Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-06-22
DEDICATION OF THE SOLDIERS
MEMORIAL PARK
GREAT COMMUNITY GATHERING
Picnic Supper
Good Music and Eloquent Addresses =
Dancing In the Evening

herself and she will save and lead
mankind. Keep uppermost in our
minds that the American Ideal, con-
ceived in liberty and dedicated to the
proposition that all men are born
with equal rights, is the most potent
and moral ideal in all the world.
Our country needs men and women,
God gifted men and women, of char
acter, purity, vigor and judgment, to
stand in the hard places and fight the
hard battles. 1t needs men and wo-
men whose lives appeal to our intel
best in all of us. In short our nation
today needs men and women who are
not afraid of the demagogues and
unprincipaled politicians who for sell
fish and sordid reasons tell the peo-
pie that they are continually being
cheated, deceived and tricked, until
the confidence is destroyed and hon.
or is questioned. 1t needs men and
women who have ideals to rely on
them for success. Who will not dis
turb the public mind by teaching it
to want. Who will not disappoint
the people with the promise of things
they cannot have and which they
should not have. Who will always do
the very best they can and just where
and as they are, with sufficient will
power to labor in obscurity, smile in
adversely and wait in patience.
Let us resolve to back this Repub-
lie of our fathers, their sons and our
brothers against all the world, and
because justice is greater than power
we know that this land, hallowed
with the tears and hopes of our sac
red dead, shall, if we do our very best
live to scatter the riches of human
liberty to races yet unborn, and ad-
vance the cause of civilization that
law, and order, freedom and peace
shall always be preserved.
And so as we conclude today the
ceremonies dedicating this park for
all time to come in the memory Of
our soldiers and sailors of the past,
present and future, let us determine
to do cur part as citizens of this great
Republic to help our nation to gather
fresh vigor, strength and splendor.
And then the men to whom it is dedi-
Gated will know that the verdict of
time was theirs; that they struggled
not in vain, but for noble and prec-
| ious and altogether wonderful guer-
don-assured permanence of free gov
ernment and the assured perpetuity
of te institutions and might and the
renown of this Republic,-which may
God always keep safe in the hollow Of
his mighty hand.
Excellent Program.
The entire program was excellent
the speeches were all inspiring
the other numbers very entertaining.
Much credit is due the Double Male
Quartet for their fine musical select
ion and the little dancers did splen-
didly.
The concerts given by the Mineral
Point Band were greatly appreciated
by the merry crowd. The Mineral
Point Band is known as the best in
this section of the country and the
best in music is always expected and
received from them.
The regular attractions of the lake
such as boating, bathing, ETC., were
enjoyed by many. The big day was
ended by dance in the new pavilion
with music by Fred Jeuck's Saxo-
Banjo Orchestra. 306 dance tickets
were sold. The grounds were filled
day and night by the biggest crowds
of people gathered together in Min
eral Point for some time and no
doubt for some time yet to come.