Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-15
WIFE OF SECRETARY
PAYS NAVY TRIBUTE
Mrs. Joscphus Daniels and Rabbi
MCnkcs Addressed War Fund
Campaign Workers Yesterday.

War work campaigns and meet
inGs in Tulsa reached high-tide
yesterday noon. at the gathering OF
United War Fund at Hotel Tulsa. A
beautifully told experience Of
mothers contribution to the great
war, and conviction that the war
knows no creed and no religion in
the address OF the Jewish rabbi
thrilled the workers and inspired
them to move swifter and harder to
the opportunity to help write the
final chapter in the tragic conflict
just ended.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels. one OF the
first ladies OF the land, wife of the
secretary Of the Yank navy, was the
distinguished speaker, and she told
Of the soldiers-her soldiers-and
their leaving and the wonderful in
spiration they had as they left the
the sea and what they were doing
and thinking,
She paid tribute to the navy in
a little story that she recently heard
IL was about a German officer who
had been captured by the Americans
He was an educated man, and took
great interest in the army, and the
number he saw.
"I can understand how the French
soldier gets his cross of the Legion
of Honor, and how the Germans get
the iron cross, and how the English
army gets the Victoria cross, but |
don't understand hoy you Ameri-
cans get crosses"
ApoIlO's Sang It.
Mrs. Daniels told how the marines
had taken an old song Sweet An
geline." and had changed the words
TO 30. Mother OF Mine" When she
had finished her wonderful talk, the
Apollo club quickly responded to the
suggestion and sang the song.
Rabbi j. Il. Menkes, of Temple
I Israel, man who has always been
ready when there was war work to
( do, won new laurels in his talk to
! the workers. His address received an
! ovation. and when he had finished
/ TuIsans paid tribute to him in a
/ whole hearted response to his mas
tcrly gem. In part, he said the FOL
| lowing.
My official boss, Mr., Buck, when
| Introducing Yesterdays speaker re
mark ed that up till then he had beer
very fortunate in the choice OF
speakers; was afraid that he might
, he inclined to modify his statement
! today. and as Believe in prepared
ness, | brought my own gang with
! ne. rouGhneCks like Bin Stahh Lee
Levcrirg. A. Y. Davenport. Abbott
and the rest Of them; and they al
have strict orders and the promise
/ " q good cigar II they applaud loud
and often.
! .'I,' is, true | do not look a bit like
,ur old friend Mir, Zip today, I was
. 90 busy attending the obseQuies ui
. the Ilohenzollerns to cali on my
| barber, but YOU all know wen that
/ | have been tipping II along with
YOU in every campaign both in WORD
and in deed. ! am one Of you IN
every particular phase of the work
and that's why ! am Justly entitled
to speak with greater liberty OF YOU
ana to you.
Il am sure that | express the sen
timent OF all the workers. who have
participated in this and all former
drives. when | say that we all teI
| ourselves the broader, better aht
more intensely patriotic for our com
mon experiences. Thus the ""rF
carried in itself the seed Of our r."
I ward.
"a great transformation has taNe'
place not only at the front. but her"
thousands OF miles away from th'
firing line. The revelation OF tn
need of closer union OF NINA an
heart. irrespective Of creed, class an
race onN 70 Ur,Ss ""'
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