Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-22
e faith with the nations OF the
stopped the Great Drive.

"And yet the conditions of tho
world made II necessary for 1t to be-
come involved in the great struggle
with the most mighty military power
of the earth. And had 1t not the
courage and valor TO intervene ana
preserve its integrity and no: become
vassal To the German empire, the
Germans would have taken Paris and
would today have been debating terms
to the nations OF the earth"
Il am glad that we are now their
allies and they are ours. We have
Joined our forces with them. and this
war means the emancipation Of the
world fS)m military domination
that's what IL means. When we send
our sons across the water to enter
the trenches of France we are sending
them In as great "A cause as our fore
fathers fought for at Trenton. York
town. Gettysburg and the like"
During his whole address the gov
ernor was interrupted time and again
by applause. His sentiments. fitting
to the occasion and voicing those of
his hearers. were accepted with unan-
imous approval
'lf liberty and democracy must live.
integrity and government must pre-
vail upon the earth: so Belgium. the
little nation OF twelve thousand square
miles, dared to fight the great Ger
man people to preserve Its integrity"
Garry Our Prayers.
with these sentiments" Governor
Williams concluded. II welcome the
members of this Belgian commission.
and | want them to realize that they
carry with them our good wishes. our
prayers and our supreme forces to
death IL 1t is necessary to maintain
the right of Belgium and of every
nation to pursue undsturbed the
natural course of its career"
Hon II. II. Rogers. who gave the
address of welcome on behalf of the
city, said that 1t was the practice of
most Of us to go thru life looking for
the bigger things-the big epochs in
history. the big headlines in the daily
papers; that we were inclined to over
look the importance of the little things
which in the aggregate shaped the
course OF the world
'It was said Mr.. Rogers, "a little
thing when Grant sent home the men
of Lees surrendered army with their
own horses and their own mules to
work their southern crops, but 1t was
Il mighty big item in the reconstruc-
ton of the riven south. 1t was a lit
tie thing when Virginia Carvel de-
cided to visit the president on behalf
of her beloved southland. and there
was little he could do other than tell
her that he loved the south as he loved
the north, altho he believed it in that
instance to be wrong. but that love
message carried to the heartsick south
erners was one OF the biggest bits of
healing balm extended to their wound
ed section"
And so Belgium. he said. which had
been considered little in the economy
or the worlds affairs up until the
time Of its now historic resistance in
>ugust. 1914, had now come forward
as one of the most important bits of
territory on earth. and there would
be no act of future history which will
hold more significance than that the
act of resistance which was the STUN
plinS block In the path of the demon
VINO would bestride the world. Bel
gums place In history was assured
Tor all time to come, he said. and
When the future generations read the
history of democracy there would be
no brighter page than the one which
told of little Belgium holding back the
onslaught while the rest of the world
| made ready.
Tulsa Stili Willing
Mr.. Rogers touched on the subject
oi Alnerica's constant sympathy with
I belgium or the particular sympathy
OF rulsa for the stricken nation. how
in the past when this city had given
To the country of her DISTINGUISHED
/ guests Of her material resources. she
noN stood ready to give her more
vital assistance to help fight out the
cause OF democracy on the altar OF
freedom.
I'VE are with you heart and soul.
we want all the things you have
! wanted to the point of dying for
them. and you can carry back to your
1 people the message that we have not
only given of our funds but that we
are now giving of our better, braver.
bigger resources-our manhood and
womanhood -o of the things which
Will make them proud to claim US
as their friends
A pleasing break in the speaking
was occasioned after Mr.. Rogers ad-
dress, when a pretty little procession
Of lads and a misses from the Full
ghum private school filed before
Baron Moncheur and presented him
with a huge floral piece, tied with
Belgium's color9. The procession as
II wended across the stage was led
by Davis Brady and Loyal Martin,
two sturdy boy scouts bearing United
States and Belgian flags Ten white
clad little misses. who formed the
flower escort, are Elizabeth Henry,
Lillian Misener, Irene Buel. Kather-
inc Fulghum. Jane Robinson. Eliza
beth Nilsson Ruth Pringle, Kath-
leen Smith. Mary Page and Eleanor
Pringle.
The basket of flowers was in charge
of Mary Page and Eleanor Pringle,
young ladies who were barely able
to manage their burdens. Gordon
Henke and George Mcdonnell. dressed
az Uncle Sans. brought up the rear.
Baron Moncheur was highly gratified
at the tableaux and requested the
names of the girls who presented the
flowers.
Miss Mary Jane Bennett occupied
the rostrum in next order of the pro-
gram. In inspiring manner Miss
Bennett outlined the work done by
the local committee for Belgian re-
lief, of which she was prime moving
spirit. She told of the effort put forth
to rouse the people of the emergency
and the hearty response.
Progressing in her theme. Miss
Bennett promised the Belgian mission