The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-29

The greatest and musr patriotic demonstration ryer ~,sn 5n Fairbanks Was tha, which took p,ac. l-s. r,.n. ing at the Loyal Leazae Arm.ry. .. ;. w.s m,--a- which I.r everyone w..a hear, bya.n- M-a .- .ae thought ,Aa. h. Was part ,a. United States .r1, -randy~. a.sr beuoacea. government. ta tn, 9ad or that tho world has r'na known.
 -. intense interest taken in tho ....a- Was evidenced by thr 4c, that .Ar .arE, hall Was filled r thv hour announced to start-a o'clock. and from the frs, moment that the band opened the program with the soullnsptr.ng stra.ns oG The st4' spanslcd Banner" to its patriotic close wi:h the s.ng.ng ot "Amrrea. . uabounded enthusiasm was displayed
 l.e ITS. speaker Q. the evening a.s A. R Hels, introduced by the chairman, Cycu IL CIesg. MT Hos lls,s subject Was The Liberty Loan. which he handled m masresly man her. explaining n minutesr detaI everything connected Win inc pl. chase of a bond showing what d splendid business Investment ]. is. aside from being d patriotic prytsse and duty. and urging everyone ro d. his bit 10 his utmost His ad dress Was greeted with round after round of applause.
 Miss Margaret Neenon, principal of the public schools, after beng presented l., the chairman, spoke ii ~\Tomaa.s Contribution 10 'he War In nor splendid. sincere and ~om~nI> way she spoke of the woman's parl ia lae war-ot her sacrifice of son, husband. brother. father, lover. #"h wha, forutude she waves farewell as they go on their way 10 some where ia France. and that back of eyer. hero stands a woman's love and devotion. Tears sprans lo the e.cs of many at the speakers tende~ ani foeang tribute to Woman. In op. ming her address Mss Neenan -oe.,ed the following. which .o weii fitted in with her remarks.
 From each age in eNegs alorE
 shines one figlrehaau sublime, One grand master spirit
 Building towers rom the wrechs
 of time.
 One man who could find pure llie- Where the rest saw only slime With daring born of purpose,
 He has risked and won his life, And the world bows down and "or
 ships him
 The hero in the strife.
 Knowing little of the power,
 That gave impulse to his life Could we draw aside the curtain
 How amazed the world would stand That the whole campaign of reason By a woman had been pLannd. And the armor had been buckled
 By fearless mothers hand
 or the hero stands in silence
 On the brink of Slough Despond, All forgot and sought by no one
 Save one woman true and fond, But her courage lifts his spirit
 Reaching upward to the beyond. It is grand to be a woman
 Standing very near to God,
 Seeing with her heaven-born instinct
 Every step that He has trod, Searching mid earth's darkest places
 Till she finds it bright with God.
 Great applause followed the close of Miss Keenan's address.
 The third speaker was Hon. Chas- E. Bunnell on the subject "Splrt of America and he handled his sub iect in splendid manner his re marks eHciting great applause for many telling points. In part the judge said: T speak upon the prem ise that there is a Supreme Ruler Of the Universe controlling and di- recting its destines; that in our hands is placed generally the power to control and direct the policies Of national and social life and for our actions in this respect we are and should be held to strict account ing; that right will ultimately pre- val and that no man can be held to be good member of either na- tional or social life unless he is ac- lively engaged in the discharge of his manifold dutjpS according to the