Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-08
MORALE OF YANKS IS.
HIGHLY PRAISED BY
STREATOR PASTOR
DR.. LONG, Y. M. c. A. SPEAKER,
TELLS EDUCATIONAL DEPART
MENT OF WOMAN'S CLUB OF
WORK BEING DONE IN FRANCE.

persons assembled thefe 10 htd. tnt
address by Dr. j. A. Long of Streator
n returned Y. NJ. c. A. secretary from
overseas.
DR.. Long had consented to fiji tn
place on the program which was to
have been taken by Mrs. Eleanor
Slagle of Chicago, who was 10 deliver
an address on Reconstruction Of Dis
abled Soldiers and Sailors as Planned
by the Government" but was pre-
vented from attending on account o.
illness. His talk was given unde.
the auspices OF the educational and
civics department OF the Otawo
Woman's Club.
DR.. Long has been heard in Ottawa
on two previous occasions, when he
spoke before the La Sale County
Teachers Institute in August ana
when he spoke in October at the Pres
byterian Church at the quarterly
meeting OF the Young Peoples Union
Ha is one OF the most interesting
speakers ever discussing the wal
situation before an Ottawa audience
and his talk yesterday, while dealing
rlahce' was JUST us cHJoS"olo '9 III
previous "ourcSSeS'
III i|'dl6 II Piauilii's " raw "6'''
lor FRANCE as soon dS tle ll'i'S' ~
his wife will permit He wore hi
army Y NJ. c. a. uniform,
lie told OF MS trlp from 0Fea'o'
overseas no" ne IeiJ MS nome OF
christmas day, I9Ir ana after arr
ing IN New YORK was requested 10 re
main IN his motel until time Ior SAL
ing The Nessel on winch he saieu
carried over 400 !. NJ. I. A. workers
he landed IN france anu aItet
pe1rg sent 10 several places WAS M
any assigned 10 southern france ana
allowed to open up I. NJ = a.
nut me only available building was
an ola VINE storage mousse "hlch Hau
peen USED before the war ny an eA
porter OF me wines
Dr. Long worked all uay SUNDAY
cleaning the bulidihs ana getting II
So 'N'' > ''''''''
TOBACCO chewing gum pipes clsafa
ana candy ana on SUNDAY c'ehilN
opened MS nut LOT services
lie explained the meNhouS d / M
Z A. worker was lorcea 10 use 10
keep lIle American soIuieIH from la'I
ing mo lehlPla1loh III france "HV
9oid no" paseoal games were KEEP
On progress an udE on sundays d.
cahtoiiiliehts 10 keep tiie poHS IRON
gong INTO town ana drlhKiiB'
Inc IhaiheI III witch 'iio ''lu
nocked INTO L NJ = y. ana oI no"
the poSS WHO "eIc o'oNe iui
hisileo s!uohe7 anu cdiiuS ny l""l vi
eahl@aIioll was ulSou99eu' nc So'
dters were so grateful lor lhe9'
innings anu ~ aNN'ou' - W
that IL was not necessary 70 keep
lhul'ldual accounts anu me oIs a'''A'
iron was never cHe"'e" " inc ooS D.
VINO "ould come III al'er pa! u"S an"
thro" uo"h 'he iiIoI''s iol me "'ii7s
lheF received P'ouu'E ms
Iheres Lhe MONEY 'of 'i'oSo 'H''i-9
you gave me lhe oOlier u'y'
me plEseSt recohS'i "0'ion "oiN ~
De carried OH III ri"HCe now -
Long decldreu' Is 10 eSt""'ien d i'io' "'o
1or the frehch haIloh' niIe 'lo'' a.
people nave Always H'eu III rl""''
there mas never oeeh any II" ''0'i"'
standard by which ~ gauge Iio III.
olVlduai' anu ou' VI ''lo "'il" wa
must come SuCH S'"hu"'"' II - W
ala WORK OF ehlS l"'uio 'iid' ~ i4''S
1Hteros 70 W. upon MS le'"iH ~
france
Inc morale Oh lhe 'hi,eu 0''te'
army was prdlSeu Wy ~ h'ons' WV
declared tl'dI no SCI Vi iii'li "nuO'
the sun coilP"ieu III any way VIII"
the men rom tilo 'H''ou o'1'o''' NY u
tally, phySlcalIy OF h'oia"y'
lie eApiaheu now ''e rreil'l Id.
tlon must DC 'auSnO ~ "oo iio"o i
methouS III 'Heir ever SudF liio anu III
''lei l''' ''''lIe -
ploWlhs Win oAei' anu even winch
walked twenty -i'e NM, " SIC 81"
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