Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-08

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CREASED % q and II has been pre-
diotsd that the present census would
show . psscentASe - high ~ 70.
We nAtser ourselves that We arc
sAfe from the menace Of bolshevism.
he said, 'pecAuss OF 4 greater per-
ceutAsc 81 home owners - compared
to Europe Can We much longer
hope II this ration u to still FUR
thar incrs&ssdf'
Education and Ole Stick.
The remedy proposed In education
and the big stick. Urge the for
mer," the speaker said. ''and have
the big stick always within reach.
Begin this education In the primary
grades. Teach the tot that our
civilization u made up OF individual
rights, that the personal liberty
lauded by the soap box socialist
orator u net personal liberty At ALL
bu$ THAI Il v liosnss-the liberty
Of the junsios."
Much might b gained. he said.
by opening cur schools for one
nssnth every summer 90 teach MOTH
Ing but Anericanism. Tho country
would DO improved, no said. II tho
child In school "is taught less about
iberia and Insrs absut Iowa"
lsyaity 70 the Jsb.
Dr.. ". q. CrOwAsr, pastor of the
MsthoAist church. whe preceded MT.
Desms on the program, spoke briefly
on loyalty to the Job. and told Of his
vAlin1 be.
fore no entered the ministry. At one
time. he said. he was salesman for
what 10 now the waterloo ana Cedar
Fails Milling Company.
Illustrative Of loyalty to the Job
Mr.. Crswdsr told a tssry Of Jewish
salesman whs was Ill with the in
fiuenxa. His condition became
alarming and the attending physician
suggested that the rabbi be called.
This suggsstisn did not meet with
approval, much to the sArprise OF the
physician who thought his patient
very religious man. Call the Catho-
lie priest" finally said the Jew.
Call the Cathalic priest?" ex-
claimed the surprised doctor. But
you are . Jew. You should call the
rabbi" ..
What you think?" answered the
Jew. That should call my rabbi
hero and give him tho fiu?"
othsr Spsaksrs on Program.
State Secretary H. q. BraunlicA.
Of Davenport, and State Cha plain c.
r.. Rhode, Of Waterloo. spoke Of the
order. Post p. OF this city. arho
but tvc year. Old. has membership
Of $50. and led tho country In in
creases the past year. There are
seventeen local posts in Iowa, with
total membership Of 2,4ls. Twenty
nine new members were secured in
the campaign here Saturday. The
national membership Is 5000. Local
Secretary A. G. Volker spoke briefly
Of the remarkable growth of the local
post.
Other speakers were w. II. Army.
r P. Scott and f. o. Bailey. OF this
city, and A. L. Lagomarcine and w.
e. Peterson, Of Davenport, members
Of the state executive committee
Frank A. Rhode. newly elected presi-
dent of Post p. acted as POSTMASTER.
New Officers Elected.
Following the program the local
post held a short business session to
elect officers for the coming year.
Mr.. Rhode Was elected president;
William II. Thompson was re-elect-
ed vice president, and 4. 6. VoixeE
was reelected treasurer.
The following were chosen dele
gates to the state convention from
post P: acts
II. n. Cooper. G. II. Walker, H. Z.
Winter. r. o. Bailey. 3. NJ. Carpen-.
ter. J. J. Mccarthy, J. T. Basham,
E. c. Richards. r. r. WATSON, H. B.
Beatty. A. 3. Combs. c. II. Kemler,
Ned A. Trowbridge, William II.
Thompson and w. o. Sunday.