The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-02-24
MEMORIAL SERVICE
HERE NEXT SUNDAY
MOSCOW EX-SERVICE MEN TO PAY
TRIBUTE TO THOSE SLEEP
ING in FRANCE

| The memorial death certificates, is
sued by the French government, il
grateful remembrance of the American
| soldiers who gave their lives that the
world might not be crushed by brute
force, have been received by the Mos
COW branch of the American Legion
for all the Latah county boys. There
are nine of these certificates, anC
herewith is printed an Interpretation
of them. These certificates will be
presented by the Legion to the desig-
mated relatives of our immortal dead
at the memorial services to be held in
the Liberty Theatre, Sunday at 2:30
1t is desired that every ex-service man
participate in this memorial to the
brothers now sleeping on a foreign
shore. 1t is also requested that each
Legion member appear in uniform,
and participated in the parade, which
will start from the university campus
at 1870. An invitation will be extend
ed to the G. A. r. to take part in this
parade.
The following official Interpretation
from the French government accom-
panies each memorial certificate, nine
in number, to be presented at the Sun
day service:
McmOTlAl FROM + Td0Cf.
The group is placed on renotaph
on which is engraved an inscription,
the following being a translation:
To the Memory of the United States
of America who died for Liberty dur
France, the President of the Republic
R. Poincare.
The principal figure of the group
symbolizes the soul and spirit of the
American Army which helped France
to maintain alive the flame of the
torch of liberty and justice.
The sword is not in the scabbard
but ready at any moment to protect
and defend the weak and oppressed,
symbolized in the group to the left
BY a mother holding her baby to her
breast, and to insure freedom and
Justice to the coming generations,
by the figure of the
1neeling boy, praying and thanking
God for deliverance.
At. the right the figure of a man,
chained and shackled, symbolizes the
spirit of evil and the victory over our |
Also at the right, crowning !,
he spirit of America, stands Glory, |
Who rejOices with the old war veteran, J
standing to the left of the principal |
1Sure, SymDOl1Z1ng the armies, which |
ire always ready to fight for the good |
# humanity. Universal farm is SYM
,olized by the winged figure flying |
'ver the group and trumpeting to the /
world the great triumph in which the |
United States participated. The Am !
rican eagle, poised on the staff of |
PEACE, watches zealously, and stands |
eady to sweep in case our enemies |
gain endeavor to disturb the peace of |
he world, so dearly acquired
The entire group is framed by a bor-
er of oak and laurel leaves, which are
lways awarded the victors.
At the foot Of the cenotaph the flags
# France and America are draped
nd joined together by a wreath, which
5 the mark ofagratitude and homage
hat France pays to our sons who gave
heir lives for Liberty and Justice
The lines engraved on the wall be-
ind the group are taken from one of
'ictor Hugo's famous poems, and
Jhen translated read: For those who
evoutly died for their country it is
light that the people come and pray
their tOmhS