The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05

the nationwide Independence Day eel
 ebration, and, a copy of it is said to
 have gone into the kit of nearly every
 soldier going overseas.
 'Mr. Anspacher's lectures" said Mrs
 Hornady, "are scholarly, yet. full of life and color. The man who can write
 plays that hold audiences breathl sss
 can write lectures of the same kind. He
 works upon his lecture subjects with
 the same skill which builds a scene to the highest suspense and holds his audiences breathless. As he gathers
 material from all sources to his aid,
 one realizes that he is more than
 fortunate writer of successful plays;
 that he is scholar, man of many parts and a student of more than his own profession"
 Born in America; educated in Amer
 ican public schools, MT. Anspacher, aft
 CT winning his A.B. degree at the col lege of the City of New York, special
 ized in philosophy and ethics at Colum-
 bia University's graduate school, where he received his degree of AM. on his thesis upon ''The Kantian Philosophy" Subsequently he studied law at the Co.,
 lumbia University Law school and
 then returned to the graduate sch pol to continue for several years his studies in philosophy, ethics and political sci- ence.
 MT. Anspacher has been on the lec- trre staff of the League for Political Education of New York, the Brooklyn
 Institute of Arts and Sciences, was lecturer for the University extension center at Normal college, New York. and has spoken many times under tho auspices of the Civic forum. ''Mr. Anspacher," said Mrs. Hornady, tis familiar to the American public , through his series of dramatic suc- cesses. For some years an actor him. self, he is the husband of the distin- guished American actress. Katherine
 Kidder. He knows the theatre from
 behind the scenes as. well as from the
 viewpoint of the dramatist's study. He | is author of the dramas, Tristran and Isolde The Embarrassment of
 Riches Anne and the Archduke John, "A Woman of Impulse The Glass
 House, Our Children, and his phehom- enal success, The Unchastened Wom-
 am Drama lovers are also interested | in MT. Anspacher as one of the found
 CTS of the Drama league. His coming l to the lecture field for a complete sea-
 son is an event to be welcomed, and it | is a pleasure to recommend him, be his
 subject what it may, he is ever inter- esting, entertaining and original"
 Following is given his poem, 'The
 Clarion:''
 i Fly LOUIS K. ANsPACHER Gather the men to the bugle's call, l Run up the banner high;
 Fling out the Stars and Stripes OCT all
 The banners in the sky! We sons of all the nations leap l The youngest to the fight!
 That all our fatherlands may reap l The harvest of the light.
 Turn ploughshares into swords and save The pruning hooks for spears;
 No man is free while there's slave 1 To wet the earth with tears. We've all to lose and naught to gain, 1 We want no alien lands;
 But freedom has been won in vain, 1 If German bondage stands. Open our gamers, feed the worldi Pour out our steel and gold, 1 Pour out our lives but keep unfurled The flag that makes us bold
 The allies gave their mighty past To make our present free; We lash our future to the mast And sail for liberty. fINlGnd the nanu 10 Tree the lana That gave our freedom birth, And cleave the Sea lest liberty Shall perish from the earth. Divide the air with wings that bear Our courage through the skies; The young and brave are bound to save The world from tyrannies.
 That is the pledge that puts an edge On every sword we wield; We only ask the noblest task To make our hearts a shield To stand between oppressors and The lands they would oppress. We, latest, claim the greatest task;- Our courage brooks no less. We seize the chance to pay back France A little of the debt Our eagle owes her Fleur de LysN And gallant Lafayette. So everywhere, sea, land and air l To the first line advance i Old Glory and the Stars and Stripes | On every breeze in France. MDc rSnnrSurr,v