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Show I 1 CROSS MASS MEETING I IS THRILLED BY SONG AND I ORATORY OF 01ENITES I In a powerful speech at thP Redt Cross mass meeting, attended by five hundred representative oitizms, at the Tabernacle last niRht, Apostlo David () McKay epitomized the spirit and; ultimate aim of the Red Cross in the words of Burns, tho immortal Scotch poet : 1 'That sense and worth, oer a' the earth. May bear the prpe. an' a' that, For a' that an' a that. It's coming yet. for a' that, That man to man, 'he war! o'er, Shall brothers be, for a' that.'" President .lohn Edward Carver of the Red Cross iras chairman He delivr-ro'l seven appealing and appropriate appro-priate IMIe epepches in introducing the speakers The atmosphere of the mass-meet-: ing was highly dramatic. The occasion occa-sion was Rpriovis and solemn The sentiment of .ill was exprpssed in tho thrilling song, "111 G Nriere You Want Me To Go, Dear Lord." The prses were sung by Miss Annie Williamson, Wil-liamson, and the rich tones of her superb soprano communicated to every heart the world-appeal of the Red Cross and its Master. I "It may not dp on t lie mountain s height," proclaimed the voic of Faith and Loyalty, 'or over the Btormy sea ; It may not be at the battle's front,! the Lord will have need of mo; But If, in a still, small voice He calls, to lands that I may not know, III answer, dear Lord, with my hand (n thine, I'LL GO. WHERE YOC WANT AiE I TO GO'" Choir's Dramatic Triumph. As the sweet tones of the soprano, j so expressive of never-dyinp: loyalty, molted Into the final cadence, the magnificent chorus of one hundred and seventy voices, in perfect time, swept into the proclaiming chorus: "I'll go where You want me to go, dear Ird, o'er mountain, or plain, or sea! I'll do what You want me to do. dear Lord, I'll be what You want me to be'" The effect was clertrical the effect ef-fect that pvanKellfltR and political orators, ora-tors, addressing mass meetings, strle so laboriously and otton vainly to obtain the pentecostal camp rapeting ' pffect which is the natural accompaniment accompani-ment of the "Old Time Religion." This triumph of the choir was accomplished ac-complished without apparent effort, under direction of Professor Joseph Ballantyne, with Sam S. Whitaker at the great organ. The audience expected ex-pected a musical treat, knowing this 0 be one of the finpst choir of sing rs in all Ampiica. The program began with a musical treat, a fine old English ballad. "Drink-To "Drink-To Mo Only Witb Thine Eyes. Another selet tion was. "In the Time of Roses." ?o melodious and eloquent the bearers fancied themselves in the midst of a fragment garden, like the; rose bowers of Paul de longpre, the famous artist, at Hollywood Fot the audience and the public, President Carver tendered thanks to Professor Ballantyne anil Whitaker and the choir j whose services were volunteered for this occasion. Speakers Laud Purposes. Introducing Mayor bbot It. Hey-wood, Hey-wood, .Mr Carver said the American Red Cross had 2"1 chapters and U77.-368 U77.-368 members. "As soon as the people peo-ple know of its wonderful work, thfv will avail themselves of the privilege of membership." he said. Mayor Hewood paid a glowing inb in e to the founders of the Rprf ' rosa, : described Its growth and pledged united civic support. Introducing Di Edward!. Rich, Pies idem Carver said: "We are glad to have with us some of the nurses 1 who alread) hae volunteered their i services for this work, to give the public pub-lic the full hpnpfit of their knowl edge, skill and tenderness Dr. Rich gave assurances that both the nurses and doctors, here and everywhere, would volunteer their ser-lces ser-lces for the public good. Business Men's Spokesman. Introducing William 1 1 Wattis, president of the Weber club. Mr. Carver Car-ver said. "Every great moement must depend upon the business men of America The Red Cross has al-j vas appealed, and never in vain, to the best business men Those of Og-i Og-i den may be depended upon for generous gen-erous co operation and we are pleased i to have with us Mr W H Wattls. one of Ogden's reprpsentative busl-I busl-I ness men whose heart is in the right place " "I consider the Red Cross movement 'simply part of our necessary system of preparedness,", said Mr. Wattls. "It differs from military preparedness prepared-ness in its single aim to save life. luuieau 01 uebiroing it. Bring tnis fact home to yourselves; one life means to some one just what