New Britain herald., 1918-05-04
Best Speakers 0btainable to Point
Out Road TO Victory
DEFENSE COUNCIL AUSPICES
Frederick c. WaIcott Major RutIcdgc
Smith, Rev. Laughlin MacLean Watt
and Arthur f. Boston to Carry Lib
erty Messages.
Especial to the Herald.)


biggest war conference will be he1u
in this city May II With some Of the
most prominent men in the country
present to bring Liberty Messages to
the assembly. The conference will be
! held at Foot Guard hall afternoon and
evening and will be under the aus
pices Of the Connecticut State Council
Of Defense. The speakers will attempt
to hammer homo the need of Intensive
| coordination Of American hearts and
and the cooperation of American
spirits to win this war. They are
straight from the shoulder takers,
men who know what is going on in
the inner circles and who realize how
necessary it is for the American pub
lie to appreciate the StupendouS task
the nation is facing.
The program is as follows:
Afternoon Conference.
State Chairman Richard M. Bissell
presiding.
$50 p. m. Governors Foot Guard
| band.
245 p. m. the message of the
council-Judge George w. Wheeler
Bridgeport, Conn.
3:15 p. NJ, Public speaking ana
Arthur f. Bestor, Director of Speak
ing division, Committee on Public In
formation, Washington D. G. Singing:
! "Battle Hymn of the Republic
Audience with band.
400 p. m. the message from our
-Four Minute Men''-Rev. M. e.
Alling, Conn. Chairman.
Ais p. m. Address--By one Of
Pershing's men. just returned from
France (Namc cannot be published
at this tine) Singing: Keep the
Home Fires Burning with
band.
4:30 p. IN. Connecticut and the Ma
tional council-Major Rutledge Smith,
National Council of Defense. ..
Evening Mass Meeting.
State Chairman Richard M. BisselI
presiding.
7:45 p. m. Musical program
Choral club of Hartford Ralph L.
Baldwin, director.
500 D. m. dresses-Governor
Marcus II. Holcomb, Mrs. August Bel
mont, Frederick c. Walcott, assista Mt
to Herbert G. Hoover, U S. Food ad-
ministrator: Major Laughlin Maclean
Watt, Gordon Highlanders and Black
Watch
who the speakers are:
Frederick c. Walcott.
Frederick G.. Walcott is vice presi-
dent of the Knick kerbocker Trust Co..
of New York and partner in the firm
of William P. Downright & Co., bank
ers. MI. Walcott is not only an able
financier and executive, but is well
known as an author, through his
books, "Wild Life and Conservation
and War, 1916" Now he is devot-
ing his entire time to the arduous
work of the food administrati tion
Mr.. Walcott's experience in Bel
gium and Poland. while serving with
the commission that was attempting
to relieve the suffering of those coun-
tries during the German INVASION
stirred his Indignation against the in
human policies of starvation, slavery
murder and rapine which the German
Government not only practised but
officially avoWed. Returning to AM
erica, Mr.. Walcott threw himself
heart and soul into the national ser
vice in the Food Administration, and
| also into the vital task of arousing
the American people to our interna-
! tional duty i'll this war. His addresses
! on war topics have been masterpieces
of flaming eloquence, which has
called forth a tremendous, response
whenever he has spoken.
Major RutIedgc Smith.
Major Rutledge Smith is one of the
| outstanding war leaders Of the South.
He is the southern representative of
| the Council of National Defense, hav-
ing been appointed to this position on
account Of his tireless and effective
work as chairman of the Tennessee
State Council of Defense.
Major Smith, a native of Tennessee,
is a railroad man of many years eN-
| perienco. He is u member of the
American Railway Association and
the General Managers Association of
the southeast He has been prom
inently connected with banking, min
| ing and newspaper interests of his
state; and throughout his career he
has been esteemed in his state for
| his public spirit, his interest in good
government, his judgment Of men,
and his wide experience in all sorts
of public work.
When war was declared against
/ GERMANY his counsel was sought by
J Governor Rye and he was asked to
undertake the duty of organizing the
state for war. He at once gave up
! his private interests and devoted his
| time and money to the cause of the
| state council. His inexhaustible en-
ergv and organizing ability have fire.
| uuently caused him to be called upon
! for special service by the Council of
| National Defense and the War de-
partment, and recently he has done
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