Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-31
CARRY MESSAGES
TO OTHER TOWNS
Liberty Loan and Navy League
Representatives Hold Two
Good Meetings.
MUCH INTEREST AROUSED
Collinsyille and Skiatoo k
Pledge Support to Both
Movements.

Spe, "a. O, The World
COLLINSVlLLE. Okla, May 30
ColHnsyi..e learned today that she is
expected TO DO proportionately as
much as Tulsa in the way Of sub
scribing 20 the Liberty loan and as
s.atng the Navy league in its cam
paign for recruits.
Glenn Condor. managing editor Of
The Tulsa World and member of the
state Legislature. was the only speak
er at the biggest Decoration Day
meeting ever held here. Much OF MS
address was devoted TO the Liberty
loan and the Navy league Chief
Quartermaster Whalen. l. :. y. and
J Burr Gibbons. president OF the ok
lahoma branch OF the league, accom-
panied Condor TO the city and after
the meeting were kept busy answer
ing questions and distributing lterd-
ture.
VIII Knit Comforts
A. a result ~ Condon's talk, nam
local women are already planning "a
star; classes IN knitting, with the OBJ
ieCt In mind Of making comforts fol
the men Of the navy. They Will be
gin work as soon as the printed in
structions and patterns are received
from Tulsa.
Reverend Burton presided at th'
meeting. which was held in the Frs
Baptist church. Local ministers oc
cupied places on the rOstrum. "Amer
lea" and The Fight Is on were suns
by the audiences. \ young lady say'
war recitation. Condor spoke 70
40 minutes. Front rows Of seats wer
occupied by Civil war veterans.
William Gresham was made loca
representative of the Navy league fol
lowing the meeting.
Condor said in part:
About midway on the ridge run
ming soUth from the village of Gettys
burg. where the army of the Potomac
fought its greatest battle. was small
umbrella shaped clump of trees
which is spoken Of as the highwate
mark of the rebellion, since the cen
ter OF Picketts column in the tamou
charge was directed toward tina
/ point. the battle eliminated in tina
charge and the military efforts 0
the Confederate government culml
mated in that battle. 1t was the sec
ond attempt OF their strongest arm
had failed: and it was also their last
This great battle in the east wa
fought on the first three days in Jul!
1863 on the Fourth occurred the Ia
OF Nicksburg ..
that conflict. Picketts brave Nlrgli
ans advanced in unbroken line
against sheets of artillery fire. Thos
who were left retired in perfect orde
.lAery origadier in the division wa
either killed or wounded. Out OF
regimental officers only two escape
unhurt. The Ninth Virginia went
$50 strong and came out with 80 me-
Iincoln's Address.
Soon after the Battle of Getty
burg a piece of ground about sever
teen acres in extent, part of the ba
tlefieid, was purchased for nations
cemetery. This was dedicated on NJ
vember ls with imposing ceremonle
and President Lincoln's brief addre'
on that occasion has become one
the classics of our literature. II WI
on that occasion that the great emal
cipator urged:
That we here highly resolve tn
these dead shall not have died in vail
that this nation, under God shall hay
a new birth of freedom and that go
ernment of the people, by the peop
and for the people shall not perls
from the earth
''On the battlefield of Gettysburg
1913 a reunion was held to comment
rate the fiftieth anniversary OF Il
conflict there. From all over the CO.
tinent they came, in blue and gra
some Of them wearing the same o
uniforms that had clothed them tn
day fifty years ago.
"On July the troops again form'
in battle array. on one side the gri
and on the other the blue. AT give
command the charge began. Up opp
site sides of the ridges they charge
some Of them on crutches, some mel
ing the others, some unable. on a
count of age, " even walk more thi
a few steps. At the top of the ridl
they met. With wild yells and tea
of ioy they extended hands instead
bayonets. They fell on one another
shoulders and wept like babies.
No More III Feeling.
Thank God that that scene was e
acted before the awful carnage
/ Europe was started. This present W