The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-06-21
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS WAR
STAMP RALLY WEDNESDAY
Judge Webster Makes Patriotic Ad-
dress-Capt. Powell, of English
Army Tells of Trench Life

Leavenworth had her Sunday
clothes on Wednesday evening, al
least the Leavenworth members of
the Order of Elks did, to receive
their visiting brothers to the number
of eighty-two, from Wenatchee,
many of them with their wives.
They were accompanied by their
famous band and a lot of people
who were not members of the order.
Peshastin was generously represent
ed. 1t is not from the truth to say
that every part of the west end of
the county was represented by its
citizens.
The evening exercises began at s
p. m. by a parade led by the band
with all the Elks in line, followed
by the Red Cross workers, women
fro mthe War Workers headquarters
and some fifty little girls, all
dressed in white.
The parade concluded, the band
rendered several patriotic airs, when
Deed H. Magyar, who acted as mas
ter of ceremonies, announced the OBJ
ject of the gathering to be the pro
motion of the sale of War Savings
Stamps, and introduced the first
speaker, Capt Powell, of the Fusil-
leers regiment of the English army,
recently back from the front where
he was frequently wounded in the
battles for world freedom from Ger
man militarism. Captain Powell's
talk was listened to with much in
terest and drew frequent applause
as he told of incidents that took
place under his observation in the
trenches and in mo mans land"
Judge ]. Stanley Webster, of Spo-
kane, who recently resigned from
the Supreme court of the state of
Washington at the solicitation of
both democrats and republicans of
his home city to become candi-
date for congress against c. c. Dill,
was the principal speaker of the ev-
ening. Judge Webster made STIR
ring patriotic address, free from the
slightest allusion to politics. He
urged support of the government in
the war with every dollar of money
and all the manhood of the nation to
the end that German will to impose
its laws and customs on the peoples
of this world shall never again cast
its shadow across the pathway of
mankind He opposed any peace
that would leave the German nation
free to renew the struggle for world
domination He contended that since
the foundation of the world man has
ever had to suffer and shed blood in
defense of the right to live accord
ing to the dictates of his own con-
science. Our boys are now suffering
and dying in defense of that world
old right. Judge Webster's speech
was frequently pointed with ap-
plause.
This was his first appearance be-
fore a Leavenworth audience and We
only state the simple, truth in say
ing he made a good impression.
Following the speaking there was
more music and then a patriotic tab
leau by the people from Peshastin,
showing outraged Belgium, stricken
Serbia and bleeding France at the
feet of Columbia. Moved by the ap-
peal for help in the fight for world
freedom Columbia waves the Stars
and Stripes over the sorely be-
leagured nations and hands the
sword to Uncle Sam, who shows by
his clenched teeth and hands that he
means to go into the fight for hu-
manity with all the strength he can
command.
After America" "The Star
Spangled Banner" and the "Marsail-
laise" was rendered by the band, the
audience standing with barred heads,
the street dance began and was kept
up by the devoteees of dancing until
midnight.
Not a little Of the success of the
demonstration is due to the attend
ance of the people from Wenatchee
and the lower valley. That the rally
will help the sale of War Savings
Stamps from now until the 2Sth,
there is little doubt. If our predic-
tion comes true the object for which
it was gotten up will have been at
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