The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-31
TRIBUTE PAID TO GALLANT
 WAR HEROES

7 being held at the monument, preceded by a parade in which the Cordova brass band and the school children participated.
 The program at the monument was as follows:
 Invocation, Rev R, s. Nickerson; vocal solo, Mrs. T. N. Hubbert; ora tion, Frank H. Foster; salute by firing squad; sounding of taps; ChopinVs Funeral March, band.
 Attorney Foster delivered the fol- lowing tribute to the heroes of the battlefield.
 Ladies and Gentlemen:-
 Once more we meet to pay tribute of flowers to our honored dead. To those who, inspired by the noblest and lofitest feelings of patriotism, stepped bravely forth in response to their countrys call and who unflinchingly laid down their lives for an ideal.
 Their bodies are dust, returned to the Great Spirit, the creator and in spirer of all life But they live in the memories of their loving friends and fellow countrymen.
 Many of us here today personally knew and loved the boys whose names are graven on that tablet of bronze. Some were their companions in arms. Friends and comrades alike meet here as in a hundred thousand other cities and towns of these Unit ed States, to do them honor. Hcror to our own heroes and to the tn >ugr ands of others who quietly rest in the long, long sleep.
 May the chill winds of October blow gently over their resting places: May the soft blanket of winter cover th6ni snug and warm. And, now that the gentle zephyrs of spring have come, may they whisper a message through the flowers ard green grass, to the sleepers: Though your bodies rest on the bosom of Mother Earth; though we mourn the loss of your sweet conf panionship; though we may never again clasp hand to hand in the grip of friendship, yet you live in our mem ories and in the memories of a grate- full nation. And your souls are at peace with the Eternal Spirit And as long as this nation shall exist, the fairest tribute of spring shall be laid on your resting places as token and a solemn pledge between us. A token of our love and esteem for those who have gone and a pledge that we who still live and our children and children's children will strive by hon. est and fair dealing with other nations to prevent the recurrence of bloody and useless warfare.
 But while we meet to honor and revere the memories of those who have gone, to recount their glorious deeds and unselfish devotion, let us not be unmindful of the living. The dead rest in peace, but what of the living who will bear the marks of warfare to their graves. The empty sleeves, the torn and disfigured bodies, the sightless eyes, Our duty to these who were maimed that Democracy might not disappear from the face of the earth, transcends all other obligations which we owe as nation. The duty of the United States to these, so far as we are able, to heal their wounds, care for their dependents and make life as bearable as it is humanly pos sible, is the privilege of this country. No sacrifice of money or effort is great enough to compensate the loss of health. Let us allow nothing to be undone which will cheer their spirits or comfort their bodily welfare. The Grand Army of the Republic, once the greatest army in the world, is now but thin line of aged men whose days of activity are over. They have fought the good fight. Feebly tottering on aged limbs they bear the torn and tattered flags of Bull Run, Gettysburg, Anteitum and Vicksburg. Almost ready to lay down the bur, den, the aged veteran looks up to the Stars and Stripes, the Glorious Ban- ner of his country. His eye brightens and flashes with the fire of youth. Though old and infirm, his spirit is young. All honor to him and to his comrades who have gone before. And to you men of the Spanish War, honor is due, who in Cuba and the Philip pines strove under that banner.
 But you men of the American Le- zion, the youth and valor of the Ma 1,,tr,I nf