10 undertake the important work and
advance financial responsibility, alb
solutely for the veal and good of the
community
Because of the fact that ii was the
opening night the men interested in
this movement were exceedingly
anxious TO secure what is generally
regarded a top liner" Two men
were sought, either of them would
fully measure up to the expectations
Of j first night audience and intro
duce in a real big way the funda-
mental principles as sought and as
contained in the Open Forum. Prof.
Thomas n. Carver, professor of
Political Economy of Harvard Uni
versity, was one of these two men,
he will deliver the first lecture or adj
dress of the series Of is Sunday ev-
ening Forums. his topic being the
problems of Reconstruction" and
no speaker or subject could possibly
have been chosen to present theme
that is the most wonderful in it's con-
temptation because every man, wo-
man and child in America is SO vi
tally interested at the present time
as resultant Of the ending of the
war and the question of future con-
ditions that confront us.
Professor Carver very recently ad-
dressed the City Club of Boston at
at a midday luncheon given in his
honor at which were present two
thousand representative men Of that
city and his words were deeply inn
pressive, for in them he made an APP
peal to the people of this country to
raise themselves up to the level of
the men and women who have in the
past built the great historical mon
uments Of achievement the world
over, to throw their wealth and
knowledge into the rebuilding Of
devastated Europe, he sounded a
note Of warning against the dangers
that face the country at the present
time. mo nation" said Prof Car
yer. has ever vet met and con-
quered the temptations of prosperity
and this more than anything else at
this time America needs to lead and
to learn it's lesson"
The public are earnestly urged to
be in their seats at IT'S as. there will
be an overflow Of people DESTROYS Of
hearing this wonderful scholar
doubtless many will be turned away.
No overflow meeting can be ar.
ranged rs Prof. Carver declines ;
speak twice in the same evening and
the church will accommodate approx
between five and six hundred
people 1t is at once apparent that the
6 audience should he prompt in heir
seats as early as possible. Preceding
tie lecture, beginning at o'clock,
will be an organ recital. and should
the audience be il their places he
fore the hour set the speaker will be
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