Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1918-10-05

The Palisade Fourth Liberty Loan
drive got it's start last Sunday after
noon in Anderson at local rally that
put the village on the map in the best
shape possible The mayor of the bor-
Ough was out and made good little
speech on patriotism, urging every
body to buy bonds, and saying that we
should try for $1,000 for every star on
the flag that he had come down from
Fort Lee to present to the people of
Palisade. There are over 200 stars
on the flag, 81 Of them belonging to
Palisade
Charles O'COnnor Hennessy was the
orator of the day and made one Of his
impressive efforts Mr. Hennessy is
always good speaker, but this time
he was extra good, and made many
friends by his eloquence and earnest
manner of appealing for the bond sale.
After Capt. Samuel E. Darby had
made a few patriotic remarks as chair
man of the day he introduced Mayor
White, who told of the feeling all over
the borough in behalf of the war.
Mrs. John II. Crawford was next in
troduced and accepted the service flag
vassaehelf Of. Ralisade in. one Of the
neatesf little speeches ever made in
~
r. r. Brown then read the names of
81 men enlisted from Palisade. Many
sOf the names of those read out were
not known as men in the service, so
many new families having come here
recently.
The exercises had been introduced
by the community singing under di-
rection of Madam Wheeler with
"America." Following Mr.. Brown the
"Star Spangled Banner" was sung by
the audience, accompanied by the
General Chemical Band from Edge
water, which had volunteered it's serv-
ices and for which they got three
cheers, proposed by Lieut., d. A. Car
son at the close of the afternoons eX-
ercises and given most heartily by all
present.
Following Charles O'Connor Hen
messy, V. B. Kelly, the well known To-
cal speaker, gave one of his best talks
on the great necessity of buying bonds
at this time 1t was one of Mr.. Kelly's
briefest and best efforts.
Captain Darby was unusually felici-
tous in introducing the speakers, and
put in any number of patriotic touches
to enliven the occasion and introduce
feeling into the great work before the
people at large. A better chairman
could not have been chosen.
A dramatic incident of the day was
the presence of an enthusiastic
Frenchman who happened in town.
When he saw the parade he joined in,
and stood in eager interest through
the two hours exercises. Captain
Darby saw him and finally called him
to the stand for speech. He said he
was passenger on the Lusitania, and
had helped to save many passengers
after getting his own family safely
away. He spoke with great enthusi-
asm in broken English, but the audi
ence gave him rapturous applause.
When he had finished Madam Wheeler
and the Community Chorus sang 1.-THE
Marsellaise" and the stranger adj
vanced and saluted her with kiss on
both cheeks, as is the French custom
The Red Cross turnout was one of
the largest ever had by the organiza-
ton, Mrs. Clark heading it with her
imposing red veil on.
Also the Palisade Unit, N. J. State
Militia Reserve, under command of
Lieut.. David Arthur Carson, had the
largest membership out and they
made a most imposing appearance,
marching with the precision of regu-
lars, Private Fennelli of Camp Mer-
rift, formerly of the Palisade Home
Guard, carrying the colors.
Cadet Thomas Fredericks had out a
small unit of the Boy Scouts in uni
form, and Thomas makes a fine little
soldier for two.
The Community Chorus singing was
a feature of the occasion, the chorus,
beside the selections mentioned, rem
dering "Rule Britannia" La Braban-