Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-12
AMERICA ENTERED
WAR AT RIGHT TIME
President Hullihen oi Deia"a's
College Declared at Armistice
Day Meeting.

Tn, reception ard dance III tho Audi-
,or,,m l,s, night which closed the Armls-
tire Day celebration IN Wilmington WAS
thoroughly patriotic event.
N,,or William C. Taylor presided,
Evereft & johnson. secretary ot state. ana
pr Walter Hullhen. president oi l'e'a-
,yare College. spoke Miss LYDIA Harris
snd Frederick Jordan sang
The mevor spoke briefly of Armlstice
ma, nc the da, which marked the ending
az n lonR pcrind of war for liberty. winch u
renamed for the lritCd States 10 settle
finally ~ n dId IN l716 IL Us htting he SAID
that due honor should he paid TO the
hoy> Who fought for their country
both thos, who returned and those VINO
toll IN the other side
AMERICAN LEGION CREED
Dr Hulhhcn, IN his address asked the
American Legion to adopt IN ITS cr'co iVc
things
ldeouatc military preparedness
lns,stencc that tmcrIcani>m means
American patriotism and idca.:>Iu
demand for full compensation for hose
Who suffered II ;hc war
To kecp faith with the pos and with
their war comradcs who did not come bach
Is taking part N \ definite plan To ciiuih-
ate War
10 Keep bright the record ol the
American Legion 'or lo>aity &nd service.
Dr Hulhhcn enlisted ~ 2 prIvatr IN one
II the Officers training camps and came
ont al the war with the rank OF m"!or. tie
sand h, had come e. Wilmington ~ extend
Greetings t. the American lcgl"T to~tS oi
pelaw or. from tho American Logon fost
- Tennessee from which be Is being trnns-
frtrcd ] think II l. grCa; satisfaction
and y source ~ pr'dC % u ne S'ttd'
loaklnR hack over the history ~ those
dark DAYS leading up to the signing OF the
,r,n,stlrr tn recall how slowly and with
What forrthought the American people
vent INTO that great conflict Many .oi
,o,i Ike myself felt very ANXIOUS IN the
carly wears ~ the European war lest ms
nation might not ~ IN. Looking back now
~. a satisfaction - know that We went m
.loW IL that VIC measured the situation:
that the rvcrt- of tho war gradually
rnolslcd our opinions ard determines our
fina decision
Al of that time w were deciding
whct her free. Ucmocr: tiy people MD any
business InI, t3 iuro Crn quarrel
~, prai>cd Tic Prt.sldrrt message
winch resulted N declaration q war, n
which Mr Wilson declared the rlted
states wps not Citcii the war for selhSh
purposes, huf Is the Chamlloi 81 liz
rght- II m4tklrd
plLAW NRl.~ rART
>rcretar, n state Johnson described
,hc part Delaware plaNcd II worksl ont
m, 4 ,stIay 81 this country iiom the time
q ,asar Rodt a ride IL Philadelphia. N
l1r6. through the wars of lNl2. lShl-o5'
down - the >lgaIg u the armlstlt (,
durlng "a Inch tan b. sad. Delaware had
sl0avs Icmaltc tTu" to II" traditions oi
.hliv amt December -. he asked the
american Legion ta prc~cTv" the spirit
AND morale which won tn, war The tiIst
Armistice Day, he declared "as me most
demncratgc celebration the country mas
ever secn. when men and women IN every
walk oi lie celebrated th2 advent O
fsace. lie said ha hoped al world work 70
preserve he pace vest 'TdaX celebration
typ,hcd
Following The addresses tho!C MAS dal &
lng until nndr ght