Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-10-04
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iouT correspondent nau tne pleasure
Of attending the big Liberty Sing held
at Newport Sunday In front of the Y.
MI c. A. Hut at 8 O'Clock p. m. Guy
Lewis Of the Y. M. CA. acting as
chairman. Seats were arranged on
Front Street for the accomm odation of
the audience. The chairman stated
the Y. M. @. A. was doing great work
Or the soldiers in the way Of furnish
ng places OF amusement, literature,
good clean quarters and religious
teachings that would aid them to be
better men. The singing was under
the direction Of Earl Rasor, district
song leader of the Y. M. C. A. Music
was furnished by the 3rd Squadron
band. The solo by Mr.. Rasor was a
fine number and as his strong melo-
deous voice rang out over the bay
the whole audience was captivated by
the song and the beauty of It's senti.
ment. Then followed a four minute
talk by Hon. B. f. Jones. Mr.. Jones
was at his best and his speech was
punctuated with real flights of elo-
quence and patriotic sentiment. Mr..
Jones has son In the Army helping
to lick the Kaiser and thus free the
world from the horrible incubus OF
iPrussian Militarism and OF the devine
maIiom OF kings that might makes
right. Then followed the Liberty
singing by the audience led by How
ard Z. Pratt, musical director of the
Western War Work Council OF the Y.
M. c. A. The exercises were inter.
spersed with music from the band.
The song that seemed to inspire the
public with the greatest amount Of
patriotic enthusiasm was the Battle
Hymn Of the Republic. II the Kaiser
has any feeling his ears must have
burned when that song was sung by
the great audiance at Newport Sunday
led by such a master OF music as How
ard Z. Pratt. The Kaiser will learn.
II he has not already learned, that
America will stay on the job until the
superman and the Kaiser's rule shall
be banished from the earth. In this
great war for the freedom of the world
II there are any slackers. pro-Germans
or camohaghes they ought to be ban.
ished from the country. We are either
for the Kaiser or against him. II
for him We have no place in this coun.
try.
Lincoln County as well as the State
has gone over the top in the Fourth
Liberty Loan and we are proud OF both
OF them. Lincoln county has lust
doubled her quota. Instead OF $4,000
she has made It $4,000. In the mat
ter OF Spruce Production she is also
going over the top. Look at the miles
of railroads she has built in a few
months and the great half.million saw.
mill she is building at Toledo and the
40 or so big engines that are being
brought in and the army OF boys in
Olive Drab that are working at the
job. 1t is wonderful. Lincoln County
Spruce will be big factor in settling
this war. 1t will show when the air.
planes made out OF Lincoln county
spruce begin to drop bombs on the Kai.
ser's head.
Rev. Walter Ross OF the Oregon NJ.
f. Conference has been assigned to
Si'cE and Toledo districts. Tho dis.
tricts have been consolidated and one
pastor will have charge Of both. Mr..
Ross viii! probably make his home at
Toledo.
Miss Lola Hogue OF Port Angels,
Washington has been sent here by the
Indian office TO take the place of Mrs.
Myra A. Ward as stenographer at the
Agency. Mrs. Ward has returned to
her home at Salem. Miss Hogue had
passed the Civil Service examination
and YVES eligible to appointment: when.
ever q vacancy nc ared IN the service.
Miss Hogue's moGier accompanied her
to the Agency but returned to her
home in Washington Tuesday morn
ing.