Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
PREPAREDNESS NOTE
IN CANTEEN MEETING
General Wood Lauds Work OF
Women and Tells Them to
Be Ready to Continue
MRS. DREXEL GETS SERVICE

The meeting of the canteen workers
Of the Pennsylvania Delaware division
Of the American Red Cross at the
Academy of Music last evening de-
veloped decided tendency toward pre-
paredness in the future.
The features of the meeting were
the address Of General Leonard Wood
and the presentation Of n magnificent
silver service by the workers to Mrs.
George W. Childs Drcxel, the com e
mandant DIR. Charles j. Hatfield
made the speech of presentation.
General Wood was introduced by
Charles Scott. Tr,. manager % tho
Pennsylvania Delaware division. who
presided at thr meeting. The general
complimentcd the cantecn service on its
work and said that ho hoped they
would continue in some civic service.
ut is for the women to stabilize
conditions and maintain the constitution
In these times of social unrest Cen
eral Wood asserted. 1--WE must do our
duty if war comes again. but must 10
it more quick', Amcrina must never
again he found in such a state Of ut'or
unpreparodnoss as she was Wien this
war came.
General Wood also spoke Of the
criminal hrutality' of unprCparcd
ness which led our half trained young
soldiers into battle gainst the finest
g. r 4otaTr '"% ~ ,"' "u''L , ",,r I,S",,n"
troops.
,--,
."p' 'p"' e"'''"S '"'""'H W."
'Unnrepnredness itself IS provooa-
tive of war, he said. Reasonable
preparedness will not build IN mill
tary spirit in our nation and tho United
States will only 60 to war under the
dictates of the United States cousti.
tuition and not ut the dictation of apy
other nation or group Of nations To he
successful in war. n nation mr.t no
not only right but a|s,, .i?nn-
General Woods addros. ,vos roooi,.,d
with tremendous oDpIor.o of,or ,,.L;,,r,
Mr.. Scott introduced Noior Cororni
McManus who had chorgo If +Lo 90,
barkation and dohorkatinn nr r,,;tod
States troon. '''''
General (TrNro,,,s ,oid ..;h,,., a.
capteen worLors of +n, ,,1't.g ~ t''
trict which bo ,a;I t' u"""ElP"I" "lS
unon most fornnohI,. H." was ,,'in1l'hlpu
who nassod tbro,'rL b'' .t! ~ nI ."' troops
moro tbon Onn 6no nIS UNISON. Wher'
said tba offoo+ - tI.: !.''I were l'd, lie
unon tboir r,onaI. W. .neIr 'reaimCnt here
Wome, po,5,
Ceoroo W.. ''"ii -"eh
br;efr tbo .,.n",. n.L'oI Pepper sketched
incanfion - WI ts VI .he rantren from
NAM NO., present. tel'ing how
variors nia, "eiT leu ana cared for in
tba ;do, ~ te thoroughly approved
sa;d thot Tr,.II niiItarI preparedness and
erai W. W. ne"uoLS ,,so roosevelt and Gen
would 0o 49, mrie .he ones whose names
who boS rnoTl "oTn III history as the men
that ~ o an1,te ,,',,te poSslU'e the great work
Mr ponnor ;'u accomplished.
.onn+r,. L,, np, I'!I "a 'ne women OF me
No., ia , oI tue "ang"r before the
taei, nv nm. ".' .,,',,t, lucy were r"aoF 10 40
nat rot o,.nI n.'In oooI'F / ne WcEN IS
= osso, seC o'ei' 80 ue StIu' ana Il" Drought
'toui Mrs. A'reNri 20 all the
mood 80 Her ,ror,. ~ 'a'rE on TO me end the
eoVu Hoih 81 lar performed,
.t urTSseS Cs, 1lSp were MADE by Lieu =
g an' Doiou'l 'o"n iiugnoS' or III" ..
uiariIG " corps, ana MAJOR hGDort l.,
.1enis, - % ~ - uo'h %, OF Whom