The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-20

any there be who doubts the pa
tism of the whole of the people of
Fille and immediate vicinity, th.y
I'D have attended the patriotic ral-
nnday afternoon, held in the Or
I'M theatre, and their minds would
been relieved of that fallacy.
Dr has larger crowd assembled
public hail in this place, and we
d if greater or more spontaneous
1siasm has been manifested at
ksimilar meeting held in the state
congress passed the declaration
Pr. Not only was every seat in the
part of the auditorium occupied.
he Stage was crowded to the limit
capacity, while men and women
massed in the from; of the build
ntil standing room was at a pre-
b. Some belated arrivals found the
3 packed and turned away, un-
To gain admittance. The large at
nce was more especially remark
because of the very short notice
of the proposed rally. as the only
ancement possible WAS through Il
issue of the Gazette. Had more
|ded announcement been made
attendance would have been so
as to make an open air meeting
1Nbi, Autnnnpi,.o nf nn0nlo
n response to the high and mag
BIT spirit of loyalty in time Of
er to The country tha. an;mates
cart of every true and honorable
b of the United States, no natter
may be his or her nativity. He
RoveS his country, whether he be
br poor, high or low, stands today
der to shoulder to uphold the flag
ree land and the country of which
lag is an emblem, as was mani
by the interest taken in the
rally of Sunday afternoon.
.Dple turned out promptly sunday
moon, and at the hour announced
he meeting the hall was already
5ded, those delaying their arrival
compelled to stand throughout
Proceedings. The hall was neatly
Very attractively decorated with
and bunting. On the stage was
the speaker of the day,
; choir of ladies and gentlemen
Ia small remnant of the Grand
y of the Republic, old veterans Of
civil war, who held the post Of
)r.
De program opened by repeating
lords prayer, led by Father Sher-
3 A patriotic medly by the band
WED. The choir sang America
audience Standing and joining in
bong. This was followed by one of
prettiest features of the program,
3 song by the young pupils of Miss
rude Miller's department of the
lc school.
3e chairman of the meeting, Judge
/. Neal, introduced the speaker of
lay, Father #. E. Sherman, and as
reverend gentleman stepped for
he was greeted with a storm of
Ruse. Father Sherman has inherit
be loyal spirit of noble father,
his address throughout was STIR
fappeal to the loyalty and patriot
4of the American people. Seldom
any of the members Of that large
|ence listened to more scholarly,
bre fervent, more inspiring ad-
s. He reached out to the under
hing and hearts of his hearers, and
Be of his effort is on every tongue.
4ly sketching the history Of the
htry from the days of Washington
be present time, laying stress upon
peace-loving and liberty loving dis
tion of the American people, he
lted out the extreme patience OF
bident Wilson when ruthless
hly struck down the lives of Amer
citizens without warning, heapinS
entities upon the country and ap-
nded the step the president was
llv forced to take u uphold the
or of the United States, appealing
IN the people to stand true and
ldsast by the country of Their birth
ldoption. He spoke with enegy and
Ing of the various wars in which
country has been eng ,ged in the
/ the glory of our arms and the
very of our army and navy. or the
mple set by our forefathers to the
sent generations in making every
riflce that this might be govern
1t Of, by and for the people. in the
rse of his remarks Gather Sherman
ke of the necessity of teaching the
inction between staying in battle
the wholesale assassination re-
ted tC in the present war; between
ing men in arms agains.. us and
rdering women, children and non
nbatants. He quoted General Lees
pbrated order to his army at the
G of the invasion Of PENNSYLVANIA,
/ prior to the battle of Gettysburg,
pr he declared that the southern
der was not making war on women
children, and ordered rhat all non
nhatants should he respected in
il homes. The speaker stated that
oil the professors at Pullman last
j. admitted that he could see no dis
rtion, whereat Father Sherman
4 to his face that those who could
Ike no such ethical distinction
,uld be strung up to the nearest
lp post, as there is no place for
m among human beings, still less
ong teachers and professors, so
led. The Father naively added that
would be willing to pull on the rope
further stated that II the people