New-York tribune., 1916-02-16
VETERANS HELP
MARJORIE'S CAUSE
Men Who Served In Foreign
Wars Hear Battle Needs
of Country.

II little Marjorie Sterrett could have
been present at the dinner of Colonel
Wallace A. Downs Post, No. 26, Of the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Of the
United States at the Hotel Brevoort
last night, she would have heard there
rot only about herself, but about the
need Of preparedness from men who
know It's need.
After Bernhardt Wall, past depart
ment commander Of United States Vol
uateers, had referred to Marjorie Ster-
lett as the little Brooklynite who is
the smallest girl in the country awake
TO the fact that our navy needs repair
ing and asked each diner present 20
put a dime in a hat 10 send TO her 10
swell her battleship fund, Major James
VI. Hutchinson, of the list Infantry,
talked on preparedness.
"If we get into another war Il will be
ore Of the first magnitude. Petty wars
will be out OF fashion for some time"
he said. "The North and South in the
Civil War raised four million men;
275,000 Of them were volunteers. If
war comes here tomorrow 1t will take
at least 100000 70 buy the first stack
Of chips 10 sit in that game. II war
comes tomorrow we must be able TO
meet them man 10 man.
"No war can be fought by standing
army. Where Is Great Britain's first
line, or Germany's, or Austria's? They
are all gone long ago. We must train
our citizens, and train them now"
Captain Charles +. Kilburn, U. s. A,
presented the post with its first set Of
colors, which were received on behalf
of the command by Captain Walter /.
Joyce, the founder Of the post.
Captain Kilburn said: when you
are sick you send for doctor, not a
lawyer, and when you are in legal
difficulty you employ a lawyer; then
why in heavens name don't you send
for an army or navy man and not for
politician when in a similar emer-
gcncy? This job is not such big one
not any bigger than digging the Pan
anna Canal or taking the Philippines
All il needs Is a man 20 point the way
We have a man who can DO it, and that
if Major General Leonard Wood.
"We must hold the Philippines,
Alaska and the Panama Canal. Cen
eral Wood says we should have reg
ular army ready and an expeditionary
force. We must depend on the citizen
force, able to take the field All the
wars are practically fought by boys.
The volunteer system is the noblest in
the world. but the time 10 train a man is
before be enters commercial life"
The dinner, which was followed by
dance, was in commemoration of the
destruction OF the battleship Maine in
Havana harbor.
Those present included Mr. and Mrs.
Walter l. Joyce. Mr.. and Mrs. Bern
hardt Wall. Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Pabing,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. l.. Parker. Mr.. and Mrs.
W. A. Dgmer Mr. and Mrs. John "
Deemer, Captain and Mrs. r W. Vogel,
Mr.. and Mrs. George 7. Youngs, Mr.
and Mrs. ". l.. Vessel, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. +. Wendell, Captain A. L. Robin
son. Major X. Mitchell. Lieutenant Z.
K. Rudd. J. +. Fairman, Jeremiah Hun
ter Captain Cornelius J. Craft, J. W.
Masterson, John r. Morris, Captain
Fred T. Adler, Captain b. F. Moore,
Sergeant ". VI. Cooper, William r.
Mitchell. G. A. Davy. c. II. Ryer and
Frederick Phillips.
Henry Rcuterdlhl and Ernest J.
Poole we're among the others who
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