Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-22

conveyed in apt and expressive
language, and delivered in tone and
with q manner that made his every
word distinct to each of the many
hearers before him. At one place he
said, and his words were greeted with
an outburst Of applause: CAS- ono who
was born under a flag which now
floats at the head of one of the armies
engaged in the awful struggle in
Europe, one who Is personally vitality
interested in the issues of that cam
paign, who has relatives fighting upon
those battle fields, and close blood
relatives some of whom already have
been killed in action; as one who is
intensely interested in that contest. I
want to say that there is no flag floats
above me but the stars and stripes,
and there is no hyphen qualifying my
Americanism tonight And 1 want to
say that I believe that the Germans
and the Austrians in this land, the
great majority of them. even as the
English and the Canadians-the same
thing may be said of them as l say OF
myself believe the majority Of us
are all one in our Americanism today
Monfort Also Talks.
The next speaker was the Com
-in-Chief of the G. A. r., Elias
r. ,Monfort, Of Cincinnati. Speaking
of the present situation in this coun-
try he said: ~ do not think there is
any danger in this country. OF course
we are under dark cloud today, and
no one knows what the morrow will
be; but if it comes, there are three
millions Of boys today. and there are
fifteen millions of men and boys who
are within the martial age who could
be brought to the support of the
colors and there is no danger for the
morrow. The common sense and the
morality and the patriotism of this ma
ton are equal to any emergency, and
any nation that does set foot upon this
land will be driven into the waters OF
the Atlantic: But at what sacrif1ce.
We must be prepared. We do not
want to have life sacrificed. and there
would be many more lives sacrificed If
we are not prepared. And we are go
ing to be prepared. We are not go
ing to wait until the fire comes be-
fore we take out insurance"
Commander-in- Chief Of the Sons OF
Veterans A. E. B. Stevens, OF Cincin-
natl, told several stories and informed
the audience that the sons were ready
to defend the flag as had their fathers.
Others on Program.
Col D. ]. Palmer Of Washington,
Iowa, last year communicative chief OF
the G. A. R., kept the audience in good
humor with a number of anecdotes,
concluding by recounting the sacrifices
nf rho civil
war period. AS an encore, in response
to a persistent demand from the audi
ence, he sang "Old Shady" without
which no campfire is complete.
Judge j. W. Wiliett, of Tama, spoke
for the department commander, Capt.
J. F. Merry, the state Of whose health
would not permit his attendance at the
meeting, and rendered the thanks OF
the department Of Iowa to the citizens
of Marshaltown for the magnificent
treatment accorded the veterans dur
ing the past two days.
R. T. St. John. of Ricevile. past de-
partment commander, made short
address On the subject Of the Sons OF
Veterans, stating that he had two boys
who would answer the call to the
colors II necessity demanded. He spoke
with sadness of the death during the
past year Of General Dodge. Colonel
Horton, and others who had attended
the encampment from year to year and
been prominent in the affairs Of the
department.
Short addresses were made in closing
by Mrs. Lu l.. Schrack. of Parkersburg,
president Of the W. r. c.; Mrs. Cath
crime DeI,acey Roche of Scranton. Pa.
national president of the Ladies Of the
G. A. R.; George A. Wilson, of Des
Monies: Mrs. Lillian Clark Cary, Of
Dubuque, national patriotic instructor
Of the Ladies Of the G. A. R.; w. L.
Kerr, of Fort Dodge. state commander
of the Sons of Veterans; Mrs. Ida Hare
Warheld, of Muscatine. the daughter