The Mena weekly star., 1917-10-11
True Prefer Peace War; Home to the Baeed but Today
|l|DCORNERSTONE
 NEW POSTOFF|CE
,s.,.o Citizens Heard Patriotic Ad- z..ss nv Dr. L. ". E. L0ng-POst- zsaster R. 5. Allen Spread the
 First Mortar.

previously announced by The 4. the cornerstone to the new
 .ssl otlice building was formally laid Id o'clock this morning.
 Nhen the hour arrived quite an a.&. .mbIage of citizens, both ladies aa6 gentlemen, was present, and a <aa moments later Dr. l.. W. B.. iAc pastor of the First NJ. E.. ..s, reh, was introduced by V. w. St.
 p Dr. Long first read a brief sasiline of the history of the move #snt for the structure and then s6hke. in part, as follows.
 En this rising ediiice, and at this
 abnent there comes to us be- NHdering sense of the magnitude of EM miracle of nations.
 in the constellation of noblest
 mightiest governments ours Bands out in bold relief, the soli- ta|re. unparalleled in all past his t9ry
 Four hundred years ago our 'fblnify was not upon the worlds nlRp, and this was so because there sss nobody in the world who knew zaything about the vast domain lbat is now known and felt and z. irted turnout the world, the gov afnment of the United States of 8nerica.
 0ne hundred and forty-one years ID our forefathers issued the de- &bration of independence and we Mye kept il issued, kings, czars and Misers, to the contrary.
 Recently in the face of some pes #erous opposition led by our traitor zfnator, Robert La Toilette, the Con-
 6ess voted war appropriations so |8apendous that the great nations # the planet stand aghast, S2i ,000, lne000 being the staggering sum. an 1nount greater by five Of six times Han any other government ever ap- tfopriated before.
 # 'An army on land is marshaled, ID army on the sea. An army above #e land, an army under the sea. 8 Loyalty to the country should be Dc slogan.
 & Stand by and with President Will fon in his heroic efforts, and Her. fulean task, that Liberty shall not perish from the face of the earth. The man who is too religious to flrlke in defense of the liberties 4nG rights for which the fathers ped, if he is not a hypocrite. will be foo religious to be a participant in fhe blessings aecruing for which others did strike. The pacifist should also refrain for he does not believe in the inalienable right of hefense.
 Our country is doing more than building granite walls, and marble balls.
 We are chosen of God so it seems, in the erection of the build lhg that shall cover and protect the peoples of mankind; a building with soundations deep and broad and pong; building buttressed, walled and arched parapeted and pinacled Mlth symmetry as true and perfect hiter the seyerest quake as before; building upon highest spire of ~hlch shall glow to remotest parts pl this footstool, in burning burn lshed letters, Human Liberty. we are here today that we may, ,h the process of our government, nave some little part in apprecia- .ioh of this to-be-imposing struc- i'fe and with patriotic inspiration. "ilh devotion and deepest love for ouf country, we reverently place 'lie cornerstone, with an earnest Sapplication that the God of Ma lolS may continue to be with us ana with those who come hereafter. . , following the address, MT. St. sohn' in behalf of the city. spoke a leW words of appreciation of the ehOfts or Congressman Ben Cravens. mllo introduced and secured the passage Of the bills necessary to se- gufe the building: of Congressman olls Mingo for his consistent and faluaple aid in pushing thru the protect begun by his predecessor, ai'u q Postmaster R. S. Allen for is continuous and painstaking eff lprtS m looking after the numerous 'elails ofter referred to him, as- 'sltlhg that all Mena rejoiced over ,hN acqulrement of the beautiful ssttuctllre- , and would welcome the lsay of its completion. when the ilsdfs i, and Stripes would flutter from .ne ,. liasstaff and Postmaster Allen would walk thru the doors and as- 'ume charge.
 ,s nobert ?. Brown. superintendent TT ,h construction for the contractors, ,ns ,neh took charge and invited citi- aa Tgns to spread the mortar. The a,s 5ss honor was given to Postmaster PTS. Dy - i-oiis anu ''ii- Ihefaved in the face of the stone ''e lle following:
 WILLIAM McADOO ::
 secretary of the Treasury ::
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