The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-05-31

in blue demonstrated that, and now all
they ask is that the new generation pro-
tect those stars in the future as they were
protected in the past. hope to see the
day." said the orator, when Congress will
pass law prohibiting the Haunting of
any flag on this continent save the Stars
and Stripes"
This remark was greeted by thunders
of applause and cheering from the audi
ence, lasting several minutes.
Continuing, the speaker said that this
was the flag the boys in blue took with
them when they FIRST started out to face
the rebellion, and this was the flag they
came hack with when the war was over.
1t might have been taUtered and Soiled,
but it was never stained by dishouor. In
conclusion the orator referred to the I'M
fortunateS who died in rebel prisons as
being the grandest heroes of all. These
were the men who spurned offers of lib
erty, and preferred 10 die the horrible
death OF starvation rather than deny 'Old
GlOry' by taking the oath of allegiance
/ to the Confederacy.
MUSIC AND REGULATIONS.
When Captain Storrie had concluded,
the musical and literary programme was
resumed.
ED C. JoBsON
Was introduced and sang The Grave on
the Heath" with splendid effect The
gentleman has fine baritone voice, and
his description is perfect. His rendition
OF the song was so we'll received that he
was compelled to respond TO an encore.
Little Annie Laughlin. who has be-
come great tavOrite with Sacramento
audiences, was the next to appear, and
she recited You Put No Flowers On My
Papa's Grave" in her usual captivating
way. She, too, was recalled, and for an
encore she recited Barbara Frietche."
Miss Edith Renwick recited Han
cock at Gettysburg" the orchestra gave
some more National airs and Miss Sadie
/ Evans recited Grant, our Silent Chief
tain" Then the quartet reappeared
and received another ovation for its rem
/ ditiOn of The soldiers Farewell" This
/ time the gentlemen responded TO an en-
/ core. The first part then closed with a
! recitation entitled How He Saved St.
/ Michaels," by Miss Hattie Noteworthy.
! The young lady acquitted herself with
credit.
MEMORIAL OF THE FLOWERS"
/ The second part consisted of beautiful
cantata entitled 1.-The Memorial OF the
! Flowers" representing the forty-fonr
/ States of the Union, and q tableau, the
! Goddess of Liberty, surrounded by the
! four branches of the service-artillery,
cavalry, infantry and navy-under the
management of Mesdames Renwick and
! the following named young ladies
Maine, Josie Jones; New hampshire,
Mamie Heating; Vermont, Clara Nc
! Curdy; Massachusetts, Anna Burke;
| Rhode Island, Ruby Helms; Connecticut,
! Adele Henley; New York, Clara Won
| Walbeck: Pennsylvania, Ethel 4homp-
son; New Jersey, Stella Wiley; Della
ware, Lou McMurray; Maryland, Ray
Henderson; Virginia, Laura Cronkite;
| West Virginia, Jennie Methven; North
Carolina, May Griswold; South Carolina,
Eunice Shephard; Georgia Minnie New
man; Alabama, Essie Mott; Florida,
Ethel Elworthy; Ohio, Addie Morrison;
Indiana, Reaka Franson; Illinois,
Addie Herr; Michigan, Rena Hos
kinson; Wisconsin, Maud McAlpine;
Kentucky, Maud Hanly; Missouri,
Cora Taylor; Iowa, Maud Beaton;
| Minnesota, Lulu Campbell; Nebraska,
Susie Van Horn; Kansas, Belle McMur-
ray; Mississippi, Nellie Osgood; Louis
lana, Lulu Wassman; Arkansas, Gladys
nessee, BERTHE Daul; Nevada, Gertie Tap
pan; California, Gertie Lothhammer; Ore
| gon, Dollie Wallace; Montana, Bernice
| Bemis; North Dakota, Carrie Magann;
/ South Dakota, Jennie Wallace; Wash
/ ington, Linnie Wise; Colorado, Lilly
/ Denton; Wyoming, Grace Walker; Idaho,
! Sybil Cody; District of Columbia, Edna
OIu. AZ LIle CIOSt Vi tLIc CUlIilStlSI there
was a tableau, in which the following par
ticipated: Tableau, Goddess of Liberty
! Miss Nellie C. Shirland. Artillery-W.
! II. Smith, Sumner Post; W. l.. Grothen,
! Warren Post; J. FL. Cooley, Fair Oaks
Post. Cavalry-L. w. Estes, Sumner
! Post; II. s. Jones, Warren Post; J. Nc
! hurry, Fair Oaks Post. Infantry-R. S.
! Mcclure, Sumner Post; Z. Waugh, War
! rem Post; j. j. Trarbach, Fair Oaks Post.
| Navy-C. y. Bockstans, Sumner Post; r.
Renwick, Warren Post; Charles Written,
! Fair Oaks Post.