D. Lee Fitzpatrick

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D. Lee Fitzpatrick




D. LEE FITZPATRICK, Humorous Philosopher and Lecturer



Getting Acquainted



DOWN among the hills of Ohio, in the county made famous by Grant, a young man began teaching school some years ago.  He had a message then, but the four walls were too small, so he entered the journalistic field and for years wielded the pen as a country editor.  Again the field was too narrow, so the call came to him from the platform and he responded.  He is the product of years of culture, study and experience.




Whenever a man is to appear in your midst, who is a stranger, the questions always asked are:  Who is he?  What does he do?  
Can he make good?




In answer to the first question, we'll say that D. Lee Fitzpatrick is a humorous philosopher and lecturer who makes you think.  He opens his address with smiles, peppers it with giggles and closes it with hearty laughs.  Yet a wholesome strain of philosophy is woven through the entire discourse.  He is not sailing upon a reputation won outside of the lyceum and chautauqua fields.  He has reached the goal on merit alone.




The second question can be answered easily:  He can deliver a lecture second to none, because he revels in wit, humor, pathos and deep sentiment.  He is an entertainer, a delineator and portrays human character.  He sings, plays and impersonates.




The last question:  We'll frankly say that he is styled the 
return date man.
  During his platform experience, he has filled more return engagements than any other lecturer with whom we have dealt.




THE MANAGEMENT.





The Power of Song



ONE of the most unique and soul stirring lectures of the age.  A gem within itself.  The potent power of music has not been fully appreciated.  This subject embraces the power of song, ethically, religiously, patriotically, physically and historically; in fact, no phase of human character is overlooked.




Folk songs are sung and the psychological reasons given for loving them.  This lecture is so varied that no one can fail to get some good.





OBJECT



To create a desire and a love for the real music of the earth, and to convince the people that music is a necessity instead of a luxury.





RESULT



This lecture grasps the hearts of the people and in such a way that it has been repeated before the same audience several times.




This lecture is usually given first when entering a new field.





The Other Fellow



UNITED WE STAND · DIVIDED WE FALL




WHEN it comes to down-right heart to heart talks that stir the innermost depths of the soul, the above subject fills the bill.  It is the other fellow that causes all of the trouble in the world.  It requires legislatures to make laws to regulate his conduct and the policeman to see to it that he obeys the laws.  What a glorious world this would be to live in if it were not for the other fellow.





CAUSE



This subject shows the true value of environment and champions heredity in such a manner as to open up comment.





EFFECT



Many a person has made new resolutions after hearing this lecture.  It touches the vital spots of life and makes them respond.




You never can make a mistake by listening to this symposium.  Ask your friends to come and enjoy an evening of pleasure and profit.





Community Nuts to Crack



IF you are looking for something that will arouse you and at the same time make your temperature rise, you but need to hear this address.  There is a demand for real community building addresses.  People are tired of platitudes and they want something tangible which they can use in their daily lives.  This is one of the strongest appeals for better living that is being given on the platform.





MOTIVE



To awaken the people to the real sense of their duties and obligations as true American citizens of a great, free nation.





CONSEQUENCE



Some of these thoughts are so vividly portrayed that communities have been completely revolutionized.  You need to hear this masterpiece.




Are you a booster or a knocker?  This talk will surely locate you.  You must get in line or out of line.  Take your choice.





The
 Second 
Mile



THE greatest thing in the world
 would be another good title for this lecture.  We are all looking for great things, but when we meet the greatest thing it will interest us all.  The only thing that has ever challenged Force in this world is Love.  Every institution that helps to alleviate human suffering challenges Force.  This address proves from the pages of history and human experience that the second mile is the golden mile and within reach of us all.





TEXT



The greatest things accomplished by mankind have been by men and women who have been on the second mile and stayed there.





PRE-TEXT



This subject is not farfetched, but far reaching.  Its scope is the world and its radiance beams into the realms of the infinite.




Life puts on an aspect of radiant hues after hearing this.





Special Addresses



WHENEVER there is need of a special address in any community, the paramount question is:  Whom shall we get?  Mr. Fitzpatrick is one of the few men who devotes his entire time to platform work; therefore, he is in a position to meet your demands.  Having been an active teacher for years he knows the ins and the outs of educational development.  He delivers some fifty commencement addresses each year.  He has three themes, viz.:  
Pluck vs. Luck,
 
Impossibility
 and 
Heart and Hand.




