Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-03
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
AN INTERESTING AND PATRIOTIC
CELEBRATION
BY the Pupils of the Sacramento
Grammar School Yesterday
An Immense Success.
o land of landsl to thee we give
Our prayers, our hopes, our service free;
For thee thy sons shall nobly live,

Our prayers, our hopes. our service free;
For thee thy sons shall nobly live,
And at thy need shall die for thee
The one hundred and tenth anniversary
of American independence falls this year
upon Sunday, and in consequence the day
will be generally observed in this city on
Monday next, July 9th, for which exten
sive preparations are being made. That
day will be devoted by the people of Sacra-
mento to the discharge of patriotic duty
that was imposed by the fathers Of the re-
public upon their descendants to the latest
generation. 1t is duty that will not be
neglected while America retains the bless
erance from political thraldom. Whether
in the " old thirteen or the heyounger States
of the mighty West, on the shore of the
Pacific, amid the palm groves of the
dreamy East, on the desert, in the sunny
South or the frozen regions of the North
wherever the stars and stripes are seen,
wherever q representative of the " uDiver-
sal Yankee nation" is found-there will
the return Of the ever-glorious Fourth be
hailed with gratitude, joy and pride. On
this annual recurrence we know no party,
no creed the differences, the Earrings and
the animosities of the past are all obliter-
ated, and bond of union, as broad as the
earth itself and as indissoluble, enfolds us
all.
In this city the celebration ceremonies
commenced yesterday with appropriate ex-
ercises at the Sacramento Grammar School,
under the direction of the Principal, Prof.
Dahn G IF If
teachers: Miss Mary j. Watson, Miss Annie
C. Weeks, Miss Jennie Burke, Miss Flo
renee Hamilton, Miss Minnie Barkley,
Miss Amelia Klippel, Mrs. Jennie Kilgour,
Miss Maria Darlington, Miss Lillian Piper,
Miss Lizzie Griffin, Miss Addie L. Hughes
Miss Orpha Butler, Miss Mary Cronemiller,
Miss Clara Henley. The exercises were
held in the assembly room of the Sacra-
mento Grammar School building, Fifteenth
and ] streets, commenced promptly at
o'clock and were participated in by upwards
of 500 pupils The room was handsomely
tastefully and appropriately decorated foI
the occasion. The walls were festooned
with flags, banners and shields, engravings
of Washington the signers of the Declara-
alton of independence, and famous Amer
lean authors In the rear of the stage was
suspended large tri-colored banner, upon
which was written, Long may our land
be bright with freedoms light" above
which in circle appeared the word ''Wel-
come" the letters of which were wrought
in evergreens. The visitors were SO num-
erous that the large chamber and the rooms
opening from it were densely packed. The
visitors were presented with handsomely
printed souvenir programme. Miss Lizzie
Griffin presided at the piano.
The first on the programme was a song
by the entire school, Hail Our Country
Natal Morn This was sung in admirable
stvle. indicative of excellent voice training
The Declaration of Independence " was
next decaimed by John Lawrie, Frank
| Griffin, James Clark and Howard Martin
They each one declaimed portion, and
the latter part, which commences. We
therefore, the representatives of the United
States of America, in General Congress as
sembled," etc, was declaimed in unison
The efforts of the lads were excellent, an6
called forth rounds of applause.
NY Native Land " was spoken in excel
lent voice by Fern Andrews.
Union and Liberty" by Jessie Allen.
The school united in singing Land o
Liberty"
Peace" defamation. by Annie Lawrie
"Song of the Battle flag" spoken with
dramatic effect, by Annie Hough.
1.-The Two Brothers," appropriate and
pathetic declaimed by Maud Caswell.
- Columbia" spoken by little Robbie
Sullivan, who displayed rare oratorical
ability.
The next thing on the programme was a
song, The Banner OF the Free, by pupils
from the classes of Misses Griffin and
-Klippel, fourth grade. The little girls
were dressed in white wore red, white and
cd Iair
seats to the platform, keeping step to the
music of the piano, their movements
directed by the sounds of : tiny bell, -
and took their positions with the precision
of a military company. They were ranged
in rows of twelve, the four on the left
wearing red the four in the center white,
and the four on the right blue sashes.
Their singing was good, which, together
with their dress and martial movements,
wrought the audience up TO pitch of en-
thusiasm, and the little ones were loudly
recalled and repeated as an encore their
song, the first stanza of which is:
On each breeze that floats along.
Let there be the voice Of song.
Oh loudly cheer our banner dear,
That waves above;
No other colors shine,
Native land, so bright as thine,
And thine our praise shall be,
Country that we love,
The names of the pupils who partici-
pated in the singing of this song are: Eta
Beaumont Florence Barber, Callie Chance,
Laura Cooper, Rita Coclough, Ella Clark,
Fannie Dowdall, Rosa Dingley, Belle DAMS,
Estes, Cordie Gilman, Dora Hensch, Hattie
Hembree, Eliza Hough, Lizzie Hoffelt,
Eliza Ing, Alice Jordan, Anna Kuchler,
Clara Miller, Nellie Shirland, Laura Stef-
fens. Eugenia Weismann, Blanche Twitch-
ell, Clara Powell, Lucy Murray, Nellie
Mott, Emma Foster, Julia Weismann, Min
ME Gehring, Minnie Dietrich, Edith Meiss,
Retta Kennedy, Addie Marshall, Lulu
Heilbron, Lizzie Sullivan, Frida Kehne,
Rosie Borchers, Cratic Maier, Bertha
Schmidt.
Defamation, 1.-THE Boston Boys" Lulu
Merwin.
Defamation, "Song of the Union"
Mabel Deming.
Defamation, Independence Bell
Hattie Hembree.
Instrumental, Music of the Union"
Levina Barrett. A medley OF patriotic
airs.
Defamation, Character of Washing
ton" Charlie Ward.
Defamation, "Song of a Century"
Laura Tilden.
Song, The Star Spangled Banner" Eva
Parrott
By far the gem of the occasion was
''Columbia's Union Party" The char
acters represented were Columbia, Uncle
Sam, District of Columbia, the thirty y-eight
States, eight Territories and Alaska. Col
umbia was dressed in the national colors,
wore crown of gold, and occupied a
throne in the center of the stage. Uncle
Sam wore Continental uniform, long
swallow-tailed coat, plug hat and striped
pantaloons, while Brother Jonathan was
made up for genuine Down East Yank !"
Each State was crowned with a silver cir
clet, upon which appeared the initials of
her name, and her dress so far as possible
represented the character of the State.
Each one bore bouquet of flowers and a
basket containing Columbia's presents.
which consisted of the chief product of
her State. Uncle Sam acted as usher for the
occasion, and Brother Jonathan officlated
as doorkeeper. In addressing Uncle Sam
and Jonathan, Columbia said she was cele-
brating her one hundred and tenth birth
day, and that the children were coming
home again to see their mother. The first
caller was little District of Columbia. Then
followed the States, let in one by one by
Jonathan, announced by Uncle Sam. Each
saluted Columbia, kissed her hand, deposited
her offering, which was taken i'll charge
by District Of Columbia, and. after few
words of greeting, took their places in
order of ave IL, a ri rcla hael, of Columbia