The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-11-08
MONSTER LOYALTY
MEET NOV. 6.l7
GATHERING IN TWIN CITIES
WILL REPRESENT EVERY
o. COUNTY IN STATE.
SPLENDID SPEAKERS BOOKED
MEETING HAS NO POLITICAL SIG
NIFICANCE-LOYALTY THE
''s+T ONLY THEME.

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Minnesota's response to the general
loyalty call was answered. this week
when better than one half of the com-
ties of tn estate gave n,tice of parti-
cipated in the big Northwee 10y
atty Convention and Rally Is Be Ksla
in St. Paul on November 10TH ana siip
Minneapolis on November 18th. !.
The remaining districts of the state
are expected to fall in line within the
next few days and if assurance Civ
ensF.sW. Murphy, of Wheaton, Robert
w: Hargadine and Others, active in
the furtherance of the. movement
count for anything the scheduled
gathering will be the largest ever
held in the history of Minnesota.
Many speakers of national and inter
national note have accepted invita-
tioas to speak. a.
Facing Minnesota IN the list O.
Commonwealth pledged to back the
president and the boys Somewhere i
France" to the limit began less thar
a week ago and the scheme of per-
>manent loyalty organization launched
then has more than exceeded the ex-
pectations of those concerned in the
movement. At the present time it
might be said more than $4,000 per-
sons are engaged in active loyalty
work in Minnesota.
AS planned, the scheme of organic
ing Minnesota into one great lova't'
commonwealth involves tho Ioldir~
of precinct and county loyalty conven-
lions and the naming Of delegates r.
a central organization which will meet
in st. Paul and Minneapolis on the
dates named. This, however, does
not mean that the meet will be for
the benefit of a favored few. Instead
invitations to be present are penerc
and the arrangements as made b
those in charge provide for the recen-
ton and entertainment of eve'v nc--
son interested in the big LOYALTY
movement and seats provided fnr =
who attend outside the Twin Ci+ic~
All county delegations and Socie-
ties and Clubs in the state are expect-
ed to bring theft bands and Join ir
the great st. Paul parade, precedin~
(, the afternoon meeting. November If
1t Unexpected there will be $4,000 j.
the line.
Minnesota. perhaps, will never II
its history be host to as great a pa'
axy, of celebrities and noted speaker
as; will feature the big loyalty meet
scheduled for November 18th in st
Paul and November 18th in Mime
apolis.So far the list includes: Dav=
i'd S. Houston, Secretary Tumulty.
Archbishop Glennon of st. Louis, NJ.
Edorard de Billy, representative Of
thes French government in the United
States, John P. White, former presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers
Union. Giarence barrow of CHICAGO
John Mitchell Of New York, Nicholas
Murray Butler. president of Cclurobio
University, Franz Siegel of New
York; SON Of General Siegel Of r'vs'
War fame, Otto Kahn of New York,
U. s., Senator Root, who is expected
to speak on the Russian sitaa4iaa
and these NAV be added to before the
progTamsis closed. .. 81.
:, While the meetings are to be held
under the auspices of the Minnesota
organization, there~wiH be represen-
tatives present from all of the north
western states. The meetings ares 20
be known as the American meetings
and are to be in answer to- influences
that have been atssHork !: 10 try to cre-
ate the impresson That. the, Northwest
is mot awake TO the worlds purposes
involved insthis war. IS.
isThe committee ON arranperrenie
know that the Sdisfoyai Element; In
Minnesota is S6mparativefy sr1alil, oNSsef
there are a lafge iii1inbaf 81 oirE { ps.
pie who hav become 9 oHf used os r,s
bewildered; to si Ri = All 9xtent That
soae Sf ahe Kxe soS Have not fully
grasped tire situation and tits to thi
class that the meeting will be of
greatest benefit. ~
Let us make these patriotic DEM
onstratiops the greatest in the hisfory
of AMERIC the worst Wilt
alisEs<Ast-the great rstfrWest III m
voted heart and soul 55to the purTose