Fear not today, ghost, goblin, or Kleagle. Service to us must mean a respect for our national defense, our valiant army and navy. We can ill afford to be niggardly in the support of these instruments of defense. Our domestic troubles can be solved only through education and the proper appeal to constituted authority in the name of our court and jury system. We have sworn to support the constitution of the United States and on this earth of the here and now there can be no higher authority.
True brotherhood must mean to us sympathy and helpfulness to each other. It can never mean suspicion and distrust. True Americanism can never mean anything other than complete religious and political freedom. The resort to mob law or any clique of individuals can never be tolerated nor need patriotism ever mean bitterness to other nations. Let ourselves the friend and brother of those who shall not see their own again in mortal flesh. Let us firmly grasp with hands which never tremble your holy flag which they so nobly bore. Let us forever plant it on the battlements of righteous order and justice. Let this monument stand not only for heroic dead but for our own future service to our great and glorious nation.
By the color guard of a soldier, sailor, and marine while the band played "The Star Spangled Banner." J. W. Parkhurst, post historian of the Dudley Loomis post No. 6, then called the roll and the dedication of the American Legion manual was pronounced by Post Commander Nagele.
The dedication was pronounced by Chaplain Chenoweth. 