The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-27
HUNDREDS PAY
GREAT TRIBUTE
TO MAURY DEAD
FRENCH GOVERNMENT REMEM.
RERs BOYS WHO MADE "su-
pREME sACRlFicE.r
IA MOST IMPRESSIVE SERVICE

Sunday Afternoon as Memorial Di
plomas Are Presented Next Of kir
Of Boys Who Died in Service.
The Memorial service In honor Of
Maury county's young men who died
in the service OF their country during
the world war, held at the Opera
House Sunday afternoon was attend
ed by hundreds Of people from every
section of the county, packing the
house to capacity.
After the singing of the "Star Span
gled Banner by the choir and audi
ence, directed by Miss Annie Grace
O'Callaghan, the invocation was said
by Rev. J. w. Cherry. AS master Of
ceremonies, Major Horace Frierson
commander Of the Herbert Griffin
Post of the American Legion. present
ed ]. H. Dining, speaker of the even
ing.
I. Mr.. Dining paid most beautiful
and glowing tribute to the boys, in
whose honor the service was held
Maury county's heroic dead. Mr.. Din
ming said that no matter whether
these boys sleep beneath the soil, on
which their blood was spilled, or
whether their bodies are brought back
to their beloved America, their mem
DRY shall ever be honored. Mr.. Din.
ming said the sacrifices those boys
made during those months Of bloody
war, were not in vain. He said that
critics of America had accused the
United States of waiting until she had
seen which way victory was going
not frogotten how to die and Ameri.
can women have not forgotten how to
give their loved ones. Enemies of
American thought that $50 years OF
luxury, and ease enjoyed by Ameri.
cans had softened the nation, and
made US a. nation of weaklings, that
degeneration had begun, but those
who saw the American army fight
have changed their minds. They
said the Americans are not good sol.
diers because they push ahead too
fast, but it was this enthusiasm and
fighting spirit that won the war. Mr..
Dining Illustrated this by telling
how more than half of the first $4,000
Of the British army had been slaugh-
tered because they could not be re-
strained. He said that the British
people still know how to die also,
and that the English speaking peoples
Of the earth are not degenerating, and
will lay down their lives for the pro-
lection Of their homes and firesides.
Major Frierson made only a few re-
marks before he presented the French
Memorial diplomas to the next Of
kin Of the boy who had made the
great sacrifice for his country. Ma.
jor Frierson said he would not at
tempt to tell of the deeds of valor of
the American arms in France, but
did urge that the sacrifices of the
and then entered the contest. This
Is not true, he said. The tide was go.
Ing against the allies when America
threw into the struggle her men and
her millions, and they said "Ameri-
60 does not know how to fight"
hose who followed them through the
Argonne. at Ypres, Chateau Thierry,
and Belleau Wood, know differently
1t proved one thing-,American men
have not forgotten how to die. Thank
God for that. American men have
army be remembered by
people.
In presenting the diplomas, Major
Frierson said that the French people
we're very sentimental people, and
very appreciative people, and to ex-
press their appreciation for Ameri-
cas- aid in the cause which was so
argely Frances, the French govern
nent had sent Memorial diplomas,
signed by the president of the repub-
ic to the neSt0of kin of each Amer
can boy who died in the service OF
his country.
The diplomas We're then distributed
~ members Of the American Legion
Is the names were called OF by Major
Nrierson.
! After the presentation OF the di-
,lofnss America" was sung by the
audience. The benediction was pro.
bounced by Rev. Geo. o. Watts, pas
or of st. Peters Episcopal church.