Pocahontas star herald., 1925-02-05

this country and the world.
Abraham Lincoln said "All that
am and all that l hope to be, has beer
brought by my Angel Mother"
Grover Cleveland said, WORLDLY
honOrs and worldly perplexities vii
never cause me to forget the lessons
my mother taught me-"
Napoleon Boneparte was asked wha'
he considered to be the strongest fac
tor in his great military achievements
during the French Revolution and he
unhesitatingly replied: at is due tt
the Motherhood of France"
So, in the life, of our cOmrade and
buddy, Worthy Campbell, there was
back of him, the life of a noble Ameri
can mother whose love, sacrifice, pray
ers and tears urged him on and on in
the discharge Of his duty as faithful
brave, heroic soldier.
Worthy did not only have noble
mother to urge him on but a true faith
er, six brothers, Keiffer, Click, Eli
Warren, Johnny and James; four liv-
ing sisters, Mrs. II. J.. Mays, Mrs. Os-
car Prince Mrs Kitty Harper, and
Mrs. Jessie Traw. He has wife and
one child. His youngest sister died in
1907 while vet an infant and all the
other members Of the family are liv-
ing i'm Randolph county, and their lives
and influence has made and will make
this country a more desirable place in
which to live.
Eli, his brother, saw service over
seas also, and Click was in training
IN this country.
His father, born at Old Walnut
Ridge, Ark, in 1861, and his mother
was born at Annieville, Lawrence coun-
ty. Ark, in 1866.
His grandfather, John n. Campbell,
emigrated from North Carolina in
1892 at the age of ~ years, and set
tied 2 miles northeast of Smithville,
and his grandfather's nephew, Mr.. f.
p. Wasson, now lives at the old home
stead.
Mr.. John n. Campbell, his grand
father, was also the first Justice of the
Peace in Campbell township, at Wal
nut Ridge, Ark, and the township
today hears his name. He was also
County Treasurer of Lawrence county
for IL years back in the COS and SO's)
Seventies and Eighties.
In closing. / wish TO speak directly
to the American Legion men and wO-
men Of the American Legion Auxiliary.
The American people are looking to
you to keep fresh and sweet the mem
ories of all our herioc dead. America
is looking to you to keep sacred the
traditions of America. 1t is up tOI
you to hold the banner of freedom, of
tolerance, of justice to all. 1t is up
10 you to show to the world that the
men who followed Washington at Val
ley Forge have not died in vain; that
the men of the Civil War have not died
in vain, that the Veterans of the Span
ish American War have not died in
vain, and that our buddies of the
"World War" have not died in vain.
We have much to live for. The
War" has cost us billions of dollars
of money and 125,000 lives of the best
manhood of this country. Besides the
World War Veterans have been pass
ing the same way our cOmrade has
passed in great numbers since the
close of the war.
In 1924, 10000 of them crossed the
valley of death. This is ~ per day
It
you or me in the near future. What
are we going to do with our lives
while we have them? Most of us are
young yet and the greater part of our
life is before us. There are many
problems Of peace to he solved. Not
all battles are fought with guns and
swords on the field of carnage. This
is the day for unbiased. courageous
men and women to take the lead. There
are dangers ahead and the road is rug
ged. Ignorance, intolerance, poverty,
superstition and injustice are abroad
in the land. Envy, hatred and selfish
ambition must be met and overcome.
1t is up 10 you and me to battle with
and overcome the evils of intolerance
and injustice. The American Legion
should serve America in time like
this. II is non-political, nOn-partisan
and non-sectarian and stands for law
and order, the preservation of Ameri-
can institutions and ideals and IL OPP
poses the evils that are the result of
Ignorance, intolerance, superstition and
injustice.
Let us gird ourselves for battle, not
a battle with guns and swords but a
battle of common sense and reason
Let us make war not upon each other
but rather let MS make war upon the
evils of the world. We ought to have
IA faiTer world than we have today.
The wealth should be more fairly dis
tributed. Every child should be edu-
Gated.
Let MS hope and pray for "Warless"
world, SO that the future generations
win not have to endure the trials and
tribulations' and make the great sacri-
fees that all the people of the world
have had TO endure and sacrifice dur