Morris tribune., 1917-06-22
Impressive Red Cross Parade Pre-
cedes Monster Meeting on Mon
day Evening
$4,000 GIVEN IN ONE DAY
Audience Of 1900 Hears Mastery Ad-
T dress by Father Cleary at Farm
School

The Red Cross spirit swept thru
Morris on Monday and the first day
of Red Cross week closed with $4,000
subscribed by Morris business men
for the Red Cross fund and the whole
community enthused by the mastery
appeals by Rev. J. NJ. Clarey of Min
neapoIis, and Attorney F. w. Muir
ply, of Wheaton.
The local committee of the, Red
Cross War Council met in the morn
ing and appOrtioned the work of
soliciting subscriptions with the re-
suit that at the meeting that night
announcement was made of the gen
erous giving of the impressive sum
of $4,000 from this one city.
Father Cleary was announced to
speak at the Orpheum that evening,
but the local committee soon realized
that the Orpheum could not hold all
who desired to hear him, so arrange
ments were made for the use of the
large engineering building at the
farm school. Temporary seats were
provided for 1900 and a number of
Red Cross ladies decorated the walls
and platform.
The reviewing stand was placed
in front OF the Orpheum and here
Father Cleary, Judge Flaherty, May
or Jones and G.. w. Beise reviewed
the impressive parade.
The parade formed near the Great
Northern depot and proceeding down
Atlantic avenue to Fourth street and
thence to the farm school. 1t was
lead by mounted Red Cross ladies,
Mrs. Paul Spooner, Mrs w. H.
Cherry and Mrs. John Kreiss, Jr,
followed by the band, the boy scouts,
girls bearing a monster flag, Red
Cross ladies in uniform, the fire de-
partment, and citizens in decorated
autos.
At the meeting at the farm school,
G. w. Beise acted as chairman. The
program opened with a selection by
the band, and the singing of the Star
Spangled Banner by the Male Quar-
tet, Messrs. VOss, Kreiss, Meyer and
Hope. AS an encore they sang Col
umbia, the Gem of the Ocean with
the audience joining in the chorus.
Rev. J. NJ. CIeary was introduced
and the audience rose and gave him
a hearty welcome. He spoke of his
pleasure in being in Morris, but of
his regret for the war, but now that
the country is at war we all know
only loyalty to the starry ensign of
frnoInTo I01-o+o1rnc,~ 70 II,
of liberty. He spoke of the work of
mercy to be done in war and traced
the organization for the Red Cross
following the Civil War. The Presi-
dent is the official head Of the Red
Cross and as such had called into be-
ing a War Council to assist in carry
ing on the great work, which here
tOfOre had been largely confined to
women. He paid tribute to Mr..
Davidson, whose salary is reputed to
be million dollars year, closing
his desk in New York and going to
Washington to serve in this cause;
that wealthy men have responded
most generously, as shown not only
in New York but in Minneapolis
where 25O men gave $36O,O0O in a
few moments last week
The one hundred millions which
will be raised will not only provide
hospital care for our own soldiers,
but will also provide resting places
for American soldiers in France who
cannot come home when on leave
1t will also impress the conviction
that we are in earnest, prepared, and
determined to win. This is a war for
democracy and there is nothing left
for the citizen to do but to put him
self and his property at the country's
disposal. We must and shall win in
this war. The clear and eloquent
appeal was most enthusiastically re-
ceived by the monster audience-the
largest audience ever assembled un-
der one roof in the city of Morris.
F. w. Murphy was then introduced
and also made a stirring appeal He
wants to see Minnesota's record the
best as a leader in the Red Cross
movement He urged that we SUD-
port the president, and not expect
others to do our part for us. He
characterized the splendid meeting
as a challenge to the autocracy of
Germany, and expressed his belief
that citizens of this country of what
ever nationality will be true to this
nation. In conclusion he urged Civ
ing until giving will become a habit
and to give until it hurts.
Geo. w. Beise then announced that