Ventnor news., November 22, 1922, Page B, Image 26

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Soldiers Love
j Nation’s Flag
Veteran* Deplore Lack of Respect
[ for Old Glory and Absence
v ?of Patriotic Fervor
By Carl M. Voelker
( “Thou hast given a banner to them that
fear Thee, that it may be displayed be
1 cause of the truth.”*— Psalms, LX-4.
[ i -
J It is possible that I may be
prejudiced. It is possible that I
j am supercritical, but believing
1 that many others share parallel
I views it is my purpose to invite'
? attention to a lamentable lack
} nz patriotic ardor, which might,
1 however, be latent and withal
I quite sincere.
j> | Failure of Ventnor residents to
display the flag of the United
< States from their homes on
Armistice Day did not appeal to
ex-service men as an omission
| justifiable by any excuse.
| > It is true that the waving of a
| ;flag does not make a patriot.
;But it can be safely assumed that
tj ’the person who takes the trouble
|l to hang out Old Glory must have
| some sentiment in the matter.
1 | A number of residents did re
I spond to the appeal made by the
| mayor and veterans but the re
ij suiting meagre display of the
:■ Stars and Stripes was naturally
| accentuated by the preponderant
| barren spots.
| | The flag is symbolic of a free
'§ government. The flag is the only
■( thing that is next to tangible
* insofar as the United States is
j concerned. Although there are
| those who have visited every state
' in the union, none have ever seen
■, the United States, that being phy
| : sically impossible. To look upon
the capitol or other government
£ buildings at the nation’s capital
could hardly be assumed as ocular
evidence of the Federal state.
| f It is the flag and only the flag
which brings to the mind’s eye the
; conviction that forty-eight states
i are banded together under one
- constitution making a nation of
freemen with concordant views
| touphing humanity and holding to
ideals on the highest plane.
Armistice Day was a legal holi-1
I ! day under the New Jersey statute.
| I It was intended by the lawmakers
| , to be a day for patriotism to hold
j> I sway. Men who had served their
js country in defense of that flag
? I paid proper homage to the starry
; I banner by appropriate cere
II monies. They love its every fold
5 and wonder why so many disre
\ gard the niceties and fail to show
it proper respect.
In Ventnor we have boasted of
our civic pride, that spirit which
f has been such a dominant factor
in its steady progress. Patriotism
J and civic pride are in a measure
; analogous. Love of country be
j gets a loyalty which ardently ex
i- tols the flag and makes for a
£ better citizenship. Can it be
that patriotic Ventnor—and it
if has always been so to the limit—
i can it be that the city has grown
| so fast that our cosmopolitan
h population is too busy to think
! ■ about the things which are in the
, last analysis responsible in' a
; large measure for its remarkable
!| growth?
1 Confessing that I was disap
I pointed in noting the absence of
| the colors at so many homes, I
;§ hope for a Renaissance of patri
ig otic fervor which will be demon-1
ji strated on the very next occasion j
when the display of Old Glory will
be in order. I have been told that
,j~. during the war a flag was dis
played every day from every home
U in Ventnor. I have also been told
: that the little church at Frank
.. fort and Ventnor Avenues was
^ crowded to the doors every Sun
| day—during the war. Possibly
. the hysteria of war made people
: more religious and more patriotic.
| I know that now flags are scarce
| and there is ample room in the
churches.
j' Lack of respect for the colors
; as they were borne under proper
i guard along the line of march
! aroused resentment among the
veterans and many an unthinking
American and likewise many un
knowing foreigners were audibly
Smyrna Relief Needs
More Funds
The following further call for
funds for relief of the Smyrna
sufferers has been issued by the
Smyrna Relief Committee which
is endeavoring to raise funds to
purchase supplies that these un-1
fortunates of the Near East shall ]
be saved from starvation:
“The feeding of thousands of
fire victims in Smyrna was possi
ble because the Near East Relief
Warehouse at Constantinople was
so near at hand.
“Knowing the heart of America
always beats for the suffering any
where any time, this station was
asked to send its food and clothing
at once with the assurance that
the money would be raised with
which to replace them, and even
add to them. Ventnor was asked
to do her part.
Mayor Brehman appointed Mr.
M. S. Poulson as chairman of the
effort that should be made to have
our citizens take their share of
this nation-wide obligation. As
we all know, no other country is
so able to do this sort of thing as i
the United States. While it is notj
expected that we do more than
our share, it does seem reasonable
that we should at least do our
share; and our share is what we
can do, not what some one else
thinks we can do.
“We carried a full page adver
tisement last week calling atten
tion to this great need. This ad
was run because the Hospital
Campaign is just over and it was
thought best not to make a house
to house canvass. The response
did not prove worthy of Ventnor
people.
“Think this thing through; we
have never failed to do our part in
the many appeals that have come
to our city; we must not fail now.
In the published list of the cities
helping, we must have a place.
