Joe R. Hanley, D. D: "Worth-While" lecturers

              JOE R. HANLEY, D. D.

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Worth-While
 Lectures





JOE R. HANLEY
Who He Is


The Man




Born and educated in Iowa, L. L. B. State University of Iowa, D. D. Iowa Wesleyan College.




Early Career



Member of Law Firm Hanley & Son, Preacher, member Iowa Conference M. E. Church, Evangelist U. S. and Canada.  Thirty-second degree Mason; Rotarian.





Soldier



Iowa National Guard 1896-98.  50th Iowa Vol. Inf. Spanish-American War; Chaplain World's War; Two wound stripes; Two citations.





Lecturer



Five years Redpath Systems; Four years James L. Loar; One year Mutual Systems; One year Coit-Alber.  Ind. Chautauqua Systems.





Lecture Subjects



Modern Crusader
 —
 Given over 1600 times.


Uncle Sam, Democrat
, 
Anarchy, Its Cause and Cure
} Highest Type of Americanism.


Making of a Masterpiece
 —
 Entertaining, Inspirational, Humorous.






News Items



CARROLLTON, OHIO, STANDARD:


—Sunday came Joe R. Hanley, who readily took the laurels of the entire Chautauqua.  On all sides there is demand for his return next year.




MT. VERNON, ILL., DAILY REGISTER:


—From the opening to the close his audience was thrilled with the highest sentiment expressed.  The description of the American soldiers on the battle field has never been equalled by any orator who has appeared in this city.




CASCADA, IOWA. PIONEER:


—Joe Hanley's Lecture on 
UNCLE SAM DEMOCRAT
 was listened to with rapt attention.  He is a rapid-fire speaker.  Possessed of great versatility of manner, thought and expression.




BIRMINGHAM, ALA., NEWS;


—Rarely has a Birmingham audience had the privilege of listening to a lecture as fine as that of Major Joe R. Hanley.




PALMYRA,, WIS., NEWS:


—Major Hanley's Lecture on 
The Making of a Masterpiece
 was indication of a deep knowledge of human nature possessed by few men.




MINERAL POINT. WIS., TRIBUNE;


—Hanley, the snappy finished orator dwelt on conditions at hand.  He gave beautiful word pictures of prominent characters in history.




SHEFFIELD, IOWA, PRESS;


—All present had nothing but praise for Hanley and expressions of benefit from his great lecture, 
Anarchy, its Cause and Cure.






MASON CITY. IOWA


Sept. 21, 1922



Rev. Joe Hanley, Muscatine, Iowa.




My dear 
Joe




It is not possible to remunerate anyone financially for an address of this kind and character.  I have been a charter member of the Rotary Club at Mason City.  We have had splendid speakers.  I have attended many District Conferences.  I can say to you and I voice the sentiments of others, that your address was so good, so apropos as to be the peer of all others that it has been our good fortune to listen to.  I express to you the appreciation of the entire gathering, of the Board of Directors of the Mason City Rotary Club, and that of myself.



Again thanking you, and with the very best of personal wishes, I am




Yours sincerely,
E. L. BALZ Chairman Program Committee.



ELB/MOC. 4-C.




What the Home Folks say:  —




It is doubtful if any native son of Muscatine has the pleasure of appearing before a larger number of hearers in a year's time than Mr. Hanley.  Large crowds face him when he appears upon the chautauqua platform.  He is frequently invited to appear before civic clubs, and responds to many invitations to speak to large groups of employes assembled at trade or industrial banquets.  Joe Hanley represents the highest type of Americanism.  His message is one which rings clear, for it is attuned to the most virile and wholesome American thought.


There is nothing apologetic in his attitude.  He is above such petty temptations as adopting a metropolitan mailing address on the supposition that it wins prestige or confers strength to his assertions.



He is appreciative of the fact that the center and circumference of this nation is its 
Main streets.



It is characteristic of Joe Hanley that he should be proud of his old home town and that he should find a pleasure in referring to it, as he appears before audiences made up, for the most part no doubt, of those who never before heard the name.  Muscatine is as proud of its 
fighting parson
 as he is of it.—



Editorial Muscatine Journal, Muscatine, Iowa



Perry Herald Print, Perry, N. Y.