American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-11-09

one little bit of humor is an unusual
thing Such banquet was held at the
Remington Wednesday evening. The
occasion was intensely solemn, and
more information was impaired
about the great war and the
awful conditions it has brought than
can befound in any printed article or
work Accounts of atrocities com
mitted. substantiated, it is claimed, by
official documents and letters taken
6om captured or killed soldiers, were
related that almost surpass belief. /
The work Of the Y NJ G. A. behind |
the battlefronts was clearly depicted /
the necessity for its extension made /
to appear imperative, and the hearty /
support of everyone present was Sc
cured to interest the public in the |
army Y. NJ. c. A. 1t was thoughtful
and serious lot of men that dispersed.
The purpose of the meeting was to
fill the Auditorium next Monday night
to hear Mr. R. Z. Randall, one OF
the most interesting speakers in the
northwest, who will talk about the Y.
W. c. A. and conditions back of the
battlefronts and in the prison camps.
Those who attend will get much Of
the same information that was i'm
parted around the banquet table, but
probably more in detail, and in more
interesting way Everyone present at
the banquet was made a member OF
committee TO see that the Auditorium
is filed to capacity next Monday night.
They will work under an executive
committee of seven, as follows: R.
3. Greenwood. ]. P. Voight, ". J. Han
son. J. T. Fisher, Fl. c. Allen, D. W.
Davis and Irwin Alfred A committee
to arrange for holding meetings in
other parts of the county, and TO sup
plv speakers. was appointed as fol-
lows: John Allen, chairman; NJ NJ.
Myers and H. R. Wallis.
About thirty-five men were brought
together by bit of camouflage on the
part of r. B. Greenwood, who sent out
-71vitations to a sufficient number OF
men to include all business and social
interests. 10 attend banquet on the
date named. each of the guests TO pay
for his own meal, and leaving all TO
wonder what was in store. Only very
few. who happened to remember that
Mr.. Greenwood had attended recent
meetings at Boise and PocatellO in the
interest of the army Y. NJ. c. A. had
the slightest idea of the purpose OF
the gathering.
After the banquet had been served
Mr. Greenwood arose and told of the
recent meeting in Boise, attended by
Mr.. L. NJ. Ladd of Portland and other
prominent people. where conditions al
army cantonments and on the battle
fronts were made known. and cam
paign to better the situation discussed
At the conclusion of his Introductory
remarks, which explained the purpose
of the. gathering. Mr.. Greenwood iu-
troduced Dr. Dickinson, pastor of the
Episcopal church at Pocatello. Mr.
Dickinson delivered scholarly ant
patriotic address. introducing his re
marks by a humorous story, the only
one told during the evening. He paiC
tribute to D. W. Davis and his as
ltociates for the successful Libert.
loan campaign that was put on in thi'
state, and said that it was the duty o
every citizen to render the creates
measure of service possible TO his gov
eminent in this critical time.
Mr. Davis was then called upon L
tell of the addresses of DR.. Mcclure
the famous scholar. traveller and stu
dent of governments. delivered recent
ly in Boise. on Japan" and the War.
Mr. Davis disclaimed credit for tn
success of the loan. but attributed
to the loyal and earnest support of I'll
patriotic people of Idaho. He then re
lated some of the things said by Nj
Mcclure, the truthfulness of which th
noted man vouched for as being OF
ficial communications, records, ant
1rff fa1 n %
by the allies Mr.. Davis had not Ion
spoken before his hearers were lik
statues. shocked by the things dis
closed, and all signs of merrimenf ha
vanished. The atrocities related a
facts by Mr.. Mcclure are almost unbe
ievahle. Nothing that has been printe
. conveys the horror that the spoke
NOrds disclosed.
A. NJ Ley, veteran of the Phi
ippine war, in few well chosen word
1tcld of the blessings brought to tn
soldiers by the Red Cross and the
NJ c. A.
The last speaker was SecretaI
Krussman of the Pocatello Y. NJ. c.
He said he had intended to tell fe
humorous stories. but what he had Iii
tened to had made it impossible to q
SO. II was no time for levity. Then fC
thirty minutes he told of the work
the Y NJ. c. A. behind the battlefront
in all the warning countries, whel
twenty million soldiers were being a,
ministered to, six million of whom, I
n said. were in prison camps When Gel
eral Pershing visited the western ba
tie front he wired home that the grea
est service that America could rend
TO France was to send five hundr,
Y. NJ. c. A. secretaries, and that Il
Y. NJ c. A. war board had borrow,
four million dollars to do so. and WI
sending them as rapidly as they cou
be found and sent forward. Those wi
we're fortunate enough to hear NJ
Krussman gained larger appreciate,
Of the army Y. NJ. c. A. and its wol