Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-25
STARRY STANDARDS
FROM FAIR LADIES TO BRAVE MEN.
The Benwood Presentation on Friday Night
Speeches Of Offering and Accept
anee-AHappy Affair in the
Eighth Ward.

ance-A Happy Affair in the
Eighth Ward. !
The Democratic clubs returned from
Benwood on Fridav night at soiate an
hour as to preclude the possibility oil
publishing a full report on Saturday
morning. We then outlined the meet.
ing, and now give the speeches delivered
At the flag presentation. The nag an
extremely handsome one, was presented
by Miss Mary Z. McCabe. who spoke as
follows:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MEMBERS OF
THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB:-We are met
this evening to present to you, THE
symbol OF our chosen land" the en-
BEN OF concord unity.
lis the flag Of fee hearts only home,
BY angel hands - vslor given
And al It's hues were born i'll heaven
We know that you will carry out the
wishes Of its donors, and IN the IAN
guage Of the immortal Old Hickory,
"may he who holds in his hands the
DESTINY of nations, make you worthy oil
this testimonial, and enable you
with pure hearts and pure hands
and sleepless vigilance to guard and
defend TO the end OF time the great
charge committed to your keeping.
Representing as it does:
union of lands. union OF States n ne can
sever,
A union of hearts. union OF hands. "0ur
Americ IN Union forever
Noblv it stands before you tonight,
significant OF peace. A pledge OF liberty
10 all
POISED aloit in the cir.
The white blue and red
flag unrolls, the stripes and stars,
All, when the waDderer. lorely, friendless,
In foreign harbors shall behold
That flag un.olled,
T will be a. a friendly hand
stretched ont from his native land,
Filling his heart With memories sweet AM end
less
Our stars and our stripes-loved and
revered BY our population OF fifty mil.
lions Of people, respected and honored
throughout the length and breadth OF
the globe, pointed out in every land as
being typical of this country in which
liberty OF speech, liberty OF the press,
and liberty OF religion has full swav."
~ on until you have placed at the head
Of orr glorious Nation he, whom friends
and en- mics alike admit, "s1"S peurd,
suns rsyrOcLs, fearless and irreprosch-
able" Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock.
Receive your flag, ard may it wave
proudly over the good and brave before
us tonight.
Guard it by your ballots free.
Gnard it. God will prosper thee.
At the conclusion OF these appropriate
remarks, Mr.. J. +. Burley received the
banner, in behalf OF the club, and made
the following response:
LADIEs:-It gives me much pleasure
10 say, on the part OF this cub, that We
return TO you Young ladies our heart
felt thanks for the honor you confer
upon us and the grand old Democratic
party, Of which We are members, in pre-.
senting to US this magnificent ensign.
We do not return the trivial thanks
that one is wont 10 give in return Tor
small favor, hut thanks that comes from
the heart. What heart would not swell
with gratitude and pride on receiving
the flag which it is a pleasure for
every patriot to follow. Will We not
protect and cherish it, not for Its worth
alone, bat for the givers' sake, and for
the nation of which it is the ensign?
the nation which every true American
loves? Twas for this flag that our land
resounded from the Atlantic to the Pa
citic with the roar OF the cannon and the
clash of steel Twas for this that Wash
ington, the father OF our country, led
his bareiooted soldiers over the snow.
clad mountains OF New Jersey,
and across the icy Delaware.
Twas for this flag that our gallant leader
Winfield Scott Hancock split his blood
on the fields of Gettysburg. Ay, many
here present have faced the lannon's
mouth of e enemy, and have seen
their comrades falling thick around
them to protect this ensign. For more
than hundred wears it has waved over
the hills and valleys OF America. For
more than hundred years it has been
the flag OF a free people, AMI now who
will not cherish and protect it?
Will YOU not protect 1t, my
comrads? VIII YOU not protect. it as
your fathers have doner Will you all
not protect it as many greyheaded men
here present has done? Cherish it in
time of peace and protect it IN the
tllme and smoke OF battle. | know YOU
will. Yes, | am safe in promising YOU
ladies' that We will ever protect this flag
even with our lives. And i'll protecting
this flag We protect you. ior what flag
waves over a nation upon the iace OF this
globe where woman's honor and virtue
is better protected than beneath this
starspangled banner which waves DER
America. Now, in conclusion, | again
thank you ladies, yes thank You more
than words can express ior the gift you
have conferred upon us. now, in the
name of the Benwood Hancock and Eng
lish Club, return our thanks and propose
three cheers ior the ladies and three
cheers for Hancock and English.
The cheers were given with will and
the meeting adjourned.