Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-03-05
LEAGUE IS NOW
ORGANIZED
PATRIOTIC LEAGUE OF BOUND
AIRY COUNTY NOW HAS
OVER 200 MEMBERS
WILBUR ELECTED PRESIDENT
Enthusiasm Prevailed at Organiza-
ton Meeting Wednesday,


The Bonners Ferry Patriotic
League was organized Wednesday at
a well attended and enthusiastic ma
triotic meeting held OF the X. P.
hall under the auspices of the Bound
airy County Defense Council. 135
signed membership cards that eve
nlng and, without solicitation, about
100 more have become members.
An active campaign for members will
be started in the near future under
the leadership of Douglas Palmer.
The meeting Wednesday was called
to order by M. P .DeWolf. Chairman
of the Defense Council, and County
Attorney 0. c Wilson gave a brief
outline of the purposes and plans of
the Patriotic League, urging the
people of Boomers Ferry to rally
round the standard of patriotism and
to meet every call for aid of anv
KIND which might be made of them.
He explained that the money derived
from membership, dues in the Pa
tr1otlc League would be used in this
county for patriotic work and that
the. money would be spent by the
Defense Council.
Mrs. f. E Murray gave a short
talk in which she directed her re-
marks to the women and urged them
to more intense patriotic work.
The address of the evening was
made by Rev. DR.. Hawks, of Spo-
kane. The speaker aroused his audi
ence to an intensely enthusiastic
pitch and his appeal for a higher
degree of service was well received.
The organization of the Patriotic
League resulted in G. H. Wilbur
being elected president. Five vice
presidents were chosen as followes:
Roy Voshmik, L. N. Brown O. r.
Stookey, o. c. Wilson and Mrs. f. Z.
Murray. W. t. James was elected
secretary
The following committees we're,
named: Membership-Dougl Palm
\ er, Mrs. c ID. Rowe, Mrs. W. o.
Rosebaugh, Mrs. Belle Bishop, Otto
F. Mathiesen; honorary members
Mrs. H. A, Gale, j. W. Reid and
.. f Howe; u. S. Crowder was APP
Feffect organizations in otter dis
tricts of the county and was en-
powered to name the me- nbers IF his
committee
Rules and regulations we're adopt-
were fixed at so cents per year and
the age of the youngest members
fixed at 10 years.
The following resolution was sub
mitted and upon being read by Clerk
James was unanimously adopted:
The Patriotic League of Bonners
Ferry, believing that the spirit of
disloyalty is one of the most danger
GUS enemies to any country, if toler-
ated, and believing that the time
has come when every liberty loving
American should use every possible
means to stamp out every vestage
of this German propaganda in the
United States;
Be it therefore resolved, that the
evidence secured by both state and
national officials, in numerous in
vestigations made, is sufficient and
conclusive, that the organization
known as the 1. w. W., if not operat-
ing directly as a part and parcel
of the German military autocracy,
they are not in sympathy with, but
are in open rebellion to our form of
government, and therefore we brand
them as being disloyal in the first
degree.
Be it further resolved that we de-
plore the fact that the fair city Of
Spokane, the metropolis of the great
Inland Empire, of which we are
proud to be a part, and from which
so many noble sons have gone to the
front, has been repeatedly referred
to as the refuge, or hot-bed for the
propagation of this most hellish doc
trine, and the central station from
which they carry on their propa-
ganda.
At the Wednesday night meeting
1t was decided to hold another meet
ing tomorrow night at the CONNER
cal club rooms. However word was
received later in the week to the
effect that w. ]. Hindley, of Spo-
kane, would be here tonight to hold
| d patriotic meeting and President
!, Wilbur, after advising with his fell
| low officers and committeeman, de-
cided to call the meeting of the Pa
triotic League and those who wish
Z to join are urged to come out this
evening and take part in further
organization work and at the same
time take advantage of the oppor-
tunity to hear Mr.. Hindley, reunited
to be one of the best public speakers
of America.