Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-07-18

Dear ~. q. Friends.
do not recall ever seeing the
above poem until I found 1t among
some OF the choice clippings Aunt
Emma collected and sent me from
time to time. 1t reminds one Of
Home keeping hearts are happiest
Ger ali that nurter their wings and'hy,
A hawk is towering in the sky;
To stay at home is best"
But that isn't the way OF the world in
general. To every normal person there
comes the time, usually, when he wants
to try his wings, and who shall say II is
not natural desire? 1t means develop
nent, and 1t means progress. II the
vision is clear, TO many it means success
Have you thought OF the change one
Year. or even few months, shows in the
work women are engaged in? Is this one
OF the early lessons of she war that we
are learning in our country, that all
classes can take hold OF useful work when
it needs TO be done! Fancy work.
seems almost thing OF the past, like the
sschiidish things which have been put
away" and, instead, an army OF women is
working for the comfort of the soldiers
and the sailors
We seldom touch on the subject OF
woman suffrage in the column, but In
this time OF stress aud strain, it would
seem that the women in Washington
wearing the yellow are injuring their own
cause by their persistency, when tue red,
white and blue needs the support OF loyal
defenderss
The following is copy OF leafiet
printed for one OF the committees OF the
/ National Council of Defense:
| GREAT MOMENT.
| What great crises teach ali men whom the
! example and counsel Of the brave inspire. Is
I the lesson; Fear not, view all the tasks Of
/ life IS sacred, have faith in the triumph Of
| the ideal, give daily all that you have to give,
be loyal, and rejoice whenever you end your
/ selves part Of . great ideal enterprise
You. at this moment. have the honor TO be-
long to q generation whose lips are touched
by IRE. Let nothing human be wholly alien
to you. The human race now passss through
I one of its great crises. New ideas, new
issnes-a new call for men to carry on the
work Of righteoasnsss, Of charity. Of cout-
| age, OF patience, and OF ioyalty-ali these
things have come and are daily coming to
yon.
when you are old, you win look back to
thss sc days Perhaps, with the strange 10y
that memory throws like . spnset glow over
even the most tragic eventS when once they
are long past. you will some day say Of these
times Of perpiexity, OF doubt and OF world
wide pain, what Wordswor said In the
4 we'll known words when he recalled the
French revoiutio1 and the hopes Of his
| youth;
.ABliss was It in that dawn to be alive.
But 70 be young was very heaven"
But. however memory brings back this mo-
| meut 10 your minds. let II b able 70 say to
you; that was great moment Il wss the
/ beginuing Of new era The world was pass
| ing to new life. Ard vas greeting the ne y
life wish . loud call I'D with . strength Of
the passions Of the nations that was neves
known before. This world, In its crisis, called
for volunteers, for men Of faith In life, Of
patience in service, Of charity and Of insight
Responded 70 the cal however could. ]
volspteered TO give myself 70 my Master
the cause Of humane and brave living
studied, loved. labored. ansparingiy and
hopefully. 70 be worthy Of ny generation