Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-10
ONE-M|NUTE PRAYER
DAILY At II O'CLOCK
Richmond Rotarians Adopt National
Plan for Observance OF
War Angclus.
SILVER SERVICE FOR McADAMs
Lieutenant Fergus McRee. Just
Back From Nine Months In the
War Zone, Tells OF His Expert
enCes Under Fire.

The movement to be known as the
war angcIus-onc minute praycr-at
II o'clock every morning for the Cue
cess of American arms and the triumph
Of Americas cause, which was adopted
In the form of a resolution by the ninth
annual convention Of the international
Association OF Rotary Clubs. was
adopted by the Richmond Rotarians at
their weekly meeting last night. II is
the intention of the local Rotarians to
have this movement develop into
community conservation. The period
will BIO announced by bells and
whistles. and the press will be asked
to open it's columns to a war angelus
column. to the end that tho community
as whole may be induced to partici
pate in this appeal TO the Supreme
Being for inspiration. strength and
guidance in prosecuting the war.
The Rotary Club also adopted a reso-
luton extending It's work In the con
duct of the Ice Mission to the Ice and
Milk Mission. President Bloomberg
explained that the idea was to provide
free milk to infants where necessary
just as free ice has heretofore been
supplied during summer months. The
club without discussion adopted this
resolution. as II had previously done
in the case OF the war anGclus.
SILVER SERVICE IS
PRESENTED TO McADAMS
a silver service was presented to
Thomas B. McAdams. former governor
OF the Rotary district. which Is com
posed of this state and the two Caro-
inas. President Bloomherg presented
colonel McAdams with the gift as a
token OF the respect of tho district for
the service the former governor had
done the head Of the organization
in this section OF the territory covered
by the Rotary Club.
In response Colonel McAdams said
that he had done nothing especially to
warrant the bcsto~al OF that distinc-
ton on him. any more than had the
other Rotarians. whose organization
stood for service. He then struck into
discussion or tho war. declaring that
he could not talk OF anything else be-
cause he could scarcely think OF any
thing else. And. referring TO service
he declared that, while every member
OF the club had doubtless been liberal
IN his contributions to the Red Cross.
the y. NJ c. A. war funds. and had
bought Liberty bonds and savings
stamps. yet not one OF them had tasted
OF sacrifice. but on the contrary was
better of than when the war began.
Among those who delivered brief al
"'|Ss'E OeioI" inc t!uO was FIRST Lieu
tenant Fergus McRec OF this city. who
has seen about nine months actual SER
vice In the allied trenches in as many
ms three different sectors. He stated
that tho going down OF tho sun on the
second or third day would see all the
fright and uneas!ness In being in tho
front line wear OF. leaving the noise
of the machine guns cracking and the
roar or the artillery nothing more than
the rattle and noise of the tro!!cys
here in the city.
Lieutenant McRcc described his feo.
inSs on tho first night he was ordered
10 take out tho night patrol into mo
mans land" He said tina, .hcv s.avcd
hidden all day and came out q. nigh.
TO patrol the strip OF "ncmo's real cs
tate between the lines and ,ra. ;,
would seem that the armies fred sha-i..
al day just 10 kill two or thrc" pn~
sons. He acknowledged that whom !,
was detailed, with a sergeant, corpo-ai
and seven enlisted men. 10 do his frs;
night patrol that his wind was IN
trench language for scared which
word is taboo there
Besides short talks of J. O. Walker.
or Chicago. and James O. Preston. Of
New York. both former Richmond Ro-
tarians. President Harold Bloombcrg
concluded the meeting with a fifteen
minutes address, delineating the sa :
l!ent features of the national confer
encc held short time ago in the West
He discussed the request OF the govern
mcnt that the Rotary Club undertake
70 stamp out among men social diseases
He also spoke of the success OF the
war-chest method Of raising money in
the cities for war purposes