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Show JUDGE ALDEN COMING WITH CHAUTAUQUA - . . - Judge George D. Aldejv of Massachusetts, Massa-chusetts, descendant of 'the Mayflower May-flower Pilgrims, has become ,in a cWiyeri,.'xrne of th,e Best known and most,, popular lecturers In the counjrx.,, The Chautau.qua movement move-ment 'lias gained a big nan in. Judge Alden'anii'he story ot'.his coming tp' the .-platform is an. interesting one. Before reaching his majority' -he had .been ejected as -a delegate . to County', 'Congressional .atvd State conventions. 'At twenty-one he was Secretary of his County Committee. Commit-tee. At twenty-two he 'was a candidate can-didate for the, Legislature, At twenty-four' he was appointed by' Governor Gover-nor William E. Russell as judge' of one of the Massachusetts courts and occupied that position for ten years when he resigne'd to' enter a partnership partner-ship in New York City fbr the active act-ive practice of bis profession. His work upon the bench and as an attorney brought him a multitude of invitations to address social, political po-litical and patriotic gatherings at home and abroad. It was. through this character of work that He' first attractedSthe attention of the Chautauqua Chau-tauqua managers. At their earnest solicitation he filled a few lecture engagements. His presentation of the truth was so noycland breezy, so absolutely devoid of cant and platitudees that he'tfound himself an instantaneous, succes swith more demands de-mands for his. time than he could give;. x It soon became apparent that he could not serve two masters he must choose either the law or' the platform. He was educated for the one, but saw greater possibilities of service in the other. He chose-very wisely. In a.few'jrears time he has earned a nationals reputation and is today everywhere recognized, as one of the giants of,, the platform. His-iecture' at Chautauqua, will, he the .Needs Of 'The Hour" an enter' tainiftg but sound discussion on the problems of citizenship. |
