Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-04-20

with bits OF inspiring history, CLARK
V. Savidge, state land commissioner,
made an impassioned appeal to young
men to answer the call of the country
to arms, in the Grand theater last
night, following the greatest street
parade ever witnessed in the city
Governor Ernest Lister also spoke to
the crowded house taking somewhat
different tact for the theme of his ad
dress.
Fully LOO people crowded into the
theater to celebrate Lexington Day
and listened to program replete with
inspiring songs, music and verse in
addition to hearing two of the states
prominent men plead for America and
liberty.
Opening with a tableaux, arranged
by Mrs w. Y. Croxall, who also di-
rected the music, and with Mrs. l.. D.
Kelsey, one of the city's most beauti
full women, posing as Liberty, the Ho-
quiam choral society sang Dixie in
thrilling tones that gripped at the
heart strings and primed the audience
to spontaneous outbursts of applause.
A. E. Cross, city attorney, who was
to have read the "war" address of
President Wilson read Paul Revere's
Ride" instead and did it in splendid
stlye
John G.. Lewis, who acted as chair
man of the evening, then introduced
one of the city's brilliant speakers.
Mr.. Lewis said it was his privilege
to listen to Theo. B. Bruener make an
address in Seattle and that he and
others from "the tide flats of Grays
Harbor" were proud of the men who
represented their county.
Mr.. Bruener gave a brief sketch of
the battle of Lexington declaring that
the day was sacred in American his
tory and marked a beason light in
the cause of liberty.
"The patriotism of Lexington and of
Bunker Hill and Concord is not dead"
said Mr.. Bruener. ''In times of stress
it blazes out; this inspiration which
has crumbled thrones, the inspiration
which fired the shot heard around
the world"
Governor Ernest Lister, who was
the principal speaker at the Hoquam
celebration, followed Mr.. Bruener. 1t
was not expected Governor Lister
would be here but he missed the after
noon train to Olympia and expressed
his pleasure at the opportunity of talk
ing to the audience.
When he was introduced, Governor
Lister was given an ovation that
would have lasted much longer had
he not raised his hand for silence
He said he personally looked upon
the present situation as the most
serious crisis in the history of the
country. At Lexington, said the
speaker, only a few thousands were
represented but today the nation con-
sists Of O0,00OO0O people.
"There may have been men who
would have argued against war; there
may have been those who argued for
war-no matter what their views be-
fore the declaration of war, the time
for argument passed with President
Wilson's message to congress and the
time has come for everyone to stand
solidly behind the nations head" said
Governor Lister.
Loyalty is the first requisite to
success, not efficiency. Efficiency
with disloyalty is worse than loyalty
with inefficiency. 1t must be remem-
bered that so per cent of the popula-
tion here in the Northwest is of for
eign birth or were born of foreign
parents.
This combination of peoples that
has brought about the development in
this particular part of the country
will be loyal. There is a great mass
of German-American citizens among
us, who are just as loyal as you and l.
"The overt act of one of these
should not be held as reflecting the
sentiment of the mass. This is a
time when we must follow a leader
and I for one, and speaking for the
people of Washington, am sure we
are ready to place our confidence in
the judgment and ability of President
Wilson.