Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-02
MAKES ELOQUENT
APPEAL FOR WAR
RELIEF SUPPORT
Judge Burlington and Other
Speakers Tell of Splendid
Work; $4,000 Raised

Judge Joseph Burlington. of the
United States Circuit Court at Pitts
burgh, was the guest of honor at
conference dinner given at the Har-
risburg Club last night In the interest
OF the national campaign for the
maintenance of the Y. NJ. c. A. head
quarters in the United States mill
tary camps.
This eloquent jurist has been CIV
ing weeks to a tour of the state In
the interest of this great movement.
He has the matter very much at
heart and his address last night was
the most earnest and eloquent appeal
for a worthy cause that was ever
heard in this city. Those who were
present counted 1t privilege to have
had presented SO clearly and force
fully the motives and purposes in
volved in the present world war. His
defense of the American attitude in
view of Prussian militarism was so
strong as to arouse in all present a
determination to do everything pos
sble to fit the American soldier for
service in the field. During the after
noon Judge Burlington also addressed
the Civic Club and as a result of
these two meetings almost $4,000
was subscribed for the maintenance
of the Y. NJ. Z. A. camps.
Points Out Menace
w. T. Hildrup presided at the din
ner and asked John FoX Weiss to
present Judge Burlington, which he
did in a graceful little speech. In
his discussion of the subject the
guest of honor referred to his ex-
perienceS in Germany and his study
of the German character. He was
persuaded then that the conflict was
bound to come and he felt certain
our own country would be involved.
He didn't mince words in pointing
out the menace to the United States
and deplored the failure to prepare
for the struggle that is now ahead.
He insisted that the only way the
Prussian system could be wiped out
was through the road to Berlin; that
there must be no halfway measures
and no temporary peace. He was
out of patience with the pacitists of
the United States, who had lulled the
people into a false security.
Tells of Border Work
The Rev. Harry n. Bassler, chap
lain of the Eighth Regiment of the
National Guard, followed Judge Buff
fington in an earnest appeal for the
soldiers in the service. He told of
the work of the Y. Nj. c. A. on the
Mexican border and described the
of the army away from the restraints
of home and the comfort and care
to which they had been accustomed.
He spoke plainly of the need of
something more than food, clothing
and shelter, out made it clear that
the government does not provide for
more than these. He paid a tribute
to the Eighth Regiment and to the
clean lives of the boys who had gone
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Pennsylvania. They went away
clean," said he, land they came back
clean" Chairman Ainey, of the Pub
lie Service Commission, Bishop Dar-
lington, Vance c. Mccormick, E. j.
Stackpole, j. B. Carruthers and
others discussed the movement. /
Judge Burlington in his opening re-
marks dwelt upon the fine spirit of
patriotism which pervades Pennsylva-
MIA and which he had discovered in
his tour of the state. He deplored !
commonwealth had been subjected |
and referred to its fine part in the
history of the country.
Women Raise $5, 400
There was a capacity audience at |
the Civic Club house yesterday after |
noon to hear Judge Burlington tell |
of the great need of the Y. M. c. A. |
work among the soldiers and how
much women can do for these men
in foreign camps. Mrs. William Hen |
derson, president of the Civic Club, !
presided; Mrs. Charles H. Bergner
was appointed secretary. and Mrs. |
Philip T. Meredith treasure, Follow
the talk Mrs. Henry Mccormick |
urged the need of Harrisburg assum-
ing the talk Ms. Henry Mccormick |
the work and Mrs. James /. Cham |
berlin asked for specified contri- |
buttons. In the shortest possible |
time over S5,400 was subscribed by
the women.
Tea was served with Miss Anne |
Mccormick hostess and Mrs. William
Henderson presiding at the table, as
sisted by members of the club. The |
committee for the conference tea in
cluded Mrs. Henry Mccormick, Mrs |
John w. Reilly. Mrs. Edwin S. Her.
man, Mrs. w. P. Starkey. Mrs. A. p. |
L. Dull, Miss Pearson. Mrs. Charles |
A. Kunkel, Mrs. John II. Weiss, Mrs. |
A. G. Knisely, Mrs. James Henry |
Darlington, Mrs. Charles H. Bergner, !
Mrs. w. ]. Bowman and Mrs. Will
liam Henderson.