Show t OF W WHAT l TAR ARE VE WE THINKING t H r 1 f tt j 1 By GEoR GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON McCUTCHEON I I 1 V The Of-The Vigilantes II iK f. t t to j I i j J What What What-Is is in the of tl the 1 American Amerlan Amen Ameri can an citizen en while The Star-Spangled Star Banner Eanner Is being played Of what are ale alee we e thinking I Are Are we thinking g of the the flag n andall id- id nIl all that that it ft stands for or or I are r our bur our minds otherwise engaged I I 1 Of course It Is 5 r certain I that thit t we ore are re thinking of of something A. I but have our thoughts the sil slightest I connection with the message our flag I I. I Is ls carrying to the the thene enemy ne I If We obediently arise mIse with ith th the tho first sonorous note of f the anU anthem e n and we I remain standing till tm th the lie end Ild ende We l have 1 learned or we are arc learning to face the music more more o o. o less at attention and we are developing de the time conviction that It Is an nn offense to chatter while the he J tr mp fJ i J our death song fill ehrs ears Bui nul are are wj i of The Star Spangled Banner r Ordure we wf silently nr urging ln the musicians mu mu- E to hurl hurry up an and be done with I It so s' that we ma may resume an nn InterI Interrupted Inter- Inter I J m Are Mev rJ J i P i waiting t tf tp tae tip UP mp ll a broken f con conversation al a a of pi of bridge I. 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B i There Is little or 01 no evi- evi c lenc of exaltation no sign Of v I anI an nn Inward thrill ino no R 1 suggestion of F a n profound pro Iwo fu found 11 11 emotion The beautiful InspIring In In- I 4 1 concentration of or thou thought ht U that at f I attends i the Is lacking i- i 0 the Hie hearted f sensation that glori loll ties fies Rule Britannia is absent i even e the time fervor fenor J I of the tIme as ni In ilL guttural 1 acclaim Is Is' sadly wanting f We e. the time most J tI th tIme the ost n most j alert people in the the lh are totally y d devoid of imagination during the rca ren ot war song I v Why should we not think or even k 1 1 c- c rl II I I d W L r r i pray as ns the French the English and the t E think and pray while t their of hope Is being sounded Th h Star Spangled Banner is our b battle attl s song g It goes into the the- ck of Jl the g L 0 u I j nl o lr Jt It I t. t empl emphasises' emphasises s1 f s pur our hopes hopes our alms aims o ot our ii r 10 longings and ad 11 of what wh Y t are ure w we I t JN we r we kyI who ho stay sta stay at home tome while Its Ifs strains are falling upon our our ears air r Are we e s 's so to tosi sp ul playing l In Inthe the game II I. I I j Beginning of Our Prayer I Why h lIy shouldn't wo iwo- one and all great g rent reat and small think alike e for as ns I 1 l onas as five minutes In each In-each each da day Let there here t be but one thought one prayer while the h hymn mn Is ringing I From rom one e lid end nd of this great greut land to lo the time other l let et this be the beginning of our prayer cr t the the- instant the time band strikes up The S Star tar r Banner 7 j God be with our flag and und our soldiers sol sol- sol 01 Hers diers and our arms arms- wherever they may lIay be he I V VAnd And let this be the end nd of our d dout de de- v out vout Intensified pra prayer praye- e as us the last lust n note ote dies dl's away God g us victory Not perfunctorily not n as a matter 0 of 1 duty but with our IJ hearts in It our om n nerves emes aquiver l' l our eyes ees lowing with l t h hm t m. m ol t sr u ut ry Y Sa One YOne thought one prayer prayer- In a n hundred hun bun dred d red million rr mIzu minds minds' I Every Bv Eve Y heart t. mind Intent a as IS we f face ce th the th For after r a all ll this Star Spangled ou ours i Is s facing time the foe In off far a n. n land Imd n and t there Is no other direction In I o WO look 1001 Our men go JO with the to the thc music Of or guns guns i we we stand n at t mil lH milace f face ace not not time the h gl guns H T group 0 of of- fi fiddlers IOuI Our thoughts our prayers ers t nevertheless should s be the same sum as as t theirs Our silent pI Ii Jiow oever ever e brief should be he for victory Let ti us always al utter i ik It om one and all ull while The Tile Star Spangled Banner is being heing played God Cod give glye us victory Ictor I |