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And ;it is' justly so, ■ l’or ’ they: belong%not to us, Init to/; tii.e ,woidd; - .The peoples of the Bihtish - Isles, ■ Beigiu h,Francey I aly,v the-now-horn 'republics 'of Cent.rai' Fuyope, ’ Australia, Asia, Africa and the islands of thesunletvseas^ ; Will, asV the years . roll cl ow 11 th e , ages,y• pily 1 ovi 11 g; trilnite aiicl: x. ver end' h 0111 age to 'their. me in-iory Not as .individuoIs it is triil:yhiit as rtypTfynig the oalceii' valor of New' ar 1*. .- • , » V . . . lt;. - ’England,, and the flower of! our Western 'World's best chivalry,/ ■OXJR DBAD-^-The Christian at hisaltar, the Jew in''his synagogue, theiMohaminedan pvpstrate before the sun in J.yisydistahi:;• desert hoiue, ;eacli perhaps; iiiya diiferent Whyy and in:' h clifferont language^ yet .all ' with a united purpose,' will send • a common prayer to tlie,^^ chancery of; ,the;;. Most 1-1 gh for their eternal welfare. . . ■(1 ►, OUR DEAD^Their 1 names . are chiseled nip on the cold marble of this memorial, but in a larger' and in- a broader'seiise^ tiiey are indelibly,engraved in the. hearts of grateful, humanity. Solemnly,’ reyereiiuly, y we dedicate this memorial to their ineih-* tory today. . ,' • ■ * ’ J i * -To the parents of these, men,twho made the supreme sacrifice, I shall I. | only quote the closing sentence of j that great masterpiece of English j5 diction-—Abraham; Lincoln’s letter tothe mother who lost five sons in.the . Civil war-:—“I pray that our Heav-P only Father nlay assuage the an-bbguish of your bereavement,and. leave . you only the cherished memory ofD the loved and lost-,' and the solemn ? pride 'that must be yours to haveb/♦laid so costly a sacrifice upon 'thealtar of freedom..”|1'EN OF THE. GRAND. ARRfY-✓II» I You whose whitened,:h'air and faltering, footsteps, tell to every passingstranger, that life's race is nearlyrun, tliis must he . to you a day-of sweetest comfort and consolation; a-day when you clearly realize that r j when you went forth to fight in the d a y s 0 f yo u r youth, you'd i d n 01 fi gh tin vain; that when ‘by your valor you preserved this Union, you pre-I I served it for a. people who have prov-II fed worthy of their heritage.el VETERANS OF THE WORLD WAlt—You who as manly men went forth and honorably /played yourrole in the greatest .drama o»| theages, many of you wounded and who b I will carry.your cross to the. very end ) ‘of life’s great highway, as today you 1 I pay silent tribute to the memory otyour fallen comrades, remember, tliat this memorial stands for yourservice /too, and' I am unothordoxenough to say, that if ever the day c.qmes wlleu my country forgets that service, then may God forget mycountry. ’’ -Men and women ,of Naugatuck, who 111 different organizations andin divers ways, with loving heartsand willing hands, aided the lightingmen at the front and helped to carrythe burden behind the 'lines', you have your place, and a glorious onetoo, 011 this dedication- day. .-Look at this momim'eht! Its'.beau-I | ty find symmetry appeal • to you wlth compelling force. ’ It .is a' gift; youknow the' donor. Words of- fuls0.111 e.* . 9 .praise would .detract rather than enhance 01118 appreciation'. There will be none. It is cue more'reminder ofthe public spirit ever shown by him) and his. sTo Hie architect, sculptor, and ar-tizans, who with heart and with l| brain and with, hands, labored to perfect it, -T can only say it possesses that indescribable and Uinde-fl 11. a b 3 e and unmist ale able somethin g, which , challenges our attention,grips our imagination, and holds our admiration. 1 do hot think 1 errl13when 1. say, it ' bears the stamp of genius.Look at its setting! Gan the liu-... . 1man mind contemplate anything more appropriate? Here it stands,.almost in the throbbing heart of of this busy, hive of-New England's.} j teeming industry, close to these sanctuaries^bciieuth whose clustering spires our peo]he' pay- tribute to their maker; the shadow of its towering Miaft, .as it moves with the changing,rays of the sun, passes, not only over the roofs, but enters the very, rooms of the;, buildings l.g where, your children are imbibing 1 aiid assimilating those- ideals for j; which these men gave up their lives, r The memorial is beautiful; its a]rCsotting enchanting. But my friends, j we may well count this day lost, if j ahere we dedicate only sombre bronze, and burnished gold, and v polished marble'. We must dedicate and .re-dedicate oiirselves. This- memorial0i;slimust not only be a reminder of the past, but an inspiration. for the future. Every time we see Old Glory floating in majestic grandeur from its lofty home, may our hearts beat eresponsive to the inspiring sentiment cPso beautifully expressed in the words | f( of M.argaret Sangstor,— ■ ...1 ■s.ti1./'Long niay it wave o’er. the. goodly .' / land-- : - . . • ; ;We hold in fee ’neatli our Father’shand. ' .For G 0d an cl 1 ihorty evermore May that banner stand from shore.I/-., to shore, • ' . ; . Hy,/y/ ' .Never to those 'high- meiinings' lost, ,; a':Never - with alien'.standards crossed, - 'But. a 1 ways ' valiant a 11 cl ■ pure 'and c:. : true, -h- I. v : ; • \ wOur starry flog^red, white,' and; w; ' . blue.’ / A' •.lt; . -»• ■ v» • .•‘v ■•k' ■: .■ lt;• - • « - k ; - ... .V -.k ' ^ .. .. .... » ... ... ... .■ ABenediction;if ' - «• » / - ■ ' r . .' . . . . - - . ;■ • iv * - : v. v. M:i. *RevV/ r'W.l'W-fi';l'...-I:-Of- StFa th er Ed wsifd, L.-'; Morrison; ;. ' Fra n ci scliui'ch'! 'o ffereel the-*»i*rW...41■.,i“ Vm-•iCl
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Naugatuck Daily News
Naugatuck, Connecticut, US
Mon, May 30, 1921
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