Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-06-03
Solemn Services Held
Under SOmber Skies

ica' by the assembly, to the accom-.
paninent PLAYED by Mrs Heleeson,
Rev. A. Nj. Eege delivered an elo-
qvent invocation. To point in the
program where Orders of Memorial
Day were given, Ralph Lund, past
Commander of the Legion, acted as
chairman. He then introduced the
present Commander, A. Nj. Peter
son, who struck the keynote of the
Memorial Day sacrament, when he
told his hearers that such service
was not alone in memory of the
dead, but was likewise to remind
the living of their duties TO tend
the sacred fires upon the altars of
liberty.
In sweet and clear voice of ex-
cellent timbre, Miss Ruth Loucks
then sang My Own United States,
Mrs. Opgrande playing the accom-
panimeni.
After selection by the Plenty
wood Band, Incorporating most ol
tue old patriotic h, mus OF America,
anh III which selection The Battle
dsm OF The Republic was par
lculdrly well rendered, Mrs. Up-
9fahde gave most Impressive
rranlng- Gods Acre IN France al
The end uf which The audience re-
malned standing, their heads bowed
In silent prayer for the dead whose
0oJles are Ia erred on he soil .hey
helped to save
he A.Derlcan Legion Oc,plte
Composed OF Clarence Undbjem.
Dean Moore, Ernest Ilelseson. Rus
sell Packard, A. NJ. Peterson. Al. q.
blorvlck, Carl Bull aud hlarun Mel
son, rendered very impressively
The Flag Witnout Stain
The Commander then called upon
| Howard Lewis to introduce the
lspeaker of the day; and Mr.. Lewis
did so very briefly. Rev f. A.
i Clifford then gave the principal
address on "Amerlcanism for 1927, ;
in which he pointed out that Amer
icanism is, like religion, of no par
ticular structure. doemas, creeds, or
hard-and-fast rules. He traced the
development of the ideas OF liberty,
equality and democracy from the
past; and he pointed out that the
nations of the Orient, particularly
China, are doubtless imbued with
the same spirit, no matter what
name may be applied to it.
Mr. Clifford pointed out lhe fact
that the American Marines in China
are not. as are the soldiers of other
nations, lighting to hold territorial
concessions, bur. instead, are mere
seeking to secure the safe removal
of Americans from the hostile terri
tory. What" he seid, would we
do If Eneland or Germany, or some
other foreign country. should settle
on Long Island. or in the peaceful
hills of Pennsylvania, seizing and
holding our lands and defying us to
move them?"
Mr.. Clifford's address, said Mr..
Lewis in Introducing him, was
unique, though not unprecedented,
in the fact that he is a memder of
the American Legion. who did not
hesitate to offer his services to bis
country, in time of need.
After the audience had sung, re-
markably we'll, the rather difficult
national anthem The Star Spanel, d
Banner" lead by the Octette, Rev
Father ORourke pronounced the
benediction, and, before the audi
dispersed, taps were sounded by An
dy Hansen The weather being so
unclement, emblematic funeral SER
vices were then neld for the Amer
ican dead. the audience remaining
hushed and reverented as the echoes
of the last call for the dead died
away. Little Leona Brooks and
Margaret Storkan laid wreath OF
carnations and ferns upon the altar
before the CONGREGATION. and the
funeral call was sounded again. the