Evening journal., 1917-06-19
Campaign Nets $543937 On Exceeding

tons He said that in the great drive
of the Grand Duke Nicholas in the Cauca-
sus mounains early in the war. when it
looked as though Russia would sweep to
Constantinople. it was not the Bulgar
ians and the Austrians that stopped
him. but the fact that Is per cent. OF
that army was stricken with disease be-
cause of lack Of proper sanitary condi-
tions in the army.
Outlines Campaign Purpose.
Following Colonel Crows address.
Chairman Scott said that certain men
had agreed to finance the campaign
costs. but declined TO make public their
names The working plan Of the cam
paign was outlined in an address by
Mrs Elizabeth Rudyerd Cunier, director
of the campaign Mrs. Currier said the
opening dinner marked the cross roads
point in the campaign and said that a
list Of 100 names had been prepared
from which each team was to select
possible contributors. This selection
was made after the banquet Each day
there will he a luncheon at -. 45 o'clock
10 receive reports, she said, and for mu-
tual exchange of ideas. and she laid
down two rules to be followed First:
"Come To the lunch and be on time; sec
ond, don't visit anyone unless you have
a card Of introduction with that persons
name on IT, When you have the card
YOU are the sole owner of that prospect
until YOU bring in the card or make
report"
During the speech making part OF
the dinner Pierre S. DUPONT was call
ed and received a tremendous ovation
as he rose to explain the Red Cross
dividends OF corporations He said
that Il was a Delaware idea, and that
these dividends would not interfere
with the regular dividends of corpora
tions nor would theJ tend to lessen
the value Of stocks in the corpora
tons making such dividends.
Mr.. NieldS' Address.
The principal speaker OF the even
ing was John p Nields former dis
trict attorney. who outlined. in a
masterful way, what this Red Cross
campaign means to this country If II
is a great success. Mr.. Nields spoke
as follows, receiving an ovation both
at the start and the close OF his fine
talk
"Our country is at war. Who Of US
realizes It.? Who of us has the faintest
appreciation Of it?
THE words we are at war should
appear in letters Of red flame in this
room. The words we are at war
should be branded on. our foreheads.
Judge Oliver Wendell holmes. a
brave soldier. who wears his decora
tons under his shirt. has spoken o.
the incommunicable experiences o.
war Until each Of us. in his owl
person, has experienced the disc pline
the hardship. the suffering. the heart
throb and the heart-burst Of battle
we will never understand the word.
we are at war Until our own flesf
and blood has been slaughtered 5000
miles away. somewhere in France. we
will never understand the words we
are at war
I'VE are at. war with the mightiest
armies the world has ever known. Fol
three years these armies have con.
Quoted a successful war OF conquest
and are holding conquered nation.
and the people Of those nations al
slaves.
Nothing protects this country ex
.cept the British navy and the armies
OF the allies. In this world-war be
tween democracy and autocrac!
France and England have fought gu
fight. France is nearing exhaustion
and every French soldier who fall
must be replaced by an American
soldier.