Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-10
FRENCHMAN TELLS OF
WINNING OF THE WAR
Jean A. Picard, OF international
\. Nj. G. A., Speaks at the
Woman'S Club.
INTERESTS LARGE AUDIENCE
"17ink Victory All the Timc," He
Tells His HcarcrS-Mentions Sol
diers' Need for Real American
Tobacco.

Seldom has the auditorium OF the
Woman's Club been filled to overflow
ing with n moro responsive and enthu :
siastico audience OF mon and women
than that which greeted Jean a. Picard.
tho only French member OF the Inter-
national Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. War Work Council. who has
served two years with distinction In
the French army, as u private. and
an additional year as q member of the
medical corps.
Seated on tho platform were John
Stewart Bryan. who introduced the
speaker; Major Dunlop. OF the English
army; Major Sweeney, United States
Army; Captain Toujan. Lieutenant
Eosck and Lieutenant Schloessing, OF
the French army.
Mrs. j. Allison Hodges. president OF
the Womnn's Club. opened tho meeting
in graceful little speech In which
she said that the presence Of Monsieur
Picard had proven the truth OF the
old adagc that it is indeed an i'll wind
that blows nobody good since tho side
which otherwise wo should not have
had the PLEASURE Of hearing"
Mr.. Bryan. in his Introductory re-
marks. quoted the statement made by
well-known writer that. but fer the
war. "EnGtand would still he dwelling
In pot-bellicd eduanmity." and dwclt
with enthusiasm on the work OF tho
army Young Mems Christian hssocia-
ton. IN Russia, Poland. France. Bel
GUM, England" said Mr.. Bryan,
wherever the flag of tho allies goes
the rcd triangle OF the Y. NJ. c. \.
follows. and II is this same red tri-
angle that can so quickly affect the
mctamorphosis of n Roche dug-out into
n Y. NJ. G. a. restroom
GERMANY IS LICKED
HOWEVER LONG WAR LASTS
Monsieur Picard spcars English re-
rrarkably We'll. but with such strong
accent. that il is difficult TO follow
him. but the native wit OF the born
Frcnchman never deserts him for all
instant. as no lister proved In answering
the questions that wcro put TO him
by tho audience.
In beginning his speech. after 4
happy relercpcc to tho officers and
others seated behind him on the plat
form, Monsieur Picard spoke of q
former visit to this country AS COM
pared with the present ono. and OF the
opinion which he 30 often heard en-
pressed in this country that the poo
pic Of France had changed overnight"
They had not chang ed overnight, lie de-
clared, but that the France which
was fighting to-day for the principles
of justice and democracy was the real
France of the twentieth century. lie
declared that there was lesson for
women, as we'll as men. In this war.
and that they could 30 ahead with a
smile and keep on lighting because
I've know We arc right and we cannot
be beaten"
Applause greeted tho speakers state
| ment that since Mons the French had
known that whatever the length OF the
war, Germany is licked" THE war
viii be just as log s We make IT," con-
tinucd Monsieur Picard land not only
is the war being fought in the trenches,
but the fight is being made by the
mothers and wives at home. and the
war is being won by the women" One
way of winning the war. declared the
, Frenchman, was to think victory" all
the timc--not only the men in khaki
and the men in blue. but the women
and children even must think victory
all the time" Knit all you can. too
he declare. noting the many kn!ttcrs in
the audiencc. but don't call it war
work Knitting to you is ,lyc same as
smoking to u.s.
Monsieur Picard's motto is Keen on
smiling and make everybody around
YOU smile" and that "ir man is not
good enough 10 hight. he is not good
enough 10 die"
The present war was referred to bv
the french'nan as "a hugo tragedy in
many acts, beginning, as far as France
Is concerned. as carly AS 1884, while
v is the first time your young men have
had to go to war for many years" he
Said. the young men Of France have
always lived in the shadow OF Ger.
inanys borders" Vie spoke with touch :
ing significance OF tho fact that while
formerly fathers had taken their little
haSs on their knees and told them that
! they would have to go to war as their
| fathers had gone TO war, the time was
coming when fathers could take their
sons and their sons sons on their knees
! ana tel! them with the conviction of an
uha'tcrahle truth that they would not
have TO so TO war because your father
went 10 war and your mother won tho