Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-23
PRESENT FRENCH WAR MEMORIALS

(chanteau) and The Heart of 9 Rose
 Rev. ". A. Keefe or St. Mary'g church was next intrpduced as 3 speaker by Mayor pesfnond with words of appreciation of what the he roie army ehaplains of all faiths did for the sddiers, an influence that is war,
 Father Keefe eloquently treated the subject of the day and was frequently applauded for his patriotic words. To- day, he said. America is celebrating the birthday of him who was first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen, and today we assemble under the auspices of the Ametican Legion to pay tribute to that the work of Washington and his associates might not have been in vain. The heroes of France. Lafayette and Rochembeau and others, came across and made possible the victory of Yorktown and the liberty of the l American nation, so that it is a coin eidence that the repp6Iic of France comes today to greet the heroes of America. through the next of kin of those who gave their lives that the ideals of democracy, liberty and equal opportunity might not perish.
 Father Keefe drew instructive par allels between events of the world war and the acts of Paul Revere, the Boston tea party, the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the patriot army at Valley Forge, declar- ing that today We are thinking of the sacrifices made by young men ot this community in order that the sacrifices ! of Valley Forge might not be lost and in order that our flag. the best flag in the world, might continue to wave freely and gloriously oyer the land or the free and the home of the brave.
 History tells Of the devotion Of the mothers, daughters and sisters of Co., lonial times but who can ever begin to pay tribute to the patriotism of the wonderful women of the United States in the world war; They heard the call of duty and God and country and l the American mother through her tears today looks up and offers her l prayer for the land which she loves and for which her boy died. We stand in spirit of patriotic admiration for i the American women.
 Speaking of the new battles to be l fought and new dangers to be faced i after the war Father Keefe said we i need nov right, thinking, high minded
 
 l the ideals of America, to build up a 1 magnificent national spirit that shall ! protect those liberties that these mar l tyrs won on the battlefe1ds of France
 From foreign shores is coming g poison to which we must apply an an tidote. Ignorance must be eliminated Above all we must unite as one mar to build up ideals of justice that shaI bind heart to heart, working and sac I rffcing for the freedom and prosper ity of our country under one flag, tht Red, White and Blue. There is room for only one flag, and room only fol one citizen, the 100 per cent. Amer.
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 1 MT. Connolly sang the verses of The Marseilles. leading the audience ir 1 the chorus, and twelve members of tht Bass Cleff sang very effectively Int Prayer of Thanksgiving, Neither.
 lands folk song.
 The distribution of the memorials by Lieut.. Boisson and the singing O
 America concluded the exercises a 430 o'clock.
 i The arrangements for the exercise
 were we'll carried out by the commit tee of the American Legion, consist
 ing of John H. Cupninghap, Harry W 1 House and William s. Anderson.