hearts. I know they are true blue and may be depended upon in time of stress and trouble.
I should not have related this personal experience if it were not typical of many that occurred in Miami and throughout the storm stricken area during and after the disaster, which stripped many and left them without a penny or the wherewithal to get a meal or pay for a lodging.
To moralize is cheap, but there can be no question that unforeseen disaster, such as that which visited the Miami region brings one down to first principles. I think of Shakespeare's "blessed are the uses of adversity" in this connection, and shortly after the storm I was in the office of Burdine's Department Store and saw tacked upon the wall this legend:
Burdine's was a heavy loser, but the spirit of encouragement carried to many by this motto is characteristic of the very fine young man, Roddy Burdine, who is president of the Miami Rotary Club as well as head of this great business house.
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BIRDSEYE VIEW OF MOORE HAVEN AFTER THE STORM.
