St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-23

tary. respectively, of the latter society.
In the gallery the Third United States
| infantry band was stationed. Long
before the time of opening the chamber
| and gallery were filled, and the stand
ing room Was speedily occupied. Owing
| to the unavoidable absence of Rev. John
| p. EgDert. Bishop Gilbert was called on
to make the opening prayer. He pro-
nounced the Lords Prayer. after which
| ID. r. Noyes announced that the OPEN
| ing address, which was TO have been
| given by Gen. John b. Sanborn, would
necessarily be omitted, as that gentle
man was elsewhere detained. Mr.. Moves
made few eXtemporaneous re-
marks, in which he cited the need
of societies of this sort ''to refresh our
minds with the noble deeds of the past.
and as tending 10 inculcate the Senti.
ments of patriotism, begetting loyalty
to country. loyalty to duty, loyalty TO
God" He then introduced the presi-
dent of the society. Albert Edgerton-a
venerable man of seventy-nlne years,
who is, as Mr.. Noyes said, but one gen.
GRAFTON removed from an honored
ancestor who fought for American lib
erty. Mr.. Edgerton arose. His tall,
| spare form, smoothly shaven face and
long, -Silvery hair reminded one strong
ly of the pictures of the heroes of the
old colonial days. He said his ancestor
had been Continental soldier, whose
devotion to lberty's cause had occa-
stoned his capture by the British, and
his death in prison ship. President
Edgerton then presented ex-senator S.
j. r. Mcmillan.
Ex-senator Mcmillan read ME
mortal of Henry NJ. Rice" He gave
briefly the familiar facts of his life. He
said that both his paternal and ma
ternal ancestors were devoted to the
cause of the American colonists. He
spoke in detail of the notable events
which marked the career Of Mr.. Rice;
of his honorable dealings with the Chip
pewas and WinnebagoeS; of their
veneration of him;' how he was their
trusted friend-a man incapable OF tax
| ing advantage of their ignorance: Of
| how their sentiments towards him have
| erected monument to his memory
more enduring than brass"
Then followed the singing by the au
| dience, while standing, of Julia Ward
Howe's immortal Battle Hymn of the
Republic" accompanied by the band.
Alice Hamilton Rice followed with an
original poem-"To the Women of the
| Revolutlon; Our Honored Mothers"
In this she referred to the olden days of
| silken hose, pointed shoes and 1.-THE
stately minuet." She followed these
ancient danes through the trials of war
where woman's devotion has SO often
STOOL the test of submitting without
complaint to the loss of fathers, hus.
bands and sons. As she beautifully
said, God gave them strength; men.
| their honor due"
Mrs. f. B. Field read Extracts from
the Diary of Revolutionary Soldier"
This she held in her hand. yellow with
age. 1t was very interesting. 1t con-
tained notes on Bunker hill and Bur-
| goyne's retreat. This old Continental
soldier gave frequently accounts of en-
| gagementS with the British, In which he
| never failed to tell of how many OF the
| kings men were slain, but omitted al
| reference to. the number of Americans
| killed He told of Washington's quar-
| terS at Valley Forge, of the bloody foot
prints of his men in the snow, of the
| discovery of Benedict Arnold's treason,
| of the capture OF Maj. Andre and his
execution. He characterized this treason
as "the hellish plot of Arnold"
ID. X. NoyeS read two resolutions.
which were unanimously adopted. The
| first was to the effect that greeting be
sent to The third congress of the Con-
tinental National society, now in ses-
sion at Washington. ID. e.. The second
resolution In effect contained the fol-
lowing: "This request is sent from the
Sons of the Society of the American
Revolution, the Daughters OF the Amer
lean Revolution, the Sons of the Reyo-
luton, the Sons of Veterans, the mem
bers of the Loyal Legion, and patriotic
citizens generally; That the display of
the American flag before the eyes of our
children will aid in creating and Stimu-
lating in them patriotism and a love rOr
it, and for the hallowed Institutions and
associations of which it is symbolic.
We respectfully request the board of
education of st. Paul to cause flags of
| our country to be raised and kept flying
daily over every school house during
school hours" This was presented by
Mrs. Newport and other ladies.
| 4HV OlhtiOh ny NCis SHollCS IOWIG
of Duluth, followed. This was an
eloquent effort. showing enormous re-
search. historical data drawn from
Greece and Rome and ancient Britain.
1t was original, grand, and Gen.
TOWne'S Silyery utteraucaS thrilled the
spectators. Among other things, he said
in substance:
Il was reminded by the spontaneity
with which the two resolutions were
adopted, of how. in ancient times, a
sentiment was indOrsed by soldiers by
the rafting of their spears upon their
shields. You have ratified your spears.
All will agree with Carlyle that the
biographies of the great men of any
country are necessarily the history of
that country No adequate biography
of Washington could be written without
its embOdying the history of the Revolu-
ton. Neither could the Revolution have
become an accomplished fact without
him. Most Of the heroes of the world
tance of time. Not so with Washing
ton; no so with his twin colossus
= Lincoln. The flowers OH the
bier of that martyr had not withered,
ere they were woven into wreathS of
immortality. Great men instruct us by
their examples. Genius cannot be
measured by mathematical equaliza-
ton or solved by chemical formula.
Out, out upon such theory The
world will never rest content with ma
terialism. The pendulum is ever swing
ing back. You cannot account for
Burns, OF Keats, OF Shakespeare, or
William the Silent. or Washington.
"When one enters the national capital
by the Potomac, that great and splendid
dome of the capitol building swings
grandly into view. So rises into the
upper air the character of Washington,
the elements so mixed i'll him that
nature could stand up and say to
all the world, this was "a
man," The speaker then went
on to define what the Revolution was
He said it was not collection of mill.
tary statistics. Neither does the De-
claration of independence nor the
treaty of Paris show what was. I'VE
must go back" said he, ITO the cabin
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