The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-09-15
Ann G r"lCau
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TAKE OFF YOUR HAT

displayed, SON, stand up and take of
your hat.
Somebody may litter. 1t is in the
of some to deride all expression o.
noble sentiment. You may blasphemt
in the street and stagger drunken il
public places, and the bystanders viii
not pay much attention to you; but
if you should get down on your knees
and pray to Almighty God or if yor
should stand bareheaded while a com
pany of old soldiers marched by with
flags flying to the breeze, some people
would think you were showing off.
But don't you mind! When Ole
Glory comes along, salute, and lei
them think what they please! Wher
you hear the band play ~The Stal
Spangled Banner" while you are il
restaurant or hotel dining room, ger
up, even if you rise alone; stand there
and don't be ashamed Of it either!
For of all the signs and symbols
since the world began, there is none
other so full of meaning as the flag
of this country. That piece of red
white and blue bunting means five
thousand years Of struggle upwards
It is the full-grown flower of ages Of
fighting for liberty. 1t is the century
plant of human hope in bloom.
Your flag stands for humanity, fo7
an equal opportunity to all sons, o.
men. Of course, we haven't arrived
yet at the goal; there are many in
justices yet among US, many senseles'
and cruel customs of the past still
clinging to us, but the only hope Of
righting the wrongs of men lies in, the
feeling produced in our bosoms by
the sight of that flag.
Other flags have glorious past
this flag a glorious future. 1t is moi
so much the flag of our fathers as il
is the flag of our children, and oul
children's children yet unborn. It i:
the flag of tomorrow. It is the sigma
of the GOOD Time Coming" 1t il
the flag of your king, it is the flag o.
yourself and all your neighbors..
Cont be ashamed when your throat
chokes and the tears come, as you SET
if flving from the masts of our ship!
on all the seas or floating from every
flagstaff of the Republic. You vii
never see a worthier emotion. Rever
ence it as you would reverence the
SIGNATURE of the Deity.
Listen. son! The band is PLAYING
the national anthem - "The Stal
Spangled BannerH Thew have LEI
loose Old Glory yonder. Stand up
and others will stand with you!
"Blood is mixed with the mortar
that holds these stones erect. Trowel!
made from bayonets spread it here
Magnificent as this tribute is anc
proud as I am to behold it, prav thai
may be the last monument France
may ever have cause to erect to al
American soldier. And by the same
token. may America never have cause
to raise shaft to French soldier Of
another war. We hope there ma,
arise someone who will point the way
to an understanding wherein all war!
NAV cease" declared National Com
mandtr, Emery of the American Lee
oion. speaking at the nnvailing of The
French monument to the A. E. F..
at Flirey, France.
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81 know every Legionaire in Min.
nesota will agree with me that so Ions
as single Veteran of the Civil Wa
remains, the boys in khaki will give
way to him and pay him honor" sale
Mayor Hodgson of st. Paul, in a re-
cent address, adding, "Had it not beer
for the soldiers of the Civil War there
would be no American Legion, because
there would have been no America te
fight for. !"
In answer to the inquiries of many
Minnesota Legion posts which are
honoring their dead comrades by pro-
viding military funerals. Legion Ma
tional Headquarters has informed De-
partment officers that when the lie
gion flag is carried at a military
funeral it should be to the left of the
national colors, with both flags unfurl-
hanging from the neak Of each.