Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
600 TEACHERS
IN OTTAWA

from this agitation
The plan OF Industrial and Scien-
tific education was outlined TO the con.
yentiOn by ] y. Turner Of Jackson
vile, and the Morrill, Bin was one OF
his ideas. \ large picture OF sir Tur.
ner now hangs IN the hail OF fame al
the University Of Illinois. in recogni-
ton of his works.
Mr.. Bancroft spoke of the noble
work OF Washington and Lincoln and
paid them great tribute In closing
lie said Let us turn cur faces in The
direction eff Washington and Lincoln,
two OF the noblest cha .acters ever
standing in the forefront OF d nation
I life Let Us be inspired By the life
and character OF these two men. Aye,
let us look beyond them to that great
er life which they were but the re.
splendent reelection
Miss vittum.
I Miss Harriet Vttum, one OF the
most prominent social workers in Chi
cago. followed Mr. Bancroft with one
of the best war talks eve. delivered
| In this city. Miss Vittum is speaker
with a very pleasing personality. and
Il .er talk this morning was closely fol-
lowed with absorbing interest by her
audience.
/ She spoke on "Womans Place in the
/ Trenches nj Home" telling the audi
ence there were trenches just a. def
/ mite in America as in france. These
trenches are laid out by the govern
ment in the forms OF home service.
] The first trench Is the Liberty Loan
Bond, and the War Savings Stamps
trench. She told of how the Scotch
/ Kiltics visited Chicago last summer.
and how they paraded with great holes
/ in their ranks. that were put there
by the comrades that had dropped on
the battlefelds. and later at a ban
auet in their honor, when the chair.
man of the National Counsel of IN
tense said he thought perhaps the
American people were too slow in
coming into the war. the great Canad'
ian general rose up and said the peo'
ple from the United States came into
the war at just the right time, an
the allied forces would hold back the
enemy until the time the men of the
United States were on the hiring line
Now America has men ready to send
abroad, but must wait on account oil
lack OF money until she can raise more
funds to send them.
The aeXt trench Is the Woman
Registration for War Service. Ths
English women were forced to step II
and offer their services to take the
place of men three years ago without
having any preparation 70 get ready
10 hold a position Now the Amer
can women that will not be ready II
respond 20 the governments call 10
help. after having three years 70 pre-
rare npFStII, Is SldChtI.
The next trench is the food consel
,a,ion She told how there were M
children under eight years Of age II
poland the younger children All haV
Ing starved to death. and of how IN
children now living in !toumania Wer'
stravine 10 death at the present time
nd urged the women to conserve th'
foods especially the fats and fuel pro
1uC'ng foods the soldiers needed Sc
BADLY Coal is selling for $50 ana $9'
q ION in + .'ance, and the only way rol
The people to keep warm there Is oN
eating fuel producing fcc3s.
The Rel Cross work was the next
trench. and the women were urged &c
not quit making bandagcs or cloth.ht
Tor the soldiers as long aS the mci
we're willing to fight ana die for then
country.
The hospitals. infant welfare organ
jyat,ons and children's protective or
carnations were all given as other
trenches f. the women Of this coun
lty to fight.
A quotation from Kathleen Burke
White Road 10 Nordun' was given by
Miss Vittum 1T the close Of her talk
Here's 20 the rel OF the flag o
France. readcr than it ever was be
fore. stained with the blood Of the
men who died 10 protect it, Here
10 the white OF the flag Of France, not
so white as it used to be. 1t has beer
passed into toe many hands. and loyal
" kissed by too many sons on th'
way TO death. Here's TO the blue
,of the flag OF France bluer than evel
je.ore. torn by tho shells it is tru
hut every shell hole is mended by thC
blue of the sky, for surely heaven II
SELF is back Of the flag of France,
The American flag is now side DN
sine with the flag OF France, and fight
ing fer the same purpose.
The Resolution.
The following resolution was pre-
scented at the afternoon meeting b,
Prof. ". +. Howard, of the o. II s:
A great ship was struggling Will
the waves. The clouds were lower