Evening star., 1921-11-10

ter Of our national being, beneath
the uplifted dome of the Capitol
DR.. Freeman continued, I'VE stand to
catch the newer and finer meaning
Of what America must henceforth be
, to the nations Of the world. We
stand before this representative of
our honored dead. pledged to carry
forward that for which he and his
comrades gave the last full measure
Of devotion. We shall be true to this
rendezvous with death if We here
| highly and solemply resolve to give
/ all that we are and have that Ameri-
can ideals may be maintained in the
face of all changes and chances of
Unknown in name, he becomes the
son of every mother, the brother or
every man, the. high type of Ameri-
can chivalry and American ffdehty.
Identity: suffice it that he is wrapped
in the flag he dared to follow and
died to preserve"
Posthumous Honor Conferred.
Col. Robert G. Woodside OF Penn
! syIvania, chief. then
i conferred the rank Of honorary aide
| de camp (medal Of honor section)
posthumously, ,pinning the gold
! medal and insignia OF this rank
| upon the casket., ,...-
I'm the name of the Veterans of
Forefkn Wars of the United States.
| that great organization of Uncle Sam s
| fighting men, who like yourself. in
| Cured the dangers and risks of the
seas and the enemy in foreign lands.
! in defending the integrity of our
country and in carrying our glorious
| flag to victory and honor. L confer this
rank" said Col. Woodside.
| MY comrade, we each of us. feel as
! though you are the comrade who fell
fighting at our side. as We stood in
| the trenches. or as we were advanc-
1 ing across no mans land In those
days there was little thought of self
| Our one thought was that. through
us, America might lead the world In
| spreading democracy among the ma
| tions of the earth.
Here at your shrine, your comrades 3
| Of the Veterans of Foreign Wars OF
the United States renew their obliga-
| ton of true allegiance to the United
States of America, and may we ever
be loyal thereto. We dedicate our
lives to the service Of our country in
, peace as we did in war. May we al
! ways remember our duty to the be-
/ reayed mothers and widows OF our
! departed comrades. This is their day.
i May our love and sympathy go out 10
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| service of their country. Let US not
i too easily forget the anguish that was
! theirs, as day by day they scanned the
roll OF honored dead with anxious
| ewes, The tributes which today ai'r
! Maid to YOU, our unknown comracc
belong alike to each OF them.
Librarians Pay Respects.
| The American Library Associate.
which maintained, libraries in the
camps both in America and "over
there" during. the war, paid its re-
| spects to the unknown soldier by
placing wreath on the bier. The
wreath was carried by DR.. Herbert
Putnam, librarian OF Congress: DR.. J.
I. Wyer; jr., director OF the New York
State Library; H. H B. Meyer OF the
Library of. Congress-; DIR. George +.
Eowerman. librariansof the Public Ii
brary,. and L. L. Dfckerson OF the War
! Department. It bore the following
inscription:
The. American Library Association
| G. 49,. to. a.,
The Unnamed Soldier;
! in reverent tribute
from those who gave something,
| in service
| - 'sr to those who gave
| and, Mortsi; IN that very Gift
'They are not dead, who die
"In a great cause >" Their spirit
walks sabroad--eonduets
The world at last to freedomp