The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-16
PREPAREDNESS
AND P.AC|F|5T
MEN MINGLED
NO CLASHES, THOUGH
VIEWS Divergent
Effect of the Gathering Will
Boost the Work Of the
Red Cross.

OK the nineteenth anniversary or
the sinking OF the Maine several hun
dred men and women of Wheeling last
night gathered in the Court Theatre
70 attend the patriotic mass meeting
under the auspices of the Wheeling
Chapter of the American Red Cross,
held simultaneously with scores or
other similar gatherings throughout
the United States ut the call OF the
American Red Cross Society oulclalS
az Washington.
At the conclusion OF highly in
tereSting program OF able oritlons and
patriotic music. came Il significant an
nouncemeut from the Rev. Dr.. A. l..
Bauze president of The Wheeling Chap
Ter OF the Red Cross. that in case OF
eventualitieS ;hn Young Women :
Christian Association will place, its
building at thG disposal OF ihs local
Red troS. for tie purpose OF holding
meetings Of the chant"r and that
should tbs necessity arise. th.. urCanl'
;atipn and Instruction OF classes OF
men and women in first aid work will
;aE,. n;e,s l.: inc \. ". {. \.
Membership Increased.
Last nights maSs meeting. taking
ON as ii did n" n&turs Ui = dc,nGnE;ra'
ron OF the highest type Of Patriotism,
had for is primary E1!rpCS'' = f"Nlrh!
VI local nteres: II III. work ot III"
American Red Cross. The announce
men: was made hy Dr. Benz" that a
campaign ha! he'll iuaIsura'ed III in
crease The msnlber%h;p OF tE@ &ocleiy
in tho i:aitnd States on" ;Lti!!Cn. and
Wheelin: has b"cn asked 20 come iAr'
ward with iib""a! contribution IL
his nunb,.r. The appeal Tor member
shin subscriptions met with Il rr2CE r'',
.a0uaa. Aati at Ri, close OF tho mest'
iag last night applications Tor tA"m6"c'
yHip il tt" local chapter were left
. wiki tho uSherS. increasing tho roll OF
ID. Wteetin" Chapter 10 we'll aboEe
:ha one hi,:'tjred ;aa,k.
Toe :ren;t ~ sr.:iiiuHul ttrCIi2N0it
.hn p;osrsra nI ntrf"t.&Sr& We for a
type OF na:r:utia:a ih:t recognizes the
bro; h ehool Of :.l;in. ;inG 10 niace b"-
fore the. ,uGirncn ~" real purpose Of
tho Rcd Cross in :"lie; ,ae tho suffer.
i13 ns al ,,l.'H il nj! ..nIi1:I~. noi alon'
IN va. NJ whore .'sr C:,lATi!j: arl It's
aStrr S-aikS forth 20 IMPOSE 'i!Sjr''>:'
upon humanity.
IT,. :. l.. r"nz.' presided ~ '.hair
;,Ha e. tn, r'."iin& and i0fru'frcF'I
II" ?rv"r Gf 1hiH nr:.iHrS. pr. JAcos
r-:i7 !n":,arI. r"rtCr III St Luke 5
rrr;r<frr; r.DisrGr:ti church. pro
no9aced The ir"H"a'inn.
Lard OF tnc Froc."
"Nn,yrica. nc Land OF th" F'r"',.
. s::biect dear 10 th" heart nf SER
,,a-~totic citizen. S.r;r"d to i" filled
w::h rev beaut;: l?st evening when
rnld il an elO1Trni *forv of the found
;rr o. this coi.ntrv l.: E"n who's" u
sion was q: free iand. with eura!ity
fuf. ali. r" 'hn Tfr:. Charles /. SchIcH
one Of Whn";in@." laadtn" attorneys.
a1d most ab'" orHtnrS. His tTihute
10 tho mel who have mad" possible
'hn ideal. our lard, urr home. that
nf the brave and III" gree. tt'sound.
cd with elonEeac" enough. 10 Inspire
IN any American. the patriotic d"'ernii
ni;.,irn to prrpeflai" "rd rn!aTgs no
on th2; !ibnrtr fer wlich thc% build
I'd.
l.iu"fanant I. SrEln"r Jones. "ho
san three wears q: acti!e Illiitar?
service :-'.':M% aud af."- the Spanish
American w2r. fu'tnwrG with an able