Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-05
THE FOURTH AT kENSINGTON.
Ex-Representative ButterwOrth and
Others Make Patriotic Speeches.

Ex-Representative ButterwOrth and
Others Make Patriotic Speeches.
Two o'clock found the citizens of Ken
sington and visitors from the surrounding
neighborhood vending their way to a clear
ed space in the grove in the rear of the
residence of ex-Mayor Thomas R. Martin.
They gathered to listen to an old-fashion
ed Fourth Of July celebration. The Rock
vile Band opened with appropriate selec-
lions. R. B. DERRICK presided and intro
duced Rev. James T. Marshall, pastor of
the Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church,
who invoked the divine blessing Mr..
Marshall, when alluded to as lineal de-
scendant of Betsy Ross. who designed and
made Nthe first stars and stripes, said he
always felt that he had done we'll in choos
ing SO patriotic woman for his great
great grandmother, and hoped to live ever
worthy of her loyal tradition.
EX-Representative Butterworth. t h
speaker of the day, was next introduced.
The Puritans, Quakers and Huguenots,w who
settled this country. he said, We're three
distinct and different types, each believers,
in their way, of individual freedom-the
Puritan, in freedom of thought, if you
thought as he did; the HugUenot cavalier.
in freedom that you are willing to fight for
and able to maintain; ard the Quaker in
the freedom to mind his own business and
let his neighbor do the same. Out of these
three types has grown the sturdy Ameri-
canism Of today. But We were confronted
with conultlOnS tnai threatened 10 lose 10
up this grand heritage. Those who sought
our shores no longer bore the stamp of
sturdy marnood, nor possessed an indi-
viduality to make a people free and great.
Europe lost nothing when they left. Amer
lea gained less than nothing when they
came. Political demagcgues played upon
them for personal gain, as they herded in
large cities; use their Ignorant prejudces
to destroy our cherished institutions, to
spoil the public funds and debase the bal
lot 1t was from the country-bred children
of our land that a barrier must come to
stay this tide of disloyalty and corruption.
Among the men who fought the issue of
slavery, north or south, there was not one
disloyal thought, nor in their descendants.
He prayed that the curse of partisan poll
tics might be obliterated. and that Ameri-
cans be Joined together against this COM
mon menace to patriotism, morality and
liberty.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Butterworth's
address Mr.. Charles Il. Hanford Of Wash
| ington rected brakes American Flag"
Judge Alphonso Hart, who next spoke,
said that July 4th was the greatest day in
his calendar, for on that day he was born,
some time after the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence. Although he did not. at that
early period of his life, join in the speech
making, he felt patriotic enough to shout,
as he had done ever since when that day
came around. He did not despair Of the
future of the country. spirit was being
aroused that would meet and deal with the
crises of which his friend Major Butter
worth had spoken, and dispose of it in the
same decisive way that 1t had done with
| British tyranny and the evils Of slavery,
EX-Mayor Thomas R. Martin took the
ground that in the education of the young
| in the schools and the constant incubation
Of the spirit CT loyalty and INDEPENDENCE
by the parents Ct home, lay the safesI ar
side was largely intrusted the destiny OF
our free institutions.
! Mr.. Marion Dorian, who was next intro