The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-07-11

above any typifies our magni
|flcent sisterhood of states.
/ 1T ispeculiarly fitting, then
that we should gather as tn
IgoOd people of eastern Montan;
have gathered here today. II
this charming capital of OLE
Dawson-that we should unit,
in a double celebration, if you
please, to give an earnest of oul
Iconf1dence in the justice an(
virtue of our government, wha1
it has accomplished, and what
it stands for; and to here rede.
dictate ourselves to its service, in
the days to come when aughl
of danger threatens.
A Day of Pride.
Surely the loyal folk of this
community are entitled to in
dulge in something very akin to
pride, as they contemplate the
part their county played in &C
hieving the result of the elev-
enth of last November. With
sixteen hundred of her sons in
the various branches of the SER
vice, the county may truly be
said to have had a vital part in
the great undertaking, and a
right to congratulate itself up
on its share in the victory. Ger
tainly there were no more gall
lantwarriors nor Drawer soldiers
in all the American army than
those who represented old Daw-
son. There were undoubtedly
hundreds here who by reasons
of age, or some slight physical
defect, were not permitted to
have an active part in the
deeds. Some of the bit
,erest departments in the lives
Of many of our citizens came
when the verdict of the exam
ming officer was in the negative.
But who shall say that this was
lot, in the final result fortunate
o a degree? They were COM
)elled to remain at home but |
hey were not inactive. In every |
liberty Loan drive, in every
# other organization, that call.
ID upon our people for their
aid, these men took a
prominent part, and by their
ounsel, their untiring energy,
nd their enthusiasm, gave ire
lendous impetus to the move
lent at hand. We have had their
Ike in every community in Mon L
ina, and we owe to them a
reat deal.
Women's Great Part.
"And while giving to our men
lie need of praise that is their :
lie, we must not overlook the !
nportant part played by the l
val women of Montana. With
ctive sympathy and their .
holehearted, loyal support of !
e government, the war could
It have been fought to a sue =
ssful conclusion when it was =
at all. The men at home were u
right, but if the women at =
me had not been all right, if =
ey had not been ready and &
ger to do any work, make any - :;
crifice for the good of the =
VS. in the camps and in the " :,
then those boys y !,
,uld quickly have reflected "a =,
e moods of their mothers, g.
cir wives and their sweet u
arts, the morale of the fight y
!, men would have been weak q
ed, and they would have %
en- a vastly different organi- "
ton, than the one which ~
ok the field over there and p
yer permitted the foe, to see ~
living American back. In the LII
ght lexicon of the army of A.
tied States, there was no "
,h word as retreat, and to o nc
, splendid women of Ameri- a. a.
considerable portion of the u
ry is due. 60 81
Our women were quick to ~
low the suggestions or the nc t
issuing from Mr.. Hoo 81
IS office; in fact, some of us a.
sure that we were being u u
lcticed upon by our better -
YES even before Mr.. Hoover III
Jed his formal orders. How ie
r, that may have been, -
end Wife was on the job A a,
even twenty-hours each and =.
ny day, and if the head of ~
house thought to put some u
ng over in the way of a few W. ms
ra Jumps of sugar or a bit ~
white bread, he soon found a. a.
lself an audience of one at a l ,.
hly entertaining lecture on u ~
subject of patriotism and ~ -;
r-winning "a lecture that IL
J good for his immortal soul, ~ '
didn't exactly make a hit oel
h his stomach ou