Evening journal., 1922-10-17
DELAWARE SONS
BACK LIBRARY
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Hamilton. @. NJ. Lang. II. T. Kelly.
F. r. Pnoi. Jr.. Robert p. Fletcher,
George w. Hearne, ]. l.. Heyd, II. ].
Little. r. Q. Souder. r. w. Cranston.
These men agreed 20 canvass their
membership and friends for the
campaign.
Al a meeting OF Wilmington Lodge
OF Elks last evening. DR.. Walter
Huliihen, president OF the University
OF Delaware. addressed the horned
brothers on the campaign and OBJ
tanned their promise for solid coop
Grafton for the campaign.
oficial announcement OF the
launching OF tho campaign for $780,
900 with which TO erect building
on the campus OF the University OF
Delaware 10 be a memorial library
70 the soldiers OF Delaware who
died in the war was broadcasted by
radio from Pittsburgh last night af-
ter a dinner given by tho Pittsburgh
chapter OF the Alumni Association
OF the University 10 Josiah Marvel.
chairman OF the executive commit
tee OF tho coming drive. Under the
auspices OF the Alumni Association,
which through a suggestion from
DR.. Walter Hullihen. president OF
the University. is responsible for the
campaign. the work OF preparing
for the effort is proceeding expedl-
tiously. and all plans will have been
completed by the date for the open
ing OF the campaign on Friday even
ing.
Mr. Marvel in announcing tho
alumni campaign, referred 10 the
stirring times OF tho war and why
all good citizens should aid IN the
program which tho alumni has out
lined. The address was delivered
at the Westinghouse broadcasting
station. arrangements having been
made for II through Walter Dent
Smith, formerly OF this city. an
alumnus OF the University, and now
located IN Pittsburgh. Mr.. Marvel
said,
"As a surveyor sights backward
in order 10 carry a line forward. so
mankind must often look fearlessiy
into the past in order 20 plan wise
ly for the future.
"Then let us go back way and
sight forward from there. We do
not need 20 go far. II may seem
long distance indeed as measured
by circumstances. but IN time Il Is
only four or FIVE years.
'Ths Eastern World and a great
part OF the Western World had been
drawn into the maelstrom OF war.
Millions OF men were under arms.
countless oth8 millions OF men and
women were laborlng 20 furnish all
those things upon which wars feed.
Four thousand years OF human folly
had accustomed the world 20 the
horrors OF ordinary wars. but this
was different. Science and savagery
had seemingly gone forward togeth-
err America looked on and was
aghast Shot and shell we knew,
but poisoned gas that blistered.
poisoned gas that blinded. poisoned
gas that strangled in agony and
pain; trenches that chilled, trenches
that polluted, and trenches that in
fested the human body with ails
that wrought disordered minds and
death; battle monsters OF the earth.
battle monsters OF the air. and bat
tie monsters OF the sea that struck
terror 10 human hearts and fear in
human breasts; these were new and
fearsome things.
Let our memories recall the sit
uation which caused General Haig
70 say to his soldiers: There must
be no retiring. with our backs 10
the wall and believing in the Justice |
OF our cause. each one OF us must
fight 10 the end. Then Il was there
came across the Atlantic the expir-
ing cry OF Europe; Give US help.
and then Il was that America re-
piled that II would help with its last
dollar and its last man.
"a great President had blown the
clarion call and we too were In the |
war. No longer was there doubt or
fear or hesitation. over $4,000, 900
American men had registered for
the draft, over four million Ameri-
can boys under arms, and over two
million crossed the sess. They knew
all OF the horrors OF the battlefield
and knowing. cried out TO mothers,
fathers, brothers and sisters; Let
US go forth TO conquer or 10 die and
mothers. fathers, brothers and sis
ters, knowing also, cried out, 90
and God grant that you may come
back.
Then Il was that our American
boys thrilled by the challenge
away with martial air and
slxty-seven thousand did not re-
turn.
we can not separate the glories
Of war from the glories OF death.
We speak OF both when we speak OF
-Thierry, 81. Mehiel. Ar
yonne and Sedan. Slxty-seven thou
sand American boys died on the
Held OF battle in order that Sedan,
which witnessed the birth Of Ger
nan militarism IN 1870, should see
rs death in 1918.
I'm many American homes hearts J
still ache and eyes are yet dimmed
By tears. Shall the rest Of us for
yet2 Are the rest OF us so dead to
feeling as not 20 respond TO the ]
heart strings OF memory and when
memory paints the picture shall our
eyes fail 10 dim. our breasts 10
1eave and our hearts 70 throb2 We
iare not forget and show ourselves
o tha world that gratitude has
eft our hearts, that patriotism has
led our breasts. and that we do not !
.espond to that love which causeth
me man TO give his life for another.
America must do some great,
and living thing IN mem
Try OF those who died in war. When
{ will be and what Il will be IS now
n debate in certain parts. on the
initiative OF the Alumni Association
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