Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-02
1000. 900 Women
Aid Movsmsne For
Thanksgiving Sing

Seven million American women are
pushing movement to urge the
people of every city and hamlet and
the men In trench. camp, transport
and battleship TO sing for victory on
Thanksgiving day AT p. m. eastern
time. This liberty sing" rs being AR
ranged under the direction OF Mrs
Philip North Moore. OF 81, Louis,
president OF the National Council OF
Women. assisted by the officers and
members OF the National Federation
OF Music Clubs. the National super
visors Association and the National
Association OF Music Teachers. These
women want to inspire every citizen
OF the United States TO Join In sing
ing 1.-The Star Spangled Banner" and
other patriotic songs at the same hour
creating n wave OF victory song that
will reach from ocean TO ocean,
DIR. Anna Howard Shaw, vice chair
man OF the field division OF the Coun-
ell OF National Defense, Is acting as
honorary chairman for the Thanks
giving day demonstration and Mrs.
David Allen Campbell, head of the
community music department OF the
National Council OF Women is chair
! man, assisted by noted men and
women from every section OF the
country. The plan for "a great day oil
national song was inaugurated last
year when the national community
song day was observed turnout the
country ON Sunday, Dee. .. under Mrs
Campbcll's direction with the advisory
aid of prominent community chorus
| leaders.
The idea OF mass singing. inaug-
urated few years ago by leaders OF
! the first community ch6ruses has
| spread spread turnout the country
/ until today Liberty sings are hcins
/ held in every part Of Amertrs." said
| Mrs. Campbell. and are being recog-
| nized as a potent force for the tirmet
welding together OF American ideals
Since America entered the war song
| leaders have been sent into the can
torments and navy training stations
with the result that our soldiers ana
| marines have gone into the battle line
singing. Every agency working for
the welfare of the men in the service,
| and the Improvement of the morale
| has come to realize that in the Lib
crty S!ngs' we are finding a better way
of working together in oneness of pur-
pose, that we are sounding "A new and
vital note of nationalism. Liberty
Sings have been the means OF OBJ
tanning the success OF many patriotic
celebrations and were one of the out
standing features of the Fourth Lib
erty Loan campaign. Musicians III
every part of the country have taken
up the work of bringing people to-
gether In song, as "A realization OF he
power which music holds in mental
and moral preparedness has become
increasingly evident
The liberty song committee will send
! circulars and programs to the state
Music Directors of the Council of Ma
tional Defense. leaders of community
singing, the song leaders of the Com
missions on Training Camp Activities
of the War and Navy Departments,
the song leaders of the Y. NJ. c. A. and
OF the War Camp Community Service,
so that every part of America may
al =; the same songs on Thanksgiving
day.
1t is proposed to use the following
songs for part OF every program so
that each community may unite with
the rest Of the country In "A comrade-
ship of melody:
Our National Anthem THE Star
Spangled Banner
Songs of thanksgiving - Come
Thou Almighty King" "The Holy
City" God Of all Nations" Song of
Liberty"
Songs Of TIome-"Keep the Home
Fires Burning" The Long Long
Trail Women of the Homeland"
THE Old Folks at Home
Songs of Nictory-"To Victory
When the BOYS Come Marching
Home when Pershing's Men go
Marching into Picardy.'' "Thre.
Stars"