a dear 'one's life means to ou Speaking I for the Ogden business men, I assure you that if the local societv organizes a thorough business organization, on a sound business footing, the busi-nes8 busi-nes8 men will generously assist it. There is nothing more lamentable ithan national uncertainty, lack of pre-j pre-j paredness This is the start for Og-den. Og-den. It Is a noble and necessary work. Business is certainly safest where patriotism is highest, and all citizens worthy ot their birthright will i loyally BUppori the Red Cross move- mem. The business men of Ogden i will not be niggardly in support of this cause. They are buBV, how . They maj not comp to the meeUngs I until it is necessary for them to come, but they are with you in spirit and in fa' i To all business men of Ogden, I say: don't looTc cross at those who come to you for suppon for this cause. Assist graciously, gracefully and generously Hand t the money! Don't think It possible to go too far in your support. Ixy-alU Ixy-alU must be absolute Patriotism commands our maximum support and effort. We don't know when the local Red Cross may be called upon for service. Let's be ready for any emergency 1 will be ready, and so will all other business men.' Amid applause, Mr. Carver introduced intro-duced "one who has done the most for the local Red Cross, the honored secretary, Mrs Porter." Mrs Porter i arose and acknowledged 'he plaudits ' Kiesel Stirs Enthusiasm. Fred .1 Kiesel was introduced as, the "father of the local Red Cross retiring president of the chapter, who has bppn its best support " "Well! exclaimed Mr Kiesel, when the applause subsided. anything 1 migh' have said has been pxprpssed already b the eloquent preceding speakers The seem to have taken the wind out of my sails For me to follow, after they have spoken my piece, Is a trifle presumptuous." He i proceeded. how ei er describing t he first efforts to get the local chapter started; start-ed; told of the isit of Mr M orris of Denver of the luncheon, "or some-think some-think like it" at the A eber tlub i laughter which evoked enthusiasm, and how the chapter was instituted 'By some kind of legerdemain,' ho said, "I was committed to Its success, suc-cess, and there I stood I was up It was up to me so one nighi I had a vision In the place where I stand I might say I had a revelation daughter throughout the audience). ann my nrsi tnougni war, inai i wuuiu resign. ( Moro laughtei l My next i thought, and the best of the whole revelation, was that the ladles should j take a leading part In this movement Without them we could never arrive at any satisfactory solution of the preparedness problem. "The Red Cross has been char- tered by congress. The president of the Red Cross, ex-officia. is the president presi-dent of the United 3tates. "In tho midst of this cruel war. we recognize the jne redeeming fea-ture fea-ture the Red Cross work of mercy. We don't know where we are going to land, but we all hope the presi-1 dent will have the same success as in other r irets and keep us out of i his war. In war or peace, however, it is vitally necessary to have the1 Red Cross well organized, with large means and genuine enthusiasm. In war the Red Cross will take charge of the mercv work taking care of your husbands and sons in the hos- j pitals, for that part is bound to come. What war is. General Sherman has told you. Our hearts are lacerated. We suffer with the men in the trenches. We must alleviate their sufferings and there's no finer organization organ-ization than the Red Cross "I know the people of Ogden are ver Bympatheth Salt Lake v. ill bave a ehaptei of 3 "'"J members. I am told. We want to see Ogden muster at least 1,000 members Let every good citizen, man and woman, obtain one of the Red Cross cards, either as a contributing member, a live member, or a working member Let's all enthusiastically join this movement Gel together, as patriots. Prepare for any emergency. The Red Red Cross must have the funds on hand and these means cannot be collected quickly The treasure must be prepared to mept thp sudden call " Needs of Home Communities. "Great deeds count," said Mr. Carver, Car-ver, "but all cannot have opportunit for great deeds. Our faithfulness Is 'proven by nobly doing the things that lie near at hand At the Red Cross tea this afternoon at tne homo of ' Mrs. K 0 Wattis, thirty-eight members mem-bers of the chapter were receded and lone of the members since the close of the tea. has received ten applica tions with