1936 Union Committee Announces Union Speaker Next Week--Political Clubs Give Details For Absentee Voters

Pre-election political activities at the Freshman Union will commence on the evening of October 19 when the Hon. Joseph B. Ely, Governor of Massachusetts, will be the guest of the 1936 Union Committee at dinner and afterwards address the Freshman Class at a meeting to be held under the auspices of the Union Committee and the Harvard Democratic Club. At its first meeting, the 1936 Union Committee voted in favor of the organization of a Freshman Democratic Club, and authorized a member to make arrangements with D. M. Sullivan '33, President of the Democratic Club, for the meeting at which Governor Ely will speak.

This is the first of a number of meetings planned by the Democratic Club. D. M. Sullivan '33, President of the Club, announced last night that "if enough interest is shown by the Freshmen, they will be encouraged to form a Freshman Democratic Club to work in cooperation with the main body in the college, in order to promote the cause of the Democratic party among the students of the University."

Governor Ely's acceptance of the invitation to speak at the Union will necessitate a change in the date of the debate scheduled for that evening by the University Debating Council on the subject "Hoover versus Roosevelt." The date of the forensic contest will be announced later.

The Democratic Club and the Republican Club will cooperate with the Phillips Brooks House this week in giving out information about absentee voting to those interested. A representative of both clubs will be in the large common room of the Phillips Brooks House from 1 to 2.30 o'clock every day this week except Saturday to explain the details of absentee voting and the different state laws about it. There are many undergraduates of the University who are of a voting age, but would otherwise be unable to cast their ballot.