The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-05-17

Franklin s. Stephen. Howell Mich. son of John
| W. Stephen. Sergeant Co. e, 18th n Y Veterans,
was born in New York City, March %. 1874. He il
| q member of Waddel Camp. 10. s. of ". and Of the
| n. T. c. c. Guards of Michigan Division. He Is n
| constant reader of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE; will
| exchange letters, autographs aud cards with all.
| PROHIBITED BADGES.
G. c. FRIENDS: AS / am very much inter
ested in the welfare of Americans and their
! rights / would like to have the privilege to re-
| ply to the letter of school teacher from the
| Sunfower State
| As / am a member of the Junior Order of
| United American Mechanics, which has been
| the cause of the enforcement of law in the
| schools at Pttsburg, Pa, / would say there is
| no law in that State to prohibit any person or
| persons from wearing any badge or emblem of
\ any Order while performing duties as a teacher.
Teachers are instructed to open their schools
| by reading the holy Bible and prayer, and if
there are no Bibles in their schools it is the
duty of the J. o. U. A. NJ. to furnish them, and
see that they are used for the purpose in
| tended
But there is law prohibiting the wearing of
any religious garb. and against sectarian in
| Euence, which Is right and just.
Do we not want to promote the interests of
the American people? Do we hire the differ
ent sehool-teachers to teach this and that kind
| of religion?
The time is coming when one or two cannot
| is the duty of parents to instruct their chill
dren as to what denomination or church they
| wish their children brought up in, aud not the
! school teachers. We admit there is more fool
ishDess taught in some Of our public schools to-
! day than good common sense. 1t is high time
| that someone takes the step to get the public
school on the right road.
You say the law is aimed at n sect, and in
| jures all teachers in its enforcement Not So
| The teachers as whole are protected and up
held in so far as they are patriotic, loyal and
| true to our grand and glorious Repu bic and
/ try TO promote the interests of our American
| people and shield them from the depressing
| effects Of foreign domination. The action Of
| Pittsburg authorities is simply to promote the
| interest of the American people, and to show
class that the J. 0. u. A. NJ mean business,
which is just and right. and to gather the reins
of our Government frmer in hand. Loyalty
yours Calvin A. Shafer. Beaver Falls, Pa.
TOUCHING ELBOWS.
| e. 3. Latham, Division Commander OF Ne
braska NT.C.C Guards, with Headquarters at
! Clarks-Hannah Batty, Adjutant-issues rail-
| lying order and announces appointments AS
/ follows:
Progress Committee: Eta NJ Latham, Chair
man. York; w. 8. Better, Lincoln; Irene
Goodenow, Burwell.
Robert Bust. Chapman, Chairman of Historic
Committee, vice Mae Manchester, who for good
and sufficient reasons declined to serve.
Phin B. Sturgeon having rendered bis resig-
nation, the same has been accepted, and Hattie
| Francis, of Arlington, is appointed Investiga-
tor. She will be houored and respected accord
ingly.
The following are hereby appointed Special
Recruiting Committee. and will report to these
Headquarters at their earliest convenience:
Lillian g. Lee, Blair; VIM. Kildow, North
Loup, and Sylvester Hageman, Milford.
In accordance with recommendations of the
| Division Council, all members who are six
months or more in arrears with dues. and will
remit to the Division Adjutant before June 30
next so cents in payment of one years dues, to
| date from Jan. j, 1894, shall be renstated. All
delinquent members are earnestly entreated to
so do and renew their allegiance to our Division
and the grand principles to which the organi-
cation stands pledged
/ Let US in one unbroken phaanx touch elbows
| in a grand forward movement that shall place
| Nebraska Guards in the front ranks.
z@ GROWING INTO CITIZENSHIP
| c. G. FRIENDS: i have not yet spent two
| years under the Stars and Stripes. / had an
! admiration for American freedom before locat-
| ing on American soil and thought that would
shortly become loyal citizen, but find that
| boyhood's associations keep themselves very
plainly before Us, and that influences and i'm
pressions of our native country are very slow
about giving way to those of adopted one,
and SO in writing " Pro Patria" do not pen
| it with the same ardor perhaps az those of my
| brothers and sisters who have known no other
| country.
| am impressed with the excellence of the
contributions to the C. C. corner in THE Ma
| TIoEAL TRIBUNE, and want to say further
| that among all such departments that have
| scanned in various newspapers the G. &. is
away in the lead. There is none to compare
with it in universal nobleness of sentiment,
| and / have grown to believe that here sensi-
fit,ax irfna finds iuh nfuu nf INV
associates can be found in any society.
As for the Chats of our Editor, | have in no
! other place read such constant outpouring of
wisdom and instruction. Pro Patra-
James Donahoe, Independence, Iowa.
WANT THEIR LIVES INSURED.
BROTHER AND SISTER GUARDS: ] have been
silent member for some time. but am loyal TO
| the cause. 1t seems to me that if we would
| have life insurance in connection with our
| society, we would be helping one another at
very small cost TO each member.
| / would suggest that we form a life insurance
among ourselves in the following manner, viz:
! Each person taking out life insurance to pay
the sum of 81 into the treasury, and when one
| of the members dies the heirs Of that person is
| to receive from the treasurer the amount of
money on hand, less expenses, and then the
treasurer to draw on the members for another
81; and SO on in the same way as fast as the
| members die.
All W. ". mcmpeIS pieasc WIite 10 INC ny May
J. 1894, giving me your views on the above sug-
gestion, and will let you know through our
dear TRIBUNE how we stand on the above man
ner of having our lives insured. Yours, Pro
Patria--
James w. Lauterman, Wetzell, Mich.
A Celestial Snob.
fIosen Topics
"Notice how brightly the Belt of Orion
shines tonight" said Luna to the Evening
Star, as the pair gracefully approached the
western horizon.
"No. Luna" replied the Evening Star,
never notice those Orions. They are not in
our set.n
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