The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-18
PERSHlNG IS
HON0RED BY
CONGRESS IN
Name OF u. s.
Leader of American Armies
Receives Thanks of Country
at Impressive Ceremony in
House Chamber.
REMEMBER The FALLEN
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Sept 18-Standing
in the chamber Of the house Of repre-
sentat1ves, with the full membership
or the senate and house about him and
with galleries crowded with admirers,
General John ]. Pershing received to.
day the formal thanks Of congress for
the services he and the officers and
men he commanded in France render
ed during the great war.
TO few Americans has it fallen to
be thus honored to few soldiers o.
any nation has been given to hear
leaders chosen of the people speak
such high praises of their services
for that people as General Pershins
heard today. There was an air of
solemnity about the scene more elo-
quent than words to tell its full mean
ing.
Senate and House.
senator Cummins. as president pro-
tempore of the senate, sat with Speak
er Gillett and when General Pershins
had been escorted to the floor before
the speakers desk, facing a great
american nag draped on the wall, it
was Senator Cummins who extended
the first greeting. He said in part:
General Pershing, it is my high
privilege to extend to you the sincere
and cordial greetings of the senate of
the United States. The message I
nave the honor to bear is not a greet
ing alone, but an earnest welcome
ana hearty congratulation upon your
safe and victorious return to your ma.
tive land, Nor. is it a welcome only
for It is full Of deep appreciation O.
the tremendous task that you have
so wonderfully and worthfly accom-
plished
You were called upon to assume
the immeasurable responsibility of
commanding the greatest body of sol.
dlers who ever marched under the
American flag, and you led this superb
1nEincible host Of our brightest, best
and bravest boys. to the very summit
of military fame and national glory.
Remember Fallen.
While our tears are flowing and
our hearts are breaking, as we SOL
emnly remember the tens Of thous-
ands who sailed away with the spirit
SO resolute and courage so perfect,
and who will return nevermore until
God calls US all on his Judgment day
We will receive with unbounded Joy
and undying gratitude those who have
passed unharmed through the perils
VI IAiO III uSlSSl W dA III tLc uISLOCy Ol
the world.
Your entrance into France. follow
ed by an army which exceeded in
numbers and surprising in daring the
most impressive spectacle in all the
annals Of warfare, for America hasten
ed to the aid Of that stricken but de-
fiant country IN way and to degree
never before witnessed, and which
has no parallel in the records OF ma
tions Of this or any other age. A
little more than a year later, with a
purpose which never faltered and a
skill which never failed, the United
States had accomplished its mission
and, when the day Of the armistice
dawned. it had won the admiration
and held the confidence, esteem and
affection Of every country Of the earth
whose people loved Justice, revcred
liberty ard honored manhood.
GIIett Follows.
Speaker Gillett said in part:
Human nature loves to personify
it's ideals. It loves a hero and hero
worship. And so we all rejoice to see
personifcd in the commanding gen
eral the galantry, the high purposes
the unconquerable determination O.
our crusading army Those boys
were our bravest and best. Fol-
those who fell. we render fearful nom
age. For those who return manned
and crippled, we owe tender care ant
support But for the great arm,
which has come back disciplined il
body and in character having bravel,
offered the supremest sacrifice
for them have indeed gratitude ant
admiration but my strongest emotion
is envy. They will be our heroes.
And in you. sir. their commanding
general. we like to see typified tn
spirit of that noble army, the courage
the self reliance, the endurance, tn
chivarous daring which made them in
vincible. AS their fit representative
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