Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-23
FORT WORTH WAS PATRIOTIC.
GEoRGB WASHINGTON, AMEHiCA
AND THE RATCHET.
The Junior order of the United
workmen, the Trades Assembly,
the Mission workers and Society
in General, Celebrate the Day.

The Junior Order OF United American
workmen enjoyed a patriotic meeting
at the city hall which was full OF in
SEPARATION. The auditorium was hand
someiy decorated for the occasion with
the national colors,
DIR. j. L. Cooper presided, and the
speakers OF the evening were seated
on the platform in company with Miss
Lizzie Griswell, tastefully attired as
Columbia"
After an invocation by Rev. ]. Nor
gan Wells, the exercises were opened
with the reading Of the Declaration Of
Independence by Miss Grlswoll. This
was followed with an address, In happy
vein by Hon. Wilson Gregg, on THE
Day We Celebrate. or George Washing
ton" Prefacing his remarks with the
statement that no would speak briefly
and somewhat scatterlngly he launch
ed into most eloquent ofr-hand effort
which was frequently interrupted with
bursts OF applause. It was an Grafton
Of which only a faint idea can be given
in brief outline. He touched in few
striking sentences upon the main points
In the grand character Of the greatest
American patriot, and then leaving
beaten paths, followed the hero OF
American history In the byways Of pri-
vate life to bring out touching Incl
dents, which illustrated In marked
manner the character OF the great man
whose name had come down In glory
to the children Of the republic in these
days. He strove TO lit the Veil of OBJ
security from little events which had
not been noted particularly by history,
In order to show that the life OF the
man whom America loves to honor
above all others was In the minute de-
tails OF every day action full OF tho
lofty sentiments which characterized
the Washington Of history as lie was
known to the people In his public ca
reer as a patriot soldier and states
man. Abiding 10 the historical paint
ings In Independence hail at Philadel-
phia, he contrastcd the evident mod
esty OF WashinEt0n's noble character
with the opposite trait OF the politician
OF these days, and everybody laughed
lie then proceeded with the relation Of
a number Of Incidents Of the career OF
Washington. one OF these was the
touching address which ho delivered
to six little girls who strewcd flowers
In his path at Trenton, while on his
way to New York cry Go be inuugurE f-
ed Ia 1883. lie paused there and with
drew his attention from the GUnsidera-
tion of perplexng questions which en-
CROSSED his attention at that time, to
bcstow his thoughts upon the little
girls in one of the most Affecting Gd-
dresses ever received by children in any
age or any country, This address was
marked by the same purity of dictiun
and simplicity of style which marked
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the subllmlty OF his own character. lie
expressed the belief that the most sub
lime thought Of this grand and wise
American was embodied In the idea
that America should remain America
and forever be free from foreign en-
tanglements. In conclusion, he referred
TO the tribute bestowed upon Washing
ton by the great Irish orator, Phillips.
ia n speech on Dinn's Island. In re-
nlvinr 10 toast on America and
Washington, tho eloquent man had
suIu, among other spIeuutu things. thut
Washington was a boon Of providence
10 the human race. his fame eternal
and his residence creation, and above
all, his mighty qualities ms u soldier
and statesman and gage was the
grandeur OF character displayed when
he resigned the crown Of hemisphere
he had enaucipRted and retired to do
nestle tranquility.
inc SltNktT helu the closest attention
to the end, aud his eloquent address
was continuously interrupted with sp-
plRusc.
After Il charming musical interludc
by the Cosmopolitan Mandolin club,
Judge c. c. Cummings was introduced
and delivered wonderfully poetic and
suggestive address on the history and
destiny OF "old Glory" the American
nRC
He said he could not divine how il
was the United American Mechanics
should invite one-time Confederate
soldier. who went with Lees Msera-
bles, down into the Valley OF Death
into the Peach Orchard at Gettysburg,
to address them on tho theme they
had assigned him. unless 1t be they
had heard he was connected with the
United American Veterans, whose mot
to was as patriotic as theirs. While
their orders motto was "Our Coun-
try his orders was "One People, one
Flag. OnS Cod
He said he agreed with the aims
OF their order in Installing patriotism
into the hearts OF the children and ia
placing the American nag on every
school house in the land, and bible
within, This book was the founda-
tion OF civilization, and as proof OF
It every nation ON earth. recognized as