The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-11-16
tRf Y. N. c. A.
Have You Invested In Moral Liberty
Bonds that are to Help the SOL
der boys Win the Good Fight
II Not Get In the Game at Once

been given over to the 7. M. &, A.
for the raising Of the $35, 900, 600
that is to provide the soldiers and
sailors of the United States with
proper social, recreational and moral
comforts and pleasures. Of this
amount South Dakota has been ap-
portioned to raise S125, 900 and
Grant County's share Of this is
something over $4,000. An esti-
mate Of this on basis Of population
would be something like 40 cents
per capita, so that Milbank' 8 quota
might amount to $500 in the
rough.
The committee in charge realiz-
ed that they had quite a job on
hand and the members and friends
from the several parts Of the coun-
ty were invited to noondav lunch
at the Methodist church last Friday
and Judge Carl Sherwood Of Clark
county was also invited to be pres
ent and address the diners in an
afterdinner speech. A good repre-
sentation of friends of the soldiers
were in from the different sections
of the comfy, showing the interest
they are taking in this movement
to supply the boys with wholesome
recreational, social and moral stim-
ulants in their soldier life.
In few minutes after dinner
talk Prof. H. G.. Souder, the Sec
retory Of the committee, explained
what had been done so fa- in or
ganization Of the county, Rev. A.
Z. Beddoes, who attended the dis
trict meeting at Aberdeen told Of
what wassexpected Of the district
in which Grant county is included
and what was expected of the coun-
ty, and how the other counties had
pledged to make up the quota al
lotted to them. Prof. A. P. Gokey
a young man from the officers
training camp at Ft. Smelling in a
short and graphic manner told what
service the Y. M. C. A. was rem
dering at the camps. and the splen.
did manner in which the work al
lotted to this society was being
performed. Following this. a most
Inspiring address was delivered by
Judge Sherwood, who was the hon.
ored guest Of the occasion. The
Judge has recently resigned from
the bench, and has been devoting
his time to Red Cross work in
Clark county and is now giving
his time and talents to the Y. M.
C. A. gospel of help for the boys of
the army and navy. In a most
effective manner the Judge present
ed the issues Of the war-the mad
spirit of militaryism in which the
German government has educated
its people until it could challenge
the civilized world, shocking hu-
manity with its defiance of all in
ternational law and humanitarian
principles, and with its declaration
and deeds of frightfulness is at
tempting to conquer the world and
lay it under tribute to its military
ism. There can be but one answer
to this brutal idea which the Ger
man government has been fostering
among its people for the last half
century-and that answer will be
hacked by the last man and the last
dollar in America. The address Of
Judge Sherwood was one Of the
most inspiring things we have
heard from the platform on the
war question, and those who listen
ed to it went out from the meeting
determined to stand back of the
government with their time, in
huence and money until the fight
is won and the world is again made
safe for democracy, civilization and
humanity.
After listening to the address the
local committee appointed q mass
meeting for Sunday evening at the
opera house and . good turnout
Of representative citizenship was
in attendance. After prayer by
Rev. w. C. Menges.) )Dr. A. E. Bur-
If in q clear and comprehensive
manner told Of the various lines Of
in which the Y. M. G.
A. was engaged among the soldiers,
and the necessity for supplying
them with wholesome amusement
and social enjoyments and moral
and religious influences, that the
morale Of the arm should be at its
best.
Rev. C. E. Wood drew particular
attention to the work that the
association was called upon to do ID
helping the young soldiers to main-
tain the spirit Of the home life in |
eamp, giving him clean. wholesome
smussmeats and guarding him -