72 TOURING QUEBEC AND THE MARITIMES Canada , who had borne magnificently the brunt and burden of leadership during that testing period, to unveil the monument. In his quiet statesmanly manner, Sir Robert addressed the assembled company in memory of those who had passed in the glory of their youth, "dying before the dawn," and leaving their memorial graven on the hearts of the gener¬ ation that knew them. He then released the flags that draped the monument and revealed to the view of the thousands of spectators, a memorial tablet, magnificent in its simplicity. The conception of the sculptor represents the sacrifice made by the mothers of the land, the dominant figure representing the mother resting upon the shield, on which is emblazoned the coat of arms of the city of ¬ fax. Below the figure is the coat of arms of the Province of Nova Scotia , and on the reverse side of the monument, the coat of arms of the Dominion of Canada and the in¬ scription: "In the city archives are treasured the names of thirteen hundred and sixty men and women, whose sacri¬ fice is perpetuated by this memorial.,, Then sounded the Last Post, clear and significant, fol¬ lowed by the Highland Lament, "The Flowers of the Forest," rendered in the plaintive wail of the bagpipes. Colonel the Hon. James L. Ralston , Minister of National Defence, who had served with the Canadian forces on the battlefields, in command of the 85th Battalion, then de¬ livered the oration of the occasion, an address marked by strength, dignity and a profound personal appreciation of the meaning of the sacrifice represented by the memorial, after which the Prayer of Dedication was offered by Hon. Major Rev . G. M. Ambrose , Senior Protestant Chaplain at the front, now residing in Halifax . Led by the band and members of the Legion , the hymn " O God our Help in Ages Past" was sung, followed by