Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
International Justice, Free
dom For All the World,
and Permanent Peace,
Objectives

ObJectlves
safer conditions than any army ever
assembled upon tho face of the
earth.
Many mothers have written me
that they were prepared to receive
back their boys manned and wound
ed. If necessary, but begged that the
boy be saved from those nameless
things which in the past have been
part Of the camp life.
Some people say that the war is
not popular, and l pray to God that
it will never be popular In that
sense. War was popular in Berlin
some time ago, but L am told that
the popularity is waning.
My soul hasn't stopped shivering
over the Lusitania horror. But this
was not the greatest crime OF Ger
many. The greatest crime Of all was
that one of the most civilized peoples
in the world approved of these things
when they were done.
I'VE must win this war; or concede
that democracy is q failure"
The effect of American ideals and
independence upon the nations or
the world was forcefully presented.
France, China and Russia have taken
courage from our accomplishments
This is our house. We built it,
and now we are going over million
strong, to defend the house we gave
them"
Pennsylvania. PennsylVania cannot
succeed without her capitol city" de-
clared Mr.. Gilbert, who introduced
Governor Martin G.. Brumbaugh, and
the audience stood and applauded
him vigorously.
1--WE expected much of you, we
have received more" said the Gov
ernor. LAS a member of the Har-
risburg Chamber of Commerce l eX-
press the gratitude of this audience
to our distinguished Secretary of
War for his patriotic, able, illumi-
mating address.
You will carry with you the love,
the respect and the confidence of the
people of this city, as you return to
your duties. Bear to your chief, the
splendid President of the United
States greetings and the assurance
that whatever steps he may take
for the preservation of our institu-
tions, Pennsylvania will stand stead
fast and Loyalty back of the govern
ment.
"One-tenth of the entire resources
of the nation in the providence of
God is the strength of the keystone
State. We have already given the
government the best National Guard
in the world. At Camp Hancock,
near Augusta, Ga, they are 26,6OO
! strong. We have given YOU all of
the men you have asked for"
The Rev. DR.. L. s. Nudge, pastor
of the Pine Street Presbyterian
Church, pronounced the benediction.
Enthusiastic applause greeted the
Governors remarks.
| Mrs. r. G. Cox delighted the
guests at last evenings meeting by
| her singing. She sang America" and
THE Star Spangled Banner" The
| Sara Lemer orchestra furnished the
music.
one of the most interested of the
many auditors last evening was Ed
ward Moeslein, who was with the
German forces in the Franco-Prus-
sian war, and won a cross for
bravery. He has been a resident
l of Harrisburg for many years and
because he realized as few persons
can realize, the weight of the iron
! hand in Germany, his efforts con-
tributed largely in making the last
1 Liberty Loan a success in this city
Among those in the great audience
who was greeted cordially upon every
hand was L. H. Kinnard, the popular
Harrisburg boy who has gone to the
Telephone Company ,and who was
once head of the old Board OF Trade
Seated at the speakers table were
Secretary of War Baker, David 10
Tracy, presidents of the Chamber OF
Commerce: Spencer C. Gilbert. toast
master; Governor Martin G. Brum'
baugh. Mayor William ]. Bowman
|. Vance C. Mccormick. chairman of the
! Exports Administrative Board; Franz
/ d. Beary, adjutant general of Penn
syIvania; Right Rev. Philip r. Nc
) L Hcvitt. bishop of Harrisburg; the Rev
, DIR. Lewis Seymour Nudge, pastor o.
! Pine Street Presbyterian Church; Con
+. gressman A. s. Kreider; DR.. Guy
: Carlton Lee, president Carlisle Cham
) ber of Commerce; Edward L. McCol
) gin, secretary Harrisburg Chamber
, of Commerce; Charles w. Burtnett
; first vice-president Chamber of Com
merce; Arthur ID. Bacon, second vice
president, and the following director!
of the Chamber: Andrew S. Patter
son, Joseph II. Wallazz. William II
: Bennethum Sr., c. NJ. Kaltwasser
Arthur II. Beiley, George. S. Reinoehl
William b. McCaleb, William Donald
= son, e. Bailey, d. Kaufman, Rabbi L
: ]. Haas, William T. Hildrup Jr.
! Quincy Bent. NJ S. Hershey. e. ]
. Stockpole, Secretary of the Common
: wealth cyrus II. w OOuS, w llllan Jen
" nings, r. e. Massey, and the commit
tee in charge of the dinner. com
= posed of Henderson Gilbert chair
man: Frank C. Sites. Paul Johnston
and John c. Motter.
At the three reserved tables were
r. B. Abbott, w. d, 3. Ainey. John Il
Dapp, Il. d. Hilleary, II. p. Miller
r. w. Moorhead, w. f. r. Murrie. r
L. Myers, ]. Fl. O'Brien. John S. Rill'
ing, j. w. Rodenhaver, G.. A. Shreiner
George Il. Tripp, j. Il. B. Cunningham
John f. Fox, Francis Hall, G. II. Hun.
ter Alfred Jenkins, L. j. Julihn. L. II
Kinnard, Paul Littlefield, II. B. Nc
Cormick Jr.. Thomas l.. Montgomery
Robert B. Reeves, John T. Brady. f
e. Downes, r. A. Enders e. u. Gross
w. NJ Hargest, the Rev. G. E. Hawes
e. A. Heffelinger, r. II. Irons, join
Price jackson. w. NJ. Nell. r. M
Rutherford, w. p. Starkey.
Accompanying Congressman Krei
der to this city was Mrs. Krei
der. who motored up to hear Mr.
Baker speak,
The committee in charge was heart
lily congratulated on the perfection
of the arrangements.