The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-08

BY SHEPPARD
Young Congressman Charms all
Hearers al WOOdmen
Grafton Yesterday
lFrom Monday,s paIlyn

ed plans OF the Woodmen OF the
4 World for the meeting Saturday
night and for the unveiling yester-
day, the celebration was an unquall-
fled success, The reason for the
success was the young man who In
a few years has gained national
reputation and whose work now
promises even greater things Tor the
future. Morris Sheppard fulfilled all
the expectations of friends who came
to hear him and won the admiration
Of hundreds more who heard him
for the first time.
introduced by Judge Browning.
Mr.. Sheppard arrived In Amarillo
on the afternoon Denver Saturday.
Mr., X. X Kerr head consul OF the
camp here, with a committee met him
at the train and during the afternoon
in company with MI Keer, Mr. shep-
pard called on old and new friends
here.
In the evening, In accordance with
announcements made late that aft
ernoon members OF the local camp
and others gathered at the Deandi
to hear Mr.. Sheppard Owing to the
rain and to the fact that the meet
ing had been advertised to take place
elsewhere the attendance was smaller
than would have otherwise been the
case, but several hundred .people
were In the hall for the speaking
and the speakers had the closest at
Etention throughout Judge Brown
ing, In graceful opening speech,
introduced Congressman Sheppard 10
the audience. Then Mr. Sheppard
gave a lecture on the principles and
teachings OF Woodcraft Coupled
with Mr.. Sheppard's ability as
speaker he has command OF the
history, workings and tenets OF the
Wooderaft that makes him an au-
thority. without undue crowding OF
facts he gave clear, logical and
convincing statement OF the work of
athe great fraternal insurance order.
Sunday Meeting nj Courthouse.
Saturday nights ran left the
roads and fields in condition that
discouraged the plans OF the Wood
men to march to the cemetery and
hold the unwilling ceremony in the
open air. The committee in charge
secured the district court room for
the meeting and announcements to
that effect were made at the various
churches in the morning BY shortly
after o'clock the main auditorium
was we'll filled and when the exer-
cises began there was hardly stand
ing room left. On the judges plat
form besides the officers Of the
camp and the speaker were several
ministers OF the city, and the quartet
of the Methodist chusch
Rev. l.. c. Kirkes, OF the Fillmore |
Street Presbyterian church opened |
the meeting with prayer Then the
quartet sang with rare sweetness and |
power, Bucks, Lead Kindly Light"
Little Miss Willie Kate Meador fol-
lowed with a recitation, "Why should
the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud" de-
livered with an understanding and
force that reflected great credit upon
the little reader Head Counsel Kerr
then called on Rev. r, F. Jenkins OF
the Baptist chucch to introduce the
speaker.
Hon. Morris Sheppard.
"It is not necessary" said Rev,
Jenkins in the course OF his address
for me to introduce to Woodmen of
this district, the man who for eight
years has been supreme banker of
the order and who has performed the
dutiesaof his office with such con-
spicuous ability that few weeks |
ago at the head camp at Norfolk
he was again electeu to that
office. If were in the First con-
gressional district of this state,
would not have to introduce a man
whom every boy in the district knows
and most of them know personally.
This is the man who has now served
his district in congress for nearly
five years and who for three years
was the youngest democrat in con-
gress
"a quarter OF a century, ago /
lived Just across the stream from this
young man and remember hearing
him speak on platform in the back
yard that his mother put there for
him She believed in that boy and
she was right about 1t. Naturally
| have watched his steady advance