Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-05-23

been one of the most superb Things
I have ever witnessed. To no other
of her Allies has she ever extended
such a welcome Indeed, they say
it is unprecedented in the history OF
any nation to have accorded to any
nation the honors that she has done
to the United States. Her own chas-
tening has given her broader vision
and tenderness of heart which she
never before possessed, If you can! so
speak of a nations sensibilities and
heart. I truly think that on the goth
of April saw the heart of the British
people revealed. IL
AS they have said, they have suf-
fered too much to be in an hilarious
fag-wagging mood, but they forgot
this entirely on that day, for not only
from every public building including
Westminster Abbey, the Houses OF
Parliament, Buckingham Palace, the
the Mansion House, and the Bank
were American flags seen flying but
often-times the two, the Union Jack
and the Stars and Stripes were seen
flying from the same flagstaff. 1t
was noticeable that the flags OF any
other of the Allies were not evident
that day. 1t was Americas Day, and
to some of US the sight of these two
grand old flags flying together was a
thing not soon to be forgotten and
scarcely to be seen save through our
tears. For as Bishop Brent said in
his sermon at St. Paurs at the Dedl-
catory Service, we children of America
have come in the splendor of our
strength and resources to lay at the
feet of our Mother country, worn and
spent as she is by the terrific struggle,
and we are ready to aid her to the
very limit of our powers. b..
From early morning of that event
full day, the first bright sunny day
that we had had here for weeks, the
streets were lined with crowds, al
most every, man, woman and child
wearing or carrying small edition OF
the Stars and Stripes. These were
for sale on every side by street ven
doris and displayed in every shop Win
dow.
had been fortunate enough to Sc
cure ticket of admission to St
Paurs for the Dedicatory service.
arrived an hour and half before the
time for the service, but none too soon
as then hundreds were waiting for
admission.
The beautiful interior of that his
torical old church never seemed more
beautiful than on that morning with
the sunlight streaming in through the
stained-glass windows upon the thou
sands gathered there. 1t was pity
not to be able to recognize all the
celebrities there gathered, for, l sup
pose, a more representative gathering
had never assembled under that his
torical dome.
There was solemnity and rever-
ence too, in the very atmosphere, and
perhaps the most impressive thing OF
all the service was not the service it,
self, but the sight OF the two huge
flags, at least 15x6; which hung sus,
pended between the chancel and the
nave of the church. They spoke as
they hung there motionless, wondrous
things of future union for the main
tenance of what we hope may be &
righteous peace.
However, the whole service was
stirring from the moment when, bach
in the choir, the superb band of the
Welsh Guards commenced playing
until at the last they led us in the
strains of "The Star Spangled Ban
ner," followed Immediately by
stanza of God Save the King"
The prayers too, were touching, ant