The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-10-11
PATRIOTIC MEET
ING AT COLUMBIA
PUSH LIBERTY LOAN AND F0S-
TER WAR AIMS-WE MUST
LEND LIKE THEY FIGHT"
WAS THEME OF MEETING.

Columbia, Tenn, Oct, 8, 191S.-Pa-
triotism was at its highest pitch here
last night when a big meeting was
pulled off at the First Baptist Church
in the interest of the Liberty Loan
drive. The principal speaker for the
occasion was Rev, Henry Allen Boyd
of Nashville, who is one of the ma
tional speakers on the war aims and
secretary OF the Sunday School Con-
gress. His coming had been herald
ed and preparation for the entire al
fair was carried on by the members
of the First Baptist Church under the
pastorate of Rev. T. j. Tunstull, Jr
When Rev. MIR. Boyd arrived he
was met at the station by Rev. DR..
Gilmore, one of the Oldest and best
known citizens of Maury County, who
for fifty years has been active before
the public and who is not only con
nected in a denominational way Dut
in fraternal circles. The meeting at
the church opened at nine o'clock.
The choir, under the direction OF an
experienced leader and musician,
sang The Star-Spangled Banner"
while the audience rose and Joined In
the singing This was followed Dy
America" while the audience sun
stood. Invocation was then onered
and the Rev. Mr.. Tunstull introduced
Mr.. e. W. Birdsong, who in turn aiIer
a ten minute address, introduced the
sneaker of the evening. Rev MT
Boyd spoke for forty minutes enter
tanning and electrifying the audience
with facts and figures relative 10 the
conditions that confront the people OF
TODAY He said: I'VE are in strug-
gle for a complete victory, there is
nothing else that we could possibly
xpect. A peace upon any terms that
would be less than honorable ths
nation could not afford to accept
The Americans who have gone over
seas tn fight for worlds democracy
have gone with the determination ho.
Gnly to win but to come nome anu
tell the story Of the most glganuc
struggle that the world has ever
known It behooves us lndlVlduaal
and collectively, therefore, to support
them with our might by giving TO
them the necessities, the encourage
ment and the facilities to carry nnr
our intention and their desire. TINS
cannot be done unless we suDscripe
20 the fullest limit OF our aplilty W
the Fourth Liberty Loan. every hian
and woman is called upon TO 40 patri-
otic service by subscribing wlihngV
and literally. There are numoer
Of catchy slogans now being posted
over the country, but the one that
strikes me more forcibly is the one
that saws Lend like they tight' IL
We mt our money down like the
American soldier is now lighting LII
France. the struggle will not pc ions
and victory will perch upon our jan
nars before the end Of the year III
fact, | predict that even at TINS mo
mont Germany is tottering, PERSIAN
is,n is on the wane and the real de-
mocracy is peeping its head over the
90 stern horizon. With all that Is
eninr ON now, with all that is SUD
srribed and with the dawn Of the
future the Negro is to play anu 10
nlaying an important part our nus,
hands, sons, fathers and relatives ale
shedding their blood on the Nattr
6eids While many OF us may leei
a nersnnal pang of pain when we fook
az tho list or down the honor ro'''
we are lifted with pride when we
consider hat those honorable Auferi-
ans who arc over there lighting are
dcinp Sc that we might make secure
orr zones in fnuro generation.
congratulate YOU as 4 people tor no.
baing able as yet to Iroduce a Stacker
amonr YOU. Only r. few weeks ago
this CITY, one of the proudest In the
stnta of Tenness ee, sent your tui
,unto to the camps to he trained that
thev mieht bring n Inc victory, and
Won are going to do more. You VIII
enpport their going by lending to the
government that strength, that sup
port that President Wilson and sec
retary McAdoo, backed by the ADMIN,
istratjon and the government are
calling ppon YOU to lend, Let us,
therefore, do tonight what is expected
~ every American citizen to do, SUD
scribe the full limit, subscribe until
II hurts. and pay it as the Loru gives
Won streneth to do"
throughout the evening the pro
gram was replete with patriotic as
sertions. and those who were presen,
after the meeting adjourned wert
! loud in their expression Of the appre
, ciation for the excellent meeting helu
Mr. Will Wigfall and Mrs hos'
J. Wisfalps little baby bov, Erhes
I Boyd Wigfall, died at their home OF
I Glade street Monday morning I'M
y burial service took place at the nom
Wednesday morning at ~ ociocH
S conducted by Rev. ], T. Tunstull
d Mrs. John Irwin is sick at he
home.
r Mr.. Alex Armstrong and MIR. Jai
, Armstrong took their leave Tor Loui'
Vile. KY, to visit their brother, Rlci
R ard Armstrong
n The Busy Bee Club Of the Mt, LeD;
r non Baptist Church will be ente
= tanned by Mr.. Charlie Jennings Thur
y. day night at Mrs. Leila NaiPs hom
" s04 Glade street. Rev. j. H. WomacI
" pastor. =,
y ~ Mrs Alice arnel is sick at III
home on East 9TH street.
Il. Miss Leroy Ross is very SICK
"a the home of her aunt Mrs. Cel
y, Wingfield, e. nth street.
i, Mr.. Tommy Williams died at n
10 home Thursday, The burial service
~ ~ took place at his home, corner Glat
"a and +. 11th streets, Saturday afte
W noon at 2 O'Clock, conducted bv Re
20 McMinn, pas'o of Central Bapti
n Church.
a. Milton Cheatham. the 15'year-old SC
&c &C. of Mrs Susie Cheatham, Glade stree
os was shocke1 to death by an eiectr
r wire Thursday evening at s o'clo'
at his home. Tho funeral servic
10 took place at the home Saturday {