The National tribune., 1891-05-14

| l4-NOETH CAROLINA.
North Carolina's now in line,
The Stars and Stripes on high:
The old North State shall evermore
The glorious banner 1y.
15-sOUTH CAROLINA.
South Carolina swells the column,
And what'er befal
Freedoms flag shall Goat forever
Proudly over all.
16-GEoRGIA.
Georgia. from her mounts historic,
Waves the flag we love;
Sacred are the Wales around her.
Plying skies above.
17-ALABAMA.
Alabama gives her promise
Ever to be trGe
To the stars 80 proudly glowing
On their field Of blue.
1S-FLoRIDA.
Florida the word has spoken,
Aud her word il true,
Ger her groves of palm and orange
To unfurl tie blue.
19-oHro.
Ohio bears the Stnrs aud Stripes
Forever Ia the van,
And signals a. she marches on,
That earth was made FOR man.
20-INDIANA.
Indiana keeps IN stem.
Aud ever true aud brave,
Shell carry proudly ut ihe front
The flag our fathers gave.
2l-ILLISoIs.
Ill'nois's gallant sons
Are marching ia review,
ARd ever dying ~ the fore
The Red, White and Blue.
22-MICmGAS.
Michigan Is trne and steady;
She cannot forget
Der her great pine forests lying
See old glory set.
23-wIsCoNsGv.
Wisconsin swings the dear old flag
From lake To river side.
And while the gliding seasons roll
Her fealiy shall abide.
24-KESTUCKY.
Kentucky DER her bluegrass plains
Has freedoms flag unfurled,
And will b. true To liberty
In face Of al the world.
25-HIssoURI.
Missouri claims the patriots part,
AM lifts her cOiur5 high;
The fame 81 those who fought to savo
Shall never, never die.
2G-IowA.
Iowa. In her fruitful wales.
Nill guard the hammer well,
While childrrn's children snail repeat
Tie tales she loves to tell.
27-MISNEsoTA.
Minnesota stands for aye
For unity aud peace,
With freedoms banner over her,
God give 10 Il increase.
25-SEBRAsKA.
Nebraska Ia her sturdy pride
ErAlts unto the skye
lac ilug that tells 81 yR'or we'd
To truths that never die.
29-KANsAs.
Kansas carries at the front
TIE flag her fathers bore,
And crowns u with tire laurel crown
A. they have done before
30-MIssIssIPPI.
Mississippi i ia line
The Union flag ahead.
In reverence II tlie living,
Aud in honor Of the dead.
31-LoUIsIGsA.
Louisiana takes her stand.
Where jackson stood 81 yore,
Aud will u, fcud the Stripes and Stars
Both ou the sea aud shore.
32-ARKASSAE.
Arkansas marches Ia the ranks,
Her might of tears i gone,
Above the fing Of liberty
j. proudly beckouing on.
33-TEXAs.
Texas comes, the lone Star State,
lut not alone today.
But 100 the Union gaiANy.
And on the flag TO -tay.
3i-TEv.EssEE.
Tennessee Is slanch and true,
OH h.r historic fields
The banner 81 "a Union free
Her icaliy never yieId-.
35-NEvADA.
Nevada Ger her mines Of wealth
Has set the fax % pride,
And liberty j. marching on
Through many "a deep divide.
36-CALIFoRNIA.
California sells her flag
Upon the golden strand
To cheer the Nat.Uus us they come
Aud go from land TO land.
37-oREGoS.
Oregon DER her verdan; plains
Unfurls the flag Of the free,
A signal for the hosts on land
Aud fleets upon tic sea.
3S-MOSTAEA.
Montana from her mountain nights
Will hail with glad acclaim
The banner Ola Tnion saved
Aud held Ia holy fame.
39-NOETH DAKOTA.
North Dakota j. in step
And on her broad frontier
The stars ana Stripes ia beauty set
Arc floating flT aud near.
iO-soUTH DAKOTA.
South pakoia's nj tho front.
Her baureTs proudly spread,
With joy above and peace around
And g!adHCss overhead.
4I-wAsHISGToN.
Washington will Ger be irgs
To her iiluslrious name.
Aud guard tiic flag nIn honor those
Who gave IL deathlc-s fame.
42-CoLoRADo.
Colorado on her nights.
As radiant a. the sun,
Has set the banners % the fTee
And guards them every one.
43-wYoMISG.
Wyoming proudly takes her stand,
Aud lifts the flag on high,
To guard u aud Co keep %
While the seasons hurry by.
A-IDAHo.
Idaho las made her vows
To keep tbc Co.8r- true,
That bore 10 victory aud 10 fame
The legiuu- Of tie blue.
ALL TIKI STATES.
Hail, veterans Of the UuionI
We VOW we will he True
Unto the nag. unto m fame
OF those who wore tie blue;
Aud high GA every house top,
Der every loyal band,
The nag shall tell tnc story
That this Is Freedom land.
Much must be left 20 local ingenuity IN
ing " Guarding the Fag-." \ very impress
beautiful exercise can DC givru by drillin
States for a grand march aud Tie execution
figures, a. stars, crosses, etc. Ia the Tca
stage a pyrauidal structure may be erect
grand closing tabelu, Tie Goddess Of
holding the flag CA tie apex, the a State,
on the rounds, each holding up n flag aud Il
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