Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1920-02-18
TO HAVE MEMORIAL
SERVICE FOR STATES
HERO DEAD
Certificates Presented By
French Government
Will Be Given To
Next OF Kin

presented by the French Govern
ment to the next of kin of Ameri-
can soldiers who died in the ser
vice of their country. The certi-
ficate reads: "Those who have
died piously for their country have
the right that at their graves the
people come to pray. To the men,
DRY of of the United States
of America, who died for Liberty
during the Great War, the homage
of France" The presentation to
the next of kin of the Delaware
soldiers who died in France will
take place on Washington's birth
day at the Playhouse Wilmington.
The speakers at that meeting
will be: United States Senator
Wolcott, Governor Townsend,
Mayor Taylor, David Snellenburg,
Rev. George Williams, State chap
lain of the Legion, representing
the Protestant denomination; Rev.
Francis Tucker, representing the
Catholic denomination, and Rabbi
D. B. Swiren, representing the
Jewish faith.
The known next of kin of Della
ware soldiers who died in the SER
vice will be given reserved seats,
and the certificates will be handed
out to them, as they remain seated,
by E. P. Roe, State historian of
the Legion.
A pageant will be presented un-
der the direction of Harold Keats,
of Wilmington Community Ser
vice. The Marseilles and the Star
Spangled Banner will be sung, and
there will be other features to an
nounce later.
The names of the Delaware
heroes will be read from an honor
roll board, which was gotten up
by David Snellenburg and which
is to be presented to Delaware
Post, No. 1. There are 143 names
on Delaware's honor roll.
Those from the immediate vi.
cinity included in this list are:
Harvey r. Cleaves, Christiana
Lieutenant James Allison
O'Daniel, Newark
Accompanying the memorial
from France is an English inter-
probation of the symbolical group
on the diploma and a translation
of the inscription.
The translation of the inscrip-
ton follows:
"To the memory of (soldier's or
sailors name inserted) of the
United States of America, who
died for liberty in the great war,
the homage of France; the presi-
dent of the republic. (Sigued) R.
Poincare."
The detailed Interpretation of
the symbolical group follows:
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 scab-
bard, but ready at any moment to
protect and defend the weak and
oppressed, symbolized in the group
in the left by a mother holding
her baby to her breast, and to in
sure freedom and justice to the
coming generations, represented
by the figures of the kneeling boy,
praying and thanking God for de-
liverance.
At the right the figure of a man,
chained and shackled, symbolizes
the spirit Of evil and the victory
over our enemies. Also at the
right, browning the spirit of A.
merica, stands Glory, who rejoices
with the old war veteran, stand
ing to the left of the principal
figure, symbolizing the armies,
which are always ready to fight
for the good of humanity.
Universal fame is symbolizedl by
the winged figure flying over the
group and trumpeting to the world
the great triumph in which the
United States participated. The
American eagle, poised on the staff
of Peace, watches zealously and
stands ready to swoop down in
case our enemies again endeavor
to disturb the peace of the world,
so dearly acquired.
The entire group is framed by
a border of oak and laurel leaves,