The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-03-02

An occasion long to be remembered
by Eurekans was that of last We'd
nesday evening when Governor En-
NETT D.. Boyle and his party repre-
senting the State Council of Defense
spoke to an audience that filled the
Eureka Theatre to capacity.
The party came into Eureka by
special train from Palisade, and upon
arrival here met the County Commits
sioners and a number of representa-
tive citizens. and the matter of or
ganizing a County Council of De-
Tense was placed before them by the
State Council, who urged that the
matter was of great Importance and
the Government desired that every
State of the Nation organize down
to the smallest school district, and
they stated the reasons for such or
ganization. After discussing the
matter fully the Commissioners
went into executive session and
named the following committee
as a County Council of Defense:
Commissioners Edgar Sadler. R. j.
Reid, and w. S. Raine; Nash P. Nor
gan. w. J. Hooper, Edgar Father.
R. Mechanics, Peter Breen, John
Merialdo. Daniel Morrison, Frank
Lewis. j. B. Bale. w. H. Russell.
H. C. McTerney. Bernard Damele.
Isadore Sara. Nash P. Morgan was
selected as Chairman, and Wei.
Hooper. Secretary, of the County
Council by the Commissioners.
In the evening at 8 O'Clock a mass
meeting presided over by District
Judge Peter Breen was held in the
Eureka Theatre. when each of the
members of the State Council of De-
Tense spoke on the subject, showing
the purpose and necessity for such
an organization. In their talks to
the audience. which was most enthu-
siastic and sympathetic. the speakers
did not mince matters nor beat about
the bush in the least. but struck out
straight from the shoulder, sparing
neither Kaiser, junker. pro-German-
American, nor the deluded pacifists,
who act as catspaws to pull the Ger
man chestnuts out of the fire.
After a few appropriate remarks,
Judge Breen introduced as the first
speaker of the evening, H. A. Lem
mon, Director of the State Council
of Defense. Mr.. Lennon. while
not a finished orator, presented his
facts to the audience in a pleasing
and convincing n which gave
additional weight to the Importance
of his remarks. He warned the peo-
pie against insidious German propa-
ganda and concluded with a strong
appeal for every true American to
back up the County Council of De-
Tense.
Speaking on a different line. Ex-
Governor Tasker L. Oddie followed
Mr.. Lennon. His address was a
stirring appeal, bringing forth fire.
quent applause from the audience,
who by this time were warming up
to the spirit of the occasion. He
raised the curtain. so to speak. and
showed the people by the statement
of numerous facts, before unknown
to them. that Germany had brought
France and England almost to the
verge of collapse; and said that while
he believed that we would win the
war, it would take the united efforts
of every one in order for victory to
come to our arms. Co-ordinated
team work in which every man had
his part to perform. he insisted was
absolutely necessary for US to win
out. France, he said, had put forth
her best efforts and vas straining al
most to the breaking point; England
had come nobly to her rescue. and
they together were holding the west
ern front until the United States
could get her armies on the battle