The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-09-28
Lieut.. MarkleY
Cave Talk In
Three 500 Towns
Lieut.. Markley, Chaplain Of secone
N. D. infantry, Has Collected a
= Chaplain Fund

Lieutenant MarKley, cnaplaln OF the
Second Regiment, made such a good
impression when he spoke In Wash
burn at the Patriotic meeting, that he
was invited to speak at Garrison, I'm.
derwood5 and Washburn. -,
He was in Garrison Saturday night
where an out door meeting was held,
at which over 500 attended, The peo.
pie there were very enthusiastic over
the speech given. After the talk the
chaplain explained the fund, he was
getting up and the Garrison people
helped it along with $685..
At, Underwood he spoke at the Star
Theatre. Rev. Hulme conducted the
opening, services at II O'clock. .,.. ,k
f Chaplain Markley began by saying
that he wanted the people To give vent
to their feelings, If they felt like cheer,
ing to do So, that patriotism and en-
thusiasm are catching and he wanted
a live meeting. %ma 2,
For the benefit of those who did not
hear him at Washburn he. repeated a
number of his illustrations on patrio.
tism and treason. He recalled the re-
marks he made in Washburn about
the telephone poles, saying that he
had heard that some one had taken
exception to his statement. He had
quoted what Tracy Bangs had said in
Ia speech in Grand Forks that the tele'
phone poles may be put to different use
than simply to string wires If some
reasonable sayings were not stopped.
He told Of one man who said he was
a German-American.s "You're, liar"
said Mr.. Markley, you're either a
American or not an American, there
are no hypenated men in this coun-
try at thisstime. "'s$ sts 4 a,s ':,r t,.s ~.
His vivid description fof Ia Stacker
made the }audience 5shudder and Hope
that such a title would not be placed
upon many Mclean county people.
He told of the different ways people
have of committing treason by aiding
and giving comfort to those who are
against our government.
|. Mr.. Markley ran for state senator
on the socialist ticket in Pennsylva.
MIA some time ago, and he said he
hoped he would be forgiven for the
act. It was before he knew what soci'
alism meant, or he realized its full
meaning. He classed them with the
Ii. w. w, Is and numerous other or
ganizations that have been working
against the government. Z. zs
The chaplain told Of his position as
postmaster in the regiment and said
|he hoped the people would remember
to- write to the boys. He had q book
|along In which he asked the women
|and girls to- sign their names. This
list will be given to Mrs. Frank White
wife pf the colonel Of the regiment,
and she viii give the different names
|of the soldiers who are not getting
letters from home and who need cheer
linz. This method is being tried 5in
several places.
The chaplain fund was explained and
Ia collec ection:. tai ken amounting to $3.50,
The Underwood II peop1s, have sent 4
number Of boys who aresin the Second
Regiment and who will receive a great
benefit from this fund: ~
rs Sunday evening Lieut. tenant Markley
spoke at the Methodist church in
Washburn The greater part of the
evening was AN devoted to Red Cross
talks az others so the chaplain did not
take time 10 give. much ofs TIL k.He
spent the time telling about the chap.
lain fund j, laining the cessity sot
money that was not attached toS red
|tape when IL vas & eded sat once, This
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