The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-02-26
TRIBUTE TO HEROES
French Memorial Certificates Distrib-
uted to Relatives of Boys
Vino Fell in France.
Rev. w. B. Milne Delivers Impressive
Address and Rev. T. J. E. Will
son Assists in Program.

quested by the government to hold SER
vices to honor the memory of our
heroes who lost their lives during the
late war. At that time were to be
presented the certificates issued by
The French government to the rela-
tives Of the boys who fell in France.
The thousands of American legion
posts all over the United States had
charge of these meetings. The SER
vices here in Princeton were under the
auspices of our local post-the Ere
mont Woodcock post-and were held
in the auditorium of the high school
at II o'clock in the morning.
The services, which were rendered
all the more solemn by the presence
of a number of the bereaved parents,
were most impressive, and everyone
present in the goodly audience seemed
imbued with the spirit of the occasion
The mems chorus from the Congrega-
tional choir furnished the music. Cap
tain Claude Morton, Mile Laos Coun-
ty chairman of the American legion,
was in charge.
After the singing of "America" by
all present, Capt. Morton explained, in
few we'll chosen words, the reasons
for holding these services.
Rev. T. J. E. Wilson, of the Episco-
pal church, offered the Invocation and
repeated a number of appropriate
scripture verses. The chorus then
sang, with much feeling, that beauti-
full old song There Will Be Va
cant Chair
Rev. w. B. Milne of the Congrega-
tional church delivered the address.
He took for his subject, Sacrifice"
and it was most appropriate address,
ably given. He called attention to the
fact that sacrifice plays SO large part
in the life of man, of nature and Of
nations. He touched briefly upon the
many sacrifices that are exacted of
mankind in order that the highest de-
s1Iop1I1CIC may NC dCCd1llcu. LII Id
ture plants, trees and practically all
growing things are called upon to
sacrifice for seeds that the species
may be perpetuated, or to sacrifice
foliage that another season may be
glorified with fresh beauty. In ami
NAL life the parent so often pays the
sacrifice of life to spare and protect
its young. To nations often come
crises, where great sacrifice is required
before the peril can be averted.
Mr.. Milne cited as the three greatest
crises which have come to the Ameri-
can nation-the war for independence,
the war to free the slaves and the
last great world war. In the first great
war our noble George Washington
was typical of the people Of those
times, who sacrificed with never a
murmur and with never thought Of
capitulation, determined to fl ght on I'M
til victory was assured. This is the
war which France helped us win by
sending it's soldiers to fight with us.
us.
The civil war is not far enough dis
tant for US to have forgotten the
great sacrifices paid at that time.
There are still with us those who were
among the countless numbers who
were required to sacrifice in many
ways.
Evidences of the many great sac
rifices we were called upon to make
for the war just ended are still present
with us. This very occasion, Mr.. Milne
said, is to honor those who paid the
supreme sacrifice.
He spoke of General Pershing's sa-
lutte to Lafayette's monument when he
passed through Paris at the head of
the American troops, Lafayette, we
are herew-was not meant for for
NAL salute paid to the monument of a
departed hero. It was a solemn dec
laration, not alone to the spirit of La
fayette, but to the world at large and
to God that the American nation was
in France to fight for the fright" We
were there prepared to sacrifice what
ever was necessary to make the world
safe for democracy.
Mr.. Milne emphasized the fact that
not alone the boys who fell in France,
or those whose bodies were lowered in
to the depths of the ocean or who gave
up their lives in our many military
camps, but that all of 'tour boys" are
entitled to our deepest respect. Each
was equally willing to offer his life.
Those who were called to go across the
waters and those who never had an
opportunity TO see active service Of
any kind. Everyone expected may
even longed for-the opportunity to