The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-19

God for President Wilson Don't sit
at home and criticise the government
Get behind the president and his cab
met Only one thing really matters,
we must win this war
Wake of Destruction.
Lauder decried the terrible conse-
quences that will result of the Hun
rule if the Germans win.
The wake of the Hun" he said, lis
the wake of destruction
The comedian told the story of .
prison walls that shut out the light of
I freedom to prisoner. He compared
1t with the great gray wall of guns
that is stretched across Europe
Germans who have lived in this
country for twenty or thirty years
| know nothing of the horror and suf-
1erlng and iron rule in the German
empire" he said. There are but few
homes today in Germany that will not
be Hooded with grief as long as they
exist. The men of the allies behind
~ allied guns of that gray wall are
OF the finest manhood in the world.
Talks of "Over There
Ihere is an atmosphere over
there that has a meaning to those
VINO are not doing their part. Those
men know they are fighting for their
country and their attitude is that
affer this horrible job is done they
VIII come home and make their rule
ISe- II tHey are wounded and help
! less they will sit by their firesides.
tell their children that they fought
lor their freedom and expect those
chiIdren to rule for them"
The introduction of Lauder bv
Henry Bennett was tribute pure and
simple wherein Lauder was typified as
the Scotchman we all love-
Kansas Greets Him.
! The elements of SUNNY Kansas
/ smile to know that we have with us
! today, as our guest a gentleman that
has given joy to soul, and hope to
| heart of millions of people. by his
ability and personal efforts, as an art
ist in his line, there are few, if any
| equals said Bennett
| He is also Rotarian and being a
! Rotarian warns our hearts towards
| him and must make him feel that to-
day he is among those in whom he
| may confide. Endowed with the true
| Rotarian spirit of service for others
that's why he is here 1t is with pleas
ure that 1 introduce to you Harry
Lauder, the Scotchman we all love-
Played yankee Doodle"
Yankee Doodle on the bagpipes is
; a prime favorite with the Rotarians
At least Lauder and his kiltie pipers
! thought so and closed the Rotary
meeting this noon with that selection
| The Rotarians cheered until they were
red in teh face. Yankee Doodle OF
/ of three selections played by the pipers
as the fitting close of the Rotary
/ demonstration in favor of the Harry
LADDERS S5,000.000 soldiers relief
D., fund.
Gets Donations for Fund
In closing his speech at the Cham
| Der of Commerce this noon Harry
| Lauder read his authority from Presi-
dent Wilson authorizing the solicita-
ton of funds to make up the 100000
pounds sterling that Lauder has prom
ised to raise for the benefit of soldiers
/ wounded in action and unable to take
up their civilian life where they lef,
off. Lauder asked each member OF
the Topeka Rotary club to give one
dollar towards this fund which ir
| American money will amount te
about s5.000.000. The chorus of ayes
that marked the response of the Ro-
tarians left no doubt as to the attitude
I of this organization in the matter
4 Lauder in explaining the. use the
fund would be put to said that many
soldiers were SO injured on the field
that their injury prevented them
!, from taking up their regular course OF
life. The fund is to be used to pro
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