White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-14
LIBERTY RALLY
AROUSES SPIRIT
Of PATRIOTISM

The Liberty Loan rally in Bijo hall
Monday night may be aptly described
as tremendous success The rally
vas under the auspices OF the Wom-
ans Liberty Loan committee of White
Pine county. and the program was
arranged By the committees chair
man. Mrs. ". N McGill. BiJo hall.
the largest public assembly hall in
the district and donated for the rally
bY Messrs Fleming and Hun. was
hIled to standing room only and the
overflow extended well out to the
sidewalk Preceding the rally the
Union band gave several spirited
numbers az the intersection OF Ault-
man and Murry streets. and when tile
hand went 10 the hall for a further
fanfare. the crowd followed and
joined the crowd already assembled.
The audience included both sexes aud
al ages. and was representative from
all parts of the community. Every
one tingled With the spirit of the oc-
easion and everyone remained from
the formal opening shortly before
o'clock until the final number two or
three minutes before Ten. The pro-
gram went along with the swing OF
armed forces going into action The
speakers we're al their best and the
Incidental contributors to the even
ings event kept pace with the
iorensies. II was some rally.
Mayor A. Witcher presided and
paid timely tribute 10 the women
and the work they are doing and the
part they are taking in he war Said
The mayor in substance, the women
are doing even more tnan are the
men
In the space al disposal II Is i'm
possible To give anything III the way
oi a detailed resume OF the addresses
Of the several speakers. All spoke
from the same text and the com
posite speech looms large The
speakers i'm order were James NJ
Lockhart. b. l.. Quayle, Judge c. j
heFadden. Hon. \ Grant Miller
Each speaker had something 10 say
and presented his message with char
acteristie and ioreeful distinctness
Held before the audience al al times
md with varying shades 81 expires
non vas the main idea that the
United States OF America + fighting
10 a triumphant end war Tor the
preservation throughout the world
Of the principles of life. Liberty and
the pursuit of individual happiness.
The United states. long suffering al
the hands of a heartless common
enemy. Is not in this war because of
The love of war. but in the defense
~ that Liberty for which our fore
fathers fought and for which the
Stars and Stripes have ever waved In
victory Constantly held before the
aadlenre, too. was the Importance
and necessity OF everyone subscrib-
lng TO the Third Liberty Loan. that
This republic may back to the last
degree the efforts of the soldiers at
tue front who are there to make the
supreme sacrifice If need be Thus far
The people at home have made no real
sacrifice and the least they can do Is
to provide the sinews of war for the
ooys who have left home. jobs, par
ents. families and sweethearts for
@hat the future may hold for them Oh
me blood-soaked fields OF France.
lhe purchase of Liberty Bond is IN
no sense a sacrifice. merely the lend
ing to the government of the eoun-
Hy money that will be used in q
great and sacred cause and returned
Win good rate of interest There
must be no hesitation nor no time
wasted in the discussion of petty
personal differences, The people
ulast stand united in common
canse and there is no middle ground.
Vne Is esther for the government or
ae Is against II and the latter ele-
ment must be looked upon as unen-
durable.
drant Miller, who gave the prin-
'pai address OF the rally. spoke for
Ohe hour and the frequent applause
Win which his passages were greet
eu was the only interruption to the
'lose attention of the audiences The
wal thought Of what he said may be
summed in his statement that The
present war is the incarnation Of the
splrt OF Liberty in the heart of man
Ahd. Around this statement ne
PAINTED word picture that made
! veryonefeel the pulsing of red blood
u MS veins and take JOY in being
awe In these times. His conclusion,