Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-01

| silver buckles; black dress coat with
sleeves ending in wide lace ruffie; frilled
shirt front, and large white choker; large
powdered wig; he also carried an elegant
Knight Templar sword finely engraved
and decorated. Miss Ella Brown presided
at the organ and played a march as twelve
little girls entered the room. dressed in
white, with unique aprons and caps and
bearing handsome boQuets. They sang an
ode, at the close of which they passed
under the arch before Washington strew-
| ing flowers as they marched. The names
of the flower girls are, Carrie Bliss, May
Fifer, Tonia Dunkin, Lille Allgaier,
Flossie RIGHT, Lille Blaker. Gertie Ire
land, Myrtle Pritchard, Lulu Hatton,
Crarie Cogdell, Florence Smith, Axle
| Willard.
The second scene represented the inaug-
uration: Washington, Mr.. McMichael;
John Adams. Harry Miller; Chancellor
Livingstone, Charles Hixon; Samuel Otis,
Warren Woods; Richard Henry Lee,
| Charles Baker; Baron Steuben, Morris
Schollenborger: Tristan Dalton, Henry
Koogle; General Knox, Clarence johnson.
John Adams was dressed in the usual
costume of those times and Chancellor
Livingstone wore long, plain black robe.
The ceremony of administering the oath
was creditably performed and was In
structive as well as entertaining.
The third scene was very interesting
and the performance reflected great credit
ON those who executed it. Fifteen girls
wearing gilt crowns were arranged in
semi-circls according to the
following plan: Just in front of the circle
on an elevation was the goddess of liberty
personated by Miss Ivah Gordon; at her
feet knelt Miss Cora Dunkin representing
the territory of the United States in 1883.
At the center of the semi-circle was Penn,
Alice Schollenber To the right in Or
der were the following: Del, Mable Nc
Clure; Nd, Mable Doyle; Va, Beulah
Mcnamara; n. c., Camilla Lee; S. c., Eel
la Dumont; Ga, Estella Thomas. To the
left in order were: \. j., McNair; n. Y.
Mabel Moore; Conn, Pearl Ireland; r. l.,
Florence Smith; Mass, Ray Lyons; n. H.
Cora Trent. Each of these held in her
hand a typical production of the state rep
resented; they next passed i'll front of the
goddess. and deposited these pro-
auctions with the territory showing
how all the productions of the original
thirteen states are now found in what was
then unoccupied territory. They there
changed places with each other to show
how our domestic commerce is carried on.
At the conclusion they ali recited the fol-
lowing patriotic stanZa:
\ union of lakes and union of lands,
A union of states none can sever;
A union OF hearts, a union of bands,
And the flag of our union forever.
Besides numerous patriotic songs were
the following:
Rec.-Soldiers Reprieve. ...:....;:..:
........... .....Alice Schollenberger
Rec.-"The little black-eyed Rebel
Observation-Disclosures. Mary McNair
Society paper. Esteiia Thomas
Dialogue 49,. Ockie Cogdell and
.......... ........... Charles HiXon
Song. Beulah Mcnamara
Rec, advice to the Sisters. 49,.
............. ....-..... Roy Lyons
Lullaby song. Alta Daniels
Dialogue Lulu Hatton and
...............My Myrtle Pritchard
Rec. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. May Flter
Rec. Cora Trent
Quite a number of friends and patrons
were present and enjoyed the exercises.
The Emerson was the only school TO en-
gage in the centennial exercises. \ pro-
gram will De rendered at the First ward
school today.
AT THE DODGE AVENUE NJ. Z. CHURCH.
There was large crowd in attendance
which was addressed by the Hon. Ran
dolph Hatfield, synopsis of which is as
follows:
Ny Friends-One hundred years agothis
morning the clouds were lowering heavily
over America 5 metropolis, then city OF
10000, less than our own Wichita of today.
Yet, the patriotism and loyalty of the peo-
pie led by him who was first in war, first
in peace, and first in the hearts of his
countrymen," Were manifested in almost
unanimous attendance upon divine wor-
ship at the early hour of 9 o'clock, in re-
Spouse to the early bells of the various |
churches. At about l2:45, George Wash !
ingtOn, standing on the balcony OF old |
city hall, with his hand resting on the |
open bible, at the last chapter OF Genesis, /
took the oath OF Office as administered by |
Chancellor Livingston, and thereby quail
fed as the first chief magistrate of |
the republic of the United States of |
America Looking back and down the !
slope of our national ascent, for the past |
century, the critical student may easily |
discern great, dominant, central ideal /
statutory, about and around which our
public policies cluster, as iron filings about
a magnet.
That ideal, the founders and trainers of
our government, propagated and express
ed in their declaration of 1I6, all men
are entitled to life. liberty and the pursuit
of happiness :" We may define it as 1.-The
greatest personal liberty, consistent with
the supremacy of and allegiance to God"
to the individual all the pre-
Of the sovereign, con-
sistent with his duties to his
God and his relations as cit
izen to his fellowmen OF the community OF
his residence.
It's same student of our national
progress will also observe that we are not
wholly original in our form and type of
but rather the expanders and
chargers OF the crystalized experience Of
nations gone before Washington has
been proclaimed the ''Expander of Eng
land" He and his compatriots were
familiar with the rights surrendered by
the Crown and conferred upon the people
At the meeting of King John and the peo-
ole's representatives on the Runnymede.
Alfred the Great had borrowed much of
his Jurisprudence from the Normans and
Saxons. fthey from the Romans
and Greeks, they from the Persians,
they from the Chinese and the
Chinese from languages OF experience.
The great and enduring element entering
into Jurisprudence. possessing the highest
degree of amelioraion for the oppressed
oopulace. was received from the Mosaic
code and as especially as revised by the
of love introduced b. the
Savior of our race.
The problem of greatest difficulty to the
farmers of our federal constitution was to
squitably apportion the powers between
The nation on one hand and the states on
he other Hamilton was leading adyo-
ate for the Capitalization of power, and
Jefferson for its retention by the states
The experience OF the past century, I'M
Ter severe trials, has proven the wisdom
If our fathers.