“Won’t you help to get us this
place by sending your check to
either of the Ventnor banks or to!
Mr. Poulson? This should be
done at once.. While the food was
given freely by the Near East Re
lief Station, it is to be paid for to
keep the warehouse supplied for
the Armenian Orphans for whom
it was sent originally.
“For the sake of the suffering,
and for the honor of Ventnor.”
reminded that “the Flag is pass
ing by.” The soldier loves the
flag; to him it means country,
home and loved ones; to him it is
symbolic of the national spirit;
to him it represents the United
States of America, and in the
temporal sense that means ALL—
to him.
The Flag is loved and respected
by all who love liberty. It repre
sents the government. It repre
sents the nation’s honor. To love
the flag is to love one’s country, a
duty more sacred than any other,
except love and reverence for God.
This is God’s land, over flowing
with promises to the oppressed of
all nations. Our national escutch
eon is a beacon for those seeking
individual liberty and religious
freedom. May our Government in
all the coming years reign su
preme over this fair land, and
everywhere may our Flag like the
bow of promise be a sign to all
peoples of the earth that, being
heaven-born, it is a covenant that
liberty will and shall be main
tained as long as love of country
exists in the breasts of man.
Phono' 4(0* Phone—Reoideneo, 77M
DAVID H. MOORE
Want* to Liva and LItii In Vantnor
Plumbing and
Heating Contractor
925 Atlantic Avenue
Atlantic City, N. J.
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Phan* 1012
ANDERSON EMPIRE
Coat, Apron & Towel Supply ~
H. 8. ANDERSON
013 GRAMMERCY PLACE
Atlantic City. N. J.
Electric
Sanitary Laundry
Damp Wash
Each Wash Individual
Inspection of Our Plant Solicited
FINER & FULMER
13*15-17 N. Iowa Avenue.
Phone 2078
VIRGINIA & PACIFIC
Avenues
Trusses
Post-Operative
Abdominal Belts
Surgical Hosiery
Arch Supporters
Body Braces
Reardon
Laundry Co.
915 Drexel Ave.
If You
Have a
HOTEL
Call
CHAMPION
LAUNDRY
1412-14 Drexel Ave.
Phone 677
HARRY EARLEY
Prop.
STORM SASH
Save Coal
And Keep You Warm
Call
VENTNOR
SCREEN CO.
6 South Portland Avenue
(At the Loop)
H. M. CHAMBERS, Sole Prop.
Est. 1915
Carpenter Jobbing
Phone 751S
WHERE IS YOUR WILL?
YOUR WILL speaks for you when you
cannot speak for yourself. If, after you
are gone, it is lost—stolen—burned—
destroyed—it can NEVER be replaced.
In a Safe Deposit Box here, no curious eye
sees it—and nothing can happen to it.
VENTNOR TRUST COMPANY
VICTORIA AND ATLANTIC AVENUES
Ventnor City, N. J.
$1.50
■ Round Trip
PHILADELPHIA
EXCURSION
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, Nov. 30,1922
SPECIAL TRAIN
Leaves Atlantic City 7.30 A.M.
RETURNING—Uvn Philadelphia (Chestnut
and South Street Ferries) 8.80 P. M.
Tickets may be purchased prior to date
of excursion
Philadelphia & Reading System
ATLANTIC CITY RAILROAD
What Will the Winter Do to
Your Lawn?
MANURING, PLANTING, GRADING
Get the Advice of
JAMES CAMPBELL
Landscape Gardener
126-B Antler’s Terrace, S. Georgia Ave.
Exclusively Prescriptions
SMITH & BECK
<E. T. NICHOLL)
Sole Agents Squrbbs’ Products
Ventnor and Weymouth Atm.
Telephone 7800
Save the Surface!
HOW?
Brighten Up the Corners!!
By Painting
and Varnishing
We Do Thoroly Satisfactory
Painting, Paper Hanging and Glazing
at Reasonable Cost
We Invite You to Prove It
CURRIE CO.
Sixty-five Years Old
1232-34-36 ATLANTIC AVENUE
Between North and South Carolina Avenuea
Tired?
Played Out?
You'll welcome this
washday service
la there anything ao tiring aa
tagging over waah-tube or a
home waahing machine* It’a
work that aape the atrength
and makes one tired lor sev
eral daya after.
You'll like the relief we can
give — aend ua your entire
family washing.
Soft, fleecy suds of neutral
soap remove all stain and soil;
rainsoft water, many changes
of it, thoroughly rinses ths
clothes; and ironera that con
serve textile life put each
seam and fold neatly Into
place.
And, all things considered,
this service costs Isas than do
ing the washing at home.
Phone and we will ha vs
our representative call. Greet
your husband with a smile
next washday evening.
CHELSEA LAUNDRY CO.
2715-17-19 ARCTIC AVE.
Phone 1552
E. A. HAINES, President
Branch Office: 1027 Atlantic Ave.
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