The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-06-29

membership has been raised to f,,,
peace strength and sometime me-
IL the troops are left here for two
more weeks before being sent to some
concentration camp, little doubt exists
that the regiment will march au-"1'
at full war strength
line regiment is under the command
OF It's colonel, w. H. Edelblute, who
mas seen active service and has long
been attached to the national guard
forces. During the past two or three
days the physical examination of the
rank and file has been under way nm
der the direction of Colonel w. M
Wood, who after being retired from
active service for a number of wears
has been called back and is in charge
OF this duty, being assisted by tbe
medical officers attached to the repi.
Iment.
Judge Morgan Full of Patriotism.
There was something of a contest
In patriotism at meeting held last
Thursday night, when two of the
speakers were Governor Alexander
and Justice William Morgan of the
supreme court. The governor after
expressing himself in terms of lofty
patriotism, mentioned the fact that
he had but one son, whom he gladly
laid on the altar of his country as n
sacrifice -at this time of trial. The
audience was full of enthusiasm
Later in the evening, Judge Morgan
took occasion in the course of short
address to deplore the fact that he mad
no sons whose services the nation
10
ever, that he had two daughters, nice
sweet girls, who in the course of time
he hoped would become the wives of
patriotic Americans. He appreciated
the fact that in the United States
there were millions of patriotic young
men, any one of whom might well
aspire to wed one of these girls
when they grow up. Although he
had no sons that he might offer, he
did feel that he could and now did
lay on the altar of his country each
and all of the tentative and potential
sons in law. The audience appreciat-
ed the sacrifice that had been made
and gave the speaker an enthusiastic
ovation.
Deep Feeling Shown.
The meeting was not all buncombe.
however. The large audience in its
reception of the speakers showed that
1t fully appreciated and understood
the crisis confronting the country, not
only on account of the Mexican situa-
ton, but also on account of the war in
Europe. 1t was pointed out that this
was no play spell that the boys in uni
form gathered at the barracks were
confronting, but grim and bloody war
probably to be harder fought and
more productive Of the loss of life and
treasure than the Spanish-American
war and the PHILIPPINE Instruction
and that the men who marched away
at the call to arms would not all re-
turn again, and that those who did re-
turn would be different men,
Although great enthusiasm was
shown by speakers and auditors, il
was not altogether a "hurah" meeting
with a "come-on-boys, do you want
to live foreverw as a joyous refrain
Rather the serious side was accentu.
ated. The speakers endeavored to
show the sacredness of the call to pat
| riotic duty-the fact that citizenship
carried with it certain grave obliga-
tions which 1t was the duty and the
| privilege of all who can to assume
| and bear willingly and courageously.
At the meeting the proposal was
made that fund should be raised in
Boise to care for the dependent ones
of those who entered the service. This
met with popular favor, and within a
short time several thousand dollars
was rendered. This amount has been
increasing daily since the meeting, and
indications are that there will be over
$4,000 on hand by the end of the
week.