The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-23
In the Interests Of the Drive
for Knights of Columbus
Fund
INSPIRING ADDRESSES
MADE LAST NIGHT
Moral Training Needed to
Keep Up the Country's
Moral

morale rs not oil less Importance than tn
technical side of their military prepara
tion for the great struggle ahead Thi
is the message which civilian and mill
tary speakers brought to an enthusiast
mass meeting in behalf of the knights o
Columbus war fund in the opera hous
last evening. Some hundreds of peopl
listened attentively and applauded loudl,
the appeals made by Secretary of Stat,
Frederick G, Fleetwood, Lance Corpora
George Thompson of the Canadian army
Rev. A. c. Griffin of Wallingford, Revs
J. b. Reardon and b. g. Lipsky of thi:
city, and Capt. Frank p. Stretton, T. S
A, of Chicago, III.
1t was fitting prelude to the rea
work of the campaign in which Barre
and nearby towns hope to oversubscribt
their quota of the $4,000 Vermont ex.
poets to contribute to the S3,000000 ma
tional X. of c. fund. Mayor Glysson
presided and before his introduction OF
| the speakers contributed a few reasons
why Barre should go over the top" in
! the present campaign. States Atty. w
K. McFeeters of Franklin county was un-
able to be present and while the chair
man waited the arrival of Capt. Stretton,
who spoke in Montpelier, Rev. Mr.. Rear
don and Rev Mr.. Lipsky, who occupied
seats on the platform with the speakers
and members of the committee, added
their telling appeals for contributions.
The stage was simply decorated with
flags, and the patriotic spirit which ami
mated the meeting was heightened by the
presence of the Barre Pipe and Drum
band. The Scottish musicians played
outside and then at intervals while the
speechmaking was under way. Evident
w the kilties are not of a alternating
sort, for the excellent impression they
made last summer was amply sustained
last night and their lively music was one
of the most enjoyable features Of the
gathering.
There was a burst of cheering as the
speakers came down the stage and were
ushered to their seats by members of the
local committee Perhaps Corporal
Thompson, who is back from Ypres and
the Somme with injuries he'll not soon
forget, received the most spontaneous APP
pause. Chairman j.. J. Owens of the
Washington county campaign committee
introduced Mayor Glysson as the chair
man.
The secretary of the state. the first
speaker, stressed the Importance of the
task to which we have addressed our
selves and declared that the allied de
are fighting for a philosophy
of life. He paid tribute to the heroic
sacrifices made by Cardinal MERCER of
Belgium. Belgium, France and England |
first, and then America to pay the bill |
was the program of the Huns, he assert |
I'd, and our debt to Belgium, France and |
England for turning them back at the
Marne should be repaid with interest.
Mr. Fleetwood spoke of the departure of
many young men for France as sharp
wrench from civilian life and in closing
le urged his hearers to pull together
md oyersubscribe the fund that it may
lot be Germany over all, but democracy
,ver ALL
Lance Corporal Thompson, a modest
elbow whose quiet demeanor little indi
ated the stirring life he had led for the
,ast two years. spoke but a few mo-
nents. He made good impression on
he audience by saying that the only
leasure soldier could anticipate on the
attle ground was to get back to the
ecreation huts provided by the Y. NJ.
:. A. or X of C. He said that the men
t the Canadian expeditionary forces
rould never forget the fine treatment
hey received from the Y. NJ. c. A. at
ached to their army. He bespoke hearty
upport for the present campaign.
Father Griffin confessed himself to be ,
agreeable company whenever he came
D Barre and at the outset referred brief
? to his pleasant relations with Barre
eople during his curacy of st. Monica's.
he priest declared that il needs |
reat crisis to bring home the truth. and u
nat in the present instance our danger
.om invasion and aggression had been
he crisis which brought us to our senses
e spoke of the splendid work done by !.
he army Y NJ. c. A. and asked his au-
ence to do their part in putting the
. of C. on the same footing in similar
ork which they have undertaken. The u
,eaker said that 35 per cent of the sol
ers and so per cent of the sailors in our
'rces are Catholic and that it was only
ght that Catholic order should as G
me some of the burden hitherto borne /.
: the Y NJ. c. A. alone. He quoted the "
yures. he said, not boastfully, but be r,
use the church was proud to contribute 81
generously of her young manhood.
Father Griflin's speech was a straight,
It and out appeal for assistance from
/ the people and in carefully worded n
Irases he described some of the things
hich the Y. NJ. c. A. and X. of G. hope
accomplish for boys of all religious be
is in camps and environments. The cl
was applauded vigorously and W
increasingly did the audience continue HI
demand for another word from him Ia
at he had to acknowledge the tribute al
th a short story. n
In his brief message. Rev. Mr.. Reardon. Ia
ter asking for widespread responses to p
p appeal for X Of G. funds. counselled "
audience to keep hatred out Of their th
arts whenever thoughts turn 10 Ger be
my. Rev Mr.. Lipsky paid tribute to m
2 relief work already in hand and said
lt anv movement which had for its pa
me purpose the lessening Of soldiegs ce
-dShips should be enthusiastically sup 10
rted. ~
apt Strctton. in prefaciHg biz appeal. du
4 T. had heard Of Barre DARK" a. one re.
ifs GRANTEES j. known. from Browns cd
le. Tex. TO the Canadian border. He ha
always been anxious 10 visit the ial