The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-22
REMARKABLE SHOWING
OF MILITANT PATRIOTISM
Splendid Addresses That.
Bring Forth Demonsha. Il
lions of Applause. RI

Sunday was Elks day In Wheeling
and the splendid patriotic meeting held,
in the Virginia theatre under the aus. (
pices Of Is. p. o. +. No. 20 was in. every
way worthy Of the great, vigorous, mil-
liant and patriotic Elks organization. <
The meeting was scheduled for z:30.
and long before that hour every seat in
the theatre except those reserved for
the members and their guests was oc-s.
cupicd. The Elks' committee had ex.y
tended q special invitation to the MEM
bers of the Grand Army Of the Republic z
and the Rotary club. At . o'clock these
organizations gathered at the Elks' club
on Fifteenth street. Hon. J. B. Handlan
made a short but spirited address to-.
the Elks present. in which he outlined;
the plan of work for the. next twos.
weeks Of the bond campaign. There
was no doubt. he said. that Ohio county:
would easily go over the top" 80 far
as the minimum t its bond subscrip!.
tions was concf !. but they wanted
TO do more tn: so over the top. u
: had been obsei /ed that CONSIDERABLY
portion Of our citizenship had not par
ticipated largely In either of the pre-
ceding bond issues. and were not buying.
largely Of the third issue. He believed
that this was not because Of lack OF:
DhlTlOllSIIl, Dull pSCduSS lHS C3S6 n0QA
nor been presented clearly and forciblyt
to them. The plan Of the COMMITTED,
he said. was to conduct ar Intensive
canvass In every part of Ohio county
during the next two weeks and partic.-
ularly in the week from May !: 10 May,
IS, and the Elks were asked to furnish
their share of the solicitors and to help
generally in the work. Gen. Alfred
Caldwell followed in short but stir
ring address. and at it's conclusion prac-i:
tically every man in tho hall arose.
when he called for volunteers who
would furnish. an automobile or canvass
personally during the time named. While
Mr.. Handlan was speaking the members.
OF the Grand Army. bearing the natiUnGE'
| flag. filed into the room. and the Elks
and Rotarians rose and chcered them
enthusiastically. The three bodiey,.
headed by the G. A R. veterans, then
marched TO the Virginia theatre. where
tho big meeting was scheduled.
At the Virginia. Hon. Geo. w. Lutz,
past exalted ruler OF the 1;lks, acted az
chairman. Mr. Lutzs address was short
but to the point. He said he held in his
hand a German thrift stamp. @ stamp
that the German emperor had had the
audacity to send into this country for
German sympathizers to buy. and thus :
TO help furnish money with which Ger.
man domination was to be fastened
upon this free land. Tie answer which.
Wheeling. and which every other pa.
triotic community must make to Ger
many, should be one that would help
cause the German demon-and there was
no other name to apply to tho German.
emperor-and all Of his imps trenhf6
and COVER before the might of American
arms. Mr.. Lu,z concluded his address
IL 7. al.
ident of the Homer Laughlin China Co.,
of Newell. ". Va. and one CT the leading
manufacturers of northern West VIZ
gina.
4 Great Patriotic AddrssG
moro spirited and more inspiring
patriotic effort than. the address made
by Mr.. Wells has never been heard IN
Wheeling. Almost from the opening
sentence to the last he kept the audience /.
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