Evening star., 1923-06-07
STATESMEN CROWD.
CHAUTAUQUA BILLS.
Senators, Representatives
and Former Cabinet Officers
to Take to Road.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

It's far cry since william Jen-
nings Bryan was berated for taking
to the Chautaqua platform. This sum-
mer of 1923 finds statesmen by the
dozen invading the big tents in all
parts of the country. Senator'S. rep
resentatives, former members of Con-
gress from both houses, former gov
ernors of states. former cabinet mem
bers and women politicians are
among the -night-stand fraternity
this season. Main street" in which
the ChautauCua movement mainly
had its vogue, never has been treat
ed to such an array of talent. Every
variety of political theory will be
aired Republican and democratic
leaders figure among the spellbind-
ers in almost equal number.
Five of the best known members
of the United States Senate head the
list of en-ChautauquanS. They
are Senator Watson of Indiana, one
of President Hardings boon adviS-
ers: Senator Pat Harrison of Missis-
sippi, recently crowned chief trou-
blemaker" by Mr.. Harding; Senator
Willis Of OAio. who will speak on the
topic used by Warren q. Harding
when he was on the Chautauqua plat
form-"AleXander Hamilton: Sena-
tor Brookhart of Iowa, and Senator
Lenroot of Wisconsin.
Members of House.
Members of the House who will be
tent stars during the year include
Representative l.. j. Dickinson of
Iowa. Milton w. Shreve of Pennsyl-
Nania, Martin A. Morrison of Indiana
and J. y. Tincher and Homer Hoch of
Kansas. Mr. Dickinson,S title is:
What of the Farm Bloc" Two
former cabinet ministers, -yosephus
Daniels, Secretary of the Navy. and
William c. Redfield, Secretary of
Commerce. will ride Chautauqua cir
cults. Daniels topic will be The
Challenge of Peace" and Redfield will
Four former state governors will
talk to the plain people, who derive
their chief intellectual nourishment
st Chautauquas: Henry j. Allen of
the Third Part: c. II. Brough OF
Arkansas. on Americas Leadership
of the World; w. l.. Harding OF
Iowa. on The Clock Strikes Twelve
and George A. Carlson of Colorado
whose theme is not yet announced.
tive from Illinois, was to have filled
Chautauqua lecture engagement
with an address. entitled The Turn
Of the Tide" Mr.. Rainey died on
Congress, under Chautauqua contract
this summer, are Thomas P. Gore
senator from Oklahoma; Patrick Fl
Kelley. representative from Michigan
and Miss Jeanette Rankin. repre-.
sentative from Montana and Amer
icas first congresSwoman.
Daughter to Speak.
Apart from these federal and state
notables, past and present. the Chau.
tauqua platform during June. July
August and September will be oc.
cupied by a number of other we'll
known Americans. A chip of the ole
block, who is bound to attract atten.
daughter of William Jennings Bryan
probably the most celebrated of Chau.
tauqua speakers. 1t is Mrs. Owens
maiden effort on the hustings. She
is the wife of an English army officer
who was on duty in Egypt during the
world war.
BILLY" Sunday will be on Chau
tauqua circuits; so will the Rev. DR.
James F. Montgomery. chaplain of tbs
House of Representatives.
Mrs. Annie Dickie OleSen, unSuccess-
full democratic candidate for the United
States senatorship from Minnesota in
1922, will make her bow before chau-
tauqua audiences. Opie Read, novelist
and Edmund Vance Cooke. poet, will
introduce the literary note. The Rt.
Rev. w. F. Oldham, Methodist Episco-
pal bishop of South Africa; Charles H.
Poole, former member of the New Zea-
land parliament, and Philip w. Wilson.
former member of the British house of
commons will supply the international