The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-10-04
marry LOAN RALLY
SUNDAY EV ENiN"
,1aress BY Congressman
rillman to What Was
- Largest Crowd Ever In
Auditorium

: ,be Fourth Liberty 90 ,a,,hor
OF tne that will long be remember
occasion saS ta 'na, about by the hundreds
ed 'iie III who were in attehaa i < :
Of people inscriptions were taken al
While no SUI the affair was a sue
the beyond all expeeta a,9 the pi pub
ft ;bsrty Loan workers an" '''s
lie generally. ,yas disappointed in
The conn sneak for the prinelpai
securing "a WaS figuratively speak
sddres.s a .be air. Saturday morning.
ing, III ny s"e ieafaad that Congress
when !. w \ Tillman was at his nome
man IN Fayetteville haFI Wssyb atl,tep ae.
day :, pre- TED BY Mrs. Tillman, for a lew ,s
eom ts stay during which time y"oge
weeks st" ,g;u maEe a number OF ad-
i ls throughout the district IN
dresses M a. the Fourth Liberty
the ille' The committee quickly got
Loan nmnicatlon with him, the
l ituot;oa explained, and ne realty ls
si.ua'i0 "a come although the tiihe
agiee shart ia which II advertise me
was . an congressman Tillman would
iaea . .sa, and deliver his first speech
De Piest snme district since his return
IN us ~ - Gene Of war IN Europe,
n ,S Of that character spreads rap
i DIV and people came Ter Hiiie 81 ~
Ivory .s direction t. hear MN IN I'm
ever an Tillman has always been
eie ss;rae fayorite with Sprlngdaie
= aad p,,."' and then The people wanted
peO pasr first hand information from
,ba scene Of the great war =.
'"f Indoe Tillman motored up from
Fayetteville Sunday afternoon III the
rbas F. Renner car, which was met
~ tba outskirts of town by number
" c;tizens IN cars. and these with the
pnv Scouts. in charge Of Rev Du-
lsnsv and F. H. koerihg, acted as an
escort 10 the Arcade Hotel, where
Indga Tillman was the guest OF the
reception committee for supper;
Long before the hour advertised Tor
1.-The exercises to begin, people began
nanrine into the Auditorium Seats
were quickly filled, but still the peo=
nile came. packing the aisles, many
STANDING throughout the exercises.
[Manv falling % secure entrance.
burned away, but hundreds renamed
On the outside. hearing such portions
|of Judge Tlllman's address as they
could ..z-,,-5
The building had been artistically
aaearota5 With the National colors.
j and the scene was an inspiring one
|The meeting was called to order by
|Dr. c. G. Dodson, chairman OF the 10
|eal Fourth Liberty Loan committee,
. the first number on the program be
ling a selection by the orchestra, FOL.
bowed by the audience rising and
|ioining in singing America. The
Invocation was by Rev W l. Ellidge,
Epastor First Baptist Church.
1 Congressman Tillman was nitro
Edueed By l.. .. Petross, who made
1.-THE first public announcement OF the
#fact that the volunteer brigade had
put Springdale over the top with her
Ieuota for the Fourth Liberty Loan,
land this aided further IN putting the
crowd in a good humor, and adding
10 the enthusiasm In his short IN
Etroductory Mr. petross spoke of Judge
FTillman's rise from obscurity to prom
slnence. which was accomplished by
khis own efforts. and as result OF
sheer ability Judge Tillman Was
Rendered an ovation when he arose TO
speak After thanking the people
sfor the splendid reception given him
which he said, surpassed anything
in his career, he told Of his visit to
Europe with the Congressional dele
cation
] 1t is not possible for this paper to
give even synopsis Of the address.
CONGRESSMAN Tillman paid tribute to
The valor Of the American soldier,
shnd SAID our boys are recognized in
Europe as the best fighters and the
pest led soldiers in the world. Ia
pis opinion there IS no doubt as to how
he war will end, and predicted Ger
many downfall during 1919, and pos
'4lby sooner He said il would prob
4bly have been better mad the United
plates gotten into the war earlier,
ut President Wilson, ike all of US,
man OF peace, and tried earnest
10 AVOID war, going INTO it only
last resort, and that this Nation
light retain its self-respect. He
ai1 the greatest man in the world
o-aay Is President Wilson, a fact
hieh IS conceded throughout Eu-
ope, and when the time for making
eaee arrived he would largely die
ne The terms. He said the boys
mo are over there dong our fight
y asked that they be allowed to re-
,a.a long enough to do good job
10y Iney don't want to be called off
III the Hun IS whipped to his knees
~ speaking OF the enormous APP
iatlons made by Congress foi
= conduct Of the war he said these
SIC absolutely necessary. 1t is eth
wi money or the lives Of our boys
y "siessllan Tillman paid tribute to
suns OIL Col. Roosevelt, one Of
M n was Killed IN France and an
sart wounded, While they are no
~ patriotic than thousands Of 9th
poys Oh more humble origin. he
s .ne u them as showing that Amer
s an; Of all classes are contributing
sna;n yves and their means toward
Mag the war. He spoke of the
u I paa ~ork of the Y. NJ. C. A and
mssE eu 5foss, and after seeing for
my .a what the sainted women are
fon any i 81 our boys in Europe he was
iva MI VI the privilege of voting to
Tia. women me the right of suffrage
bs sda. Congressman Tillman was
as sr;s 70 sympathetic audience
as stssaeneed BY the fact that when
d A saeo those in the audience who
Ieir 'I hasi N the service to hold up
1 IlIIv hands as., IT seemed as if practi.
|ent up. """u N the great crowd
o sstass. Tillman closed with
hes Ai bnrs appeal to keep the home ne,
buv;nraaa to back up the bows
wings us.n {, Libtrty Bonds and Was
ly to O. ,b oea Wnps and contribute liber-
boss Tue ! NJ. c. A. and the Red
a 4. ne &c. Conclusion of the address
ashineo," snbey, viee,cha si1 aaoff fss
lief rsn County, made ~ f ,v,