The Washington herald., 1917-11-09
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rasentatives OF our armed forces; he
told of some of the ideals for which
America is entering TINS war ne
delyed into that vast intellectual
storehouse which is his, and at
moments notice brought back to the
sons of Italy. France and Britain
broadly painted pictures OF heroes Oh
other days, whose memory Is uear
TO their countrymen.
Extemporaneous as 1t was, ms
speech never faltered in sequence OF
interest. Speaking without prepara-
ton and with instant command OF a
multitude of facts. he carried MS
hearers back thousands of years into
the history OF older countries and
lifted therefrOm idealizcd figures
that have become immortalized.
Kaiser as Murderer.
Mr. Brisbane pictured the Kaiser
a. a Wholesale murderer, and COM
nared him with the retail murderer
who stalks alone until the inevita-
bility of his punishment becomes
fact.
.'NIurderers cannot escape said Mr.
Brisbane. "and as the retail murderer
shrinks when the hand of detection
is placed upon his shoulder, so VIII
the Kaiser crumple when the gam
horde Of democracy meets and van
ouishes the professional barbarian
who is goaded on by his half idiot
son."
1t was but natural that Nj. Bris-
bane should switch his subject from
a local to an international one. II
was the spirit of the evening. From
the time the audience rose and sang
the words Of America until the last
valiant strains of The Star Spangled
Banner died out the evening was
one of patriotic and loyal devotion.
Speakers included representatives OF
Italy, France. Britain and three
branches of the United States service
Previous to the speaking, there were
silent toasts to the President and TO
the leaders OF our allies.
Edward Carver. who is appearing at
Polls this week. lent a comedy note
to the occasion by a very witty mon
ologue, which he closed by reciting
a patriotic message arranged in the
form of a new alphabet.
Allied soldiers Heard.
Sig. Cav. @. b. Ceccato, of Italy, re-
cited briefly the aims and spirit which
actuate his country in this time OF
trial He closed his address by toast
ing the United States of America.
Mai. Walter Miller. of the Canadian
Expeditionary Forces, portrayed the
part which England and Canada arc
playing in the great conflict, recall
ing many amusing and instructive IN
cidents of his own life in the trenches,
He dwelt particularly on the fact that
though many of those under arms
were ignorant of the reasons OF the
war at its beginning, everyone now
knew what he was fighting for and
none was flinching.
Following Maj. Miller, Capt. De
Wilder. one-time banker in the city
of Lille, in Northern France, but now
a soldier in the French army, told OF
the part France has taken in the
three years of war. From the time
the first war note sounded in August
1914 the French captain carried ms
hearers through the trials and trl-
umphs that have beset the gallant
French nation. He told OF the
wrecked homes, the scattered families
and fortunes and of the brutality OF
the German war lord, who Will not
confine his killing to the trenches,
but by starvation forces the women
and children into consumption, which
has caused almost as many deaths In
his country as bullets. The French
captain finished his stirring address
by leading in the singing Of THE
Marseillaise."
American Fighters Speak.
Chief Quartermaster Martin, repre-
senting the United states navy, then
reviewed the work of his branch of
the service and enlightened those
present on some of the mysteries ana
of the general work Of our seamen.
Sergeant Ketchell, of the Marine
Corps, told of his organization, AL
ways first in the fight" How they
have for years gone into the fray
ahead of all other branches and how
they usually have the situation well
in hand when re-enforcements arrive
His speech was concluded by splen-
did recitation, entitled THE Marine
Corps" which the sergeant delivered
fervently and clearly.
Private Leslie NJ. Hunt, Of the En-
gineer Corps. gave those present an
insight on the war from the stand
point of the soldier who has yet to
go into battle. He described his ser
vice briefly but adequately, and as
Mr.. Brisbane later remarked, his high
forehead, delicate smile and patent
idealIsm were in themselves a mes
sage of the spirit of the American
soldier.
Food Conserving Urged.
Following Mr.. Brisbane's address,
Clarence r. Wilson, food commission
er Of the District, made an appeal to
the merchants in the name of food
conservation, urging them to adver-
tise this movement as they had the
liberty loan issues.
Roe Fulkerson as usual added tc
his fame as a POSTMASTER. Through
out the evening his wit and spark
ling phrases descriptive Of the va