The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-04-12

doubt that they would add new glory
to the American flag. He said that
he had been with the "boys," he had
eaten with them, had slept with them
and been their companion for days
and that he wanted to assure the
mothers and the fathers that these
boys were proud of the great duty
committed to- them, also, that these
anxious mothers need not worry
about the temptations end the NOR
ality of the army. He said that the
government was overlooking nothing
for the care and the comfort of the
t soldiers. He said that the govern
ment was overlooking nothing to
equip them to fight and to enable
them to kill more Germans than any
other like number of soldiers of any
of the allies. He stated that he had
been on a transport with the soldiers
as they had gone over the ocean and
that he had made it a point to watch
the psychological effect on the boys
when the ships nose began to plough
! into the U-boat zone but he said that
this did not disturb them in the least,
that they seemed to have every con-
fidence in their officers and believed
that these men would see that they
Handed safe. He said that the Off
ii.cers were far more concerned about
conditions in the danger zone than
the soldier boys. He displayed the
flag of the German Crown Prince
(which this pusillamimous buckra
had to run away from at Ferdun.
This flag was black and had the cross
bones and the skull and Mr.. Dick
son dramatically asked the audience
about what should be done to ma
ton that would unfurl such flag.
The answer was enthusiastic and of
course said "kill those who carry it. y
He said chat the war was great
leveler and that in this respect alone
lit was going to do America. even
| great good. He spoke of the rich
young man being called by the draft
and the poor fellow way down the
street-these, he said, met on the
same terms in the army, they ate
together and slept together and
would come back home with better
understanding and brotherly feel
ing with each other. He said that
the war was going to do another
thing, in his judgment, and that was
make the UNCONVENTIONAL lines be-
tween churches less marked. He said
that now the Catholic priest, the
Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian and
Episcopalian ministers were working
and hand-in-hand. In this connection
he referred to an inquiry he made OF
Catholic priest as to the unity OF
work among the representatives OF
the various denominations to which
the priest replied, 'This is no time
to hate each other for the love OF
God" He depicted many of the bru-
talities of the Germans and how they
had seemed to forget every demand
of civilization in their lust for blood
He paid tribute to the soldiers from
, each and every country fighting un'
der the flag of the allies-all. he
! said. were great, grand and glorious
He especially directed attention t(
the fact that England asked no glory
: for her own men but that In every
! battle. that dear old country Away:
: sought to put the Canadians, the
a Scotch. the Irish or the Australian:
to the front. He had store house
, of experience to draw from and
!, ,Wealth of words to portray what NJ
' had seen and heard. He made no at
. tempt at oratory. He was VIVID II
e his description and told his story
: with a richness of humor that showed
a him endowed with great qualities O.
r mird and soul His plea for the right
h eousness of the war and the sound
mess of the position Of President vii
v son could not have been more con
s vincing. Notwithstanding, he said
all that the soldier boys wanted t
do and would do, if properly equipped
and sustained by the right spirit a
g home. yet he emphasized that 1t tool
. money to feed and clothe these boy
and that the government must depen'
! upon the people for the money to tax
care of these boys. He said Libert.
:, Bonds struck terror to the Kaiser am
= was the fathers plaudit and the moth
;, er's prayer to the boys in tn
o trenches.
: Those who failed to hear the tw
. speakers missed an afternoon of rar
;, entertainments as well as one OF in
i struction.
Chairman Ray was highly please
: with the day and expressed gratlfl
. cation for the hearty cooperation 0
:, one and all and stated after the meet
! ing that he felt that Grenada count,
= would readily meet it's allotment o
r bonds.
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