the necessary $1 fee. We believe thp time is ripe for co-oppraflon co-oppraflon with these nurses, who are ready to go anywhere in the world " Frank W. LeClere. of the Utah health department of the Red Cross,' i old of his work, of the need of funds and closer organization in combating tuberculosis In Ogden and throughout the state He told of the society's j constant work for humanity, de- I Isrnbed the horrors of war, pestil-! hup, famine and elemental disasters disas-ters and appealed for unanimous sup-port sup-port in mercy work. Apostle McKay's Appeal. Apostle David O McKay said: "I'm! . in favor of the Red Cross, first," be- j i cause it appeals to the highest and I noblest sentiment of the human soul, (because It is the International ; means of expressing the true spirit ! of Jesus Christ, and as such it be-j be-j comes one of the most potent factors 'among civilised nations to hasten that time of which the poets dream the i time of universal brotherhood. (Here ' he quoted Burns.) i m in tavor or tne Kea t ross because be-cause It is love organized on a grand scale, scattering the blessings of unl ; I versal sympathy, which Is next to ' I love, the most divine attributes of thehuman soul The Red Cross had ' j its birth in love, in a heart overflow-i overflow-i ing with sympathy for suffering humanity hu-manity and it had its growth in un ; selfishness ." He described the battle of Solferino in Italy's war for independence inde-pendence and the beginning of the ReJ Cross He described the work of the Red Cross in time of peace and the dreadful earthquake at Mes j sina. "In that peaceful city," he said, i "250,000 persons went to bed feeling perfectly safe and at 2 o'clock in the morning a terrific shock came and the citj was destroyed Thousands were killed, thousands were Injured, thousands thous-ands were homeless. Germany, with characteristic readiness, equipped a hospital of sixty beds and in less than 24 hours had the hospital on ( the scene relieving the needs of the j wounded and dying All of the na-I na-I tions have now taken up this work, expressing service to humanity In Ogden our volunteer nurses are ready heer tonight, with all of woman's wom-an's love and tender care "In this work, the responsibility for the welfare of the community is thrown squarely upon the citizens oft 'he community. We must recognize recog-nize the common interest. No matter mat-ter what our desires may be In other organizations, all can center here tonigh' in this work. The locaj chap-ter chap-ter needs a large membership, a large endowment fund We all can conirlb ute to this fund. All success to the Ogden chapter of the Red Cross so- I city." I Mr. Carver thanked the apostle for his eloquent speech, which was marked "by characteristic sincerity." Militant Japan Ready. Mr. Carver read, with great effect, statistic showing that .Japan has become be-come pre eminent in Red Cross organ- ization. America has an endowment of 1,064.164 and a membership ot 277,000, Japan has an endowment of 18, and a membership of L, 800,000 "Japan selected tho Red Cross," he said, "as one of the best and most powerful factors of civilization civil-ization and fs using it to the utmost." Leon F. Kneipp traced the founda tion and growth of the Red Cross, described de-scribed its notable achievements in war and peace, and appealed for united support In meeting Ogden s need and national obligation Ho, evoked enthusiasm and applause In bis final appeal for all to enlist tinder Hi. Red Cross flaR for God and humanity, hu-manity, in which everj member will I have a chance to w in a cross of I honor that will be recognized throughout through-out the civilized world Boy Scouts Volunteer. President Carver, in closing the program, appealed to everyone to I Join the Red Cross, either as active I worker or lay member, "so that Ogden may take its rightful rank among tho benevolent and sympathetic cities of America." Among those upon the rostum, in seats Of honor, were the following I Twenty-five graduate nurses most of I whom have volunteered fot Red Cross w ork: Apostle David O. McKay. Mayor , Abbot R. Heywood. Mr and Mrs. William H. Wattls, the Rev. .John Edward Carver, E M Conroy. j. M. Carse, J W Spargo, Mr. and Mrs. K. B. Porter, Fred j. Kiesel. David 0. McKay, Abbot R 1 ley wood. Warren L Wattis, Leon F Kneipp, Edward 1, Rich, Miles L Jones Mrs. Edward Bit lisel, and others, and on front seats sat about forty boy scouts, who vol- ' unteered their services In Red Cross I work. oo |