The Redwood gazette., 1917-11-14
Loyalty Meeting
Is Big Success
Every Voting Precinct But One Rep
resented at County Meeting Held
Here Last Saturday
CARL CUMMINGS TALKS
county Organized Permanently for
Loyalty; Many Will Attend State
Meeting This Week

One of the most successful meet
zngs Redwood County has held in a
long time was the meeting called for
last Saturday in the interests of the
foig state loyalty meetings to be held
}in st. Paul and Minneapolis Friday
and Saturday of this week. Every
voting precinct in the County with
the exception of Wanda was repre-
Ssented at this meeting and the spirit
Iof loyal patriotism was very mani
fest.
The meeting was called to order
br Frank Clague who presided and
with a few short remarks introduced
aAttorney Carl Cummings of ST. Paul,
Hwho gave short address which was
smost favorably received by his audi
Hence Following Mr. Cummings talk
1.-THE matter of electing delegates to
represent the County in the Twin
City meetings was taken up and
those whose names were found in
another column were chosen.
Following the election of delegates
resolutions. presented by County At
Etorney Emerson, were adopted, stating
the loyalty and support to the gov
3ernment of the entire county, and
the temporary officers were made the
permanent officers of a Loyalty Com
snittee for Redwood County with all
delegates as permanent members OF
the committee. The officers are Frank
IClague, President, H. A. Baldwin,
Secretary, and John P. Cooper, Treas
Iufer.
It was also decided that all dele
gates should meet at the ST. Francis
Hotel, ST. Paul, at ten o'clock next
Friday morning, prepared to march
tin the parade and Otherwise take part
/ in the meetings. Those who found
/ it possible to attend the Minneapolis
meeting are asked to be at the West
Hotel, Minneapolis, Saturday morn.
ing at ten o'clock. There is no limit
! set upon the number who shall at
tend these meetings and it is urged
that all who find it possible to at.
tend should do so whether appointed
ais delegates or not.
Following the close of the bust
ness meeting c. M. Bendixen. A. D
Stewart and Rev. Dysterheft made
short talks.
Mr.. Cummings Talk.
Mr.. Cummings opened his talk by
explaining the purpose of the Twir
City meetings and their scope. He
told something of the plans made by
those in charge of arrangements tx
make these meetings the most worth
While meetings that Minnesota has
Vet held. Big parades will be fea
lures of both meetings and he urget
that every citizen of Redwood Coun
ty who found it possible to attent
should do so and add his help t.
making the meetings a tremendous
success.
Mr.. Cummings then took up thu
big features in the problems Amerl
"a has to solve at present. giving
graphic, simple and dramatic sum
mary of the events leading up to oul
country's having become involved II
the war. His resume of causes ant
effects was direct and educative ant
was greeted by hearty applause. HI
then spoke of the moral, physica
and financial support due France from
us and dwelt upon the fact that while
we are paying an awful price in bloot
and treasure to wipe out this awfu
institution of war, we are wise II
paying it to keep the war three thou
sand miles from our own shores.
The following sentences stood ou
from Mr.. Cummings talk as mes
sages of especial truth, forcefull.
put: We are ALL American or w,
are not American AT ALL" "If thi
country is good enough in all re
spects to live in, then it is goot
enough to live for and good enough
to fight for and good enough to DII
for" "Your Country needs no JUST
fication to make it worthy of you
support, "Soldiers win battles bu
WEALTH wins wars" and he close'
his talk by saying "Come to st. Pau
and reconsecrate yourself at the foun
csin of American patriotism"