Evening star., 1922-04-18

prevailed over the hideous mockery
Of materialistic kulture. II we forget
the issues of the war these men will
have died in vain. The unknown boy
whose earthly body lies here today
will have made useless sacrifice: the
mothers of all the boys of all the al
lies, both known and unknown, who
made the supreme sacrifice. will have
given them up in vain.
Such would be the useless cost OF
our forgetfulness. Germany's crime
against the world in 1914 was a
crime against God and man. 1t stag
gered civilization: 1t seemed to shat
ter all that humanity had ever gained
Of peace and prosperity and liberty
under righteous law. Insensate, and
mad for conquest and inordinate
power. Germany blazed her path OF
blood and ruin through martyreo
aggressive warfare was in posses
sion of the soul of the nation. Liberty
and peace would vanish from the earth
were she victorious. And 30 our
boys followed the flag to France and
fought to save liberty and peace from
the demons of war.
Can we ever forget this?
Nations Life at stake.
"The life of our nation was at
stake: no ocean could be barrier
against such a conflict.
"The ideals Of America for which
our ancestors fought in '76 were cast
into the balance of 1914. Would they
be found wanting with none to de-
fend them? The allied flags an
swered, No.
Can we ever forget this?
I'VE are here today to of1er our
vows of remembrance and gratitude
and loyalty.
I'VE live in a world rescued from
the beast of war and greed and con-
quest
I'VE owe it to all whom the un-
known soldier typifies to sec to it
that never again shall the beast be
let loose upon the world.
"If ye break faith with US who die
we shall not sleep. though poppies
grow in Flanders fields
1--WE shall not break faith. America
shall keep the faith SO long as q
wayside cross remains standing in
England and the fields Of crosses
CLEAN white in France.
I'VE have fought side by side with
the freedom-loving nations Of the
earth. We shall hold to them in
peace. that the fruits Of victory may
be secure and peace on earth, good
will toward men may come nearer
than a far-off vision"
SlS5,45O Loan Urged
The congress was urged today by
Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey,
, chairman of the administration build
ing and former president general Of
the society. to empower the national
board Of management to negotiate a
loan of $1s5.450 needed to complete
the new administration building. The
administration building. now under
construction. is expected to be COM
pleted and occupied within the mex.
year.
Mrs. Guernsey said that $1S7,061.34
already had been spent on the build
ing. It Is about seventy-fiye feet
west OF the Memorial Continental
a depth Of 100 feet, and was planned
as a business building. the exterior
being reserved and dignified in de-
sign. we'll executed in white limestone
In harmony with. out properly sub
ordinated to Memorial Continental
Hail.
Rotunda to BE Feature.
Mrs. Guernsey emphasized that one
Of the features Of the new building
| would be the central rotunda on the
drst floor, which will contain the
membership files and card catalogues.
surrounded by wide corridors. readily
accessible to the several Office rooms
and well lighted by a skylight in
the central light court of the second
story There will be four large mar
BILE columns in the rotunda.
"The work on the building has pro-
gressed rapidly and most satisfac-
torily," said Mrs. Guernsey's report.
TT is of interest to know that a
builder of wide experience and high
standing in one of the largest cities
of the country, after going over the
building, said that it was splendidly
made. both in material and work.
manship."
Patriotic Report Made.
Reports on the progress of the cam
paign for the preservation of historic
spots, including a report on the ac-
QUESTION of Yorktown as a national
patriotic shrine, were made by Mrs.
James T. Norris, chairman of the
committee for this purpose.
She appealed to the delegates and
visitors to beseech their congressman
for action on the bill providing for
the acquisition Of Yorktown, declar-
ing that the bill would first come up
for discussion in the House. and that
this was the strategic point for sup
port of the bill.