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UNITED WAR WORK
CAMPAIGN STRAITS
WITH ENTHUSIASM
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+ be greater than what was asked
Rabbi Rosenau spoke of the ex
pected armistice, and said that il did
not mean that peace had been delayed
I for months and years after such an
even, and until all the interested ma
tions had reached an agreement In
this work, the Rabbi said. we have not
asked whether a man be Jew or Chris
+ tian. merely if he is an American, and
needs our help. He cited a number
of inspiring examples OF the breadth
/ in religious ma tiers which had mark
ed the work in the camps and on the
other side.
The speaker said that most of the
Jewish soldiers could not have cele-
brated their feast days in September
but for the facilities of the buildings
offered them by the Y NJ C. A.. and
Knights of Columbus. He also told of
the Ca holic and Protestant clergymen
learning the Jewish confession of faith
that they might minister to the dying
soldiers of that persuasion, and Nof
Jewish chaplain being killed by shrap-
mel as he held the crucifix before a
dying Catholic soldier He said that
he marvelled at the progress that had
been made in brotherly feeling and CO.
operation among those of the different
faiths.
In closing, he said that the work of
these agencies had been recognized by
other governments, and that England
was doing such work since we began
l., and France and Italy had both ask
ed for our workers. The work he
said, meant fundamentally that our
boys were to be brought back as clean,
moral and happy as when they left
DIR. Smith, the last speaker, opened
by making a very humorous compari-
son of a laundry with the different
Protestant denominations. He said
that the story ran that these religions
were a grea. laundry for the cleaning
of the community, and that the Metho-
dists furnished the fire, the Baptists
the water, the Episcoplians the starch
and the Presbyterians the blue. DR..
Smith said that he would enlarge the
story, by saying that the Catholics
supplied the organization, and the
Jews the capital.
Continuing, he said that no one of
the Allies could .claim that. they had
won the war, yet each could say that
the war would not have ended as 1t
did unless it had done certain part
OF it at the right time. This was also
the spirit of the Army and Navy, he
said, and each was given a full meas
ure of praise to the other. The Army
was saying that it could not have got
ten to France except for the efficient
work of the Navy in carrying them and
protec ing them from the submarines
and other dangers, while the Navy was
saving that it would have been no use
to have carried the Army over unless
it had been made up of heroes.
DR.. Smith said that this was also
the spirit of the organizations in the
war work, and that such feeling OF
/ fellowship and cooperation had not
existed before in the worlds history.
The spirit of these organizations. ne
said. was like that of our soldiers who,
if told to go over the top, went far be-
yond, and that of our sailors, who
were told to get submarine, brought
back two. He told of the words on a
cross above soldiers grave in France
s.He gave his today, that the world
might have it's tomorrow" and ap-
pealed for a hearty response to the
call for the support of the organiza-
tions that were with our men.
During his remarks, DR.. Smith ex-
hibited the cross of the Legion oi
Honor, which was won by our fellow
townsmen, Capt. Paul Starlings, of the
significance and gallantry of the per-
formance which was thus honored, II
can be said with authority, that had
no. Capt. Starlings' command held at
the point he was commanded to hold
the victory which turned the tide OF
Hun invasion might not have been
achieved. OF the 26th infantry, to
which Capt Starlings belonged, only
$50 of 5000 men were not killed OF
wounded, and only 40 in $50 of Capt
Starlings' company.
Just before the close, DR.. Smith an
nounced that there had been local
subscription of 81 900 to the campaign
and three of $500 each, besides num-
ber of $10O. This was received with
great enthusiasm by the audience.