The sun., 1918-11-11

ticabiiity Of federated union OF States.
20 now something Greater--America IL
proving TO all the people Of the earth,
in this united campaign. n federated
union of religions. conserving their in
dividual teachings, but all united for
what? Every star brilliant In the dag
cling light of its own lustre and yet al
together In one constellation, a blazing
trail under the canopy of humanity"
The Right Rev. Bishop Peter ]. Null
doom. chairman of the National Catholic
War Council, who was the next speaker,
said In part:
I'VE are Joined together In one cam
paign. and the only song that each OF us
can sing this evening Is a song of mercy
and song Of love. A song Of mercy
TO the soldier over there and a song OF
love to him and to those he has left be-
hind.
II am happy to be citizen OF the
country that has done the most wonder
full thing in the world, one that all the
prophets of military law said was Inn
possible, the sending OF 100000 men to
Europe In such a short time
The work we are doing Is the work
of mercy to our own soldiers. 1t il a
work of Kindness. but oh, how they de-
serve It, Some OF US may think at times
that we are suffering for this war, but
what have we suffered? There Is no man
| or woman here tonight, { make bold 10
say without supper there are none that
will be without breakfast. none lily clad
none cold. And our men, for whom we
are assembling tonight. have been with.
out many a supper and many a break.
| fast, and many day have been cold
and many a day. oh. SO hungry and &c
| tired and 30 lonesome. And for what
For every soul that is here this evening
for every man listening to me, for every
woman who has tried TO do something
or has suffered something in the sending
OF that boy abroad.
Natural to he Generous.
ut is a most natural thing, then, tina;
we should be called together, and the
next most natural thing that we should
be generous, that we should be loyal &c
those over there. And It may be very
practical. 1t may not he eloquent, but
do hope most sincerely that every one
listening to me will go forth from thi.
hall TO be n missnoiary next week, Q
missionary to talk your cause
Other speakers were the Rev. DR.
Joseph Silverman and DR.. Karl Reiland
rector Of St Georges Episcopal Church
A number Of Salvation Army workers
both men and women. who have beer
making the lot OF the soldiers easier
were introduced and spoke of their ex
periences, one OF them being Adjutan
Helen Purviance. the first woman I,
cook doughnuts close behind the from
line trenches and hand them out I,
American boys when the latter returne,
from duty In the battle line.
At IL o'clock Wednesday morning
large quantity OF fruit and vegetable,
donated by members of the West Sid
wholesale trade will be sold at auction
in the Fruit Trade Building. 2o4 Frank
lin street. for the benefit of the wa
drive. Many other activities have beer
scheduled for the week.
There was a benefit at the Hippo
drome last night. the proceeds OF whicl
went to the general fund, and four pre-
liminary meetings were held In Brooklyn
at Erasmus Hall High School, tn
and the Eastern District High School.
The Brooklyn drive for its $4,000 90
quota of the fund will begin to-da
with mass meeting at Borough Hal
at noon. In the afternoon the Wa
Exhibition. a collection OF trophies an
relics. will open in the Twenty-thir
Regiment Armory. and other meeting
will occur In different parts of tn
borough.
The drive was started at Camp Up
ton yesterday by Major Charles W. Cor
don Graph Connor'). who was cheere
to the echo when he said that tn
kaiser's abdication marked the downfall
OF the most perfectly organized tyrann
that history has ever known. ~