Palisadian., 1925-07-10

| GrantWO0d SchOOl NO. 4, Wednesday
afternoons, 8 to S, during July.
"'There is no death; an Angel form
Walks DER the earth with silent
tread;
He bears our best beloved things
away,
And then-we call them dead
eve pay a tribute today not only
to the men, but to the noble women
who worked and toiled in all ways
that were necessary to bring about
the desired result.
LET me ask you, What was the
mysterious power of men like Wash
ington and Lincoln?
"Theirs was the genius of common
sense. Of common sense in thought;
of common sense in action; of COM
mon sense enriched by experience
and unhampered by fear. Men who
knew the needs of the people; were
able to place hand on the beating
pulse of a nation, Judge of the dis
Cdo0 lnu Apply Tic lClhCuy.
eve need a day like this to bright
en- our patriotism and make it burn
within us again, as it did during the
war days, when the sight of the uni
form caused us to overflow with pa
triotic ardor."
Following this Mayor Edward A.
White gave a splendid short talk on
the part Fort Lee had played in
American history. He was well re-
ceived throughout. He said, among
year would see all the sections of
the borough in one grand celebration
as a unit. He believed in July 4 all
the way through.
Judge James D. Moore also sur
prised the gathering with speech of
rare quality and the expression of
much fervid eloquence on patriotism
and it's meaning.
Judge Moore in the course of his
remarks said that the last occasion he
had the pleasure of addressing a Pah-
sade audience was as Chairman of the
Committee on Public Information dur
ing the war, when he came to Pali-
sade during the Third Liberty Loan
Drive, and at that time stressed the
fact that the conflict on the other
side was waged principally for the
sake of generations yet unborn.
Some of those coming generations had
now arrived, the speaker said, and
were present on this happy day; and
that the Fourth of July should carry
new significance to those who en-
dured the pressure of those war days.
In times past, Independence Day was
merely an excuse in the ordinary
trend of affairs for the people of
scattered settlements to gather to-
gether, read the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, and then declare holiday.
Since that time, with the great in
crease in transportation facilities, and
other means of communication, peo-
pie get together more often. And an
other fact that tends to change the
character of this holiday, is the gen
eral celebration of Memorial Day
throughout the nation, as day on
which to commemorate the sacrifices
of those who gave their lives for their
country. Since the Great War, Armis-
| tice Day has come into being, and
all sincere minded, thinking people,
resolve at that time to strive with all
in their power to prevent an occur
renee of that terrible catastrophe.
Therefore, in this time of peace and
quiet in the nations affairs, what is
left for independence Day? The Dec
laration of Independence was essen
TALLY political document, in that it
defined the policies of peopels and
ma ions for all time. We have protited
an prospered under the administra-
tion of that document, and | am won
dering whether we are keeping in our
minds proper conception of just
what that immortal document states
and stands for. Within the past few
years, the womenfolk of our country
have joined with us in exercising the
right of franchise, and it is to them
also | would suggest that they take
up the New York Times of today and
read to themselves and their families
the second greatest news story in the
memory of man, The Declaration of
independence, the birth Of Christ hap
pening at a time no newspapers were
printed. These annual celebrations
of Palisade are a wonderful influence
in bringing home to these children
here, the fact that the Fourth of July
has another meaning, other than that
of mere holiday, and 1 wish your
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