Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-09-18

Yesterday
The much talked of, thought of, and reat
Of flag presentation by the ladies of thi
city, to the Seymour and Blair Central Clul
, of Craven county, came off yesterday
The event bears us out in the assertion tha
it was one of the finest displays of the kin6
ever witnessed in the good old State o.
North Carolina-a generous ontpouring o
the people, to do honor to the choice ot
the nation next November.
At an early hour in the morning the peo
pie began pouring into the city Every
train of cars, wagons, buggies and convex.
ances of all kinds helped to swell the
throng, until at the hour when the process
sion was to be formed the city presented a
most animated appearance.
The bone and sineW of the county and dis
trict were here to be seen, all fred with en-
thuslasm and inspired with the hope and
almost certainty of the triumphant election
of their candidates.
The procession was formed in front of
the Masonic Hall, at o'clock, P. NJ, in
the order heretofore published. Between
two and three thousand of our citizens
were in it, but great number proceeded
at once to the Club House where the pre-
sentaton was to take place.
! ThH most noticeable feature of this large
and imposing affair was the truck of the
Atlantic Fire Company, completely covered
with the national cOlors, arranged in the
most tasteful array. On it was erected a
beautiful canopy and seats for thirty-seven
young ladies. These young ladies, among
them the most lovely maidens of the city,
were placed on the triumphal car and borne
in the procession by numbers of our pat
riotic young men, vieing who should oc
cupy the post of honor. It is necessary to
| rood tho lct ne lo1ioo hOrno tho
to form any correct idea of this neautifui
spectacle Misses Mary E. Roberts, Lisette
Bell, Mary Duffy, Dora Pool, Losa Biddle,
Fettie e. Guion, Kate Carraway, Vene
Carraway, Fannie Disosway, Mary White
hurst, Mary Dunn, Lizzie Oliver, Hannah
/ Clark, Florence Pearce, Matte Matthews,
Hannah Osgood, J. Perry, j. Holland,
Harriet Medows, Lebby Clark, Susie Gard
ner, Laura Johnson, Lida Sumrill p. Bal
ley, Gertrude Baxter, Ella Radcliff Jennie
Miller, H. Miller, @. Boesser, Lucy Beale,
Bette Thomas, Lizzie Rowland, - Eek
enwalter, Mary Barrow, Kate Washington,
Henrietta Holland.
Following this magnificent pageant was
the streamer, carried by about two hun
dred young Misses, which made an ex-
ceedlngly fine appearance. The little ones
entered into the spirit evinced by their
more mature companions, and manifested
their delight by hearty cheering, and 9TH
er demonstrations
Then came hundreds of matrons and
young ladies of the city, and after them
the different Clubs with their banners and
notices, making the longest and largest
procession ever seen upon the city streets
Flags were flying from the windows of the
houses in the line of march, handkerchiefs
waving, cheer upon cheer pealing forth.
and the utmost deliohf evidenced
More than three thousand persons were
assembled in front of the Club House when
the presentation took place. Major John
Hughes, in presenting Miss Mary Guion,
who was to tender the flag to the Seymour
and Blair Club in behalf of the ladies, paid a
glowing and highly merited tribute to her.
She was received by the immense throng
with unbounded enthusiasm and admira-
ton, for
-" Meier did Grecian chisel trace
A nymph, maid, grace,
Of finer form or lovelier face!''
Miss Guion then delivered the following
address:
lE.. President and Gentlemen Of the Seymour
and Blair Club Of Crdcen County:
have the honor, on behalf of the ladies
of our city, to present to your body this
beautiful hag-tne emblem OF our nation
ality. On the 1st day of January, 1776-
more than ninety-two years ago-this, the
flag of the Union, with thirteen stars and
thirteen stripes, was unfurled at Cam
bridge, amidst the rattle Of musketry and
the roar of artillery, and, on the 14th day
of June, 1776, the same was adopted by the
Continental Congress as the National flag
me Infant Republic.
Freedom, from her mountain height,
her standard to the air;
be azure robe OF night,
stars of glory there.
with its gorgeous dyes
ldric of the skies,
pure, celestial white
of the morning light
mansion in the sun,
kagle-bearer down,
is mighty hand
er chosen land"
the stripes of "pure,
md blood red "streak
white winged peace and
have been increased
and now, upon the
thirty seven stars of
the world the won~
Rnt spectacle of a con-
tyseven States, whose
mits extend from the
erous Atlantic across the
Petual snow, to the peace
this great government
fits, when administered
F;iples upon which it was
Us founders so does it
in miseries when those
tare perverted by ambitious
Ilers from their true object
[shment of individual power
s. And when partizan malice
usurp the throne of reason and
are the blessings and benefits
protection converted into the
blight of National tyranny. This
gt, as it should, be typical c1
lDtional purity and greatness, and as
its broad folds expand to the gentle breeze,
surmounting the names of our great stan
dard- bearers our thoughts will revert tc
the glories of the dead past-the noble he
roes who bore it so gallantly and success
fully, now living only in story and song
and we will cherish the hope, with an abb
ding confidence in the wise disposition o1
events, that as it was of yore, SO Will it be
ever in the future, m emblem of prote(