South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-22
Flags and Ambulance
Fund Presented at
Notrc Dame Friday

star represents the sign in the
heavens which appeared 10 the up
ward gazing students Of last year
and which they followed faithfully
into foreign lands as the MagI fol-
lowed the star of Bethlehem. OF
those who gathered here with us a
year ago, 243 are known 10 be
wearing the uniform OF our country.
How many others are not yet
recorded we do not know; how many
more viii answer the summons in
the coming months, we cannot say,
but in the heart OF every NOtre
Dame man there arises a feeling OF
gratitude and OF solemn pride that
i'm this hour OF destiny the men of
Notre Dame have answered so nObly
this heroic call That beautiful flag
We shall cherish till the last shred
of r. has been consumed by the
tooth of envious time.
Trails Clouds of Glory.
tt comes TO US from the hands of
pure and devoted wOmanhood; it
cones from the Sisters Of the Holy
Cross and the students of Saint
Mary's college IL comes trailing
clouds of glory after il. for OF all
the noble and devoted religious or
ders who have served God and
country IN war, as well as in peace,
there is none i'm America whose
record is so noble as is the record
Of the Sisters of the Holy Cross. OF
all the schools i'm America which
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and duty in peace and illustrated
them heroically in war, there is
none whose story is so brilliant as
the story of Saint Mary's. As among
men. the bravest are the tenderest,
so among women the tenderest are
the bravest, and when the roar Of
cannon has ceased and the smoke Of
rattle has been lifted from the
ruins Of Europe the one sweet mem
orv of this mOustrous conflict will
be the remembrance Of the mothers
and sisters and friends. who in their
own way and i'm their own place,
helped TO win this titanic struggle
nd to reestablish liberty on earth.
As the stars and crosses on that flag
sym boIize the courage, the faith
and the duty Of the men who went
into battle. so every loving touch be-
slowed ON that flag, every line of
beauty added to il, every stitch that
went 10 the making of IL. repre-
sents thefeourage, the loyalty of the
noble mothers and sisters who first
inspire men with lofty ideals and
then fiji them with courage 10 fight
and to die for them. This exquisite
service hag-the most beautiful. I
believe. i'm all America presented
with sweetest womanly eloquence,
accept i'm the name Of our absent
heroes and i'm the name of their
brothers here, who will cherish IT,
not only for the brave men it COM
memorates. but also for the noble
women whose love and devotion
make it doubly beautiful.
Tribute TO Generosity.
And. finally. / pay my tribute TO
the generosity which impened the
students Of the university to provide
an ambulance for the care Of our
stricken soldiers on the field of bat
tie. War means death; it means
wounds: il means bloOdshed and
suffering. IL is the most brutal
manifestation of human life, but
side bv side with its mOnStrOus
ugIiness there is a manifestation of
sublimest Christian virtue,-faith,
courage. unselfshness, charity. The
ambulance represents human science
and Christian mercy. II is your
way OF saying 10 the boys who have
gone out to battle We can't hight
beside YOU. but we can at least be
grateful. BY a little sacrifice here
we can help TO assuage the pain and
heal the wounds YOU have received
i'm battle for us. From over the
sea we send up this shout OF SYM
pathv and brotherhood Across the
waste OF waters we send YOU this
sign Of sympathy, and should the
hour come IN the providence of God
when YOU feel the anguish Of
wounds rec ived in battle, may tn
sight of Notre Dame ambulance re
calling our love for YOU and our
pride i'm YOU help 70 mitigate your
-ufTerirgS And as token OF the
brotherhood OF all good men the
world over. We shall inscribe upon
the tablet which IDENTIFIES this am
buIance this description: From the
men OF Notre Dame 20 Cardinal
MERCER of Belgium. the noblest
moral figure manifested in this
war
To Represent Courage.
old GLORY to represent the cour-
age Of men. the Service flag 10 rep
resent the sympathy. the applause.
the gratitude OF women. the ann
bulance 20 typify all that knowledge
and mercy can bring OF comfort
how wonderfully they betoken the
enthusiasm and cooperation with
which America faces this great
crisis, The wors, mistake that we
could make would he TO underesti-
mate the gigantic struggle that lies
before us. We are face 20 face with
the greatest engine of war that the
world has ever known. The next
most Iamentable error would be- 10
overestimate the crisis. one thing is
absolutely certain. we are going to
win this war, 10 is sheer insanity
TO think that schreklickheit can ter
rorize civilized men. Its only erect
can 0e 20 nerve the arm Of resolu-
tion more and more. IL Is no great
credit 10 say OF any nation that il