Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-02-27
PATRIOTISM WAS
THE KEYNOTE
Warren Commercial Club Holds
Twelfth Annual Banquet on Feb.
22nd at Hotel Warren.


was held in the new Hotel Warren. the
pride Of the city. for the building of
which the Commercial Club is entitled
to great deal of credit, as without it's
initiative and successful promotion. the
city may vet have been lacking a first
class hotel
Seated at the nicely decorated tables
III the spacious and we'll appointed dim
ing room. the members of the Club en-
joyed feast fit for King. notwith-
standing the culinary rules and regula-
.A5ioRs of Mr.. Hoover. Here is the menu:
Oyster Cocktail
Sailed Peanuts Cheese Sticks
COnsOmme
Celery Saratoga Flakes Olives
Reast Turkey Dressing Giblet Gravy
Mashed Potatoes Dreamed Rutabagas
French Peas
Dinner Rolls Rye Bread
Srab Apple Jelly Sweet Pickles
Fruit Salad Saltines
Vanilla Ice Cream
Assorted Cake After dinner MINIS
Coffee
Much praise is due Mr.. and Mrs. r.
c. Snyder, the host and hostess, for
furnishing so appetizing a spread.
Very fittingly speaker later in the ev
eDmg nominated Mr.. Snyder for the
ofhce of Secretary of our Interior, and
the nomination was carried by a un-
animOus vote.
When the time for the flow of wit
and oratory arrived, Mr.. w. F. Powell
in the absence of Mr.. H. L. Wood, took
charge as POSTMASTER, and although
wholly unprepared to act in that capa-
city, he performed the duties most
gracefully and efficiently, as he always
does.
The first speech on the program was
(, one labeled "A Resume" by Julius J..
. Olson, Warren's brilliant attorney at
T law and devout disciple of Thomas
Jefferson After making one or two
criticisms Of local. application he
launched into discussion Of the great
d European war. EXPLAIN, especially the
q, uses which led the United States to
enter the conflict Then he spoke of
the conduct of the war and gave his
= .ass12ee;t t. Cha lnbesla ia md 1thegss who
say their criticism have hampered the
president in prosecuting the war and
given comfort to the enemy. He plead
ed eloquently for everybody regardless
Of party affiliations. to get behind the
president and help in winning the most
righteous war in which this country has
ever engaged. The financial Stacker
was given his just deserts and the
Kaiser also was roasted to finish. It
was lucky for the Kaiser for Mr..
Olson, too perhaps-that more than
1000 miles Of space interviewed between
them. In his perOratiOn he expressed
the. hope that peace with justice and
freedom may soon dawn and the entire
world made safe for demOcracyA The
closing words were fine tribute to the
Esq that protects us:
The next speaker was G. E. Lamber-
son. rising young farmer near our
city. who gave a carefully prepared
address on Diversified Farming. -
Some years ago rotation Of crops was
preached in this valley, but it was soon
learned that that alone was not enough
to keep up the fertility of the soil and
insure maximum crops. Farmers found
out that it was necessary to put back
into the soil those elements that had
been removed by the crops that we're
grown. The keeping of livestock there
fore is a necessity in order to conserve
the fertility of the soil. Great progress
has been made of late years in diversi-
fed agriculture in this county. More
attention than ever is being paid to i'm
proving the herds Of cattle, sheep and
hogs on the farms. Pure bred stock is
being introduced on many trans and
silos are being built. Better yields OF
grain also result from this system OF
mixed farming. In these critical times
it is the duty. Mr.. Henderson said, OF
!. every patriotic farmer to conduct his
Asfarm in such a manner that is shall
produce the biggest crops possible fol
the feeding of this nation and Oul
allies. ..
Prof. G. E. Sjostrand, of North Star
College, spoke on the subject "Oul
schools, in an interesting way. Ii
these days we hear a great deal about
conserving coal, food, and other things
in order to win the war, but the mos
important thing to do is to conserve the
youth of the land, to surround then
with such moral and physical condi
lions as will develop strong, healthy
robust, loyal and patriotic citizens
The home, the church, the public
schools and North Star College are thu
four agencies in this city where thu
young people are trained for thei1
duties in life. It is important that thu
instruction given be along patriotic
lines and according to American ideals
Mr.. Sjostrand pleaded against under
estimating our children but to study
them in order to understand their ma
lures and give them the sympathy ant
assistance they need as they grow up
Prof. Sjostrand's address was well re
ceived.
The POSTMASTER next introduced r
C. Mathwig as the silver tongeda oratol
of Marshall county, and the title wa!
well bestowed. His subject was "Stol
-Look-Listen." AS Introduction tt
sssss. his thoughtful and patriotic address, HI
1ighly complemented host Snyder OF
the excellent arrangements of the ban
II quet and then asked oil to stand III
u and with bowed heads for momen
IL give silent tribute to the memory O.
Il Washington. There are four dates tina
& stand out prominently in American his
tory, namely, 1892, 1776, 1851 and 1917