Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-04-26
RoUsINe PATRIOTIC MEETING

j A rousing patriotic meeting was
held in the city school building last
Friday night. While the audience
was gathering the band played pa.
triotic airs in the yard and T. P. |.
orchestra in the auditorium. The
room was filed, and a large cheer
ment up when the students of T. P.
/. both boys and girls marched in
in a body. Several battle SCARED
Confederate veterans sat upon the
stage as guests of honor. Rutledge
Smith presided, and after an invo-
cation by Rev. R. ]. Craig, made a
few well chosen remarks before in
Producing Prof. T. A. Early as prin-
cipal speaker of the evening. Prof.
Early made an eloquent appeal and
was frequently applauded.
Short talks were made by Capt
John s. Quarles, a Confederate vete-
ran, Judge Sam Edwards, Mrs. Rut-
ledge Smith, Mrs. w. R. Carlen, who
read portions Of letter from her
brother, Capt. Russell Richmond of
the U. S. Cavalry, DR.. w. S. McClain,
Mrs. w. A. Howard, e. L. Writ and
j. N Cox. JEFF Wall favored the
audience with patriotic song. All
in all 1t was great meeting and
showed that the fires of patriotism
are still burning in the breasts of
our citizens.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The United States of
America, to which we as its citizens
owe full measure of loyalty and of
service is forced by inexorable ne
cessity to make war-to enter the
war Of the world on the side of hu-
manity and against the embodiment
of brutality and of barbarism;
And, whereas, in carrying that
war to successful issue it is i'm
perative that the United States re-
ceive from every man and every wo-
man who claims protection under its
folds of its flag a contribution of
faithful and efficient work conscien-
tiously applied to the particular line
of endeavor in which that man or
that woman can most effectively
work;
And, whereas, our country is now
being called upon to assist in the
overthrow Of autocratic government
and in the establishing of Democra-
cy in it's place and in vindicating
and upholding the human principles
of international law and to help give
20 the people of Germany, Austria,
Hungary and Turkey freedom and
and to help them establish i,
a stable government based upon the
rule Of the people. and thus aid in
the establishment of permanent |
peace among all the nations of the |
earth;
Now, therefore, we, the people of |
the town of Cookeville. in mass meet |
ing assembled, do hereby resolve.
That we enlist ourselves earnest
ly, faithfully and constantly to make
whatever sacrifice may become
necessary to bring this war to a
successful issue.
That we pledge our individual
loyalty and devotion to our country
In this, the greatest and most mo-
crisis in its history
That we will stand with our Presi-
dent in all of his efforts to put the
nation in a proper position to sue
cessfully defend Itself against the
enemy and to render that measure
IF aid and assistance to our allies,
which the pressing exigency of the
hour demands at our hands.
That we dedicate ourselves unhesi-
atingly to the task of helping to
bring this awful conflict to an early
lose by using every available means
within our power to aid our allies at
he front.
Respectfully submitted,
y. N COX. Chairman,
c.. D. DANIEL,
THOS. FINLEY,
Committee.