Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-10-12
PATRIOTIC SERVICE
WauseOn Chapter Daughters American Revolution Held
First Meeting For Year 1917-1S-"Our Debt to
France" Considered Splendid Project of
State D. A. r. for Building at
Camp Sherman

The first meeting of the Wauseon
Chapter D. A. R. for the year 1917-18
was held last Friday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. w. H. Eager, Mrs.
Eager and Mrs. Anna B. Rupert
acting as hostesses and serving the
members of the chapter a luncheon.
The committee on program had very
appropriately and opportunely chos-
en- "Our debt To France" as the
subject for consideration and discus
sion for this meeting. The subject
matter for this program was very
impressively presented by Mrs. H.
/. Brigham and Mrs. M. A. Davies
Mrs. Brigham prefaced her presenta-
ton by reading the following poem
by Henry Van Dyke, which was read
by the author at the Lafayette Day
celebration in New York, September
9Th.
''THE NAME OF FRANCE
Give us name to fill the mind
With the shining thoughts that lead
mankind,
The glory of learning the joy of art,
A name that tells of a splendid part
In the long, long toll and the stren-
uous fight
OF the human race to win its way
From the ancient darkness into the
day
Of Freedom, Brotherhood, Equal
Right
A name like star, a name of light.
l give you FRANCEl
Give US name to stir the blood
With warmer glow and swifter
food
A name like the sound of a trumpet,
clear,
And silver-sweet and iron-strong,
That calls three million men to their
feet,
Ready to march, and steady to meet
The foes who threaten that name with
wrong
A name that rings like battle song.
| give you FRANCE!
Give US a name to move the heart
With the strength that noble griefs
impart,
A name that speaks of the blood out
poured
To save mankind from the sway of
the sword
A name that calls on the world to
share
In the burden of sacrifcal strife
/ When the cause at stake is the
worlds free life
And the rule of the people every
where,-
A name like a vow, name like a
prayer
l give you FRANCE!
The war of the American Revo
luton cost France $4,000 men ane
twenty ships of the line. Priol
to the Declaration of independence
France sent over a million dollars tt
aid this country; Benjamin Franklin's
negotiations resulted in France fur
nishing US two million livres (pounds)
a year; and three ships laden with
military stores. Lafayette not only
gave his own services but at his owr
expense bought and fitted otu a yes
sci; bringing volunteers and mum
tions of war; later he was instru
mental in influencing his government
to enter into an alliance with thi:
| country and the troops and ships SEN
by France enabled Washington anc
the continental army to compel tht
surrender of CORVALLIS at Yorktown
and secure American independence
On September 25th in response tt
a request from the State Regent, tn,
| Regent and several members of Wau
seon Chapter D. A. R. motored t,
Tiffin and attended a conference O
representatives of about fifteel
Chapters of Northwestern Ohio
At this conference Mrs. Harris, Stat
Regent announced THAT the oppor
tunity to erect on the ground a
Camp Shermna a crest" or "Hostes
House" had been secured and ap
pealed to the D. A. R. members o
Ohio for the funds to erect such
building. The estimated cost
$4,000, and the building will con
tain thirty-fve sleeping rooms and
large glass inclosed porch which vii
be used as a living room. In con
Injection with the building there will b
conducted a bureau of information
| where will be kept register of ever
man in camp together with his loca
| tion. Mothers, wives, sisters an
sweethearts of men in the camp ma
obtain lodging and board at reason
/ able rates and soldiers may NEE
such friends at this house.
II No mother unable to pay for ac
comodations at the "Hostess House
will be turned away providing sh
! brings recommendations from som
| Ohio Chapter D. A. R. The hos
tess will be some one from one c
the Ohio Chapters and it is planne
that at some time each Chapter i
the State will be represented so ths
| there will always be boys in camp VIII