The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-08-09
CITIZENS SHOW PATRIOTISM
More Than 1870 of Audience Is Enrolled
for Membership Before Adjournment
William Evans Presides and
Makes Real Appeal.

More than seventy-fve per cent of
the audience gathered in the Trevor
Hall on Thursday evening exemplifed
the new patriotism by enrolling for
membership in the American Red Cross
Association and providing for the es-
| Enlistment of a branch auxiliary of
/ the organization in that community.
In point of spirit the meeting was one
of the most successful vet held by the
Flying Squadron. 4 A small but en-
thusiastic group of people, assembled in
one of the most beautiful halls in the
county, the audience proved real in
spiration to the speakers and responded
to their appeals with proportion
of signatures that was highly graft
flying to Chairman o Brien and his
aids, DR.. Helen Harbeft, A. E. Buck
master and w. E. Cox.
William Evans, the genial justice Of
Trevor, presided at the meeting, The
little man with the big heart caught
the Red Cross idea Immediately.
Trevor has always been on the map, =
he asserted, "and 7 have known her
long enough to believe that she will
respond with patriotism and humanity
to cause that means victory for her
country and life for her fellowmen
The movement represented by our
visitors tonight is a worthy one and
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realize its Importance and do every
thing in its power to promoe ittss well
fare = With these words Mr. Evans
introduced E. 7. o 'Brien, who there
after asted as master of cermonies
and general director of the service.
Following few remarks in which he
explained briefly the nature and pur-
pose of the Red Cross work, Mr..
0 Brien introduced DR.. Helen Harbert,
the principal speaker Of the evening.
With characteristic eloquence and I'M
mistakable patriotism Dr. Harbert pre-
sented the cause of country and hui
manity. "The Red Gross has soul, a
/ spirit, - she declared, "and that spirit
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and save life. No real American can
resist it's appeal. It's mission is not
| destructive but constructive. 1t repre-
sents the more humanitarian aspects of
war and as such movement is deserv-
ing of the cooperation Of every man,
woman and child, now living beneath
the Stars and Stripes'' DR.. Har-
bert s enthusiasm was infections and
made noticeable impression, not only
upon the audience, but also upon the
speakers who followed her.
The rest Of the program consisted of
/ short but incisive addresses by w. E.
/ Cox, Earl b. Marlatt and A. E. Buck
master. The first of these thrilled his
hearers with his vivid description Of
1 life on the Mexican border Picturing
the hardships of army life with unusual
realism he urged the people of Trevor
to do little something to relieve the
suffering Of the boys tout there" who
are sacrificing so much to protect their
liberties and their lives. "When Gen
eral Pershing went into Mexico" Mr..
/ Cox declared, "he carried with him
seventeen millions rounds of ammuni-
/ ton. That seventeen million rounds Of
ammunition, if properly used, meant
/ seventeen million wounds or deaths,
and yet that seventeen million rounds
| Of ammunition would last less than
/ twenty minutes on European battle
! field. These statistics may help you to
| conceive the enormous casualties of the
present war and should convince you
| that there is a tremendous need for an
association like the American Red
Cross, which will save, if possible, the
little fragment of life which still re-
mains to the unfortunate Sammy or
poilu who lies bleeding and suffering in
No Man s Land. = Mr. Buckmaster
concluded the program of oratory with
logical appeal for organization in the
management Of the association soon to
be established at Trevor.
The action of the audience in the
closing moments Of the service proved
conclusively that this food of eIoquence
had not been wasted. A membership
committee, consisting of Mr.. F. R.
Schreck, chairman; Miss Vera Lubeno,
secretary; L. II. Mickle, Mrs. George
Patrick. and William Evans, began
work Immediately and enrolled seventy
five per cent of the audience before the
meeting was adjourned. They viii con
tinue their activities until Saturday
when they expect to have completed the,
work which will have given Trevor
Red Cross Association of its own and
furnished its citizens with an admir-
able medium for the expression of their
sterling patriotism.