The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-31
SUNDAY

The grove adjoining Spring Lake,
in the beautiful little town Of Palmyra
was the scene of a large gathering on
last Sunday. 1t was the occasion of
the fourth patriotic Sunday" insti-
tuted by the Jefferson County Council
of Defense and more than three thou
sand people gathered to listen to the
excellent program that had been pre-
pared.
The beautiful grounds where the
celebration was held are adjacent to
the large Palmyra Sanitarium, which
has been closed for the last few
years, and in connection with the
the present time in relation to future
conditions brought about by the war,
came this One-What an ideal place for
the restoration to health of disabled
soldiers. The healing quality of the
water Of the Palmyra Springs is IA
nous throughout the country.
The meeting was opened by Mr.
Christie Carlin, chairman of the Local
Council of Palmyra, as presiding Of
ficer of the day, an office that he filled
with remarkable efficiency He called
attention to the various features of
the day, stated that the profits accru-
ing from the stand where coffee, cold
drinks and ice cream were sold were
| divided between the Council of De-
| Tense for the expense of the meeting,
| and the Home Guards of Palmyra in
| order to buy uniforms, and spoke of
the anti-tuberculosis exhibit which
under the direction of Dr. H. O. Cas-
we'll forms an important part of all
these county meetings
Attorney A L Stengel of Fort Atkin-
son was the first speaker Of the fore
noon and he spoke Of christianity as
| represented by the American flag and
| it's ideals, and that service is the key
note of all Council of Defense work,
and that the path of service is the only
one that leads to happiness Mr.. Stem
gel is secretary of the organization.
| Woman and her work in the war
had an able advocate in Miss Carrie j.
| Smith of Fort Atkinson, chairman of
| WOman's Work of the Council. She
stated while at first it was hard for
woman to give up the personal
equation" and make the supreme sac
rifices that were expected of her, she
had now come to the fore and was
more than willing to do her part. In
addition to participating in all forms
OF recognized war activity housewives
are cultivating war gardens, and can
ming their products, becoming inter
ested in the child welfare movement
and various other helpful projects. She
closed with an appeal to the women to
hold up the American ideals which
are the highest of any nation on the
earth.
! The interval between the forenoon
and afternoons sessions, after basket
lunches had been partaken of under
meath the shade of the beautiful old
oaks in which this grove abounds, was
taken up with selections by the Coun-
Gil of Defense band, composed of mem
bers from all parts of the county, and
vocal selections by Phillip Beahlin of
Palmyra and Herbert Barrett of Fl. At
kinson. Prof. Gordon of the State Uni
versity, assisted by the Liberty chorus
or Palmyra, whose selections through
out the whole program were exceed
ingly we'll received, conducted the
community singing in his ususal en-
| thusiastic manner.
| The feature of the afternoon was
the patriotic address by Mr.. S. J. Dun
can-Clarke, editor of the Chicago Ev-
enlng Post. 1t is needless to say that
few in that vast audience have ever
been privileged to hear more master
~ production than this and by a
speaker as we'll known as is Mr.. Dun
can-Clarke. The keynote Of his ad-
dress was the unity and concentration
OF purpose that America brought into
the war. That by her entrance she
brought the warning nations of Eu-
rope who had been fighting for vari-
| GUS causes into the one purpose of a
war Tor democracy and for this rea-
son this is more Americas war than
| That OF any other nation. He told of
| the readiness with which the allies
accepted Americas plans for this uni
| ncatlOn OF purpose in every part of
| Inc great war plan. The grasp he had
upon his audience and the effect of
his wonderful oratory was shown by
| the ease with which he held the vast
audience OF two thousand people spell
| bound although severe thunder
storm ragged while he was speaking,
He closed by saying that the first line
OF defense in this great war was right
here in America and that every loyal
citizen must be ready to go cover the
top over here the same as the boys
IN khaki are doing lover there" While
all the other speakers heretofore OBJ.
tanned for the Patriotic Sundays have,
been masters of oratory in their par
tlcular lines, it remained for Mr.,
Duncan-C Clarke to show forth in an I'm
exceptionally powerful way the evil
dence OF deep thought and study OF
the inside workings of this war and
the causes that led up to it. If the Pa
triotic Sundays should accomplish
nothing else they would be worth
while for the opportunity given so
many people to hear this wonderful
address
The afternoons storm prevented the
appearance of the Victory orchestra of
Fort Atkinson and Lieut.. Sellers on