The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-18
NACCABEES HEAR
NOTED SPEAKER
MRS. ALICE B. LOCKE. ASSISTANT
SUPREME COMMANDER, DE-
LlvEREO PATRIOTIC
ADDRESS.
Beautiful Flag Service Special Fea-
ture Of Meeting Of Lady Mac
cabces Of Wheeling.

Last evening, in the Elks audlto-
rum on Fifteenth street. one OF the
biggest meetings Of the Lady Macca-
bees of Wheeling was held, and was
attended by three hundred members
Of the order. The meeting was opened
with the receiving Of distinguished Wis
itors by Miss Margaret Mamon, st.
Com.
A beautiful flag service was one OF
the principal features Of the meeting.
Mrs. L. Haberficld next introduced
City Manager G. o. Nagle, who gave Il
short talk Of welcome Keep the.
Home Fires Burning" WAS beautifully
sung by Mrs. William Bowman.
4 pantomime was given by Julian
Ulrich. which was followed by an adj
dress by Miss Margaret Manlon, VINO
introduced the principal speaker OF
the evening, namely, Mrs. Alice Is.
Locke, assistant supreme commander:
Mrs. Locke told how the order had
been founded twenty-five years ago IN
a little town in Michigan, and how II
has grown from this little group OIL
women to one Of the largest and most
powcrful organizations in America
She told how from the original lodge
of % or 80 it has been extended all
over the country and now has a mem
bership OF 100000, with d surplus
treasury fund Of $11 100000.
THE Maccabees' lodge said Mrs.
Locke, "is one of the most worthy or
canizations in The entire United States
and has done as much, or more, LOT
the women of the country than any
other organization. We have become
powerful fraternity, and we must
now defend our homes.
There was never such time IN the
history of the country when women
must look after the home and help
provide for its support" said Mrs.
Locke. for Il million men will have
10 20 this year 10 the front, ana next
year if the struggle is still Kept up
another million must so. There is no
excuse for women not having lnsur-
ance, No matter what priratlon you
have to go through. there is no in
vestment that will pay better than the
Maccabees. The organization Will be
a great means Of looking after the
family after the great struggle IS end
ed said Mrs. Locke.
AS the other countries fully real
ize our lads are not going over
there 10 fight the battle for them, al
though We are in great sympathy with
poor, bleeding Belgium and France
as we'll as England. although she mas
not suffered as greatly so far: TnrF
are going over 10 the front line
trenches to fight for YOU and !, TO
save our homes and lives from the
awful German atrocities and ku!turc'
The following statement was maze
recently BY the kaiser, or the DeaSt
OF Berlin. Il am the ruler Of the Woriu'
Woe be it to those who dare DEFY me-
and woe be it TO those who go
against this mighty country. a great
German writer has said. No country
has the right TO live unless under the
control OF German leadership or 'Ae
great German kulture.' But our DoSs
are there to show them.
"My husband was one OF the n!St
m ioin the service, and | think Win
nv whole heart that cowardice Is one
of the worst things that can exist. 40
woman has the right TO hold back her
husband and plead for him; no sweet
heart should cling 10 her beloved. out
should gladly let him go TO help up
hold our great and glorious flag wflci'
has been handed down for so many
wears. 1t may take millions OF men,
and maybe ton million of women bul
| 7 declare that we are going to win
! this great war, and that We VIII up
hold democracy and be the means OF
the downfall Of autocracy.
What is a Saturday spent in KIM,
ting and sewing for tho Red '7oSs'
What is spending several Of our ait
too precious dollars for War Stamps
and Liberty Bonds. when W" think ot
tho great sacrifices that arc being
made for US? We should be wiling
TO make any kind of Il saGrlncr Tor
those who have gone over there ana
spend every dollar toward helping our
government" concluded the speaker
A recitation was next given ny
Eloisc Dawson. and the program was
closed by a splendid talk by ": y.
McClusky. one of Wheelins's Jour
minute men.