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lt;’mn m,in dor Darlinjrton I'rffps Delay In Disarmament ByI’lifted States ( util Assured Other Countries Will Partfd-t'iife In Program—Hundreds Bravo Bad Weather To Attend Ceremonies Al McKinley High School.nrrlncr ttuit tMM State. r-~fratn front dfcmrmtng of limiting ft*armament until !t te known that Omother ctmntrtflf of the world wfll do 11 k ewtee, Commander Charles Is. Darlington, Xenia, bond of theAmerican Iregion of Ohio, spoke In favor of the dlHnrinnmcnt of theworld Wednesday evening at thededication of the soldier memorial table at McKinley high school.A fighter overseas, rapt. Darllng-ton aaked that everything be d-one to keep the boys of the future from being compelled to fight In another world war. Tie spoke first In fAror of disarmament and then In favor of limitation of armament If disarmament 1h impossible.1 he* of you people to U*e yonr Influence for disarmament. rr ft »r limitation of armament hut to protect against the United States (Unarming until all other countries of the world do likewise.** he Raid al the conclusion of his address.('apt. Darlington's talk was gtvenIn the high school attdP^him.ITeeedlng his ad dress the memorial tablet whlrh stands at the Walnut-nv NK entrance of tlie high school was unveiled and dedicated with Impressive ceremonies. The American legion escorted the members of the board of education. Capt.Darlington and the Service .Star Iie-glon. marching from the American Legion house to the high school, accompanied by the American lx»gionband There wore approximately1500 persons gathered at the tablet to witness the ceremony despite the threatening weather.The tablet was covered withAmerican flags which were pulled iside as the shaft was unveiled.Squad Fires Salnte.The firing squad was stationed ienr the tablet and as the flags were Irnwn aside if. a volleys wereIred In salute Dr. .1. H. Iougherty,•ornrnarider of Canton Post, presid’d at the services and Wilson K. lawklns, superintendent of schools, ormally represented the hoard of ‘duration in dedicating the memorial which hears the names of all high chool students who served the Tlnlt-d States during the world war. The dace of honor is given a tablet •caring the names of .seven men who ost their lives m the war.The Women of the Service Star region h* ld a special ceremony athe monument, placing a wreath and ropping flowers about the shaft ashev held their service. Miss Lucy lowirinn, sister of Stanley S. How-inn, one of the students who was Died overseas, placed a wreath on ie monument In memory of her rot her. The wreath was presented V the American Legion.Bupt Itimtktm on behalf of th*hoard dtorttcated the memorial shaft,•aid in part:Fotmw rnd reu mo/1nrt tw a co ti cident worth noticing that the world war and this greathigh school building had their beginning In the same ear, that of 1914.**T^tfte did the five men who then composed the Canton Hoard of Education dream that upon the dedication of the building which they wsrserecting to educate th*» youth of otnpdty, there would also he a me.Tt-oriel service paying tribute to many of these same youth who had fought and died In this year.‘ Itut you know the story. KoP atmosrt three years America watched the struggle between Autocracy and Democracy, as a neutral nation. Then It became evident that everything for which America had stood since the foundation of our republic waa at stake; that not only tho present, hut the future welfare of all people*, was In the balance, and we entered the war.~Tou know the rest. You caneasilj recall the days when our boyg marched away. There were those In our country who doubted the patriotism of America’s youth before we entered the war. Thank God there arc none In America nor In the world who doubt (he patriotism of the American youth today.“It Is not for me to pay tribute to these Canton High school boys and girls In whose honor we meet tonight. Other speakers will do that, hut ft is for me to congratulate the Canton Hoard of Education for #‘r»lt;-fing this memorial as a lasting tribute of respect to these students.’’VV'hllc this memorial was erected fn the first place to the honor of ourstudents who participated In theworld war. it was erected In the second place as a tribute to nil those hoys who went out from our city, state, and nation, to help preserve for the world the principles upon which our republic was founded.“It was erected In the third place, to serve as a lasting warning to the tens-of-thousands of young men and women who shall he educated in the centuries to come In this beautiful high school building, that they, too,shall he ready and willing. If the time ever comes, to leav4 their hooks, to leave their homes, and to fight and die for the same principles, for which our soldier hoys fought and died.“In conclusion then I want to congratulate the Hoard of Education(Continued on Page in. Col. 4)
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Canton Daily News
Canton, Ohio, US
Thu, Oct 20, 1921
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