Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-04-05
Heard By Thousands Of Pa
triotic Citizens Of Christ
ian County
TWO GREAT GATHERINGS
Union Tabernacle Crowded
To the Doors Both After
noon and Evening

The Liberty Special" train bearing
the party Of notables and speakers
pulled into the l.. & N. station at
1885 p. m. yesterday being 80 min
utes late. Prior TO the arrival Of
the train hundreds Of citizens Of
Hopkinsvillc and Christian county
had assembled at the station TO meet
the distinguished party. Disembark-
ing from the train. the speakers par
~. excepting the military band. was
Immediately escorted to waiting au-
tomobiles and loaded into these and
paraded through the city. The parade
moved up T.. Ninth, down Seventh
TO Main, out S. Main to Fourteenth.
crossed To Virginia. North on Vir-
ginia To Ninth. and down Ninth To the
Elks Club where the visitors and sew
cral Of the business and professional
men Of tn city and county were de-
/ lightfully entertained at luncheon by
ladies headed by Mrs. w. ID. Cooper.
As the capacity Of the Elks Club
is rather limited the members OF the
band were entertained at lunch at
Hotel Latham.
The personnel Of the Liberty Loan
speakers party making Hopkinsville
consisted Of the following:
Gilbert s. Cowan. Of Louisville.
who is in charge of the special train;
Attorney ]. v. Norman. Louisville;
Henry ID. Ormsby and J. {. Card
well. both Of Louisville, and Presi-
dent and Secretary, respectively. OF
the Kentucky Bankers Association
Lawrence II. Finn. Chairman State
Railway Commission; Henry Trim
BILE. banker Of Russellville; Maj. J. Il.
RAY. Of the l59th Depot Brigade
Can't. I. n. McChord. Of the 336
Infantry; Ex-Congrcssman Weaver,
Of Oklahoma City; w. w. Dennis.
Nut. Benefit Life Insurance Co.
Louisville: Lieut.. =. II. Meyers, Of the
i5th Infantry regular army; Second
Lieut.. ]. 7. +. Sites. Of the lo9th
IDepot Brigade; Lieut.. II. Nj. Garrow
Irenr,senting the Canadian army :
|Chaplin W. Il. Howty, OF the 335th
Saritary-Train; and Trooper a. H..
iO'Conncr. of Brooklyn. representing
the British army; Hon. Edwin L.
Morrow was advertised TO be win
the party but did not arrive. The
press is represented by Mr.. c. II.
Townsend of the Louisville Herald
A feature of the days program was
the active part taken oy the Boy
Scouts in the parade just behind the
band and they marched under ORDER
throughout the entire parade.
Immediately following the lunch
con at the Elks Club the speakers
were taken to the Tabernacle where
a record crowd had assembled to sc,
and hear trained and experienced
men tell about the war and the whl
and wherefore Of Liberty Bond
The big Tabernacle not only had eV
. cry seat taken but hundreds stoot
. Throughout. and many were turned
{ away because there was not room
! to stand.
MIR. c. X. Clark in a short nd
= dress presented Rev. Chas. w. Welcl
, who presided and introduced thu
= sneakers and-each member Of thu
= party. First to speak was one o.
lUopkinsville's own. Lieut.. Jack Site
( who. by his plain and straight for
y ward presentation of Uncle Sam
cause, enthused the audience TO
o high pitch Of patriotism. Following
= Lieut.. Sites, Lieut.. Garrow spoke
; lie was one of the first TO 20 to tn
Il front with the Canadian soldiers an
4 at the battle Of ST. Julien was gasse'
o and three days later woke up in
n German hospital and found his righ
G hand and arm missing, having bee
cut off by the Germans to rende
him useless as soldier. BY his emf
~ sleeve he elected much sympath
and the great audience gritted thel
: teeth in anger at such barborous cor
h duct.
b Mai. Eckenfelder. chief Of the Ia
e terpretors of educational Arm
d Camp, spoke for several minutes
Mai. Eekenfelder Is a trained Frenc
officer and has seen much service !
this war before being sent over her
BY his government. His headquartei
As are now in Chicago and he came
2 Hopkinsville specially for this NEE
~ ing.
4 The last speaker Of the afternoo
A. Was Attorney J. Vandyke Norma
q. who made a very enthusiastic an