The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-11

greatness of our Nation ana the
sanctity OF our Nations Institutions.
And believing thus, let US. We be-
seech you. pause today in your mad
flight through life, pause long enough
TO drop the tear OF heartfelt grief
and real gratitude 10 the memory
of those who gave their lives that
the Democracy of world might
become established. Let us pause
with uncovered heads. TO breathe a
prayer for the mothers of the brave
boys of America who sleep today
their eyelids closed in that endless
sleep which knows no earthly waking
"a prayer for the well-being of those
noble American women who gave
their sons. flesh of their flesh, blood
Of their blood to the same cause
for which their forefathers fought
and died, the cause Of Liberty and for
the emancipation Of mankind from
the slavery OF DtSpousih'
And, pausing, let US thank God
tha, those men who died along the
Western Front" in a foreign land,
far away from the homes wherein
they We're born and reared, died for
the holest and most sacred cause
for which man may die.
Let us honor those dead and gone
sons Of America, let Us honor their
memories while an enobling pride
mingles with our sorrowings-a pride
in the knowledge that they Were our
sons and brothers. that they We're of
that noble American stock, that stock
whose men never knew defeat, whose
women We're ever ready, with Spar
tan-like loyalty to country's veal,
TO give their man children TO Lib
ertys shining cause.
Let us honor the noble dead, the
dead whose deathless deeds Of valor
shall live forever and all time, bright
shining as the myriad stars which
DeJeWtl the cdIopS VI heaven DeHu
ing blue.
Let us honor the dead, the noble
dead who fell that Christianity and
Humanity and the supremacy of The
one and living God might rule with
loving gentleneSs over world o.
Peace.
Let us honor the dead, the heroic
dead, with an honor which may b'
made akin to the deathless Low
which prompted the Savior Of Man
the Child of Bethlehem, to give hi
life that mankind might be save'
from an eternal death
Let US honor the dead. the Amer
can dead, the sons of the men VIII
crossed the storm-tossed waters o
the Atlantic and carved the creates
nation known to history, from tn
wilderness of Chaos. Let lis homo
them as the sons Of the men VIII
underwent untold and unthinkabl
hardships that this might become tn
, I@dHu vi lHe free anu lHe home
the Brave" Let us honor them q
the sons of the men who. thre
quarters OF century ago, died tha
this Union might live Let us homo
them as the sons OF the men VIII,
donned the Confederate grey an,
gave their lives for the Cause whicl
they thought holy, just and upright
Let US honor them as the sons VIII
died and dying made this, at last,
reunited country, country with on
Flag and one God-who washed ava
with their blood, all stains of fac
, tional strife which outlived the fra
tricidal war of the sixties, that wa
wherein the hand of father was raise
against son, that war wherein brothe
was arrayed against brother
Let us honor the dead, our dead
loving their memories with low
, which passeth understanding.
Let us honor them with tears an
; love; let us honor them with Low
ana tears.
Let us honor them with sncerit
, which may cause them to know, look
ing down from their places in hig
heaven, that though their bodies ar
mouldering and returning 10 the cart
from which they sprung, lying be
meath the dew-kissed flowers {
France, beneath the "poppies OF Flar
ders Field their memories live brgh
unsullied and undying, deep enshrine
. in every American heart.
= "On Fame's eternal camping groun
Their silent tents are spread,
y. While Glory guards, with noiseles
round,