The Adair County news., 1918-05-29
OVER THE TOP.
The Quota for Adalr county. Two
Thousand Dollars, SweIled
by Patriotic Citizens.
BIG CROWD, SPLENDID ADDRESSES.

Lie QumDeI Oh p6Ople VIII Cduc W
Columbia, last Thursday, to listen to
patriotic speeches and to contribute
to the Red Cross Drive, has been va
riously estimated, but few putting
the number less than two thousand.
The amount allotted to the county
was two thousand dollars, one thou
sand Of that amount had already been
raised by Judge W. W. Jones, leaving
l one thousand for the people to pay in
Thursday, but before adjournment
that sum was exceeded by several
hundred dollars, NJ king tn e
amount paid in by the good people of
Adair county about $500.
n 1t was the most enthusiastic crowd
lever gathered in Columbia, and to
Hgive our readers from a distance, an
idea of its magnitude, we will have
only to state that the large court
room and the side rooms of the court
room were filed and damned, every
4 body standing, as close as sardines in
box. Upon the outside there were
several hundred who could not gain
entrance to the building.
Just before the noon hour Mr.. B. G.
Nelson, ST Hopkinsville, made short
address, setting forth the work Of the
Red Cross. The audience was then
dismissed until O'Clock, and when
the bell tapped at that hour, within
ten minutes there were not standing
room in the large auditorium.
Rev. B. T. Watson, in few appro.
pirate remarks called the meeting to
order, introducing Prof. ]. P. Alex.
ander, of Bowling Green, who graph
ically portrayed the great work that
was being done by the Red Cross and
how cheerfully the people were con.
tributing to the noble cause. he
stated that the crew who was with
him was meeting with success at ev
cry point.
Rev. r. B. Order, of Bowling Green
hs the next speaker. He was full OF
Enthusiasm and spoke with the spirit
nd understanding. He pictured the
hspeakable Huns, and the outrages
the9 we're perpetrating upon the in
nocent, in the very strongest language
Every body in the audience was car
ried away with enthusiasm, cheering
the speaker continuously. When he
closed an announcement was made
bat there we're hundreds upon the
htside who could not gain entrance
10 the courtroom, and it was resolved
to repair to the lawn Of Judge W, w
fJones, to finish the program.
4 A flag bearer started with the Star.
and Stripes, and in ten minutes tht
large yard Of Judge Jones was filled
with mass of humanity. Reaching
the lawn Mr.. Alexander again made /;
few remarks, introducing Gunner ]
II. Henshaw, of Hamilton, Canada
who is soldier in the Canadian army
! and who lost his left leg in the battl,
of Vimy Ridge. He did not claim Il
be speaker, and was too modest t,
lay claim to his heroic deeds. HI
told in few words how the fghtin;
was done and how determined wer
the allies to lick the Huns In tn
course OF his remarks he said Their
were only two kinds of Germans; eth
dead ones and those that were goini
to be dead before the war closed.
He has a manly face and was greatl
admired.
The time having arrived to tax
subscriptions, donations were Gale,
for, Rev. Order and Alexander speak
ing at Intervals. In few minute
from Sl,40O to 81, 500 were raised, AM
as above stated makes Adair county
contribution in this drive abou
twenty-five hundred dollars.
There are some people in AdaI
county who are not able to subscrib
money when calls are made, but thel
hearts are with the cause, and woul
willingly hand in their bit if it wer
possible for them to so do. There ar
Others, some here in Columbia, VIII
have not contributed cent, who ar
amply able to give. To refuse to hel
the government and the boys in tn
trenches in time like this, is an e,
idence that they have but little intel
, est. if any, in their country's cause.
All honor to the day and the man
noble men and women, who are givin
ka,psrt of their earnings to assist i
caring for the wounded and maine
allied soldiers, who are fighting thei
cause, and who when they return wi
be crowned with glory, and who wi
be given the names of the slackers
the greatest war that was ever wagec
Benediction, by Ed. 2. T. William