The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-19

marks to Gen. (Mrs) smith Of the Rain bow division. presented her with huge bouquet of red roses as a token of the esteem of the male workers of the allied armies. HIS beautiful presentation speech
 was classic and typical of the brilliant
 Intellect Of the speaker He said in part:
 Mrs. General Smith. stand before you the unworthy spokesman of unworthy men presenting with unworthy words an unworthy gift. These men whom I have 1 called unworthy are truly the best men in the world: hut the best men in the world are such poor things in the pres ence of the general of the Rainbow d- vision In our zeal we searched all gar l dens to find these roses, but even the | loveliest roses, are such poor things in the presence of the general of the Rain bow division. We thought to bring you l a sword, but we bring rose instead | for you have not slain but made alive again. We thought to bring you scep-
 ter but we bring rose instead, for your rule has not been by external authority. | but by beauty and fragrance of life. l General Mrs. Smith l would that we might fin this little corner speak as if l for sll the true men in America, when we lay at your feet, as representing all l the true women in America, this sign and pledge of our hearts devotion. would that we might change the picture and | stand here, rank on rank of men, in that garb of glory called khaki, and represent all Americas soldiers, as we lay at your l feet this sign and pledge of our hearts devotion. There could be no soldiers without women. What gift to this world Is a womanl How like an angel! How like a flaming fire! How like a bugle! How like a rainbow! She has given
 to the language the four greatest words in ft-slster. wife, mother, home. And am sure that there could be no heaver without women.
 This rainbow is always in manifest
 possession of the oaa of gold, Nay, thia
 rainbow is the baa of gold
 MRS. SMITHS RESPONSE
 Mrs Smiths simple but graceful re.
 sponse in accepting the gift was charac.
 terlstic Of her natural charm and menta
 boise. T~enty-one years ago tonigh
 carried white roses. On that night became Mrs smith. We women may l talk little too much, but we generally l bring in the money in these campaigns. Mrs. Smith then introduced Mrs Snel } and divided her bouquet with her. stat : ing that to Mrs Shell a great part O. the success of this and other campaigns / belonged.
 Field Marshal Rushton, in his conclud ! ing remarks, reviewed the record of tn allied armies, stating that this was tn ? seventh war drive in which they ha, 2 been engaged and that the army ha, r grown from an original 125 to 1886 mel
 and $50 women workers. He recounte ; the difficulties that had beset the pres ent drive, but lallded the splendid spiri of the public, the newspapers and al who had contributed by their time an money to making possible such a hand 2 some oversubscription.
 Gen. w. c. Bonham spoke briefly ( ! the CO., operation that had been accorde
 him by all concerned in the campa igi ' State Chairman Carson Adams said: "A \ l usual imperial Jefferson leads the stat C in this drive. and Alabama has led q : the southeastern states. The water e flowing swift tonight and it sparkle 'as it flows. None but game fish ca I stay in the flood. so I'll not speak long !. l just wanted to say few words abol U how the Jews and the Catholics hay come across in this drive" He then re y lated how Mobile county, which is large 7 ly, composed of Catholics, had made Il best record in her history.
 At the conclusion Of his address tf ' | generals of all the armies were ordere " to see to it that all outstanding subscril
 tiona were turned in promptly. Som,
 body then proposed three cheers f' V Frank Rushton and the crowd cheert j. him wildly before adjourning