The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-07
Elks To Raise Funds For
Italian Red Cross On
Saturday, October
Twelfth
Date Is Christopher Columbus
Anniversary Day-Tags To
Be Sold And Big Dance
Given In The Evening
By Leslie.

The anniversary of the discovery of
America, as you know, will occur next
Saturday, Oct. -. The Italian Consul
has appealed to the Elks of Louisiana
to take charge of the raising OF funds
on this day for the Italian Red Cross,
on Christopher Columbus anniversary
day. No appeal more worthy has ever
been made to the Elks Of Louisiana. All
Of the lodges throughout the state have
answered the appeal, including Morgan
CITY Lodge No 1921. Exalted Ruler
Charles p. Lynch last Thursday night
designated a committee composed Of
Messrs. NJ. W Nunez, ". \. Broussard.
DR.. A. Wilson, Henry Poncio ana j. i.
Fisher to handle the affair to a sue
ccssful conclusion. The local unit of the
Red Cross was appealed 10 to lend their
assistance in bringing about successful
results with tag day service, which viii
he ably managed by Mrs. M. p. Palmer,
chairman of Morgan City branch. The
local Italians have also been requested
to cooperate with the Elks, and many
have already signifed their intention of
putting their shoulders to the wheel to
make Saturday a BIG day in Morgan
City One of the most potent factors of
the Allies now fighting the battle of
democracy overseas is the troops of the
Italians. No more brave, valorous, or
ehivalrous people ever engaged in the
fight for the cause of freedom Of the
people of the world. The grave men and
women enlisted in the Red Cross of Italy
are with the splendid men and women Of
the American Red Cross, rendering aid
and succor to the American and Italian
soldiers.
The committee announces that on Sat
urday night for a wind-up Of the day a
DANCE will be rendered the public at
the City Hall. with good music. Admis-
sion to the dance will be ONE dollar. |
ladies free when accompanied BY one
paid admission
II was at sunrise on the 18th day Of |
October, 1902, Columbus landed in the
New World. Just before midnight on
the 18th he had seen, from the deck of
his ship, light moving in the darkness. |
Two hours later a signal gun from an
other ship annouced that land had been
sightd. It was AMERICA, and in this
way great new factor came into the
history of the planet owe now know
more certainly than we ever knew be-
fore, wrote President Wilson, in his
proclamation naming the day on which
Columbus discovered America as Glib
erty Day." "why the freemen brought
the great nation and government we love
into existence, because it grows clearer
and clearer the supreme service if is to
be Americas privilege to render the
world 1t is, therefore, with rare iudg-
ment that Mr.. Wilson has named the day
of the discovery of America Liberty
Day. 1t is, indeed, only necessary to
go back over little of what is now his
tory to see how true this is.
Morgan City on Saturday will acquit
herself in her usual meritorious way for
this special occasion, when the ELKS
will volunteer their time and effort in
behalf of the Italian Red Cross. All
business places and residences are rel
quested to decorate with Allied flags on
that day.