Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-06-08
Edgar B. Piper, Portland
Newspaperman, and Con-
gresham F Fordney Speak
MEETING DRAWS THONG
Last General Session of Com
mercial Body Before Fall
Pulls Attendance

One of the largest and, at the same
time most representative assemblages
that have turned out in the history
of the Aberdeen Chamber OF Com
merce was on hand Wednesday even
ing at the dinner, given in the Hotel
Washington. to Edgar B. Piper. editor
of the Portland Oregonian. Although
not scheduled to speak. Congressman
Joseph w. Fordney, who arrived in
the city that day on hurried trip
from Washington, followed Mr.. Piper's
address with one as pertinent to the
subject-America's part in the world
war.
The Portland newspaperman show
ed, in a summary of the German
dream Of conquest opposed to the
American experiment of democracy,
that Germanic militarism and Ameri
can democracy could not exist at the
same time. 1t had taken, he said,
two years for us to discover this.
The Michigan congressman. to illus
trate the work facing the nation. told
of the labor required in the Civil war
to provide, through taxation, adequate
funds for the war The arguments Of
both speakers were to the same end:
to make the audience realize the ma
tions duty of standing behind the ad-
ministration with every ounce of ef-
fort and every dollar that might be
available.
w. H. Abel of Montesano, in few
words, announced that a campaign to
raise about $4,000 in Aberdeen for
Red Cross work this year would be
started shortly and that w. J. Patter-
son, s. K. Bowes and William Dono-
van, Sr., had been appointed as an
executive committee to start the work.
In Grays Harbor county, he said,
something between $4,000 and $780,.
900 would be asked for. Mr.. Patter.
son, as pithily, announced the mass
meeting for last night to stimulate
sale of liberty war bonds, account of
which meeting will be found elsewhere
in this ISSUE
President T. B. Bruener of the
Chamber of Commerce presided at the
Wednesday evening dinner, greeting
the large audience, numbering 1876,
and felicitating the chamber in their
presence and especially in the pres.
ence of so many women. Secretary
w. L. Morris rendered report on the
activities of the chamber since the
date. March l. of the last general
meeting, showing that much import
ant work had been accomplished in
the way of securing and in helping
new industries, and in dealing with
problems occasioned by the war and
by the need of Aberdeen's doing its
part with the nation
A musical program, under the direc-
tion of Mrs. w. Y. Croxall. earned the
enthusiastic plaudits of the diners and
frequent encores. The vocalists were
Mrs. Nellie Lille, Mrs. F. r. Conway,
MRS. Joseph Barkley. r. w. HaStert
and Earl Rasor of Aberdeen, and Mrs.
MacEachern of HOquiam; with Miss
Thomas of Hoquiam and Mrs. Barkiey
as accompanies. President Bruener,
on behalf of the chamber extended
the artists thanks for their efficient
work. Many expressions of admira-
ton were heard for the beautiful silk
flag draped on the wall behind the
speakers chairs. 1t was the work OF
Mrs. George j. Wolff's hands, she
having sewed all the 4S stars to the
emblem. The flag was loaned for the
occasion by Mr.. Wolff. The dinner
this week will be the last general
meeting of the chamber. in all prob.