Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-23
STARR COUNTY'S
CAPITAL HOLDS
PATRIOTIC MEET
TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE PARADE AND
HEAR PATRIOTIC ADDRESSES
BIGGEST EVENT OF COUNTY.
RESOLUTIONS ENDORSED SUPPORT
ING PRES. WILSON IN EVERY
STAND He HAS TAKEN.

49, fE 'h' ~
RIO GRANDE CITY. Texas. April 23.-
The entire population Of Rio Grandc City
and many citizens from The interior ccle-
bratcd LOYALTY and Flag Day Saturda,
and business was brought To !. complcir
>tand>till II 3 O'Clock p. m, when a mon
~icr mass meeting uf the citizens was held
~ Britain avenue plaza and heard pa
%irlotIc speeches, singing and music. At
Ter the speaking 4 grand parade was form
ed nj the plaza and marched through the
principa l~ircct "a Fort Ringgold. circle,
the garrison and disbanded al the plaza.
Over one hundred automobiles were in the
procession which was headed bv y. q.
Guerra, grand marshal, and followed by
the Twcnty-eighth infantry band. 4 troop
Of cavalry and full company of infantry
three hundred public school children and
teachers. The Red Gross society. followed
nv citizens IN automobiles and on foot.
making a total Of two thousand people ia
line of march.
The mass meeting was called 10 order bv
Judge j. II. Monroe. who made \ short talk
on patriotism and duty If citizens and was
followed by an address by Major W. :.
McBroom uf the u. s. army. The school
children sang Columbia, Gem of the
Ocean" and ."Amcrica.'' Miss Connie
CARA of the high school rccitcd %'IIcrc
Comes the Flag" and Mis- Francis Lcal
was crowned columbia" Reverend ".
Ram>dcn, chaplain L. :. army, made the
opening and closing prayers and the bcnc-
diction.
The following resolutions were intro
duccd and read ~ Hon. r.. l.. Gammage
and adopted amid prolonged cheers and
are here given in full:
Whereas. on the 9th day uf April. A.
H.. 1917, the congress of the United States
declared that u state of war exists be-
tween the Imperial German government
ami the United States of America and the
same has been publicly proclaimed ~ the
president;
Therefore be Il resolved bv the citizens
ct Rio Grandc City and Starr County.
Texas. ~ mass meeting assembled:
Fir~t-That the citizens al thi, county
hereby unqualificdly endorse the action Of
the United States in declaring war upon
the German government. and now here re-
~lteraic. affirm and rc-atiirm our ale
glance and loyalty To the United States
and our national flag.
Second-That we hereby pledge our
united and individual support and co-op-
Grafton IN this great var for The vindira
ton of our national honor and for human
Ity and civilization 10 the end that the
war may he prosecuted to y successful
termination and victory for our govern
mcnt and for the oppressed nations If
the earth and who are now engaged in this
mighty conflict. and who are giving bat
ic ~ Germany, the arch enemy Of the
world.
ThITd-That We uncpuiyucally and with
our whole heart and soul endorse Ills Ex-
ccll,ncy. Woodrow Wilson. president az
the United States. n the greatest livino
statesman and champion of humanity and
civilization. and We ia hereby again pledge
our unqualified AID and support 10 our
government and it, army ana naval forces.
ECTOR 4. GAMNAGE.
JACOBO G. GUERRA.
WA. ID. DOAN.
Committee ON Resolutions.
MI bu~inc~~ houses closed from three
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