South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-17

reALlN nom NlooElAae nl tli" N'a
INK Red green and god derora-
tons and japanese lanterns shed
their soft light and added 10 q coll
orfui picture that begrars deEcrip-
tion.
BugIes Sound Attention.
When % seemed that not another
human soul could find breathing
space on the floor the busIes
sounded attention and 4 hush fell
upon the gathered tholsa nds.
There was 2 scramble for points
20 vantaEe bv those who could not
see over the heads 90 the denee
erovd Someone saw the steel filing
backed against the walls soon they
were all occupied.
Suddenly the Studebaker band
sent ont the Inspiring strains ~ the
star Spangled Banner. Thousands
upon thousands Of men and women
stood up with one motion There
was an electric thrill in the atruos-
phere- EN-servlce men unconscious
iy stra ightened their shoulders as
me martial strains OF Gave proof
through the night that our Gag was
sfiil there fued the great hall a
LITTLE gray mother cried openly.
Possibly she though II her son who
sleeps somewhere over there she
wore two gold stars
Replica Of France.
There WAS speechmakinr. Lots IL
BUT the thousands needed no
speeches 20 make them think.
The reception over Tho crowd
started for the dancing doors and
The refrsshment booths. NIany
elected 20 remain on the main floor
which had been converted into 0
replica OF Northern France.
Dr. was on this floor that thousands
were given = view Of what evcry
buddr thar was over there" viii
never forget
First She evc was greeted with a
b.t 81 SO MANS Land There was
the Dloughes and arid ground brist-
ing vith hsrbed wire entarele-
ments the she'll holes. the bullet
r.ddled oak with not a single leaf
IN its brsnches. Al the edge YOU
saw the entrance 20 the dugout and
Cdrthcr OF the winding trench
Thousands lust stared and stared.
fascinated hv This realistic Tit Of
gruesome war memory
War Workers There.
Then you came o. me f. 81 C. a
hut JUST ~ 10 was situated in the
picturesque ruins OF 2 snrll battered
French chateau and when YOU
PASSED YOU wondered n II was real
that IS. il your seeing IT. i'm south
Bend. $3.50 miles from Frame lua
four years after The end OF sh rI --l-
ing carsclIsm. was real For
were the same hardy ~" wuI. .-
and the Same noble women. sarbeG
in the Uniforms they wore 20, on
there and there toe were the same
5uddies.
Then sou saw The Fed Cross huts
and tho Jewish Welfare hute. tho
salvation Army cantecn wi-h the
Winsome Salhes who won the love
al every BUDDY over there. and tn
IS. of g.. tents. all, all were there S..
realistically transplanted and 30 per
fectly reproduced
on the third and fourth floors
several orchcstraS PLAYED for the
thousands who tried 20 dance Doz-
ems or anterComs tccmed wen re-
Treatments
Cav laughing faces. Flushed
cheeks, sparkling eyes. Animated
chatter ON. what a corkins goo6
tire thew werc having Ncv~r wiz
thoy forget h.
"kiluc" Hears His Color"
The mothers sisters and sweet
hearts or the boys m Uniform were
there. al proud 20 hans on the
khaki clad arm and say 90 the
world. he was there and ne came
back 10 mo
a NltCd veteran Of % scottish reg
ment who stood idly a. attention
when the star Sranr.cd Banner was
Tlayed jumped up ard became rig
idly fixed with one hand at salute
when The hand crashed into its tune
of NY Country It's OF Thee 10 was
his national anthem in hiss native
.snd known 20 him ass God Save the
KIrE
a little black slrbeI old lady with
face cf wcudrous sweetness. hair
of puresf white. d pathetic yet low
able fsuro srpped The arm of 70
ftaIvaT son u olive drab. whose
tunlc was Uttered with medals and
Crcora rcrs oh how proud THE
l-rla mother was of her soldier SON
for % was 10 HIM and others lie
ifw thIt -hlr .fureudoua throu, had
r1fhered a. honor
Two treckled faced kidIie. hair
un$empt and mischief rlaamin-
from their eyes had somehow
-eI7ed admission and had carefully
nlneuverod until they =ot into rhe
main reception haI How their
tniId SI ewes pouurd