Word: governors
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...John D. Long '57, ex-Governor of Massachusetts, and Hon. William McAdoo, ex-congressman and police commissioner of New York City, will speak in the Living Room of the Union, this evening at 7.30 o'clock. Mr. Long's subject will be "The Guarding of the State," and Mr. McAdoo will speak on "The Guarding of the City." These addresses have been arranged for by the Social Service Committee, and will be given under the joint auspices of this committee and the Union. Professor F. G. Peabody '69, a member of the Social Service Committee, will preside...
...studied law in the Harvard Law School, and was admitted to the bar, but soon turned to political life. His public career began in the Massachusetts legislature in 1875, and from then on he has been prominent in political circles. From 1880 to 1882, he was Governor of Massachusetts, and at the expiration of his term of office was elected a member of Congress. At the time of the Spanish War, Mr. Long held the important portfolio in President McKinley's cabinet of Secretary of the Navy. His sagacious management of the navy during those years of war with Spain...
...Governor John D. Long '57 and Hon. William McAdoo, ex-congressman and police commissioner of New York City, will speak in the Living Room of the Union next Thursday evening, at 7.30 o'clock. The subject of Mr. McAdoo's address will be "The Guarding of the City," and Mr. Long will speak on "The Guarding of the State." These addresses have been arranged for by the Social Service Committee, and will be given under the joint auspices of the Social Service Committee and the Union. Professor G. Peabody '69 will preside...
...Brady, governor of Alaska, will deliver a lecture on "Alaska" tomorrow afternoon at 3.30 o'clock, at the Prospect Union, 744 Massachusetts avenue. This is the fourth of a series of Sunday afternoon lectures conducted at the Prospect Union...
...speaker of national reputation. During his two successful campaigns for the governorship of Iowa he made addresses which attracted much attention throughout the country because of his sound policy and effective use of facts and statistics. One of his best speeches was delivered during his first term as governor of Iowa, when he was selected to speak at the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the seat of the federal government at Washington on December 12, 1900. His subject was "The Development of the States during the Century" and the address has often been mentioned by those who heard...