Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-02
OUTGOING CLASS
PRESENTS HERO LIST
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no matter where our mothers were
born.
7, I'VE are met here today to honor
such Americans-men who were
ready to fight, who went to fight, and
who did fight for the American ideal
for God, their country and their
fellowman.
I'VE have in our presence many of
| these men. There are others wrap
ped in our country's flag, lying in
graves in France and in America.
The boys who have come back to
us, do not have much to say OF their
experience.
1t is to deep for words; and as one
of them said to me: You people
here at home do not realize anything
about it,.
However. these very experiences
too deep for words lave brought back
to us thousands of real Ameri3ans,--
men whose country will always stand
first in their allegiance and devotion.
For the sake of the children of
Pueblo who are yet unborn and who
will be filling the halls OF the Centen-
NAL long after We are gone, we are
placing this tablet to the memory of
our boys and girls who were true
Americans and who did their Nart to-
ward upholding our American ideals
1t pleases me today to a part in this
ceremony
1T is with humble feeling of
Thanksgiving. and vet with clation
and Glorified joy that am chosen to
stand as a representative of the Cen
tennials mothers.-the mothers who
have become true Americans: who
have lain awake nights; whose tears
have wet their pillows: whose hearts
have been heavy; who have suffered
and nearly died; who have prayed
that the terrible cup of war might
pass: and. yet. who have lived; who
have seen their selfish narrow
motherhood change thru agony into
universal motherhood; who have
como to know that life. liberty and
the pursuit of happiness for all in.
dividuals is dearer than motherhood
or sonship. and that to serve God.
his country and his fellowman Is
being a true American.
''As 1 sat at the battery In New
York harbor. facing the Statue Of
Liberty. and watched the ships come
in two years ago with their precious
and as l stood on the deck OF a little
Red Cross launch waving flag
where the great Leviathan came In
with its $4,000 khaki clad men and
nurses in blue. / felt that I was
mother to all that great ships load.
tenniass Mothers. and to stand not
only for the mother of three OF the
names in this tablet. but for all tho
mothers. and to express the JOY and
the pride and glory We feel and shall
increasingly feel in Ccntennials' honor
roll"
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wilder had
three sons in the war and all three
were represented on tho tablet pre-
sented to the school yesterday.
Frank Wilder. the eldest. wnS
member of the 4end ,Rainbov) Di-
vision. His service medal has tho
maximum number of sectors. con-
sisting Of five battle bars. He was
formerly with the First Colorado
Field hospital, later serving with the
l6sth field hospital corps. He WAS
one of the first two boys from Pueblo
to volunteer for service on the Mcxi-
can border and was called to the
coiors five days after his graduation.
Edwin Wilder was n member OF the
Students Army Training corps. sta
toned at tho Colorado Agricultural
college. whsic Robert Wilder was a
member OF the 8. a. T. C.. at the
Minnesota university.
Centennial Auditorium was crowd
ed at the ceremony.