Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-23
PATRIOTIC TALKS
STIR PEOPLE At
STREET MEETING
LARGE NUMBER ATTEND MEET.
ING At CORNER OF FIFTH
AND POLk STREETS.
WOULD RECRUIT COMPANY
Rev. r.. &. Mobiev and Judge Crudg.
ingiOn Deliver Addresses
and la,ud the Great
Cause.

Tha mass meeting last night at the
corner OF Polk and Fifth street Tor
the dissemination OF information with
reference TO the organization OF a
National Guard organization In ANA
rillo was attended by several hun
dred people who listened with rapt
attention 20 interesting and gripping
ly patriotic addresses by Judge ;. 7.
HUFF Rev r. &. Mobley and Repre-
sentative ] ". Crudgington. The
Amarillo band provided patriotic
numbers f"- the occasion. The
speakers occupied position in an auto.
The mass meeting was concluded by
the people SINGING America, leo
by Rev. +. c. Seaman.
$. 2. Huff acted as chairman OF
the mass meeting. stating the pur
pose OF the call and rendering an in
teresting discourse on the early day
Of civilization and TIE triumph OF
democracy He reviewed the French
national history. depicted the Bour
bon reign aud the people finally es-
tablishing q republic lie declared
democracy was at stake and America
must enter the war earnestly and
materially and physically. The in
vocation preceded Mr.. Huffs speech.
being said by Rev. r.. G.. Seaman, who
invoked blessing upon the meeting.
the cause OF the war and the nation.
Mobley Makes Talk.
Rev. T.. e. MObley made a most
pleasing and interesting speech, In
which he often brought past, middle
and present history OF the nation in
10 his discourse with good effect He
told of America 5 situation in the
three great periods First. the reyO-
lutionary period. when the great
character George Washington was
the standard bearer. second of the |
civil war. when the nation provided |
the great commoner Abraham Lin !
coin, and third. the great world war |
when Woodrow Wilson. a man OF
grey matter and ingenuity. sprang up |
TO the save not alone this nation |
but the entire world from damuable |
kaiserism In 5peaking OF the first |
period he made nention of Lafayette
the great French officer sent 20 this
country To save America France |
made sac ifices ~ home In order 10 |
help America to lain freedom. Since |
France had done this and America |
was now In position 10 help France |
the man who "Woulud not come 10
her help has the blac est heart Dc
dared Dr Mobley.
Tells Of civil War.
In the second period he told OF the |
civil war. the bloody struggle when |
brother fought brother and fathe
was pittcd against son. and son
against father. This period produce
Lincoln He was the cmancibatur OF |
slavery and one Of the foremost lead !
crs of democracy the world has ever
produced His GETTYSBURG speech |
has been esteom"d the greatest piece |
of AmC lean literature ever produc |
cd. \ splendid tribute was paid to
the savior of the Union
The third period is a period Of 70
spOnsibility.' said Dr Noblcy. % |
period OF great responsibility. n isl
the period OF tho greatest war in his |
tory This is IN" great war which We
have entered tC. freedom 81 cause. fl
has likewise produced a great char |
acior Woodrow Wilson He Is q |
great man Zoo heart in mind. iu pgr
pose and 900 achievement
Wilson "iIiggcst Man
'fic y The biggest man living tU
day said Dr. dobloy IN relating |
tho great things which hc has accom-
plisIol ho made reference to the ar' /
that few days since boz met man |
direct um Washington el0 told OF
some OF the achievements oi neI
PrcsiIcu, not generally known |
throurH Tho press He told of ms
ingenuity and readiness fU grasp
everything that presented u..lf AL
cruel al nom 900 he produced Tie /
Zimmerman letter and startled tho
congress into action uu couscriptiou |
Tho French mission that came ta
Amc-iCa laIl stern proposition Ip. /
fore America o. was exhausted boz I
means 100 men and ir finances Do !
said BOB poo uuWisiJEabio terms Gen
tlemcu. Do Us gp tD YOU we have
reached our limit
Ia .H condition as that said /
Dr. u0b.sy referring to his previous /
rcfcren.e H lafayette. who halped /
MS country it the sacrifice OIL
France ".' Is 30 fo us o. reriproraic |
m Tar.es cllast0rs. u D. up 90 !
America fU eight The battle 81 France |
o EraH. a' america and the en- |
tire world
luft, Purpose.
T.e American nation .s entering |
THE var a.f fha l1ftest purpose tl
seek. rH -..r uD TERRITORY not poIir- |
nI arraHi.Ioueni only the sup /
bort and rsra1 se 0f RELIGIONS and |
prlrIrssHHe.'s If the world
fH. "r.fure o. Dos Grafton Br /
N1.Isg -r.R deeply patriotic and Dc /
eIarel a.'H emotion
.ff .f ua.rf .Ir family Obligation !
a4a. .a .r a training camp Iust h. /
soon "a. f.a gel tape was finished /
IhIp.s .-.
y Ha.f.s that Amarillo and fae|
..--r..Hus r9 .ufr wlll come u0biF /
q. tho ... .r. recruits f0r the Ter8s /
ssf.H-.. Guard. ~ boz orEanitrI /
ts-. r... .. fs.rfibel flf rln- 4
rer... l. Iu1Fr q N rrudEHf 4
"a r..n .f. twenty-five men flr'
tr, D..aa.f 10 determination and ail /
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