The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-31
And FLOWERS.


and tho grandest nation Oh the face OF
the earth, said he. II affords mo still
greater pleasure 10 present that flag to
this school, representing our great aud
FREQ institutions. This Is an suspicious
day, and | could speak for hours along
tho limo OF cur duty. 10 our great coun.
try md our institutions. but when |
recall that these children have been
waiting here for somo time, and that
you men have walked miles over dusty
strcets, l must cut my remarks short.
To-day north, south, cast and west, $780,.
SOL graves OF mon who fell for their
country aro being decorated by their
comrades, and over these little tenta Of
grcen earth, where they are taking
their last sleep, these flags will float. |
noticed In tho parade that the cadets
carried guns, other organizations bore
canes, but the old soldiers had nothing
at all. Thoy know what war is and
they havo had enough Of it.. War Is a
terrible thing and this flag awakens
thoughts Of peace and Of American
spirit that makes another impossible.
Az over the great Southland arc ex.
erciaes like these baing cnTrld out, and
bide by. side tho Union and Confederate
veterans are marching together. l trust
that over evcry school In thia broad
land this flag will some day wave. !
trust that as this flag floats bravcly that
every pupil will stand. byl it and In
every emergency. Thu. athese little
boys here, whom they reach manhood,
will never sell their votes, will never
barter away the precious citizenship OF
tho greatest country on the iace OF tho
Garth. | trust that those little girls hero
Will grow up to marry patriotic Aineri.
can boys, and that they will be tho
mothers OF patriotic A mcrican children,
The flag Is full OF Significance. The
red represents the blood by which our
freedom was purchased; the white tho
purity Of our institutions that must
prevail il wo will prosper, and the stars
the states OF our beloved country. I
trust that sectional feeling will soon DO
wiped ont, that there will be no North,
no South, but one common country.
Prof. Anderson spoke but q few
words, but he
COMMENDED IDEA
OF such flag presentations us this. Co
lumbia' was sung, and Mr.. jefferson
presented. He said that tho flag, con.
sidered only US a piece Of bunting, was
beautiful, but considered as to what it
represented, was grand. He referred
to the occasion ss suspicious, and
thanked the Jr. O. U. A. NJ. heartily Tor
their fitting present. He closed with
an appropriate quotation from Long
fellow, very well recited, and after
cheering tho flag tho crowd dispersed.
From here tho main part OF the pro-
cession proceeded to the G.. A. R. hall
and %disbnnded, whilo the Junior Order
and the Patriotic Sons, headed bv the
band, proceeded to the Elm Grove sta
ton and went out to Elm Grove, where
asimilar ceremony was gone through
with, tho Elm Grove schools being the
recipient Of the flag, and tho presenta-
ton speech: being by Frank Lisby, who
made o reputation for such oratory on
the occasion Of the presentation to Lin
coin school. He,again acquitted him.
self with distinction.
The procession returned to the CITY
on the 4 o'clock motor, and marched up
street to their halls, with colors flying
and the band playing a lively martial
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