Again, he has always taken a great interest in fraternal organizations.  He is an active member of several societies; he knows their aims, their needs, their weaknesses.  He is a specialist when it comes to memorial talks.  His topics are:  
Others,
 
Who is my Neighbor?
 and 
A Second Chance.




Lastly, as a student of the Old Book, he has developed wonders.  His Sunday addresses are always helpful.  His Bible readings are always in demand.  The subjects that have proved the test are:  
Fanny Crosby,
 
Feathers of Gold,
 and 
Dead Lions.




You can never make a mistake when you secure a man who makes a profession of public addresses.  Get the man who knows how.  It always pays.




If you have considered having him and have decided not to do so, you will have to change your mind, for it is but a delayed proposition.  You'll have to endure him sooner or later.




When it comes to brotherhood talks he is in the foremost rank.






What the Critirs Say



News, Fairmount, Ind.


D. Lee Fitzpatrick closed the local entertainment course Tuesday evening at the M. E. Church with one of the best addresses ever given here.  The audience was highly pleased and many compliments were heard after the address.  He is welcome to return at any time.




Reporter, West Salem, O.


The lecture by D. Lee Fitzpatrick, Friday evening, was well received by the large audience.  His subject was, 
Nuts to Crack.




Chronicle, Augusta, Ky.


The lecture in Russell Hall by Mr. Fitzpatrick was a genuine classic.  Those who failed to hear him missed a rare treat.  The speaker had his audience with him from the start, holding their closest attention throughout.  He is of pleasing address, having a good command of language.




Grit, Millersburg, Ind.


Prof. D. Lee Fitzpatrick, who appeared as the third number of the lecture course, made good in every way.  Our people were given a treat that seldom comes our way.  Although the hall was uncomfortably cold, the speaker held every person for more than two hours.




Hope-Star, Hope, Ind.


Those who heard Fitzpatrick are glad of it.  His talk was different and therein lay its charm.




Press, Rittman, O.


We consider Prof.  Fitzpatrick a real lecturer.  He presented some of the grandest thoughts ever given here.  For a real elevating, mirth provoking, soul stirring entertainment this was by far the best of the course.




Gazette, Chillicothe, O.


The 
Power of Song
 comes under the head of entertainments of class.  When any speaker can rivet the attention for more than two hours, that means that something is being done out of the ordinary.




Herald, New Madison, O.


For two hours he held the emotions of his listeners, swaying them from laughter to pathos at will.  His selections and illustrations were so closely allied and skillfully blended that it seemed a confidential chat.  He entertained, enlightened, amused, and held the attention of every person in the audience.  No one could hear him without broadening his view of life and deepening his appreciation for life's efforts expended.




Frank Barnett, Weston, Mich.


Mr. Fitzpatrick has just given to Weston, Mich., the best lecture ever heard in the town.  He held his audience, young and old, thoughtless and thoughtful, for more than two hours.




Merit, Malden, Mo.


His work here will long be remembered.  His lecture, 
The Power of Song,
 was exceedingly strong and those who failed to hear him may now regret it.  He threw new light upon old things.  His jokes were new and sparkled with lucid mirth.




Register, Patoka, Ill.


The return engagement of D. Lee Fitzpatrick was a delight to all.  His entertainment was a variety of humorous readings, funny stories, and touching pictures, mixed with much wholesome philosophy.  The audience was highly pleased, especially with the character sketch, 
The Hoosier,
 where he reads and interprets from James Whitcomb Riley.  The reading of Field's 
Little Boy Blue
 was delightful.  Mr. Fitzpatrick has made many friends here in his three recent engagements.  He has left much to think over.




Western Star, Lebanon, O.


The Warren County Teachers' Association had the pleasure and privilege of hearing a masterful address at its session last Saturday.  Editor Fitzpatrick delivered 
Music in the Public Schools
 in a manner that opened up comment.  The teachers considered the talk a symposium.




THE BALLINGER PRESS TRADES UNION LABEL COUNCIL RICHMOND, INDIANA