Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-07-08

across the continent. While the guests
We're being seated on the platform re,
newed enthusiasm was crea ell by the
appearance Of the venerable but
sprightly woman from Marthas Vine.
yard Mas, Mrs. Stafford who carried
in a cardboard box her precious pos
session
The First American Flag.
She kept it close % ler as she smiled
and lowal her acknowi dyments tc
the Cheering ;i4al,titutia. Sic was given
a seat underneath the small dagpole
erected for the purpose Of receiving the
flag which WIS fastened to The line
ready for The hosting by Mrs Stafford's
lnfirln lf.,sl At tha stroke Of II O'Clock.
When tie last Of the guests had been
lis gavtl Gown on tle table and Gale
the nu. ti;;;itlc to order. Rev. DR.. John
Henry Burrows had been announcel to
deliver til opening PRAYER b2t he was
absent, ani IL lis Il,ce r Dr.. Can
field Il lie Jnivers;l!iat churc.l was in
tro,:Hce,i.
Wee r i ;elt Stevenson was now in
trodnce,l. As he STEPPED to the front
9, The platform lie was greeted with i
rous;n5 hter. Ilc 5; o'se in stcatori:,;
tones, with considerable emphasis and
gesticul:,tion and succeeded i'll getting
his statements TO the hearing of tile
great majo:i;y Of those be. ore and
ahont him. Brief and 10 the point. the
address was frequently interrupted
vi i applause and j, decreased ten-foid
as the vice l'rcsi lent re:i-cd.
Sang Columbia.
Then 8. G. Pratt, o. New Y r'z, came
to tie edge OF the llatforn and at
wave Of his baton tho chorus rose and
commenced tho opening staNzls Of
columbia the Ge:n Of the Ocean,
BY the TIM, that the chorus
"; S reached the an:lience was
wild with enthusiasm an II
it j)inel III tie rafrr,iin with vim and
vigor, tens of thousands cf arms way
in, the st:r5 and Stripe; overhead. It
was a stirring spectacle, but it was tc
be intensified later on. When the ing
ing had ceased it was the turn of Mayor
Garter Harri-o to speak il behalf CT
tile Worll.'s Fair Ci J.
Mavor Harrison co ,tinuesl to s,eas
till within n minute o. nooa. Then he
paused an Instant, ;;f;e- which he said:
~ he su: RENE i.:C.n mt is a hand
For d moment tic ma .itiile STOOD
n i,
shaking and trembling in every limb,
Up-osc and g.'aspel the cord OF the flag
pole.
TIE nso1la.lt is here" shouted the
r"yor. 4 roar OF cannon. and then
with ralsiad fingers tic oil lady drew
tic tor<! toward her aud Paul Jones
IA. Cd and fajle.l. but sill a pri:vIs.ss
emblem OF liberty. Went up to the tor
of the o:e IN full view OF the throng.
Simultaneously Mayor Harrison yraape.l
Il c swostl of Andrew Jackson and
b:;sndia!l ng it over his heal shnnte.. |
above tie roar OF cheers: Men and
women OF America, let every American
swear at this moment Ml.l iy tbs
sword ii:it he stanys ready to draw his
sword III the aas"nsa Of i.:s country"
forward 70 tie stand like the roar
Of !! tid:l wave s"ael Ing inland, came
tlie Vol, 8 os ;ens OF Thousands of resc-
i:s,e men. ard ;l:a weaker voices OF
thou and, Of lie gen lor Se>:, yes, yes,
We sv. Gar, " sw+a~." ITonl the ba,.
comics Of lie structures le:.i..d all le.
fore, 10 ila ->oTt:l and Son Ii. down
from the dome Of the \ ADMINISTRATION
b1i ,':il :, came ii :" a., echo the dep
e"r.lcs: roar, ''I.s<. -, VIC swear, We
swear" Sill Tie mayor s;oot with
sword roiaie.l to<var! the N,y Ike
: j:;:1 le%y.nG 5.l4 li-5;!:c:.iA5.
i he slol.iei:t WIS dramatic intense:
orc o.: those 1!Dln 'llti that are exper-
ienceI but oAca IN u iifst i'm. There
was not = in.:n o. a "osa#il in the vast /
til.ong bat at y call from The country
would az ,nHr@I1rl at the moment 10
The ,1e en~e of tile Il Y. Then tile scene
Changed. With a preliminary burst OF
,Meioly the combined lands COM
,naucod tilo strains o. the star
S;pang.e.i B:snuer.' an the cilolyls FOL
lowe il unison.
Sing. Sing, I'LL sing" shouted Mavor
Harrison as the ry;G;:i1s was reached
and hlga were waved nni hats waved
and haad!1erc}licil wave l. Never be-
for. never again will Jackson park re-
sound with such a l1;*st of song as
came at the word o. co:n'nall: "AnI
ii star S. ;;!i41el Banner i'll triumph
shall wave Der the Ian of the free and
the home of the br%va.
A.e&t!wllila, almost unnoticad amid
The frenzy oi enthusiasm that had
5eisa uiol the :s*eln,ia.e another III
feature Of tie programme had
been il rogrHss. inst Is tie fla, was
roistc,l lIrs. A,la,lgc Norris Wagner of
San Diego, Cal, and then Miss Minnie
&. Micl.ly Ertssel tie electric button
which was connected with the new
Liberty D II st 3 ;iTTiio.
Rose Eosh.an Married.