Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-01-25
RALLY FOR THE
K. OF G. DRIVE
Father A. c. Griffin of Wall
ingford Appeals
Warren R, Austin Another Speaker at
Wednesday Evening Meeting


An appreciative audience was pres
ent at the Knights OF Columbus rally
| Wednesday night, in the Town Hall,
to listen to the interesting speeches OF
the Rev, Father A, C. Griffin OF Wall
inglord, and Warren Il, Austin OF ST.
Adams,
DR. =, /, DOrey, who is the manager
in Addison County Tor the X, OF {,
Fund, gave briel talk on what these
addresses were for and made It plain
that like the y NJ c. A, fund and the
Red Cross, the purpose was TO provide
suitable recreation centers for the boys
at the front. He introduced as the
first speaker, Mr. Austin, who por-
trayed very vivid picture al the issues
that we are facing, He said IN part;
I'VE must win this wal because the
liberty OF the world is at stake, We
must win because our own cherished
,nshtuuons AZ N AclE-- Gans9 x
destruction"
lie reviewed the terriblr scenes Of
the destruction Of Belgium, the sink
ing of the Lusitan,c, the mutllation OF
prisoners, the killing OF women and
children, and the otAcr outrages Of
Germany.
Heretofore, he explained, the people
Of the United States had been too busy
in the acquisition OF money, in achieve
ing knowledge OF science, art and the
like, to devote their tim, to world
problems He asked his listeners what
the people had given to ensure liberty
and freedom OF worship in return for
the free government 10 which they had
been accustomed, A short time spent
in a country where sovereignty holds
sway would be enough to convince any
person OF the value ara blessings Of
liberty and free government,
He brought great applause when he
referred to the year aad half he spent
in a country which called itself re.
public, but he said tears of joy rolled
down my cheeks whtp i stepped foot
on Gods green earth"
He urged most hearty support to
the X. OF c, Drive, explaining that it
made no difference whether the Y. NJ.
{. A, or the Knights OF Columbus acted
as sponsor, that the cause was for every
soldier, to elevate morals, to give him
desirable amuSements which were alb
solutely essential for the winning of
the war
Mr., John d. Cushing who was
scheduled to deliver one OF the ad.
dresses was obliged 20 cancel all his
speaking engagements IoI this week,
and Father A. c, G-ifm was warmly
applauded when he was introduced by
DR.. Dorey as the principal speaker
of the evening.
He pictured how useless wealth was
at this time when be saiG the man
who yesterday sitting in mis- limousine
passed the laboring boy on the street
is to-day taking of LIS hat to the boy
IN khaki Men who were getting sal
aries of $1,000 day are now working
for the Government foi 81 day.
Where are the / W. W. the men of
wealth? They have Vanished, they
have come to reali2v that under the
stars and stripes they must work out
their destiny, they know that the
greatest wealth is ar honest and up
right citizenship"
we are proud that oui men have
gone to defend tina; flat that has Civ
en- them all the thing. CT the world, and
the greatest opportunities that they
ever faced We are proud TO make an
effort to do our share to make them
true, pure and good soldiers"
through the mono,ory of routine
military life to the bows who have been
used to the changing scenes of home,
he explained that the amusements they
sought were not always the kind that
parents would wish their sons to en-
joy.
In conclusion he sad let those who
nave gone from our homes know that
we have not forgotten them. let us help
III this X. of c. drive 10 provide amuse-
mentS and recreation for them which
VIII Keep them pure holy and good "
some that have gone are sure to be
called to eternity Let us help them
that when the time comes they may 90
forth as clean, holy and pure as the
day on which they kissed their mothers
goodbye"
Nittum's orchestra a. five pieces
furnished appropriate music, and the
evenings exercises closed with the
playing of The Star Spangled Banner
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