The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-08-05
COL. JORDAN Is COMPLIMENTED.

" VI u - Vi DiSlldi IN
Just south OF Wood, has been writeing
some mighty good letters to the Oma-
ha World Herald Of late, preaching
patriotism and the duty the people
owe those who participated in the re-
cent world war, and especially to
those whose l~ifeless bodies are now
being returned to their native land
from the battle fields cover there
Col. Jordan recently receivad a very
complimentary letter from Capt. C.E.
Adams, a Past Commander in Chief
Of the G.. a. K. from which we quote:
81 have been greatly pleased in
reading your timely articles in the
World Herald. Your Americanism
has the right ring to it. Your letters
are receiving much attention and
Comment. | only wish W. had more
like you. Our mutual friend Mr..
Buck is certainly doing his duty: he
delighted me with the last letter
from you: and | noted your reference
TO your ancestry and the battle Of
Lexington, etc. Ny grandfather com
manded the Virginia line and Wash
ington GuardSduring the Revolution
Here is one of the letters that Col.
Jordan has been writing to the World
Herald, and that appeared in that pa
per under date Of July nth:
Wood. S. D., July 8.-To the Edi-
tor Of the World Herald: Tread with
pleasure that there has been an a.
Weakening, at last. Of the people Of
Omaha, to the duty of respect and
honor due the boys who gave up
their last measure Of devotion over
there, as their bodies arrive at the
union station, and the good work
should go on, "lest we forget"
'In lql7-lS four million such as
these answered the call Of America to
arms. The financial and business in
terests of the country %applauded and
promised assistance and support If
aught befell them. The forum and
the pulpit were alive with oratory
urging orr young men to war. Com
mercial bodies and civic societies
were in evidence with banQuets and
music; a retinue of volunteers, Red
Cross and others, were there to give
aid and comfort, the multitude were
there to promise allegiance and help,
the spirit Of patriotism was running
high; there was nothing within the
power Of man but was promised in
case they met with misfortune.
"How are we satisfying these prom
ises? Is our conscience clear? Have
we discharged our obligations so re-
Gently made? Can we look the wives
| and parents of those dead heroes in
the face and say this is your job not
| ours? care we not bound morally and
legally to carry out the promises we
nader Should we not hold ourselves
| and our country to the spirit of rec
titude in which we made these prom
| Uses? At least should we got present
| in some organized form to give an en-
couraging word to the bereaved ones,
| and bare our heads in honor Of the
l~ifeless forms of u heroic dead? In
dividuals not too numerous have paid
this honor. The grand army of the
Woman's Relief Corps and other or.
| CARNATIONS with their unfaltering
| patriotism have performed their part.
| But there has been an absence from
| our commercial bodies who have been
so greatly benefited by the sacrifices
| Of our valorous heroes. Can this com
munity longer afford to ignore the
I moral obligation resting upon this
| city, church, society and state? On
shall we continue to lower our civil.
zation by ignoring our moral obliga'
tions so tearfully promised in l9l7-lSi
Let the boys who survived the
horrors of wa; realize that their com
rades-who never returned to Their
native land-and to those near anC
dear to them-have not been forgot
ten and thus keep alive their spirit
of patriotism which might again be
aroused to respond to a call to arms
CHAS. p. JORDAN,
Drummer Boy of '6l.'