The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-12

| delegates to the big. loyalty demon
stratiOns to be held in st. Paul and
Minneapolis November Is and II.
It was an interested audience and
an appreciative audience and every
word uttered by the speakers, Judge
Stanton and Col. c., C. Mccarthy of
Grand Rapids, was followed closely.
Spontaneous applause burst forth at
every telling verbal blow against the
| arch enemies Of the United States
and the hearers set their seal of sp-
prOval Enthusiastically upon the
scorching Of the foes of America,
handed out by the Grand Rapids
speaker.
N: J. Brown PreGdes.
In opening, City Attorney M. j.
Brown, who presided, said the meet
ing was to show the loyalty of Be-
midi and any one who couldn't
stand up for the flag should be made
to leave the country. The meeting
was also to select the delegates as
mentioned above.
The opening number was we'll
presented vocal duet by Ray Han
nah and Kern Olson. They were ac-
complinied on the piano by Miss
Muriel MCGEE. .
Rev. An. Whitby of the Baptist
church delivered the invocation, fol-
lowed by a vocal solo by Miss Ida
Virginia Brown which received an
encore.
Stanton Tells of ~"
Judge Stanton was the first speak
er and his theme was the Y. M. G.
A. In connection with the war and
in his discourse Judge Stanton
strongly urged the hearty support
Of the Y. M. G. A. in what it is do
ing for the troops of the United
States. The speaker opened by as
ycfting f. Bemilji had any slackers
they were, quiet about It,, He COM
plimented the city on its perform
ing every task asked of 1t in the
interests Of waging successful war
and stated that over 800 had gone
from Beltrami county to battle for
the flag. He asserted the boys whom
Beltrami county had sent to the
front and camps are the equal of
any In the country and stated Bel
trami had many more who stand
ready to answer the call.
Narrates Scope of Work.
Judge Stanton narrated the scope
Of the WORK of the Y. M. C. A.
throughout the world since the or
ganization fifty years ago, citing the
Spanish American war, the Japan
ese-Russo war and the Mexican
trouble when the troops were on the
border and in camp. The Y. M. c.
A., said Mr.. Stanton, is governed by
100 of the most representative men
in the country and that the red tri-
angle stood for the motto spirit,
Mind and Body" and that it's pur-
pose was the social side and the
home side He quoted Secretary Of
Navy Daniels in his hearty commen
dation and endorsement of the Y.
M. c. A. and General Pershing who
stated the Y. M. G. A. was very i'm
portant factor in the war and was
performing real service and that
it has won its place by personal un-
selfish devotion to the soldiers and
their welfare. Mr.. Stanton . also
quoted Major Burke of the Canadian
army who said the Y. M. G. A. pro-
vided home for the men from home
and urged that the people do for the
boys there what they would do for
them here. 1t was "Fighting Joe"
Wheeler who also said in reference
to the Y. M. G. A., that the organi-
cation answered the prayers Of the
fathers and mothers.
Is Undenominational.
Judge Stanton emphasized the fact
that the Y. M. G. A. was undenom-
national and that every Y. M. c. A.
building was for the use of all SOL
diers no matter what their religious
beliefs were, that entertainment was
provided for the men In camp and
on the battle lines, the best in con-
certs, athletic development, amuse-
ments, etc., etc., and that in the
United States the-bui1dings erected
at the camps cost around $4,000,
while in France they cost around
$4,000. He spoke of the campaign
to raise $35,00O,000 by July 1, 1918.
and that this sum would be raised
by voluntary subscription. He gave
as his opinion that 1t was the i'm
perative duty of every citizen to help
keep up the work the Y. M. c. A. Is
doing and also urged that when the
committee members call to help in
the work to the best of ones ability, |
holding that the Liberty Bond was
a good investment, while support for
the Y. M. C. A. is a duty. |
The song which followed the ad-
dress of Judge Stanton was "Am- |
erica My Country" by Kern Olson |
and it was of peculiar significance
from the fact that Mr.. Olson is soon
to enter the military service. He
to an encore.
Tears Kaiser's Crust Off,. l.
The topic of Col. McCarthy's ad-
dress was "Loyalty," and the speak
er started off by declaring there were
no degrees of loyalty, He asserted