Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-07

the poor and helpless IOrm neF tEtlln
On her their blessings long will rain.
A gracious heaven ordained
The richest gifts of earth
Within her lap be rained,
To prove her Woman's worth:
And gold within her hands has been
A power our love and faith TO win
The choicest treasures found
In far and distant lands
She sailed the earth around
To place Mt our Command;
For all who W0rs Ap beauty, an,
She brought the gems OF ey' ry IsaTs.
Ard children yet unborn
Shall lisp her loving name
FOR that great good whose dawn
Her latest git pToclains.
If higher, nObler paths be tread,
Her gen roGs heart the way has !ec.
Her loyalty fulfilled
Each wish OF that great heart
Which wears ago God stilled,
Ere it coGld do its part;
So let the name OF Croker sound
From lowly earth to heaven 5 bound.
For not on her alone
The blessed shower falls,
But on that spirit flown
To dwell in sanity halls.
And who shall say in sUftest strain,
He echoes not our songs refrain?
Then londer rise the notes,
That form our Joyous lay;
Let every breeze that floats,
Proclaim this festal day.
While rich and poor with loving haIGs,
Erect the throne where virtue stands.
Build not this throne of gold,
Nor yet OF silver bright,
Nor Jewels that unfold
scintillaiine light
But build with flowers those boauleoGe gelns,
That sparkle in earth's diaderl.
And higher LET It rise,
Until its fragrant dome,
Shall reach beyond the skies
To chartv's sweet home.
There may il be 30 Tim above.
The record of boundless love.
Next wis the May-pole dance 10y the
young ladies guard Of honor, whose
names are given above. They were under
the direction of Mrs. Colonel Ed. x. Ham
ilton, and gave evidence of having been
carefully drilled. Their movements were
very graceful, and their plating the Amer
lean colors around the pole and. afterwards
undoing their work was neatly done, and
called forth load and prolonged applause.
At this time a signal from the snare
drum Of the artillery Band called atten-
ton to the following on the programme:
"As il is desirable to perpetuate the scene
by photography, at this point drum will
call the roll and Immediately afterwards a
gong viii strike ten strokes. During the
striking Of the gong the cameras will be
pointed at the audience from different por-
tons Of the building, and in order to OBJ
tain perfect pictures it is necessary that all
should remain moticnless for the ten sec
onds. particularly avoiding the waving OF
fans"
The next thing was the singing Of the fol-
lowing grand chorus by the children
Our hearts are light. our skies are sunny,
Our pathway lies thro lniTy land;
No care OF love no care og money,
PerpleS or yex our joyful band.
Ne'er shall dread OF the stormy weather
Approach to clOud these hours OF nirth;
All our Joy is To laugh together,
and Danish the soTrow and grief Of earth.
Chorus
So let us chant our chorus geyly.
CGroiing nightly caroling daily:
So in the life of thorlis and flow rs
Let only the Ia, be always ours.
So let Us chant oar cAOgjLs gayly,
CaTo!iGg nightly, caToling daily;
50 IN the life OF th0rHS and flow rs,
Let only the last ac always ours
/ Cur lives are snort. the sages tell us,
Our Joys are brief, the wise men say;
( Old Time, the thief is always jealous.
OF all the hours We give to play.
Still though pleasure and life be brittle,
| Our best resources and only plan
Lies IN making the most OF Il little.
and beil g as merry as morsals can.
/ NloIuS.
The concluding chorus, to the tune c
" America, written by Israel Lace, wa
sung as follows;
We come with heart and voi4e.
Yes, one and all rejoice,
On this glad day.
Here We our offerings bring
On this glad day OF spring,
And all unite and sing
Our Eestal day.
'Tis not of Wet ries Won,
No. deeds OF yalor done;
We tune our lay.
We rear no marble dome.
Nor stop this side the tomb,
Kut all, III time to come
Shall bless this day.
May He, who rules the storm.
Protect thee from all harIc,
Until the day,
When, in glad refrain,
From thousand hearts again,
is heard the joyous strain,
! IN endless day.
TIL then, our noble friend,
| Heaven richest blessing send,
| On thee and thine.
And when life's tolls are DER,
| IN bliss forever more
May you with angels soar,
To nights sublime.
| sacramento, Mayo, 1885. l. l..
About 5000 people were kept waiting
ttle street III 'front.' OF the GaVlaOn IOr oF'
!; an hour, the committee refusing to adm
them owing 70 the fact that the galleri
, which were set apart fer adults were el
tirelY filed. Alter the children were seats
they were admitted 10 the main hall whic
5 crowded it very much, aud added mater
. ally to the discomfort OF all present. II
committee debated the advisabiLity OF le
. ting them in for some tine, but owing
the fact thst nearly every person in 4
/, city had contributed something toward Il
/ Festival they were unwilling to deny al
one the pleasure OF witnessing the gcai
: event.
: Owing to the fact that Mrs CrocfeT d
i not arrive fer nearly an hour after the q
pointed time, the school children we
kept standing on Sixteenth street for a lol
time, which, owing TO the fact that the d:
was unusually warm, was very fatiguin
and several became so exhausted that th'
had to be taken hone. Lemonade al
ice water was served free to all througho
the day ana evening, and the effort
sll the committees seemed to be
secure comfort and pleasure of all wi
were in attendance. Epeciaily was u
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