Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-12
PATRIOTIC NOTE
IN ROTARY MEET
ALL EVENTS IN WEDNESDAY NIGHTS
PROGRAM BASED UPON THE TOPIC
OF GREATEST ATTENTION TODAY.

Patriotism. and more especially the pat
rioiism Of the American women, was the
dominating note at the Rotary 'ladies'
night" at Paul's Wednesday. After as
I~embling. the guests present Stood and
sang America" Following the singing.
President Spero introduced four guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mood of Shawnee. Okla, q.
G. Douglas of Corpus Christi, and Mr.. Toll
yer of Tampico. In lieu of I'M opening
tribute to the ladies of America:
ITO You. Dear Ladies-And your faith
full sisters throughout the country. the na-
ton must ultimately look for the victorious
conclusion Of our efforts in behalf of hum
an rights and liberties.
"The patience, courage, abneeation and
sacrifice Of American womanhood i one
Of orr greatest assets. A spur 10 efforS.
an impulse to patriotic fervor, a soothing
influence n well a. an inspiring one.
Ready 10 give her best. ready to take of
the hardest. such are the women who made
Lexington. Valley Forge. Gettysburg,
Chickamaueua. San Jacinto and San Juan
Hill possible.
.Thc American woman Of today i the
daughter of the woman of those DAYS, The
same blood comes through her veins and
the same. high, patriotic Ideals inspire her.
Our own country is praul Of hlr ara we o.
Brownsville are proud u her Ladies Of
America.-women in the hack Of oEr Ma
tional courage and effort.-we ~alute You"
The patriotic note was further empha-
sized when slips were passed ont bearing
the names 81 twenty-four illustriouS char
acters in American history. Each guest
made 4 short talk on the character whose
name was printed OF the slip given him or
her. When the tributes had all been paid.
the slips were shaken up in a hat and n
drawing was made. The name drawn was
BETSY RcSS,' and Mrs. Spero. who had
made a talk on this character in American
history. was presented with a Rotary pin
TO which was attached 4 bow Of red. white
and blue bunting.
G. IT. More. Mr.. Douglas. Judge Ira Web
~ = and A. Wayne Wood were called on
ft- I~7u addresses. The address
" ~ NGF Ncb~'tf Wiz t~Itfi"i-
~ rrs pr.a-, Jr-t now and wa~ greatly
eniav.d lv IL hearers. Judge Webster
said III part:
I'VE RotarianS are glad to have YOU
ladies with IL. Your aid and encourage
mcnt has gone a long ways in helping to
make a success Of the things we have un-
der,aken; in fact, very few of our under
takings could have been put through with
out your aid. All things in the nature Of
civic Improvement and community better
meni nave found YOU willing and valuable
assistants.
"With reference to your patriotism. it j.
well known that women are a. patriotic
a. men: their devotion Ia the cause espoS-
ed by their husbands during the civil war,
their aid in nursing the sick and in making
in their homes articles needed by the men
at the front and which the governments
them TO be n great patriots and capable
IF n great heroiSm n the men ut the front.
1T requires a great deal Of courage for
4 mother, loving her sons a. she does. to
encourage them To enlist A. they are now
doing al over the country and have done
on every proper occasion IN the war which
may cause their death. The women not
only instill into the minds Of their children
the love of country and it, traditions. but
teach them to uphold the sacred traditions
and principles for which America has al
ways stood.
II have no doubt that. when the war j.
over, IT may and will be said that the
American woman OF today has proven her
self a worthy daughter Of the women who
have gone before and who have establish
ed a reputation for true patriotism and
heroism."
AT the conclusion Of the banquet the
guests sang ''The Battle Hymn of the Re
public"