The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-12
TULSA OBSERVES
ARMISTICE DAY


ness and variety ot its patriotic and
memorial phgcrvuurrs. Flrrs of
patriotism Wcrc lpdlcd iu tho
hr, asts OF the rliy's youth. tho en-
tire student body of grade schools
hclriug service ms. preach ring
iugly the doctrines ui lotc Tor ccun-
fry in tho practice OF which they
offered their own lives r.lh school
pupils participating I patriotic
program. also partly from tho llpH
NJ boys best fiftod b. deeds to bo
gpoteamen. University of ruisnua
throwing themselves whoie-hebrtrd-
" into stirring cercmuuics. vhlio
the adult citizenry renewed VOWS or
foRlty to tho stars and stripes ur Irr
the Inspiration Of public gather ugs
and the Sunday meetings. Tho
Unknown Soldier" was spo. rn ~
NOT alone from the platform aut In
the home and on the street. tHgg
and red. white and hluN bunting
lont tho downtown section "a pairi-
utic aspect
Tho whole population. as n one.
stopped short I'm its tracks At it
O. clock and for minute Let lts mind
run in the same channel OF thought,
! grateful rcmemhrancos OF rs debt
20 tho dead and living soldiers.
FlaEH sank TO half mast.
Funeral services for Albert B,
/ t1lAANNN OF NIlt army VI NAIhHaAlNllF
hold by Joe Carson post yesterday
morning In the Mowbray chapel
somehow attained for the large
gathering "a significance other than
/ the personal, seeming to symbollze
| tho burial OF the unknown soldier,
/ Post Commander II. A. Beard. in
| pronounctng the culogy of the dead
| after officihtlon by Post Chaplain
! Holfo Pomeroy Crum, said virtually
] that 70 fha NM fnsp
| service was rendered beautiful and
! Impressive by the flower hcnped
/ oasket, singing by women of the
| ladies' auxiliary TO the post, the
military honors done by legion
nalrea.
You could count on tho fingers
| ~ one hand the seats left vacant
! by collcgiang and Kendall residents.
/ In the University of Tulsa auditorium
/ when Col. Ira l.. Reeves OF the
| Chamber OF Commerce, in uniform.
| opened the main part OF the pro-
/ gram at the request OF President
/ j, NJ. Gordon, by introducing COM
rndes AT arms seated on the plat
form, Col. Alva J. Niles, lAout. Col.
|. j. L. Rooney, Col, T.. J. Hurley.
Mai. Joseph G, King and NAL
After a plea for preparedness by
Major King, Colonel Hurley
| plunged into vivid account OF the
day which ended the war az he eX-
| pericnced Il in France, concluding:
| AFTER we realized our own safety,
We wandered over tho battlefieldH
and for tho first time saw the bodies
OF the fallen as dead men. not as
our comrades on the field OF battle.
All these things Armistlco day
brings back to us. We look upon it
not with sadness, for they could not
have died In greater cause. They
died for their fellow men, tho great
est thing that men can die for. They
died that we might live ana enjoy
the fruits OF peace. Today our ma
| ton burtos an unknown soldier.
THINE OF the great number OF moth
: crs throughout this country who
, know that the!T sons have gone into
r the port OF missing mon and who
wonder II perhaps theirs is the son
, honorod In Wash Lngton."
Armistice day should instili In all
worthy to be known as Americans
fresh zeal In their uountry's cause.
tho speaker continued. "Remem
ber that nations OF the past have
not been defeated by enemies hut
have crumbiod within. greece, moth-
or Of soldiers. fell, and not because
OF philip Of Macedonia, but because
OF her own Internal corruption. The
center of power moved to Rome.
! Rome fell because Of her corruption
anad Internal dlssonslon. Romans be-
trayed Romans; legions were bought
| and sold. Germany fell because her
| citizens disreEarded the rights OF
others. Her great army was de.
feated, her proud navy taken from
her, her empire destroyed, emperor
oxiled and Hho was put back to
| work a defeated nation. We cam
I ha ..f al lcf,
no natio hcan continu otto live II it
is not right within. AS long az we.
follow the principles OF right upon
| which our nation was founded, II
| will always be safe"
when Colonel Reeves called for
all soldiers In this audience, both
those purposing to attend tho re-
serve officers conference and To-
gionnaires, TO come forward To the
platform, there was a, de'nonstra.
tion beside which the previous rendi-
ton OF college and class yells paled
I considerably As the khaki-clad fig
urcs swung down the aisles, tho
crowd surgcd TO its fcot and cheers
/ ing grew louder and louder. rec OH
/ ing It's highest peak at the pa Sing
hy OF university veterans. When all
were on the platform, the master OF
: ceremonies said simply; "Now you
soc how tho Germans got licked"
benedictlon by Rev. Seth r. Cor
= don experimenting the invocation
. by Rev Ralph j. Lamb, the audi
q ence remained standing while the
o soidiory filed out ana then followed
- them 10 the campus.
= Joe Carson post held its services
I early In tho afternoon IN the high
r school auditorium, instead of out-
% side, because Of chlllincss. After
10 two selections by the high &, ,hoOl
10 on, hostra. Post Commander Beard
10 cullcd for he Invocation and almost
before the audience was aware tho
j gray-suitcd Figure ot EGly sunday
appeared from the wings and he was
pouring forth a beautiful prayer ~
gratitude to tho brave dead who
made our prcs' ut prosperity poS-
.r sfhlc. OF hope that America re-
4. member not alone the dead but tho
/. I.IuE among her heroes Of petition
p. thal success may attend the dis
r armament congress and that wa
4, may never again live through the
y. horrors which ceased on tho first
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