The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-04-10
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# tFrom Mondays Daily.)
III Congressman Pat Harrison, of tn
# Gulf Coast District, told the peopl
IA Of Lehore county in his eloquent an,
III appealing Liberty Loan address her
N Sunday afternoon at the Greenwood
n Theatre to stand behind the Presi
n dent.
ii His talk was the greatest loyalt,
n address ever heard in this section o.
the state and was followed by one ot
N the most Enthusiastically unique ane
n interesting descriptions of the war as
Il il really is by Honorable Harris Dick.
son, author, lecturer and war corrs.
II soondent, who illustrated his speech
n with relics which he brought back
n with him from the battlefelds of
Il France.
II The building was filled from pit TO
dome for full thirty minutes before
the speaking. Liberty Loan officials
sat on the stage with the speakers,
the boxes were filled, musicians occu-
pied the pit and farmers and towns
men alike sought seats from the front
rows on the lower floor to the rear
ones in the balcony. A small section
reserved for the negroes was filled.
it was the greatest crowd that the
theatre has ever accommodated. The
doors on either side of the building
were opened and throngs hung in
these, The lobby of the place, the
aisles and every bit of space that
would accommodate a pair of ieet
were used for standing room. Hun
dreds of farmers were here and many
Of these came over in their automo-
biles from Grenada, Holcomb, Carroll
ton and other distant places.
The afternoon was truly loyalty
day. 1t was an evidence OF the man
ner in which the people of Greenwood
are manifesting their patriotism.
The building was again filled to its
utmost capacity during the speaking
by Harris Dickson Sunday night.
Prof. Chandler Worley had charge
OF the musical program for the after
noon; the Greenwood Band and the
Greenwood Orchestra rendered selec--
tons During the evening speaking
the Greenwood Orchestra, under the
able leadership of Miss Bess Fort
wood, entertained the large audience
with patriotic airs.
The rostrum was very attractively
decorated for the occasion. Liberty
Loan posters, American flags, flowers
and pennants were hung about the
settings. w. R. Chandler's masterful
efforts were very evident everywhere
in these.
DR.. L. W. Rose opened the after
Moons speaking with a prayer which
was both appropriate and beautiful.
hon. r. Z. McBee, director of the
War Savings Stamp work in the coun-
ty presided and introduced Hon. John
II. Pettey, the live-wire and enthu-
lastic city sales director of the drive,
who introduced Congressman Harri-
son.
Mr.. Pettey spoke Of Congressman
Harrison as the most popular man
Mississippi had in Washington and
quoted Our own Ben Humphreys" as
saying that he was a man of which
Mississippi was to be proud in the fu
ture. MIR. Petteys introduction was
very short, but was marked with elo-
quence. He said that Mr.. Harrison
was very close to the President and
that he did not doubt but what the
great leader had needed his advice on
certain occasions.
Audience Gives Speaker
Striking Ovation.
The applause offered by the packed
Rouse as Congressman Pat. Harrison
arose from his chair after beng pre-
Sented by Mr.. Pettey, shook the entire
building and it was fully tive minutes
before the cheering and hand-clapping
would be stilied, and before the speak
er could utter word. This was the
hrSt appearance of Mr.. Harrison in
GREENWOOD and while very few pres
ent knew him personally, it was gen-
orally known that he was "bscker
ol the President from first to last"
and this alone was sufficient to justify
any welcome Lehore people might
nave felt like extending to him. Ger
tainly realistic and true patriotic ad-
dress was to be expected from man
OF such an endorsement.
Beginning with the early hatred of
tne Germans to the Americans, in |
which he quoted Bismark as saying |
OF the United States. ut is big fat
frog and when we are ready we are
gong to stick it," he told of the thou
sahds OF hand grenades found after
tle battle of the Marne, which bore
the date Of their manufacture: "Made
IN Berlin in 1907" and of the gas
csyclinders, used in the battle OF YER
dun to send forth hellish German gas
es, which when found after the fight !
19il.o
de reviewed IN detail tho sinkins Of
'he Lusitania, sunk by the Germans
without notice. How the President had
pleaded for the masses demanding
war to be patient that he would see
mat the rights of the country we're
protected, How the incident had rtar-
tled the American people and giori-
ned the kaiser. He reviewed the dras.
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