The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-13

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uh''' VI oNio p''uc' N'o""e '"'o"s
ed the street corners. b q bands were
playing jubiiantiy, and a small com
n.cso, a.laa.
.o...
"" "" "" "esN P"s
inr
why. don't YOU know p" s~cornfull,
ran, tbe rerty .srha,,s co,umh,a
,be I,n,Inv ocosp
~, ,hou.aoa .chcot chuar.u IN.
yadtrr ~ ~, .,n,orv Lac, Thursda,
ard sineiue ,atriotIr songs we're in.
snir,ne HON 10 eve ana en-, stx v.ar,
81 cxis,rnce az n sta,c have contrin.
u,.d 10 tho patr,,,,c feryor ana in.
-telIirence OF the school children. and
NO one asks iaentifica,on OF Coilmbi,
the gem of the ocean. nut shv was
the Response so weak from adult,
who we're erouped about the singers .
! The latter held printed COMICS OF the
words but surely this Time time over,
on. must know four stnnz,s Of Amer.
/ len ana two Of the star suanglca INN.
ner
Critics m,v tell us thai thera IA ma
! oriripaltv In tho n,ustr and tina, ,hc
words Of these songs lack the shark
! Of divine fire which would make them
| poetrv Yes tho fact remains thar
IN spite ~ MANY a,tempts Ia A
| tleir s,tcc.sso,s those are IN. songs
which have stirred mons hearts
through the wears OF national life
which lie behind us and which are
io,1a, voiciue the spirItual appeui
which urges each American 20 do his
bit.
Let the artists las All means con-
tinup their efforts TO present TO the
public national songs OF real genius.
Meanwhile u is the old song. crown
almost threadbare bv service. hut
| stauch and valiant sull which calls
/ our souls To action.
Back In a little Illinois town To-
I which the mines had called hundreds
OF immigrant workmen Bohemiau
| LithuanIans. Italians and others tho
Mno Of social cleavage was sharply
drawn. even los the children. between
"Amerlcnns' ana Foreigners Then
came the declaration of war. drawing
! this nation close To- the heart of mo-
allies The dav after war was de.
clnred. while the school children wcrc
singing America" "A little French
| girl whispered 10 her teacher: "They
don't call us Hunks any more. were
/ Americans now. And the line b.
being erased.
MANY times iH the las, few months
people have been heard 10 REMARK
Il can't carry "A tune in "A basket
hut when it's America or the Stay
spaneied Banner. I open my mouth
and do nay best. We are singing no,
so much for art as for democracy.
Meanwhile those Of more ambitions
| tastes are adding 10 their patriotic
singing membership in the commu
nifty chorus which Will present
Elijah" this winter. Albuquerque
should not lack for good music even
In this year when there tx rigid econ
omy In material good things. We can
still produce music.
For the big cause some VIII knit.
car sing for democracy.
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Did She Learn In Aibuqueraue?-
A visitor 20 the patriotic cefebration
the past week told Of "a young lady
who received az acknowledgment
and sent TO an army camp. The socks
the knit,er had sent carried a note
pinned 10 them requesting thai the
soldier who received them send an
acknowledgements 10 her address. In
due time the young lady received
ran:
Thank you for the articles miss
s wear one for q helmet
And one for a NIT
Did YOU learn to knit
Take note. amateur knittrts and
label the articles you send away.
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Personal Notes.
Miss Esther Harlan. formerly q stu
10 Ahuuuerque and enrolled In the
senior class NJ The hlrh school.
Misses Aurora Luccro and Della
Lucoro. daughters OF the secretary Of
state. are spending ,hc week i'm Al
buoucruuc visiting their sister. Miss
J. l.. LaBricre
NrY o. y. Maroon returned from