St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-23
The Board Of Education Re-
ceives Plenty of Bunting
for School Houses.
The Drummer Boy Of Shiloh
Gives an Exhibition of
War "reminiscences.
Why the Church Of the Re-
deemer People Sent No
Aid to Dakota.
A North Side Church Burned
City Attorney Russell on
the Crossings.

But for the surroundings, 1t would
have taken but faint stretch of the
assembled in the Grand opera house
yesterday afternoon fancy itself trans
ported to the meeting house at Scag-
town, listening to an old-fashioned
Washington's birthday celebration.
Nothing was left incomplete to finish
the smile, and even the patriotic magic
lantern show was given its place on the
programme.
The theater was decorated with bunt-
Ing and large picture of " aShingtGn
was suspended from the curtain. On
the stage were seated members of the
board of education and the officers of
the Patriotic Sons of America, the so
ciety to which is due the possession by
the board of education of sufficient
amount or bunting to float from every
school house in the city. The two gal
Ieries were crowded with eager school
children out for holiday, whose spirits
were overflowing with youthful mis-
chief. On the main floor there was a
goOdly audience of grown people, as
sembled to enjoy the entertainment
with the youthful members of society.
Thyle 81 Ringwald's military band
opened the programme with an over
ture, after which Rev. r. S. Feagles de-
livered the invocation, all through
which the small gods i'm the gallery APP
plauded and exercised their vocal
chords to their hearts content. The
reverend gentleman appealed to the
patriotism of those present. and espec-
tally the younger portion, III stirring
speech full Of spread eagle situations.
Hon. Frank Z. Davis made the flag
presentation i'll speech filled with
poetical metaphor. He began with the
history of the flag of the United States
and told of its successes all through the
history of the young country. He i'm
pIored the young people to learn to re-
spect that flag as their forefatherS had
done. and be ever ready 10 fall, if neces-
Sary, on the field of battle in its defense.
He followed the story of the flag through
the civil war, and brought down a
storm of applause by an allusion to the
First Minnesota at Gettysburg. Zone
hundred and fifty-nine years ago to-
day." he said, ''although it was not
rered above that the birth of this
flag took place in the cradle of
the little Washington. He followed
the career of the immortal hero through
his youth and dwelt on his sufferings
while IN command of the Continental
troops at Valley Forge. He held WASH
ingt0n up as the highest type of man
hood, that all youth should aim to emu
late. Finally. in reference to the placing
of the colorS upon the public schools,
he said that 1t would he reminder that
that flag was the protector of free prin-
ciples to-day inst as 1t was in the days
when Texas knocked at the gates of the
Union, and this country threw the
protecting folds of the stars
and stripes round about it.
"As long as that flag floats from the
public school house," said he. $50 long
will there be protection to free institu-
tons: so long as the free air of heaven
q ntly moves its cleaning stripes and
glIltering stars above the roof of your
school houses, so long will they stand
as free institutions. So we give them
into your keeping, that you who are
bt Us to-day and men Tomorrow may be
imbued with that spirit which lived in
the breasts of your forefathers, and
protect it with your lives, for when that
flag shall fall, then falls the public
schools"
Miss Susie Mckay sang "The Red,
White and Blue'' and "The Star
Spangled Banner" and received storm
of applause from her youthful admir-
ers. The audience were requested to
rise and sing song to the tune of
by Miss Alice Weir, of Minneapolis.
The chorus was principally rendered by
the orchestra, and the vast audience
pretended, in a sname-faced manner, to
join in, but it ended in the same man
ner as the second Violin in the fairy
tale. who had his bow Soaped. Presi-
dent Austin, of the board, accepted the
flags in neat speech. At the Begin
ming the noise was SO great that silence
had to be ordered, and the command
was answered by a rebelliOus hiss from
the youngsters who were out for a hoii-
day and intended TO have it.
Finally c. d. Meyer, the master Of
ceremonies, introduced the drummer
boy of Shiloh: and well-built little
man in immaculate black cloth stepped
upon the stage. There was nothing in
his appearance to indicate that he had
passed through twenty-three battles
and skirmiSheS, and one wonld be better
prepared to expect solo from Ill
Trovatore' than a medley of drum ac-
complishments from his appearance.
He gave war history of the country
illustrated by numerous stereopticon
views. many of which were gems of art,
the reproduction of the famous paint
ing ION Picket" and the signing of the
Declaration of independence by Thomas
Jefferson, being especially worthy of
mention.
There is no installing the fact that he
is an adept withs the drumsticks. and
the motions of his hands were more
rapid than the eye could follow. His
iugglery with the sticks was a feature.
A fair imitation of volley and skirmish
firing, with cannon accompaniment, fin
ished the performance.
In the evening DR.. Wayland Hoyt de-
livered the invocation, and DR.. Albert
FL. Heath. of st. Paul, delivered an adj
dress on washington and His Princi-
pies" Emma Hovey Williams and
Thomas Taylor Drill rendered vocal
solos. selecting popular war songs.
The affair was a success, and the Pat
riotc Orier Sons of America will
doubtless realize considerable amount
over and above the cost of the flags
donated, by the entertainment.