Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-11-13

that hat" And Great Britain was no less stunned
than was Captain Dacres by the CONSTITUTIONS
victory.
August 30, 1872 all gloom in Boston. Gen.
William Hull had surrendered Detroit without a
semblance of defense. The garrison at Fort Dear
born (Chicago) had been massacred. On land the
a story of disaster after disaster.
And then appeared the Constitution bedecked
with flags and guns booming victory. The nation
rejoiced and took fresh heart. The Constitution
departed to outsai outmaneuver and out
fight the enemy as before Was "Old Ironsides'
providental? Judge for yourself Anyway, she is
national institution, worthy of her third restora
tion-this time at the hands of American school
children!
Object Lesson In Peace.
What an object lesson peace is shown today by
two countries to all the word No grim faced
fortihcations mark our frontiers no huge battle
ships patrol our dividing waters no stealthy spies
Turk tranquil border hamlets. Our pro-
lection is in fraternity armor is our faith,
and the tie that binds, more firmly each year, Is
ever-increasing acquaintance and comradeship
is of perishable parchment, but of fair and
honorable dealing which, God grant, shall continue
for all time
These words by Warren G. Harding, twenty
ninth President of the United States, written
in bronze on the Harding International Good VIII
memorial recently dedicated in Stanley park, Van
couver B. C. (No. y. 1t was erected by the vol
untary subscriptions of $4,000 American and Cana
dian members of Kiwanis international. 1t
placed there, rather than in Washington or Marion,
because it was at Vancouver that the first Presi-
dent of the United States to visit Canada spoke
these words. A bronze tablet contains his profile
portrait Bronze figures symbozing the United
States and Canada stand guard, Another fitting
picture for Armistce Day and a suggestive one!
In the seven years since November IL, 1918, all
the world has to know what the Star.
SpangIed Banner and the unknown Soldier
stand for. And the great of earth. setting foot
on our shores, hasten to pay homage at this
national-and International shrine One day it is
President Machado of Cuba (No. u. And the next
1t is Joseph Caillaux minister of finance of the
French-who worship the individual hero, as
shown by their memorial to Alan Seeger American
soldier poet who kept his Rendezvous With
Death" (No. 81.
Unknown Soldiers birth, but do know the
glory of his death. He died for his country and
greater devotion hath no man than this"
So said the kindly gentleman and true patriot
who has "Gone West" to join the boys "Over
There" And President Harding's words are
founded the eternal verities.
We Americans fortunate in having national
holidays that are peculiarly own. On hide
pendence Day we celebrate birth the one
nation Of earth dedicated to freedom and the
rights of man. On Memorial Day we honor our
patriotic dead who had the will to offer life itself
in loyalty to the Flag. On Thanksgiving Day we
give to Divine Providence thanks-the thanks
Of a Christian people for the guidance that has
made us the most prosperous and powerful nation
of earth. Flag Day and Defense Day and Navy
Day are equally in accord with the true national
spirit of the American people. All the holidays
embody the genius of the American nation.
Armlstice Day has something of each of these
truly American holidays The Unknown Soldier"
truly symboizes every man and every woman
who give their best when the nation calls