Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-24

ers, cooperating with the govern
ment in the work of food conserva-
ton Women have canned and dried
fruit who never did before, and Anne
Arundel has done her share.
There is work to be done among
the colored women, Miss Kellar said.
The government has appointed coll
ored woman for Montgomery Coun-
| ty to work in Anne Arundel, Mont
gomery and Prince Georges. and she
asks the hearty cooperation of the
women of this county.
Miss Kellar paid a high compliment
to the capable and efficient work ac-
complished by Miss Mildred Brady,
through the Woman's Home Economic
Clubs of Anne Arundel County, and
Mr. Whiteford, Agent for the county,
representing the Agricultural Depart
ment's special work along the lines of
agriculture.
Miss Kellar also commended the
County Commissioners for their
splendid cooperation in the work,
also the School Commissioners for
their hearty support. She said it is
not every county that has the CO.
operation of its officials as Anne
Arundel has The work will continue
next year. and it will begin earlier
and it is hoped to do more.
Chaplain Evans Pleads for
Liberty Bonds.
Chaplain Sydney X. Evans, U. S. N,
of the Naval Academy, made an earn
est appeal for the Liberty Loan
Bonds, prior to which he compliment
ed the previous speakers on having
giving the audience so much informa-
ton in such small compass, short and
compact and wished more people
could have been present to hear the
address of Miss Kellar and the Rec
tor of st. James.
The Chaplain said he came from
the State that gave our country its
flag, and he is particularly fortunate
in living in the State that gave our
country its National Anthem.
He spoke of the fine spirit of '76,
ad said what our fathers did in '76,
and in 1912, and later in '9S, it is up
to us to initiate. God uses nations as
He uses individuals, and He is using
this nation now, but we must do our
part and not sit back and say as we
read what others are doing, Wasn't
that finel" Are we going to win this
war by proxy? We have nothing that
has not been handed down to us
through the blood, tears and sacri
fees of those who have gone before.
The Present is only a bridge between
the Past and Future. There was
patriotism before the Saviour came.
Christianity has taken patriotism and
made a religious thing of it. We
know we are IN THE WAR, but there
are many who do not know, who do
not realize it.
The Chaplain said he had just re-
ceived an hour before he came to
this meeting, rolls of foolscap from
the Secretary of the Navy with lists
of officers and men who have given
up their lives in this war. We have
had everything except invasion, and
that is coming unless we wake up.
The German Emperor said to our
Ambassador some time ago: Il be-
lieve in war; if there is no war while
my father in on the throne, there will
be when | get there Furthermore,
the Emperor of Germany has said,
After this war | will stand no nom
sence from America The Monroe
Doctrine, indeed. Impertinence!"
What are We going to say to the
people who have gone to fight for US
when they come back? 1t is our
work, our energy. our effort, our
money that must help win this war.
Everybody can do something. A New
England woman, an invalid. has
! knitted over $4,000 sweaters through
her own agency and interesting
her friends. Uncle Sam knows the
| shortest way to peace is the Mailed
Fist. No more Lusitania and Bel
| gium We shall have both if we do
not fight that battle in Europe and it
will be bought right here. If we
don't win this war Germany will take
all we have. Uncle Sam must have
our money or we must pay it as an
indemnity Uncle Sam could make US
give it up. but the compulsory side
of the thing is so Un-American We
are fighting in strict accordance with
history. Our flag has never gone to
war except in self-defense.
Describing "our flag" the Chaplain
spoke of. the Purity of Motive" the
white stripes represent; the red, the
blood of sacrifice; the blue field with
the stars, indicative of heaven. So it
is with us to Garry this flag to the
front and to purchase with our money
the Liberty Loan Bonds. We are not
giving this money TO the government
as a matter of self-defense-it is
merely a loan, a good investment
Uncle Sam pays US 4 per cent.
Everything is pledged. Uncle Sam
needs your money for food, clothing,
ammunition for our soldiers at Camp
Meade and all other cantonments, on
the ships. and everywhere. II the
| women become interested they viii
stir up brothers, husbands and sons.
Every woman in Maryland should
squeeze and pinch and save dollar a
week TO pay for a Liberty Loan Bond.
Some women. many women, the Chap
/ lain said, are giving up buying new
clothes. t4is winter in order TO sub
scribe to the Liberty Bonds.