Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-15
PUBLIC mi
ARNluSTTCE DAY
EDITOR EVENING NEWS:

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Where are the patriotic citizens
of Woodbridge? Where is u civ
ic pride? Why 10 church bell or
whistle on Armistice Day?
Have we as a people so soon for
gotten the soldiers, who gave their
lives that we might live and enjoy
the freedom and privileges of this
nation?
Only three short years ago. on the
18th of November, the bells first
rang and echoed from shore to shore.
The whistles blew and the people of
this town, this state, this country
went wild. Why? Because the ar
mistice was signed, and the very
word Peace" brought a lump in
your throat, the tears to the eyes,
and unconsciously the hearts of all
sent up a very real prayer of Thanks
giving to the Great Father. No n
will ever forget that day.
Three years have rolled around.
and as a nation at our Presidents
request we stood with uncovered
head and offering a prayer to God
to bring His Peace on Earth, Good
Will to Men," and in every hamlet
and village and city all over this
wonderful country tor a nor two
minutes all activities stopped and
quiet reiCned in order to honor u
dead, as the body of the unknown
soldier was lowered to its last rest
ing place, with mere honor and re-
spect and love than ever in the his
tory of this country has been be-
slowed on any soldier. What were
we of Woodbridge doing? Did we
wish to feel that we were not a part
of this great and sacred service: that
our towns-boys, our heroes. meant
nothing to us?
Citizens, men and women. think
this over. True we could not all go
to war, but surely for two minutes
we, with our children. could Join
our nation on Bonded knee, and with
loyal hearts pray &c the Father OF
us all. Surely some church oul
have opened its doors to the pubic
and have tolled its BELL
A mother steps out of her door
where a group of happy boys, some
of them scouts, all are heartily en-
gagged in carefree sport. Boys, when
the bells toll and the whistles blow.
take off your caps and stand at at
tention." she says. whisper a 1T
tie PRAYER that Gcd will be with the
men of all nations who meet today
and don't forge. for a moment the
boys who gave their i've that you
might be happy and free. as you are
today" a.,
No bell rang, no whistle blew!
How can be bring up our boys to
honor their flag, to love and respect
the soldier, if we do not show the
way. Now is the time for character
building, now is the time to make
fine men to care for u nation when
we have passed beyond.
A national service. and we, a 1T
tie town, dead to cur civic privilege
-unthinkable. maybe we forgot TO
show our town boys, our heroes, our
love and devotion, our respect.
On this Armistics Day just passed,
all the world sent forth its prayer
to our Creator for no more war
no more of it's awful horror and
sorrow, but for love and understand
ing. and that we, as nations might
be as brothers.
1t seems that Longfellow's beauti-
full legent, his "Sa%ndalphon" The
Angel of Glory-Sandalphon. the
Angel of Prayer" stood listening
breathless-
To sounds that ascend from below
From the spirits on Earth thai ADORE
From the souls that entreat and I'M
plore
In the fervcr and passion of prayer
From the hearts that are broken
with losses
And weary With dragging the crosses
Too heavy for mortals to bear.
And he gathers the prayers as he
stands
And they change into flowers in his
hands;
Into garlands of purple and red;
And beneath the great arch of the
portal,
Through the streets of the City I'M
mortal,
Is waited the fragrance they shed.
1t is but a legend know
Yet the old medieval tradition
The beautiful strange superstition
But haunts me and holds me the
mo~e.
(Signed)
A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
OF A VETERAN.