The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-09
More Help Should Be
Given 1t From This
Section.
Patriotic Citizens Of Calumet
Invited to Attend Mass Meeting nj
The ". M. q. A. Tomorrow
Afternoon.

TO the EditOr:-In view OF the condl-
tions oil things in Cuba and the TACT that
nearly hundred OfCalumet's braye boys
are th.re in the trenches surrounding
Santiago awaiting the word OF CON-
mand to attack the doomed city, would
it not be the part OF wisdom TO call a
mass meeting OF the citizens OF Calumet
10 devise some means by which hefriends
oil the boys at the front and all others
periodically inclined might give some
substantial expression OF their sentiment?
No one doubts that the government il
doing all 1t can for the health and COM
Tort OF the men In the field, but the task
OF arming and fully equippiDg an army
oil quarter Of million men and trans-
porting them from our shores and from
"a temperate to tropical climate is one
oil such enormous magnitude that proba-
bly, even military men bad a meagre con-
ception OF it's difficulties. That the
government has so grand succeeded
must be subject OF patriotic rejoicing
all over our country, But there are
many things which even the government
cannot supply to her citizen soldiTy-lit-
tie comforts and conve niences, but which
would be greatly appreciated by the dear
boys who have gone, many OF them from
homes where not only the necessaries,
but luxuries were enjoyed. The good
ladies OF the different churches are al
ready aroused and il is believed that
word through your paper will call to-
gether hundreds OF the beney oient citi-
zens OF Calumet who have never yet been
found wanting wherever any cry Of need
was heard
The Red Cross society now equipped
with several splenddly Furnished little
boats, supplied with every convenient,
OF first class modern HI spitals are now
IN Cuban waters and ready to furnish
any asssta ce in their power 10 our sick
and wounded heroes. The Red Cross
movement is one OF the most magnificent
displays Of the Christ spirit ever seen in
the world, but they are at present unable
10 meet all the demands likely to be
made upon them. Who knows but that
before another day shall pass some mem
bers oil Company ID may need just the
help the Red Cross can furnish TO nurse
them back tolife and health from wounds
or levers. Here is the last telegram re-
ceived al the White HOUSE from Clara
Barton.
"SIBoNEy. Cuba. July 4-Kennan and
Eagan reached here yesterday. FIVE
more OF us came today by army wagon
and on foot. Five hundred wounded
have reached here from the front since
Friday morning. Surgeons and litter
squads have worked night and day.
HosI ital accommodations are made
quate and many OF the wounded lie on
the water-soaked ground. The Texas Is
feeding refugees at Siboney. The Texas
will go to Guantanamo tomorrow
Now put those figures alongside OF this
astonishing announcement made in yes
terdsy's News. Contributions made to
the Red Cross society to date from Calu-
umet metropolis OF the second wealthiest
county ia Michigan) $23
This does not sound like Calumet and
it must not remain so. May we not have
a mass meeting in the Y. NJ. &. A. rooms
tomorrow afternoon and formulate some
plan OF action?