The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-11
ARMISTICE DAY is BEING
CELEBRATED HERE TODAY
Series of Talks Arranged by Le-
giOn Commander in Schools

Armistice Day is being appropriate
ly celebrated in Oakland and Garrett
county today Thursday.
In Oakland practically every bust
ness establishment is closed, including
offices at the Court House. Regular
hours, however, are being observed at
the postoffice.
Howard C. Riggs, commander of
Proctor Kildow Post, No. II, Ameri-
can Legion, has arranged a series Of
talks in various schools of the county
in connection with their regular Arm
istice Day celebrations, at II o'clock
assembly periods.
Along with the speakers the pro-
grams include patriotic music, recita-
tions, dialogues and other numbers
that will teach the pupils the origin
and meaning of Armistice Day, which
is a day of celebration and not a
memorial day.
Parents and other citizens of the
communities where these speakers
were to appear, were also invited to
attend the exercises.
The speakers included the follow
ing: Delbert Davis, Oakland High;
Donald R. Sincell, Oakland Elementary
school; Joseph Gender, Accident; S.
T. Naylor, Kempton; H. c. Riggs,
Grantsville; H. M. Dawson, Loeb Lynn;
Neil C. Fraley, Friendsville; c. Milton
Sincell, Crellin; J. C. Myers, Kitzmil-
Ter High school; A. G. Hesen, Oakland
Parochial school.
The address of Mr.. Riggs, delivered
at Grantsville, was as follows:
Today is Armistice Day!
We are gathered here to honor our
gallant dead, to pay tribute to those
who bear the scars of battle and amid
poignant memories of war to rededi-
cate our lives to making permanent
the blessings of peace.
On this day, climaxed at the hour of
eleven, we feel solemn national I'M
ity as we stop to consider the tragic
cost of war. We of the American Lee
gion have known bitterly what war
means. We are determined that our
sons and daughters shall never know
an America involved in war if we in
honor can prevent it.
The sacrifices and valor of all those
who served made possible the original
Armistice Day and this anniversary.
What greater honor, what more sim
cere tribute can we render our depart
ed and our disabled comrades than to
bring to attainment the ideals for
which they fought, suffered and died -?
1t is our sacred obligation to carry on
their fight to protect the peace and
security of America!
Nineteen years ago today the most
thrilling cry in all history burst from
the lips of all mankind to resound
throughout a war-torn and weary
World. 1t sprang from the dying
echoes of that last exploding shell on
the blood-soaked Western Front and
like leaping electric spark shot over
the entire globe until all humanity
took it up in a delirium of joy:
"Fini la guerre!"
"The end of warp
All bells in Christendom pealed!
Whole nations bent knees in prayers
of thanksgiving! Scenes of indescriba-
BILE jubilation were recorded in every
country! The greatest war Of all time
was ended! The Armistice was signed!
The days of wholesale carnage, de-
struction of heart break We're over!
Millions upon millions of people swore
that it must never happen again!
Peace had returned and must ever re-
main!
Those of you who were living on
that stirring day of November H.,
1918, will never forget the unrestrain-
ed demonstrations with which Ameri-
ca celebrated the news of the signing
of the Armistice. The World War had
not been of our making. We entered it
only to bring about the consummation
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