Evening journal., 1918-04-06
PGSET Co. HEB FLY
WORK TO 0WIN'' FLAG
Governor Townsend and
Mayor Lawson Take Part
in Patriotic Exercise
Mr.. HURLEY INSPIRES
WORKERS TO SERVICE

One Of the events Of Liberty Day"
was the raising Of The nag Of the United
States Shipping Board at the Pusey and
Jones plont this morning. About 80
O'Clock the employees Of the company
assembled in rie yard So witness the
event.
Governor Townsend, VINO presided
oyor the exercises. explained the mean
lng OF The d9e and 40 the conclusion Of
his brief statement, the nas was raised
by two employees. following which
America was sung.
The personal appeal Of Chairman
Hurley, Of the Shipping Board. was
then re3d as follows:
'At this hour OF national peril. when
The forces of dcspoilsm long gathered
ere hurling themselves against us, ]
call upon YOU, ,he shipbuilders Of
America, 90 put forward all your might
20 our common pu pose 70 was an evil
thing taat The phrase was coined that
wo 90 our BIT Tho nation Of which
each member merely does his bit is
lost. Doing our biz is too small a
bucket 60 bail back the sea. Tho tide
Of despotism Is TOO great for sucl
small and urayailing measures. We
must 90 our ell.
And. therefore. on this day. marking
The anniversary Of our entrance into
90 war which threatens civilization
10 is ltting that I appeal 90 you for ,he
lsra and full measure 0f your hclp
AID / ask you as far IS poss b'o tla'
you consider that my appeal 's per-
soual TO yourself each mau O. vol IN
the shipyards % America ard 7 asN
you to scrut!nize ard nut Co Yourself
Che question. each mar ~ you whether
YOU yet work 90 y0ur high -st limit; f0l
your brothers ard your Sons and lnt
men who were comrcdos 70 you. elbow
Ia other dr-s are fghiing 10 ths
trenches or T-auc- ADD their safety
depends upo1 iao measure and ths
ruNity 0f your work. Their muni
Tons of wa. tAeir endorsements onC
i7o.- food a-e d'p'ndent upon The
rivets You dive and the ships yot
launch The ~-cst battlefield. next q
90, s7loll-F battlefield OF France, 81
ihc hlscfsmih shops. the machln'
ehors s7d the shipping ways and III
rcs- c' your furhaces and the noise %
,0r- r'fot'ng arise from your strife anC
I0 -liy contest which must hold Opei
;at s"as for civilization. 70 is a. higi
aod honorable responsibility that rest
-r0l you, the shiphuildars Of America
ard you must meet li fully
And some day. when the war is done
and German despotlsm has been destroy
cd, Il will be not only our army am
navy which will PASS in great review
before you and 90 whom our grad
tude ls shown, but the shipbuilders wh
worked with full and untirlns endeavo
through many days and months In or
der that the ocean might be bridge
and civilization be preserved" f+r
Or. J ". Mcclure, ~ Boston, on
Private Castle, OF the Scotch Highland
ers. made brief addresses They ON
phaslzod the Importance Of speed an
urged the workers TO dedicate them
selves 90 their country's service. Whe
the speaking ended the pledge Of al
legiance was made 90 the national "a.
and the "Star Spangled Banner wa
played by the hand
rne meetinr, which last three-Guar
ters OF an hour. was OF the kind vfl.c
shows the spirit Of American wOrkme
at this critical time.
During the exercises three cheers wer
giyen for a riVeier who had driven tOi
riyoss in a single day, an alUioei su
perhumsn achievement. ~
The new Puscy & Jones band was Is
tsblished In a stand, erected for the oC
cas.on. and d,scouTscd spirited airs 9
intervals during the program.
Among the invited que Is were Mayo
Lawson and Judge George Gray.