Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-15

and must be indicated. In such
a contest, therefore, we shall not
fail to respond to the call to serv-
ice that comes through the instru-
mentality of this particular organi-
zation.
And 1 think it not inappropriate
to say this: There will be many
expressions of the spirit of sympa-
thy and mercy and philanthropy.
and 1 think it is very necessary
that we should not dispense our &C
tivities in those lines too much;
that we should keep constantly in
view the desire to have the utmost
concentration and efficiency Of eff
fort. and 1 hope that most, If not
all, of the philanthropic activities
of this war may be exercised, if
not through the Red Cross, then
through some already constituted
and experienced organization. This
is no war for amateurs. This Is
no war for mere spontaneous inn
pulse. 1t means grim business on
every side of it, and il is the mere
counsel of prudence that in our
philanthropy. as we'll as in our
fighting we should act through the
instrumentalities already prepared
ed in the tasks which are going 70
be assigned to them.
LANDMARK OF UNITY
OF PEOPLE OF NATION
There is another thing that is
significant and delightful to my
thought about the fact that this
building should be dedicated to the
memory of the women, both of the
north and south. 1t is a sort of land
mark of the unity to which the peo-
pie have been brought so far as
any old question which tore our
hearts in days gone by is concern
ed; and I pray God that the out
come of this struggle may be that
every other element of difference
amongst us will be obliterated, and
that some day historians will re-
member these momentous years as
the years which made a single peo-
pie out of the great body of those
who call themselves Americans.
The evidences are already many
that this is happening. The divi-
sions which were predicted have not
occurred and will not occur. The
spirit of this people is already
united and when effort and suffer
ing and sacrifice have completed
the union men will no longer speak
of any lines either of race or asso-
citation cutting athwart the great
body of this nation. So that I feel
that we are now beginning the
processes which will some day re-
quire another beautiful memorial
erected to those whose hearts unit
ing united America"
Speaking on THE Women of til
South Senator John Sharp Williams
of Mississippi, said in part;
The southern women of the six
ties bore all. suffered all, dared
all. gave all. without any external
support, save trust in the love of
God and of their men folk; actuated
only by love and devotion to the
cause of southern independence-to
the cause of the white race, its ply
steal and social and racial integrity,
and it's enlightened and enlighten-
ing domination.
No wonder. then, that when bill
was presented in the senate OF the
United States to have the govern
ment appropriate certain amount
of money to aid a branch of the
royal legion in erecting a building
for the use of the Red Cross So
ciety, which should be at the same
time a monument to "the loyal
women of the north" that one of
the sons of the south should spring
to his feet and say in effect: mo;
the Red Cross is not a sectional in
stitHtion.
woMEN OF THE NATION
UNDER THE SKIN
Let the government erect the
monument and let it be dedicated
in the name and consecrated to the