Daily Republican., 1890-04-10
|IrES tUkRENDtR.
bnz PATRIOTIC SONG
P"- SPEECHES. Library of Congress.
,,,n gos,, No. l. q. A. H. oe''O
Ian, ny presenting a Hand
.,,e ,iog to No. School.
An Enjoyabio 90
caion.

-, vas The twenty-fith nnnt-
,s i.ss'S q, tho surrender OF General Lee
Isa's ssi. s,,ay 10 general Grant ana me
~ w.. hosts al Appoma,tox, anu tue
s'o.~., ~, celebrated by suyth Pest,
s1' S r., presenting a handsome
e,s IN No. | school. The event
.,ssi ed letter day in the history o.
.slool, aud will noYer be iorso''en
,sne VINO were present.
'4. .sd,,iou 10 the members OF smyth
\, Who Participated there wers also
.h',, of puPout Post, No. 2, Grant
.V W. n and Of the Veteran Legion
ss,, The members Of tho O. a, X.
'Mbsj & Al tho teadqusrters OF smytn
Thirl and Kiug streets, at l.. ~
and one hour later, headed by
snm and File Corps matched to
ssaSi bousc, and were escorted TO
I, on tic platform. ,, q, n.,,
,,s amen the vcterals entered. and
N q ,,eir placcs presented q beauii-
J,h, The spectators were accom-
,sa..A w,,h ,ca's around the room, and
asTIn yero fortunate enough to se.
um ,icktt, Of aim's-ion saw and heard
II olhlu, ,AM will never bs forgotten.
,llatkbcail. around tho room were
,rcr,,eA In an Nlistic manner with
,,s s,A c,ter national emblems aId
kAl,p,te insaiiptou.
Colem,p, Rev. l. L. Barrett OF 81. Paui's
N 4 CAunh President Baird of the
and Of Eiu.at on, Department Com
,uIa Less, Past Department Com
,uiY R,,, Past Department CON-
hGtd iIcNair, Judge Advocate Frcini,
snniater McCsuley uf DuPcnt Post,
h 2, Mc.ia John 4. Hartman aud
auurl H. Bsyuard, committee on No.
NJ Ol, seyeral mtlnbcrs of ths Board
Llue4' Il, aud others. .......
The sIncig was uuier the able dlrec-
bl Of c. ~ khoais, and Mira. Florence
.haI presided at the organ. The flag
st vas % BE- presented was carried by
81 C,mm.a tr Sliier, aud upon reach
|, tie lltge room where tho exercises
u pliee was spread out SO that all
)all see il,
Wien Joseph Pyle entered the room
veterans applnudel, as token OF
fi esteem for the man who advocates
pscibg OF the American Gag on
tD hool house In the land, with an
tn bible on every teachers desk.
ON X. hartman presided, and the
icses we're opeued by the school, led
iroi kh0ads, singing "America."
.sa, followed By "Histcry OF the
y, IN which some sixteen OF the boys
pst
ie school then sang "Columbia tte
b. Of the Ocean," with the audience
tlag Ia the chorus. Upon singing the
llne, "Ih GO cheers for the red, white
d blue" each tcholar suddenly pro.
D'ed small Tag, which they waved
we their heads. The OBJECT was beau
'u ard impressive to . degree that an
pre- vas demanded.
kEsg OF the Free, Hearts Hope and
was recitcd IN an excellent mal-
n Mits Goorsis Hickman.
hrmin John X. Hartman then said
RIA, b, partmcnt Commander Daniel
stvuld present the nag on behalf oil
A Post.
Commander Ross said: Teachers aud
iaias, l.adles and Gentlemen: Thomas
snyr rost, No. /, g. A. H.. has
<atel me AS their reprcsen' atlvs to
ltalm tho very pleasant task OF pre-
lng In their name to the teachers and
stIit Of public tchool No. VI VII
;glon, tls emblem OF their patriot.
Tie United States flag.
hrot ho intrinsic vaiuc OF the mn-
W ID Ills Nag that cAuses us so much
ID Otho dns II, nor Is 1t the beauli nj
= cement ol colois In its com position,
Is bcc.u'e we regard 1t as the
BEN and lymbol of the most intell.-
'AsliQn Ia existence, whose people
so1tracd hy laws made and executed
representatives elected by them selves,
Nsi men are allowed to worship
@t0i1lng TO the dictates OF their
,Uls itnce and where q mans In
a better passport In good society
wealth q titles OF nobility.
~ sAT hpsngled Banner is looked
u " lhs people oi all nations bigh
w WIN feelings Of admiration and
~ ~ Ut We symbol Of government
~ s.lys Us existence has made the
WV M'ahcement In intelliRenc ce,
''sNes, wealth, science. literature
\, ~ we de'slopmeut Of self-p overn-
,e ,e.i',, lh,'il'ues Of our FREQ Institutions
MI lpuU'I,in a,.,i Principles has made itselI
4, f3y" w "', ne hoiid, until other ma
yrrsl'. VMulatai to greater or less
40 ~ example. Tyrants have been
,bs iHeulele, lhrolles have tottered,
paI,n!l l my not be far distant when
n il. ru'' s hiii elect lheir own ruler,
l;.,iysss ss'I,lea ',a by laws made by repre-.
NIL 80 s, ,leete by the people.
IL =, S,af ,i spausled Banner was FRS,
Drs r t"e head ot our patriotic arn.e.
mr. ,fSn one 100 yesrs uvo wbey
ur,fr Ssllhgton, the father of hil
n, - ,i., ,'a them against tho Bfltisi
rn.,;.ea1lilg them and ESTABLISHING
0ur ev"a,'ty Az and Independence,
ptt.eh,1 ,heii contained thirteen stars
iIon NJ ',"e y thirteen States, with a popu
n a. .,a, " 9.Ooo,OG0 Of people, also thir
taipal M dl', pes representing the thlrteel
npsh lhr late civil war commerc.d !,
lat.r., aaa our flag was fired on M For
ut.tn. laltors, it contained thirty
ns VI, and was the banner a, o,,s,
IuS yV Il oi people, part Of whom wer,
sp an ,oe uuholy task of tearInf
.n tnG dd dTgloved dag, blottiny out n
Tier IN, ou,,estFoying the Union.
h w., 'o~ed terrible and destruc
|leA IL " iour years. duration i,
(.useI,al East and west-tearIna
bnfor,,o rom their tiresides and nom,
fnlt, marched against the rebe
lUls trough many a bloody Ilsld a
|Ncb,s' s''t,,ilicing their lives in wear,
ka,ers through summer's heat AM
ls ior N" ,Nows, Nra and 10 desperate strup
The b.cS ,nv preservation OF the Union
faly trcnohe tIoohe OF the rebellion va
b head ss'oSsn os when General Grant ~ a
eheraI VI the Union army, surrounds, y
lrdsf W.. .e and compelled him ~ snr
ppoms,.,aa. .a. remained Of h,a forces ~ q
{llil, lss, pA court , House on the 9tb q
d.y. Just twenty-five years az
st's,, "s ,',;' y; therefore, chosen tn, ann,
ast day for The ,nuer nnrnn as an arpro