Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-20
.BUDSEY AND GIMME.
Presented American Flags by a
Patriotic Society.
FOR TIE Ne VSBOYS HOME
Sons and Daughters of the .Ameri-
9' can Revolution the Donors.
PATRIOTIC SEES

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Last night the sons and Daughters of the
American Revolution presented two hand
some American flags to the newsboys of the
city. The Tags are to remain in the Gus
| tody of the Newsboys Home Budsey and
Chimnaie were in high feather on the coca
/ sion. They had two hours of rare fun, they
were the heroes of grand event At the
National Rifles Hail. and they were SUI
| premely happy. for they had a. feast Of
good singing, good reciting, good speaking.
and, in their minds, best of all, good drum
ming and good hugling. Budsey had no
| coat and Chimmie was devoid of that i'm
| maculate- complexion that is supposed to be
assumed by the newsboy fraternity on all
| public occasions. But Budsey in his shirt
| sleeves-was not President, Lnooln's coat
| of-arms "pair Of shirt sleeves?"-and
Chimmie with his dirty face were just as
glad of their existence as the grave gentle
men who sat on the platform up above
them and as the kind-hearted, ladies' who
| sat around them. Indeed, it is fair to as
1 sumo that both Budsey and Chimmie and
all the rest of the hundred boys who occu-
| pied the front Of one section of the hall
were easier in their minds than most of
| these ladies, who were torn in Spirit lest
| the irrepressible nature of all the Budsey
| tribe should break loose and rush beyond
| control. Once the pandora box of mischief
seemed to have been opened in earnest.
There was part of the program of the
event that called for "whistling by the
newsboys." DR.. jChilds, acting president of
the board of trustees Of the Newsboys'
Home. called upon the young merchants to
perform their sif1ant part of the evenings
entertainment Budsey knew Yankee
Doodle well, this being the air they were
to whistle. and his side partner. Chimrnie.
was a little shaky on the tune, but he had
plenty of lung power. So they took the
lead, and for about half a minute the
ls,,r rrl1 prfvx
melodious. Then the irrepressible spirit
broke loose. Pandemenium reigned. CHM
mic in his excitement put his two grtmy
fingers in his mouth and emitted series
of piercing shrieks There was not a boy in
all that brave band Of hundred who was
not supremacy content. Noise meant fun.
To whistle was pleasure not rare, but
positive. This number lasted long five
The other parts Of the program were car
ried out with more regularity.
A quartet. composed of Messrs. D. OK Mil
Ter, H. c. Pearson, Gabriel F. Johnston and
C.E. Rice, sang Hail, Columbia" and made
the eyes of the small boys down in the cor
ner fairly bulge out with glee. Rev: DIR. sun
derland as offered pTaysr and the boys had
tude of silent attention. Chimmie gave
Budsey SLY poke in the ribs. and there
was momentary confusion, during which
Chimmie lost the little flag that had been
given to him and the other ninety-nine
boys at the home on e street before the
whole line marched to the hall behind the
On the Stage.
On the stage We're Gen. Joseph, Breckin-
ridge, Gen. Vincent assistant adjutant
general; Judge ]. K. McCammon, ex-Com-
missioner John W. Douglass, Rev. DIR. Byron
Sunderland Messrs. John w. Thompson,
Crosby S. Noyes. A. X. Paris. Howard
Clark H. B. +. Mcfarland, VIM. B.. Cur
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DR. Mackay Smith. Rev. DR.. Childs. The
officers of the society We're also represent
ed on the floor Of the hall by Mrs. Childs,
the Misses Childs, Mrs. II. B. +, Macfar-
land. Mrs. Merchant. Mrs. Atwater and
| Miss Wilson, the superintendent.
After the invocation DIR. Childs made a
statement of the work of the association
after explaining that Mr.. c. S. Noyes, the
president of the board of trustees, had
found 1t necessary to retire from that po-
sition which thus caused the duty of Offer
ing the announcements to devolve on him.
He introduced Judge Joseph K. McCam1non
as the presiding officer of the evening, and
then the quartet and the audience, and
especially the newsboys, sang America
the shrill voices from the corner sound
ing out clear and strong. The boys knew
the words better than did some of the
older folks in the hall. Imbued with the
spirit of the occasion they waved their
little flags at intervals, until their section
of the hall looked like a flower garden in
a high wind.
Funds Needed.
DR.. Childs gave a brief account of the
history of the Institution. and then, said
that he had been strictly enjoined not to
mention money once during his remarks
Rut he was going to transgress and trust
to being let off by the managers He said
that the home needs funds for its MAIN
tenance, and he advised those generous
people who are thinking of making be-
quests to the institution to give the money
now. so that they can see the good it does.
He alluded to the difficulties that have at
tended the legacy of $4,000 left by Mrs,
Maulsby for the purchase or erection Of a
Few home, and said that the delays have
not been attributable to the executresses
OF the estate, who have been governed by
circumstances that they could not wholly
control The matter is now settled. and the
money Is soon to be in hand Then the
hcme will have a large new house, and
Dr.. Childs went on to tell the boys what a
splendid home it will be: Meanwhile he
remarked. money must be had to carry on
the good work. and he mentioned incident
ally that Mrs. Macfariand, the treasurer,
lives at 1916 F street northwest.
Some questions that DIR. Childs put to
the boys were answered with enthusiasm
and promptness. What are you British
or Americana" American" came like a
shrill thunder clap from the northwest
corner. The answers would do credit to
more than majority of applicants for
citizenship.
some speeches..
Rev. Dr. Mackay Smith Of st. Johns
Church made a stirring address that thrill
ed the hearts Of both boys and elders. He
described the formation, of the, country
with few forcible SMILES, and put en-
thusiasm into everybody present by his
patriotic little stories about the flag and
its early defenders He propounded a
question to the boys that was not as easily
answered as some Of those put by DR..
Childs. How many Stars do you sell for
10 cents?" That being sliding scale, ac-
cording to the time Of day and the enter
prise of the lad, the answers came thick
and fast with great divergence, "Twor'
'three!" "four!- 'five"' ski DR.. Smith
joined In the general laugh and gave up
the effort to teach lesson in business
mathematics.
The Victor Drum Corps. fine body Of
youngsters, with Turkish caps and uni
forms, rendered, some music that was
neither faint nor uncertain. 1t went to
the very souls Of the boys. who kept time
with ardor, and some even chewed their
gum in rhythm .e.
General Breckenridge delivered the pre-
sentation address, after Mr.. John .Twee-
dale had given two Rotations in splendid
style. The flags, to be presented, two in
number, he said, were Of two sizes, one