Show HIS HEALTH IS OUR PRAYER THE NATION CAME together as one man last week to pray for the re covery of dwight eisenhower the people asked for the recovery of their president and for the health of their friend no other american of this century perhaps no other man in america history has risen so high in the affairs of the world and yet has maintain ed so close a relationship with ordinary people when he was general eisenhower leader of the allied forces there was obvious reason for his popularity he was a victorious commander and the people acclaimed him this glory carried over into his campaign for office in 1902 men alen fought other men and women too to get near him those who traveled with him will never forget the roar of the people when they saw him these were no ordinary cheers for a prominent political figure this was an upsurge of the heart of the american people they threw roses into his automobile and trampled each other to get the flowers when he tossed them back they boke broke through the police lines imes to get near him to touch him he was the hero the idol yet other military men have reached a corn com parable place in the minds of the people then going into political office they have dwindled until the people lost their fervor and in some cases even their respect mr eisenhower Elsen hower has held his place of honor and somehow has mana ged to draw the american people even closer to him from one end of the country to the other he is ike and the intimacy of the nickname tells the feeling of the people we all hope he recovers the people of green and the surrounding area send him their best wishes and will continue their prayers |