Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-06
.UNVE|L TABLET
/. TO WAR HEROES
Secretary of War Baker
and Rep. R. Walton Moore
Speakers
CONTAINS % NAMES
Poem Read by H. c. Rely. of Rich.
mond Prayer by Rev. E. NJ. Stires
Of New YOrk-Tablet in Chapel.

If we lie prone and PROSTATE and
Go net analyZe its causes there may
be u war on a larger sclIe that the
the great word war just closed. said
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker
tefs afternoon in an address delivered
in L:ggett Hall of the Episcopal High
Schcol in connection with the unveil-
ing of a handsome mural tablet in
commemorating the twenty-five form
er students of that institution VINO
made the supreme sacrifice during
the world war. As terrible as this war
was the next one will be more terri
Bile he predicted. Forces which govern
the forces of men he said are too
vast to be effected by the individual.
Prevention when the conflagration Is
on he said is out Of the question. II
these men are not to die in vain we
must move now and move continuous
~ he asserted.
Mr.. Baker said we cant have lt
both way in this world. We can have
an ARMED camp or an international
federation cf whatever you choose to
call it which will draw the support OF
the people everywhere. The greatest
minds he said have despaired in find
iry it and have failed. Success and
happiness said the speaker come from
a system of. RELATIONSHIPS of justice
and truth.
He told the young men that our
act is nearly over and upon them rest
whether or net this country viii have
repetition of the disaster on civlli-
zation. Referring to the men who
made the supreme sacrifice he said he
wcprd think of them lying in the
fields of France with their faces up
turned to the sky and he would think
Of them as an investment to the cause
of peace.
Those who died he said passed on
the torch to "you young men,"
In opening his address Secretary
Baker, who was given big ovation,
recounted his early experiences at
the High Schoo! where he was stu
dent. He told of the duties of LIE.
The war he declared was the greatest
event in the history of mankind
;ince the flood.
Figures showing the magnitude Of
the world war were given by the
speaker who said 54.900,00 men were
and half million died or were wound
ed and probably 2O.O0O,eo0 died aa
died c:f starvation or pestilence dur
ing the war.
The exercises were opened by Rep
resentative K. Walton Moore who
presided and made an address. Mr..
Moore in part said: We come here
today to pay tribute to the memory
of the men of this school who died
in the world war. They learned the
lesson of duty and eagerly. went for
ward in the service Of their country.
They held the flaming torch of civil
lization and religion. The duty IS on
us to take care that it is not exin-
guished. Many of these men were in
the springtime of life and We are
happy that they are among the heroic
dead. The dead whom we now mourn
we hope shall not have. died in vain.
This tablet will be an impulse to All
students in future years.
A poem entitled 'The Bows, writ
ten by Harry c. RELY of Richmond.
former student of the school, was
read by Mr.. Rely who made short
address.
The exercises were opened with
singing of THE Star Spangled Ban
ner' after which PRAYER was Of
fered by Rev Ernest NJ. Stires. rec.
torfof s.. Thomas Church. New York
AIT the conclusion of the address
the audience sang "America" after
which the assenIblage gathered +. ir
the chapel where Secretary. Baker un-
veiled the handsome tablet which is
erected on the east wall of the chapel
and which was surrounded by. a. me-
mortal wreath and above which was
suspended bouquet Of red roses: II
! Lisgs Il Hali where the speaking took
ID 9ce,. sn.: srage.awas decorated with
pcl,,rs az. f,.r7as. and American flags
a, h'.gge sersSce flag containing: about
co. s:ans representing thst number