Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-27

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risburg if she can be the first city in
America to have such an organiza-
tion-'Daughters of 1917"
| Mr.. Bowman introduced Captain
George f. Lumb. who spoke of the
women's work during the Spanish
War for the boys of California and
what material results followed; of
what a home letter did for trooper
| under his care. curing him of his
thirst for liquor and making a man
of him.
The Mayor then presented Mr.. Ed
| ward Moeslein, a native of Germany
but to-day a loyal citizen of the land
of his adoption. He made stirring
appeal to the patriotism and devo-
| tion of his audience, telling of his
experiences in the Franco-Prussian
War, where he took part in seven
teen different engagements.
IF the people of Germany could
only be allowed to. understand" he
cried, chow we are fighting for them
as well as for ourselves fighting to
upbuild that house of Christian love
and fellowship begun by Christ they
would dethrone their monarch and
join their cause to ours and their
glorious banner would fly from the
hilItops of the world proclaiming
eternal peace"
DR.. Bagnell read a message re-
ceived from the Red Cross headquar-
ters in Paris, urging the immediate
need of millions of surgical dressings
or our hospitals there would race
disaster and disgrace. Owing to the
submarine, many sent have never
been received. He was about to
launch into one of the splendid pa
triotic addresses for which he is be-
coming locally famous when he was
interrupted by the arrival of Madame
Schumann-Heink who had come di-
rectly from the depot to the theater
to add her word to the urging OF the
organization of the soldiers women
folk. Still in her long fur coat and
travelling hat, she stepped out upon
the stage. The audience arose to
it's feet with one accord as mother
hood recognized motherhood.
Duty Comes First
Mothers, sisters of the boys at
the front" she said, 81 am bad
talker. l am only a mother and a
singer. but l have seen our boys in
the camps in many of them, and they
are most wonderful! They are good,
clean. brave-but they are homesick.
We women are not heroes but we
have to be. We must be. 1 have
four boys serving Uncle Sam and one
over there if he is still alive
know not try to be brave. L sing
not for my pocketbook but for them.
I do not know why this awful war Is
In
fashioned mother and cannot under
stand. To me duty is first. If some
of YOU mothers are too poor to send
vour lads gifts, make loaf of the
bread they love for them. Write
cheerful letters and send them smiles,
The great contralto then paid a
beautiful tribute to her daughter-in-
law. who has taken up the burden
! Of running her husbands ranch that
he may be free for the service. she
| spoke of the brave women Of Ameri-
can history and urged the modern
| ones not to fall snort OF the Srea'
| example set them.
DIR. Bagnell thanked Madame Schu-
mann-Heink in a few appropriate
words before she left the building.
Tells of Y. NJ. G. A. Work
f. ]. Stackpole spoke of the work
of the Y. NJ. C. A. in the life of the
Army and resolutions were passed
| for plans for a permanent organiza-
tion of local women to carry the
homes to our boys" Mrs. william
Jennings was appointed chairman OF
q committee of ten to organize one
of the most beautiful and practical
forms of service which has grown
out of the tragedy of war
| ANNA HAMILTON WOOD.