The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-11-15


recognition was the attendance of
Simon Peters Post at the Federated
Church on Sunday with good num-
Der present. This service was held
in response to a request from the
War Department received by Rev
CT Ci3f
Geo. l.. Thurlow, who himself is .
captain in the L S. Reserves. Mon
day there was general closing OF
schools and places of business. In
his address before the veterans Sun
day. Captain Thurlow said:
In an address delivered in Mime
apolis several weeks ago David Lloyd
George rebuked the chairman who
said America was trying to forget the
war. He said Don't forget There
is nothing to forget and everything
to remember. You came for nothing
but at the call of a great ideal and
it ought to be your pride TO rernem-
ber.'
Armistice Day is day OF remem-
brance and it is to remember that we
arc met here this morning.
There are many, however. in the
moral slumps OF these after day pro-
fess TO believe that the war Was fought
and its sacrifices made in vain. Many
ex-seryice men because of their coun-
try's neglect feel thus. as do others
who were not directly involved in the
war But it was not in vain
Two thousand years ago Christ
died on the cross. The world is yet
long WAYS from realizing his ideals
or attaining to his life of holiness and
love. and yet no sane man would say
that Calvary was in vain For at
Calvary sin WAS unmasked and re-
vealed in all its blackness and the
love of the Eternal revealed in all
its wonder greatness,--and the world
could never be SO bad again.
So in the World War In the aw-
fulness of the struggle. in the death
of SO many millions of Young men.
in the poverty. misery and disease
which followed in its train, war was
revealed in its true light. as was
Prussianism. the incarnation of selfish
power, ruthlessness and self willed
aatocracy-and, they can never be so
powerful again.
One great defect in our thinking is
that the death OF our men in France
ought to have brought about the
worlds redemption. We make the
same mistake in our Interpretation of
Christianity. We sing, Jesus paid
it all as though his death on the
Cross should have made the way easy
and comfortable for us But Jesus
says, III any man would come after
I1t Ia, t,1- l. 4 u
low me Christ began the work OF
redemption. We must complete it.
SO our young men who fought and
suffered and died in France began the
task of redeeming the world from
war and autocracy. We must com
plete this work which they so n0bly
began.
DEDICATION OF WAR MEMORIAL
AT BINGHAM
For nearly two years the ladies of
Kennebcc Chapter d. A. r. have been
working fer a fitting memorial to the
boys who served in the World War
Monday afternoon saw the realization
of their dreams and labors in the de-
dication OF simple dignfed memo
rial marker. placed on the grounds of
the Bingham Union Church. our town s
historic snot and most fitting place
for such a monument. There are 50
names on the bronze tablet. the names
of the So boys from Bingham, Mos
COW. Concord and Pleasant Ridge who
served in the great conflict, some OF
whom made the supreme sacrifice.
The day was wonderful. a perfect
November dav. and the people showed
that they were interested by staying
at home from the football games and
attending the exercises At 30 the
procession formed in front of the Le-
Eion rooms to march to the grounds.
AT the head Of the column was a car
containing those of our Civil War Vet
Grams who were able to be present.
Then following in the order named
we're the school children the members
Of the Stanley Bean Post. American
Legion. the members Of the AuXil-
iary. kennehpc Chapter d. A. r.. Camp
Fire Girls, Boy Scouts and citizens.
Each group carried their own flags
and banners as we'll as the Ameri-
can flags, making a colorful process
sion.
sAlil NiuE IL lit iHUStu Sih3l jHf
exercises were opened by the singing
of Columbia by the school children
under the leadership of Mrs Hulda
Keene. after which the Rev. Mr.. Nc
Dougal offered prayer. Then every
one saluted the flag and Mrs Eyie
Robinson of North AnSon past State
Regent and the organizer OF kenne-
bee Chapter D. \. Il, gave a short al
dress on Armistice Day and present
menaces to our government This
was followed by f. W. Moore who
gave an address eulogizing the hoys
and the day aud read the roll call in
a splendid manner that IS Mr. Moorc's
own Mrs. Bina Preble. regent Of the
u. A. r. then dedicated and presented
the memorial with these words.
In the name of kennebec Chapter
II. a Il. | dedicate this monument, a
perpetual memorial TO the boys of
Bingham. Moscow Concord and Pleas
ant Ridge. who gave their services to
American in the World Mar. And in
the name OF the citizens of Bingham.
Moscow, Concord and Pleasant Ridge