Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-08

try. on earth. the United States of
America.
Previous to the speaking the Melzl
quartet gave selections and afterward
refreshments, consisting of abundance
of sandwiches, coffee, cake and ice
cream, were served in the basement.
Then everyone returned to the audito-
rum, where the floor was cleared for
dane ng. Music was furnished by the
Jass orchestra and Mrs. J. M. Kelly
sang several selections between
dances. Lieut.. Russell L. Williams, c.
A. Melzl and Mrs. Kelly also sang to-
gether.
The soldiers were dressed in their
uniforms and, dancing to the strains
of the music, made a very excellent
appearance.
BY Judge Hill
Judge James H. Hill said:
Standing in the presence of you
men, veterans of the great war, we
all are debtors. Words are frail
things by which to measure achieve
ment: your achievement is the result
of two thousand years of Christian
civilization. You taught the world by
the flaming sword of righteousness
what Christ lived and died for, and
now we know He did not live or die
in vain.
Some day when history shall be
written and future generations of the
world shall know that in the dark
hour of the worlds travail, this ma
ton poured out her treasure of young
manhood, seeking naught Of lands,
nor gold, nor people-but for an ideal
to make the world a better and a
safer place, it shall be written there,
of you: "They stood at Armageddon
and they battled for the Lord" AS
such we welcome you back, victors OF
a holy Soldiers, Sailors, Ma
rines.
Nor shall we forget the unreturnlng
ones who made the supreme sacrifice
of youth and love and life.
| do not believe any word of vel
come could be sincere that painted
all your future with your life work
done AS each of you answered the
call to that great service, subordinat
ing all else, and co-ordinating all eff
forts for the one great task ahead, sc
shall we hope. that in your return tC
civil life, as veterans of that great
conflict, you shall be united in the
world old struggle between the things
that are right and the things that are
wrong.
Perhaps your highest hope for flu
ture good was to Danish war for al
time from the face of the earth, that
future generations might never be
called upon to repeat the great sacri
flee asked of you. And in your heart
too, was the hope that the world might
be safe, not alone that little nations
might live their national life accord
ing to their aspirations and ideals, bu1
that the world might be better place
for men and women and the children
OF all time and all lands.
We shall devoutly hope that in the
League of Nations is the beginning OF
the end of war; that armed might
shall no longer be the haunting feal
IF the world. But grant that war Is
banshed,- even then remain countless
problems and issues, in our nationa
life, in our community life and in Oul
individual lives, the right or wrong
solution of VIII Oh shall do much t.
make or mar the beauty of this world
And even as we welcome you from tn
grim conflict of war, we summon yol
to the conflicts of peace.
Much that you have wrought anf
suffered would have been in vain, i
you had not acquired and brough
back with you a new vision and new
appraisal OF men and events, and oul
whole civilization. That vision WI
need, and where we falter Or fail tt
see, you shall lead the way.
You have learned the deep meaning
of service. That a man is valuable tC
mankind in the measure that HI
serves. That his pretense, mis- sell
seeking his external trappings, his
religion of the lips, are as nothing IL
the scales of the eternal reckoning.
For surely, young you are, you have
lived a life of service, dedication OF
your all to the great cause OF human
ity, and whether you have reached the
firing line or only the camp, you were
there, you were ready, for they also
serve who only stand and wait Now
men shall be measured by the same
test. When life demands something
of us, not for ourselves alone, but for
others, we shall be ready to serve, or
we shall be counted out.
There is another thing you have
learned, something you men should
pour in a steady stream into the life
ov every community of this land, that
is. your adherence of intolerance
You have learned, as few men have
been permitted to learn, that manhood
is the real test of men. That he shall
not be judged now condemned by
reason of his race, his religion, his
parentage, or his social position. He
shall be judged by the heart that is