Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-10-31
Wisconsin Women Loyal.

Following a thrilling patriotic adj
dress by Horace j. Bridges of Chicago,
the Wisconsin Federation of Womans
clubs passed a resolution expressing
the loyalty of the federation to the
government and pledging the support
of the clubs in patriotic work. Inc
resolution was introduced by Mrs. u.
NJ. Youmans of Waukesha.
Mr.. Bridges spoke on 1.-THE Duty OF
the Naturalized American" He ex-
planned that he Is In the process OF De-
coming an American citizen and stated
that he regards a new allegiance OF
citizenship as the most important step
man can take.
Says america First"
when you become citizen OF TINS
country you pledge yourself 10 De
ready in certain contingencies TO De
ready to fight against the country
from which you came. Men of Engilsn
blood in this country have twice fought
in the same position IN which Amefl-
cans of German birth find themselves
today
Speaking of the war as 1T relates TO
the club women of the state Mr..
Bridges said that the woman who
knits a sock Is in reality just as much
a soldier as the man in the trenches,
who lifts his hand against the enemy.
Mr.. Bridges urged the club women
to do everything in their power TO
push the sale of Liberty bonds and to
further Red Cross and relief work, ana
he intimated that while they are do
ing these things they should think OF
themselves as soldiers.
He expressed hope that the war
will clear away a great many Things
that had been hampering the progress
of civilization.
eve are getting over the idea that
evolution necessarily means automatic
progress toward good,'' he said. "Ihat
was false optimism. Science is a good
thing if used in a right way, but we
know now what science can accom-
plish in the way of assassination. we
must have something else besides
science If we are going to save the
world. Our minds must be filled with
sense of justice toward humanity.
Tells Women Their Duty.
While calling attention to the new
duties imposed by the war, Mrs. Har-
vey insisted that the clubs should go
ahead with their study work. She
said:
ITO prepare ourselves to be of the
utmost service as citizens of the world
and to enter into intelligent and SYM
pathetic relations with our allies, we
need to go back to our study classes
and study art, literature, history, GUS
toms and politics of other peoples. To
be truly patriotic we must have set
tied convictions, based upon ideas OF
right and responsibility. This comes
through study"
| Mrs. Harvey said the women OF
America are filling the most important
responsibilities in the history of the
country. She spoke of their work on
national and state councils of defense,
and in various departments of war
service. She said that club women
have a particular responsibility in
| studying the situation upon which the
country has entered. ''The most eff
cient exponent of present civilization .
she said, has become the enemy OF
| humanity, and has demonstrated the
! futility of cultivating the intellect at
the expense of the finer things of the
heart. Civilization, whose foundation
| is found only in efficiency, is unstable.
/ We women of America must aim for
the harmony of life among men, and
we must enter with enthusiasm upon
a new spirit of service"