The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
LARGE AUDIENCE FILLED WITH
PATRIOTISM GATHERS AT
THE AUDITORIUM
MANY ELOQUENT TALKS MADE BY
SPEAKERS ON THE STAND
Patriotic Songs a Feature of the Pro-
gram-General Roberts Unable to
Attend Resolutions Call For Uni
Yersal Military Training.

In the high school auditorium,
tastily decorated with the national col
Ors, large audience gathered yester-
day to honor Abraham Lincoln and to
pledge their support in this crisis to
the principles for which he lived. At
the close of the regular program a
resolution was offered by F. S. Bell
in favor of universal military training
and carried with but one dissenting
vote.
The meeting was presided over by c.
L. Longley who introduced the speak
ers with brief remarks touching the
several subjects discussed. and who
complimented the people for turning
out and the members of Dan McCook
post G. A r. on the fact that but
three or four of its entire membership
had been unable to attend.
The invocation was offered by DR..
J. F. Shepherd, pastor of the Pres
byterian church and was followed by
splendid rendition of Lincoln's Gettys
burg address by Comrade Fisher, who
vididly portrayed the circumstances
under which the famous speech was
delivered The singing of the "The
Star Spangled Banner" by Mrs. T. j.
Woods brought forth great applause as
did the selections by the Presbyterian
choir, consisting of DR.. Shepherd and
H. ]. Youngs, e. E. Heston and G. E.
Jones.
An unfortunate lapse in the condi-
tion of his wife rendered it impossible
, for General George II. Roberts of Boise
} to be present and speak in behalf of
the G. A. R. The chairman, in voicing
his regfets on account of the inability
ter TD.ls1 L.. lI-l
"The government and people of the
United States have faced but two real
, ly great crises, and one of those stands
forth at the moment, grim and por-
tentious. It is time for every COM
munity throughout all this land to
gather itself together and take an
7 account of stock-patriotic stock
collectively and individually.
: "And for this, what more appro-
S pirate occasion than the anniversary
of the birth of that patriot of pa
: triots. Abraham Lincoln-the man
e whom Pope characterized far better
= than his actual subject when he said /:
= Statesman, yet friend to Truth of
5 soul sincere;
t In action faithful and in honor clear;
n Who broke no promise, served NO
private end,
Who gained no title and who lost
Il no friend"
J. Lieutenant Krengel, in behalf of the
: National Guard, spoke on the subject
t of preparedness, pointing out the un-
S prepared condition of the nation il
l. 1861 as resembling the condition oi
s the country today. He cited German,
s. and France as prepared on land anC
IS England as prepared on sea.
J. Professor G. H. bowman in behal
: of the schools spoke of the future poll
le cies of the country which must grow
is out of the war. He said that this
lie country would emerge from the pres
l. ent crisis a great world power anC
" must take her part in enforcing peace
e. among the nations, and urged the nee
al essity of national readjustment. HI
I. construed "Peace without victory, t,
n mean that the victorious nations
g should not be permitted to humiliat
d. their foes and lay the foundation fo
N future wars.
L. Mayor e. M. Sweeley emphasized tn
a. plea of preparedness made by Lieuten
'y ant Krengel, illustrating the need 70
Sc training by the effectiveness of tn