The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-05-31
klamath Joins to
Honor Heroic Dead
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citizens on board, citizens our coun
try is pledged to protect in thei,
lives and property no matter wher,
situated in the world. then we wen
to war. 1t was terrible war. God
forbid that We ever experience an
other such war. Who can say, how.
ever, because unfortunately the &C
tions OF the people of the world
are controlled more by feeling and
emotion than by reason.
Let the deeds and teachings OF
the ex-service men and the vet.
erans of all of our wars be a
stern less on in loyalty to our coun.
try.
Memory, blest gift. is ours TO
recall at VIII, and in this little
hour, let us close with this senti.
uent to our soldier dead.
Sunlight on valley, mountain and
stream.
We live in the bright world with
love and a dream,
But the sunlight wills die in a
shadowy sky,
Life is only good morning, good
night and goodbye,
Yet in veterans rest beyond the
blue sky.
Twill again be good morning and
never goodbye"
The next speaker upon the pro-
gram was Rev. Father Molloy
whose address in part was as fol-
lows:
This large and representative
gathering illustrates a fact that
very properly, on this day and in
this place, merits our attention. In
the study OF purely human affairs
We might 20 as far as to say that
it is the great outstanding fact. It's
appeal is evident for just as-des-
pite all distractions-the people OF
klamath Falls obeyed its compell-
ing force and assembled here this
morning, so all over the world.
wherever the flag is honored.
Americans-in answer to the same
appeal-have gathered to do as we
do this morning. And this fact,
this great fact, is this-that when
all is said and done the first place
in the affections and love OF the
citizens OF a country is held by the
soldiers.
Nor is this unseemly or at var
lance with the objects of our civ
ilization. In the last analysis every
thing that We prize depends entire
ly for its permanence on the able
bodied males who can fight .or
their rights. II is not a boast that
We make but all elements OF our
should remember that
the only class in which the right
Of suffrage is inherent is that class
that is physically able to shoulder
a musket and mentally ready to
battle until death for honor and
Now though there are many sad
and touching features to a cere-
mony Of this kind yet It really is
not feeling OF sympathy that has
called out all the veterans here to-
day. OF course they are moved at
he though Of the sorrowing moth
ers but their reason tells them that
war is always an uncertain thing |
with grim possibilities ahead for |
everyone. II is a mans game: and |
some lose, and some win. The i'm
'elling, indeed the compelling force |
hat has marshalled all these SOL
iiers around the graves of their
lead comrades is that on this day
III true Americans must, as Lincoln
aid, consecrate themselves again TO
he ideals of America.
so we now with barred heads
ormally and solemnly consecrate
to the work before us.
liberty and Freedom and Honor
these are the things that we
rize. We pledge our lives to fight
or these, and we swear to God
yer the ashes of our dead defend
RS that nothing matters, success ,
II failure, II when We die those
Who know can say that we died in !
attle and fei with our faces :
'ward the foe
Spectators along the route re-
larked upon the ease with which
rand Marshall Applegate handled
Is columns; the led horse, with
ie late Captain J. p. Lee. missing
ON the saddle. the musical selec.
ons by the local band; the march
g OF the children from the Sacred