Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-09-14

tn AOT becohu term. MISS Phillips
has three sisters whom she has induced
TO join. Her 12-year-old sister Daisy is
the messenger OF the guards and an
other sister. Rose. is the signal quar-
termaster. Ella, the third sister, is an
ordinary seaman. All the Phillips girls
were born In England. The family has
been in this country only seven years,
but Miss Lillian says she has no use for
England and that II she had had any
thing to say about her birth she would
nave been born right here In these
United States.
This country is good enough for any
body" said Miss Lillian Phillips, land
4 mink more OF the American flag than
DO OF my life. I'd be willing to die any
time hghting for the red, white, and
blue. My mother TO tease me, sings
GOD Save the Queen Then we four
girls begin singing America have
my room at home decorated with Amer
lean flags and a big American flag
hangs from the head OF my bed. like
TO look at it the last thing before clos
ing my eyes at night, and / want TO see
II the FIRST thing in the morning. My
rather is dyed-in-the-wool English
man and / keep telling him that he
would part from my family any time
TO night for Old Glory. My body may
De English, but my soul is American"
The officer OF the deck, Miss Emily
lie Gras, is of French descent, although
her father. Nelson s. lie Gras, was born
here. She is native Of this city. and
while attending school kere she became
noted among her classmates for her
patriotism and devotion to the Amer
lean flag She is one OF the charter
members of the Young Lady Naval
guards.
Miss Harriet Lane. captains clerk,
was named after the revenue cutter
Harriet Lane. which in turn was named
AFTER President Buchanan's niece. and
she Is proud Of the fact. She is the
daughter of William y. Lane, who is
employed by the Hoboken Ferry COM
pany. She was born in Ulster county.
is an ardent worker in the interests Of
the Naval guards. and has brought in
many new members
Shipmate Flora Bahrs is particularly
proud Of the fact that she is one OF the
Few girls in the organization who is the
daughter OF veteran.
My father fought for his country"
she says, 'and / am willing to follow
his footsteps"
Ensign Celia Ruehi is a West Hobo
ken girl.
A few days ago they were informed
that on next Decoration day they would
be invited TO a trip down the bay, when
II is proposed that the naval veterans
shall strew flowers on the water in
memory OF the sailors buried at sea.
II may be news to these patriotic
young women to learn that 100 years
before their time half a hundred Of
their sex organized a naval company
with a view OF taking active part in
the war OF the American revolution.
And, what is better. they did actually
take part in the strife, one of their
number, Mary Carroll giving up her
life on Lake Champlain in a minor
naval engagement. This Miss Carroll
enlisted on the American ship in some
capacity, not under naval restrictions,
and when the British tried 10 board the
ship used a cutlass with terrible effect
on the enemy. She fell. pierced with a
ball, after an hours fighting. but be-
fore she died defeat had been turned
into victory and In song IL is said that
her heroic lighting moved the Amer