Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-27
HEAT HELPS TO KEEP
DOWN SIZE OF
AUDIENCE
ALL ENTHUSIASTIC
HEAT OF LAST NIGHT CUTS
LARGE HOLE IN ATTENDANCE
ADDRESS IS DELIVERED BY
MRS. w. W. NASH.

More than 200 people attended the
Womans Relief Corps centennial pro.
gram last evening at the Ottawa town.
ship high school, in spite Of the warm
weather. and those who attended the
service were we'll repaid for their Ell
forts, for the program was one OF the
finest OF the kind ever given IN Ota.
wa
The stage was beautifully decolat.
ed with red, white and blue, red glad
lolas, white fox and blue larhSpul
being used TO carry out the color
scheme In the center Of the stage
was huge basket OF red aad Nnlte
carnations and at the back of the
stage large flag was draped with
four smaller nag on standards, at
each corner Of the Stage.
A chorus OF - OF the best music
isns III the ely furnished music, This
chorus was under the direction OF
Miss Elizabeth Malcolm and was as
sisted by Mrs. D. B. Snow, who acted
as aecompanist The members If the
chorus sang several patriot&c solga
which were enthusiastically received
by the audience.
One Of the best features of the en-
tertainment was the solo ggiyen BY
Miss Oledine Wood. who sang "On
Flanders Fields the POpplos Grow.
AT the close of Miss Wood song he
audience refused to be quieted uutll
she responded to an encore
The solo by Miss Helen Elol, My
America was also very enthusias.
tlcally received, a. was the readine
BY VIM zwanzig, Barbara Frltch.
ie'
The west side orchestra of five
pieces furnished music during the
evening
Mrs May Lincoln of Aurora, past
state department president of the "
R. C., who was to deliver the ad
dress of the evening was Unable tG
attend Mrs W w. Nash vas cahed
upon to make an lmpromptu tax
Her discourse was very interesting
and excellently delivered. She ex
planned how she had been called upon
TO I'LL in without being given any
time to prepare a talk, and read h.
article from the La Sale centennia
pageant program, illinois, written
by Judge II W Johnson
After finishing this arlcF. Mrs
Nash gave a most instructive tail
on the Woman's Relief Corps. anC
its work She told how the " r. c
grew out Of the Civi War sanitary
corps, all organization formed to gst
relief to the soldiers and how this
body OF women, who we're wives
daughters and pranddaughters o
the Civil War veterans. were prepaf
ed and willing at all times to do an,
kind of patriotic work, and to civ,
relief in any way to our soldiers am
sailors
She explained how the organzatiel
had always cared for tue home guard
in time Of peace and had fitted then
out with all necessary equipmen
when they were called for strike .
riot duties, and how in time Of wal
the ogani2ation exerted every Q
fort to equip ,he soldiers and TO civ
them relief in every manner
The work of the Ottawa organiza
ton since the United States had ef
tered the war was discussed and IN
0arae amount OF work turned out b
this organization was commented III
on. In addition to this large amour
of clothing for the soldiers made b
the organization for the Ottawa boy
in the service the ladies' have IN
nished every increment of dfalte
men with box lunches. and have II
creased their membership l20 men
hers.
All wives. daughters and crane
daughters Of war veterans and a
other patriotic women should joi
this organization she declared.
The complete program for the e