The Washington herald., 1917-06-07
GREAT reunion DAY
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1sSlA %ASS ONDs
abundant .tribulation. Ardently we
hoped, eagerly We worked. fervently
we prayed that his cup might pass
rom US A Just and merciful God,
our God and the God of our fathers
saw 1t was not wise to grant our
yearning for peace and permitted the
scourge OF Europe to make war on us.
All Held Dear at Stake.s
Look for a moment at what is in
volved.. This is not simply a question
or the disturbance Of our accustomed
life, nor is 1t a question concerut,ig
the ldxuries Of human rights-of the
right to sell in the marts Of tho world,
or to travel in peace along its ancient
pains pains II Is more than a denial Of
american rights. 1t is a question Of
the very essence OF human rights.
Everything that men hold dear is at
STAKE. Never before was the world IN
such q crisis. Order has been de-
throned. Law has been assassinated.
nuthiess hands are on the throat of
liberty, knife is Mt the heart of
Christian civilization. Not to act is to
attempt to live at peace with crime,
but II is impossible to live at peace
with crime. We are in this war de-
termined, God helping US, that free
dom snail not perish from the earth,
for should liberty in Europe die to-
day. it will be buried in America to-
morrow.
Here. as by the mound on the Plain
or marathon, patriotism may gain
force, here as amid the ruins Of Ionia,
plety may grow warmer, for this also
Is historic and holy ground. Standing
beside this monument, SO full of sig
nihcance, surrounded by our immortal
dead, In the presence of our living
heroes, now grown gray, we renew
that vow OF our fathers, and mutually
pledge to each other our lives, our
fortunes, and our sacred honor that.
Dy the blessing OF God, our land shall
not furnish the grave for the liberty
they so hardly won; that having lived
upon the heritage they left us, we will
not shlrk the responsibility its pos
session inevitably entails.
Will Not Sell BIrthrixhts
I'VE will not sell our birthriRht Of
freedom for an illusory peace thai in
such bargain Is but a mess Of Hot-
tage. We will not sit supinely down
and see our children robbed, Of what
We hold IN trust for them. We will
not condone the theft of this treasure,
even at the price Of peace. Remem.
bering whose sons We are, we can
not by our ,cowardice, prove recreant
to our fathers. Since, in a defen-
sive war, night we must, fight we will.
May God speedily send us a vic
tory that throws over memory only
repose, and takes from 1t only re-
to, our foes, as to leave in their
hearts no place for bitterness"
Capt. Fred Beall. Of Washington,
made brief address and the roll OF
honor of veterans who have passed
away during the last year was read.
services.
School children Of Washington form.
ed a monster human flag On the
Washington Monument grounds late
yesterday afternoon.
The flag. arranged in honor Of the
Confederate veterans, was formed of
200 children in red,s white, and blue
caps and cloaks. They were formed
In twenty-six rows with eighty-three
in a row. The flag measured siYty-
five feet wide and LIS feet long, Boy
Scouts formed the stan Of the Dag.
The children sang patriotic songs
under the direction OF Dr.. Hamlin
public schools. They were led bv the
Marine Band and the Ind1striai
School Band of Washington. Confad-
crate choirs OF Richmond and Wash
ington also sang.
The children had been trained Sv
stephen Kramer, assistant superin-
tracted. thousands Of Veterans ana G
their families to the Monument
grounds.
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman ha. vo,.
unteered the services of her motor
corps OF women's volunteer aid of the
District of Columbia Red Cross to
not. strong enough to march. The me
corps will form on EightS .traes
northwest, between Pennsylvan,a 49,
nue and B street. A's