The Delta independent., 1919-07-25
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HELP
US WITH THE HONOR ROLL?

US WITH THE HONOR ROLL!
We are still earnestly prosecuting
the work of compiling the Honor Roll
for Delta County's brave soldier and
sailor boys in the world conflict just
closed We are meeting with univer-
sal endorsement IN outlying districts
particularly Paonia and Cedaredge, we
have received hearty cooperation. One
Hotchkiss man was in yesterday and
said he would give his most enthqs-
iastic support to this great work, even
to calling n meeting and laying the
matter before the people in his dis
trict AS proof OF his intention he
gave us number OF names of vol
unteers from Hotchkiss, whom we
perhaps never would have reached in
any other means.
One lad whose parents reside at
Read whote the following letter to
his mother:
Il note by a copy OF the Independ-
ent sent me that they are publishing
an Honor Roll OF Delta County boys
and am wondering whether you have
given them my picture. wish you
would do SO and will send my service
record with this letter. I wouldn't
want them to think was a Stacker. so
give It to them at once"
No, God bless them. they don't want
to be classed as slackers. They would
want their names included in this
book which will live for centuries to
perpetuate the deeds which they did
in the great struggle for life and lib
erty.
The book came into existance thru
the universal demand for a complete,
authentic and permanent record OF
this county's part in the great war
From those dark days when the
Hun army seemed on the verge of
battering down the last defenses OF
civilization. to the glorious victories
at Chateau Thierry and the Argonne.
we all placed our every hope and
prayer with our boys in France They
were our protectors-our saviors-
and we can only vaguely imagine what
our fate would be this day had they
not sacrificed everything. fought gam.
ely and heroically to keep Liberty's
torch burning.
most OF them-some can never come
back to US. They have given their
all. without a murmur or protest.
Mav6y-caimIy. with the highest an.
selfishness and honor. The very
least we can do for these living and
their dead comrades. is to preserve
the records OF their heroism for all
time TO come. And how better can
We acknowledge our pride than by
preparing a beautiful book with the
pictures and service record OF every.
ono who helped. either in France or
At home.
We have learned that certain firms
in the East, with the one desire OF
commerciaiizing. are profaning the
sacred matter OF issuing a so-called
Honor Roll containing the names OF
only the dead heroes. charging there
for the unusual bargain price OF from
$40 to s25 per copy.
This book is apparently designed
merely to play upon the sympathies
Of the grief stricken fathers. mothers
and widows who in many instances
respond.
The Delta county history will con.
tain the names and photographs and
records OF Delta county boys. the liv.
ing as well as the dead. as we'll as
the great army OF home workers who
helped to make success possible. II
is living. breathing reality-not
graveyard.
The book is going to be the most
artistic and beautiful tribute OF it's
kind II will be wonderfully bound.
with full page paintings in color, won.
derful designs and headings and the
pictures on a background Of appro-
pirate beauty and dignity. on beauti.
ful enameled book paper. and withal
the cost will not even reach that Of
the cheapest binding advertised by
the Eastern firms.
But whether you order a book or
not. It's up to you. At any rate. send
in the photographs.
We secured the name OF an orphan
boy who lived In Delta and worked
here several months. Through our
checking system we were enabled to
locate him and in "a hours our record
was complete. II costs so little and
means so much.