https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/11079/archive/files/18af6f603778cc69bbaed71a54164278.pdf?Expires=1779926400&Signature=f288enBdMvnIxMjN2x24SHVMwrGCSAPOj%7E7BbvtUoXzgKUvaEAqGt2zypsgIKAa9Uvzau2V8Vv2kx3e9hTwsDK80cvd9ryoAgQmpFlKkWWbit0UGknSKKTLQCBeqhyVztPP1Y305SUfVJJix0pI6bpizTOj0KxWUh8LDm37-YqyhGvDltdrp%7Ecw7PF3NqPd6uVK1-YvOQwcvHDFSs-IpIEYqkYuOv4it5Ope5wW5inQWvb02ja%7E3JTr8ugvd-dWbrYqVpJiJerW59wuFqQrATxa1ucIQWJVsy%7EBxqgS0blle6S717NLd7ApWrRHJVHhtYUMCwWeYeMcGdRk6lOC8bA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 89eb7c721bb397c57a4f583c8d79105f PDF Text Text ,. ) jfcrb 1ball jfclks December 29, 1912. _VoL. I. · No. 1. WHAT WIL~ YOU DO ABO.UT IT? Price Ten Cents, all loyal Ford Hall friends. He is deeply and m1se!fishly Interested : in th!l work, and the future of ttie publi; cation will be largely depeqdent o~. his success In selling It. ! The first number of this little pub1llcatlon will re1nlnd some of us of the Initial Ford Hal~ Sunday Evening )lleeting of nearly five years ago, At that meeting there were only one hun'pred and fifty present.· Will . more 'people than that number buy' a copy of this little bulletin? It. Is my guess that there will, be more than .that Of course you have heard abo~t om: many who will buy a copr,. What do Birthday Party on February 23 and you think about It? about the letters which are then to be : If• this publication can enjoy anypresented to Mr. Coleman, bound in a thing like the Increase In circulation beautiful book. The chairman of the ,which has characterized the growth com101ttee In charge of that day has a In attendance on the Ford Hall meetword to say In this, our first Issue, ings,· It can wield an Influence for about those same letters. Be sure and 'good almost equal · to that which read his message. imarks the meetings themselves, I If everyone who Is deeply Inter• • If you like this little paper-and we ested in the Ford Hall meetings will trust you will-you will be glad to 'take an Interest In extending the cir• know something of the group from 1culatlon of Ford Hall Folks, our llttl!;l which It sprang, that devoted body of Ford Hall Folks, as they call themjventure will be an Immediate success. selves, who :U:eet In the lower hall of •So many have asked at various times !If there was not something that they l<'ord building, every third Sunday afternoon, to devise ways and means of !1nlght do to help along the cause since i.naklng the meetings better. Already 'we take no collection at the meetings they have· rendered one Immense serand never ask for subscriptions for , vice to the committee by organizing, as,. t!1e work. This Is your chance: Buy Line Ushers, those cheery men and coples of this paper every week and women wearing red satin 'badges who 1 !circulate them· among people who are facilitating the filing of the crowd iought to be Interested In the worlc into the hall on Sunday evenings. We :we are trying to do, Send them to bespeak your cooperation in the ,efforts friends In other cities and towns with• of these, our new assistants. the idea of encouraging them to start * a series of similar meetings, ' Mrs. Anna· Carlin Spencer· Is to be i I• I bespealr for our young friend, Mr: om· speaker, next Simday evening, her Lori don, who will act as business topjc being, "Are Our Public Schools" : agent for om• little paper, the hearty Democratic?" .Mr,s. •Fletcher Copp will 'g·ood will and· active co-operation of be In charge of the concert. I 1 1 1 • i I __ J j / ,I ... \ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Arthur S. Meyers Open Forum Collection 1885-2011 (MS114) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1885-2011 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Meyers, Arthur S. Description An account of the resource The collection contains 9 boxes of Arthur S. Meyers' research files related to his book, Democracy in the Making: the Open Forum Movement. The book, published in 2012, chronicles the history of the nationwide open forum movement, including the role of the Ford Hall Forum. The collection contains photocopies of letters, articles, and programs related to open forums and the movement’s proponents such as George W. Coleman and Mary Caroline Crawford. A <a href="https://dc.suffolk.edu/researchguides/12/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">finding aid</a> is available which describes and inventories this collection. Digital files are available at: <a href="https://dc.suffolk.edu/fhf-docs/">https://dc.suffolk.edu/fhf-docs/</a> Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Civil society -- United States -- History Coleman, George W. (George William), 1867- Crawford, Mary Caroline Democracy -- United States -- History Meyers, Arthur S Political culture -- United States -- History Political participation -- United States -- History Relation A related resource See also, the Ford Hall Forum Collection (MS113), Suffolk University Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ms-0195 Title A name given to the resource Ford Hall Forum Folks newsletter, vol. 1, no. 1, 12/29/1912 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1912 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ford Hall Forum Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Meyers Open Forum Collection, 1885-2011 (MS114) MS 114, Folder: 53 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Documents Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Ford Hall Forum Forums (Discussion and debate) Political participation -- United States -- History Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Suffolk University. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use. Relation A related resource View the <a href="https://www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suffolk/documents/about/moakley-archive-and-institute/collections/ms114_findingaid_pdftxt.pdf?la=en&hash=486EEBE8C7ED9B1E7B1E8400F934ED64828945AC">finding aid to the Arthur S. Meyers Open Forum Collection (MS 114)</a> for more information (PDF). Ford Hall Forum Lectures