Milford chronicle., 1933-09-08
N. X. Il. RALLY IN
PLAZA THEATRE
SUNDAY, SEPT. 10
DR.. o. Y. James win Be
One OF Speakers; Music
And Entertainment To
Be Provided.
NRA Sermons Last Sun
day Marked First Part
Of Weeks Local Cam
paign Program.

Everybody in Milford is coming
to the N. r. A. rally to be held this
Sunday, September 10th in the Plaza
Theatre at 2 p. m. The meeting will
be opened by General William r.
Murphy who will then turn it over
to Colonel G. Layton Grier who is
the colonel in charge of the speak
ers in the Milford N. r. A. cam
paign. Rev. Frank Herson, pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
will pronounce the invocation and
the Rev. William S. Irwin, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church
will pronounce the benediction. One
of the main features of the program
will be a feature picture entitled
Roosevelt, The Man of the Hour"
Besides this there will be music,
entertainment and other pictures.
The theatre and the entire staff of
employees have been donated free
of charge for the affair, thanks to
the patriotism and good spirit of
the manager, E. c. Evans, and the
employees. DR.. Oliver v. James,
prominent Milford surgeon will be
one of the speakers. Another speak
er is expected directly from the
Washington N. R. A. speakers bu-.
reau.
Meanwhile the weeks N. R. A
campaign began on Sunday, Sep
tember 8, with sermons and ad'
dresses in all of the local churches,
both white and colored. The talks
on N. R. A. were followed by an in
tensive house to house campaign
interrupted only by Labor Day but
continued with yigor throughout the
week. The final reports were hand
late for publication in this weeks
issue of the Chronicle.
Despite the fact that Lieutenant
General Toadvine was unable to
lead her army owing to a death in
the family calling her away; the
plans laid by her, General Murphy
and Colonel Varney last Thursday
were so perfect that the women
were fully instructed and were able
to carry on the drive. At the
Thursday meeting where the plans
were laid Mrs. William X. Barrett,
Mrs. ]. Lynn Pratt and Mrs. Harry.
Humes delivered very fine talks
pledging cooperation and urging
the women to do their part. These
added to the remarks of
Murphy, Lieutenant-Gen
Toadvine and Colonel Varney had
the desired effect and the campaign
lining up, the consumers of Milford
was positively successful.
The following sermons were de-,
livered in Milford churches on Sun.
day, September 8:
Avenue Methodist Episcopal
At the invitation of the pastor,
Reverend Frank Herson, Colonel
Max Cohen spoke during the morn
ing services. Colonel Cohen ex-
planned that the first code issued
3 $500 years ago, The Ten Command
ments, formed the basis for all
other codes adopted since. He de-
nounced the new guards of Bolshe-
Vism, Fascisism and the tools Of
gold and steel. On the point of
,ovetness he explained, the greed
was responsible for modern woes.
The Golden Rule was now being put
into business, not by force but by
appeal to reason. Taking Jesus re-
marks to his disciples, Suffer chill
lren to come unto me" child labor
was denounced and its abolition
praised. Taking Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address for a text, Mr.. Cohen
showed that just as in Lincoln's
lime the country could not remain
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