Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-11-12
AMERICA HONORS
UNKNOWN HERO
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color and shape from nations all
over the world.

The Invocation.
Former President Taft came in to
take his seat, and a moment later
Admiral Beatty, in the full costume
of his rank in the British navy, ap-
peared, surrounded by his officers.
Over to the right in the colonnade,
the marine band clustered and SOL
emn music swelled through the cor.
ridors and out to the wide sky that
rooted the structure and to the wait
ing thousands about. From Wash
ington, down in the haze across the
river, the distant thud of minute
guns rang even to the ears of those
in the amphitheater, drumming
through the music.
Exactly on time, President and
Mrs. Harding came in and took their
places. BY that time the empty
seats below and on the roof of the
colonnade had filled.
Almost Immediately after the ma
rine band broke forth into the
notes of the "Star Spangled Banner"
the silver notes echoing down over
the river valley and up into the
arches of the wooded hills. At the
conclusion of the anthem Chaplain
Axton pronounced the invocation as
follows:
? Almighty God, Our Gracious
Father, in simple faith and trust we
seek Thy blessing. Help us fittingly
to honor our unknown soldiers who
gave their all in laying sure founda-
ton of international common veal.
Help us to keep clear the obligation
we have toward all worthy soldiers,
living and dead, that their sacrifices
and their valor fade not from our
memory. Temper our sorrow, we
pray Thee, through the assurance
which came from the sweetest lips
that ever uttered words. Blessed are
they who mourn for they shall be
comforted.' Be Thou our comforter.
Facing the events of the morrow,
when from the work bench of the
world there will be taken an unusual
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exceptional judgment, foresight and
tactfulness of approach to those who
seek to bring about a better under
standing among men and nations, to
the end that discord, which provokes
war, may disappear and that there
may be world tranquility.
TWO-Minute Pause
Hear us, o Lord as now in obedi-
ence to the call of our president
there sounds throughout the land
the" national AngeluS calling to
prayer, and we stand with bowed
heads and reverent hearts in silent
thanks for valuable and valorous
lives and in supplication for divine
mercy and blessing upon our beloved
country and upon the nations of the
earth and to Thee, wonderful coun-
sellor, mighty God, Everlasting
Father, Prince Of Peace, shall be
ascribed all glory and honor forever.
Amen"
AS the chaplain concluded the in
vocation, the sudden clear note of
the army trumpet call attention, y
and the nationwide, two-minute
pause. The whole company stood
bowed in silence.
(The transmission of this dispatch
was interrupted for two minutes
while ali employees of the Associated
Press stood at attentionD
There was absolute silence, a hush
as if the world had stopped. Soldier
sentries stood with bowed heads
and eyes on the muZzles of their
grounded arms. The notes of
America" signalled the ending of
the two-minute period and the great
chorus was caught up and swept
over the hills, the thousands outside
joining in the mighty hymn of love
of country.
AS the last great note died away,
Secretary Weeks stepped to the
place beside the bier for his brief
speech as master Of ceremonies.
Immediately after. President Har-
ding began delivering a tribute in the
name of the American people to the
man who slept beneath the flag.
AS Mr.. Harding spoke, the sun
drove through the haze and splashed
the whole great gathering with
la yits life-giving hand in commenda-
ton on the humble, faithful servant
at rest.
president spoke. Every tone of his
voice showed the emotions he felt as
he read slowly and distinctly that
his words might be caught by the
electric appliances and sent winging
across the nation to gatherings
listening beside the far Pacific at
San Francisco, to another multitude
drawn together in mourning in New
York.
AS the president concluded, a clear
blue sky spread above the white
bowl, turned up from the green hills
below as though it offered a human
tribute of emotion and high feeling
to the mystery beyond into which
the lonely sleeper had gone forever,
,, 1t was as though all the solemn
words and chords were lifted up to
Him there above.
The warming sun rained down its
rays on those gathered to do honor
to the dead. It's beams struck in
beneath the pillars of the colonnade
to paint the white arches with dark
gold-toned shadows over the heads
of the great men standing there in
tribute.
There was a dramatic moment as
the president concluded, when
touching on the coming conference
in Washington, he said it should
be the beginning of a better civiliza.
tjon a more lasting peace and then
ended his address with recitation
of the Lords Prayer, in which the
thousands joined, their strong, earn
est tones rolling up the pledge OF
faith to the sunlight above.
AT tho conclusion nf the 1OI-9Upr, a
! quartet of singers from the Metro