The Washington times., 1895-02-23
THEIR SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Continued from First Pago.l

than he who organizes an army. The time
is coming when the men and women who
proclaim peace will be placed ON the highest
pedestal. Patriotism is fraternity It is
the passion within man to serve his country
by serving Individuals. Individual rights
is the motive power OF civilizations, and
that motive power has been the civiIizing
force OF the world -e' a'5 u.
individual rights is organizing labor
unions by laundering in the pulpit, shout
ing onthe platform for betternlenand women
TO administrative af airs ofgovernment. In
dividuai rights formed the American gov
ernment And wheI u cd TAKES the side OF
woman she calls a halt, andithe women OF
the council and similar organizations de
mand more PATRIOTS II aud lass partisanship,
more training schoeis oreeiidren and less
prisons for criminals, Tnare schools for
patriotism and fewer Institutions for max
ing soldiers E1gE
Miss Frances Willard was unable to
be present on account of sickness, and
the next address was by Mrs. Isabella
Charles Davis, of New York, on patriotic
teaching as an element in school govern
ment, as expressed in the New York free
kindergaTtens.
Mrs. Davis began by pointing out the
necessity for the instruction of immi
grants hildren in the principl es of
patriotism and love for American insti-
tutions. There are eleven Kindergarten
schools in the city OF New York i'll which
patriotism is taught, and the Children's
Aid Society has organized twenty two
sc hools for the same purpose. The
board of education has extended the
patriotic kindergarten system to the
mum ic ipal schools. The children are
taught to be true to our national insti-
tutions and give the flag salute which
was instituted by Col. Balch OF New
York.
Children of eleven different nation
alities are taught in these schools OF
patriotism.
If there were more of these schools
said Mrs. Davis, "and politicians learned
the lessons taught the children, we in
New York would not have to fight the
Tammany Tiger"
Before conclu ding her address Mrs.
Davis read an excellent composition on
the flag, written by siX-year-old pupil
of the kindergarten, and showed some
examples of the chldrens work, includ-
ing miniature flags worked in red, white,
and blue woTsted and q model of Wash
ington's Mount Vernon home, with several
pieces of furniture made of colored paste
board
Mrs. Ellen s. MuSsey, president of the
Legion OF Loyal Women, was greeted
with generous applause as she was called
upon to tell what the flag cost women"
While thousands Of men responded to
their country's call and marched to the
front to protect and preserve the ir
country and its flag in the Revolution and
civil war, the women gladly bade their
loved ones do their duty and no one could
ever estimate what the national flag cost
wives who became widows and daughters
fatherless.
INSPIRE LOVE OF COUNTRY.
After celebrating on this thought Mrs.
Mussey passed to the consideration of
what women can do at this time in in
spring love for country. Much can be
done, she said, by patriotic organizations
of women by seeing that the flag is
raised on every school-house and by de-
manding that only such text books are
used as give correct and truthful his
tory of our country The following
closing sentiment of Mrs Mussey's ad-
dress was greeted with continuous ap
plause: us there any doubt that women
were responsible for the result of the cleo
ton last fall in the Ashland district in
Kentucky? The time will come when the
politicians OF our country will more fally
understand that women are a potent FAC
tor in the Congressional elections
Mrs. Louise B. Robbins spoke on the gen
eral subject of patriotism She referred
to the historical associations of the city as
proper places in which to speak of patriot
ism. With the poets and orators of tile past
we mingle our sentiments recalling the
glory of the former and striving to emulate
their sentiments.
Patriotism is recognized by all as the
highest virtue. 1t has founded and pre-
served the nation. The exigency of the
times demands that devotion to the republic
be taught. Emerson said that character is
higher than intellect. II commands re-
pect, it welcomes severe troubles. Pa
triotism is an element in character, and thus
it is ordained that the country shall be for