St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-31

ringing IOHeS lndt COulu NC distinctly
heard to the limits of the great audience
by Master Raymond Miles native of st.
Johnsbury, was as follows:
Juniors from north and west and south,
All over our broad land,
The boys and girls OF Washington
Together with you stand.
We want to bid you welcome here,
But find no word to say
How earnestly and joyfuly
We greet you all today.
It's welcome home" we say to you
This is your city, too
Dear to each boy and girl beneath
Our o&n Red, White and Blue.
To you. dear friends from other lands,
Who've journeyed far to come,
We give an earnest welcome now
From every heart and home.
You cannot feel like strangers here
Such thing could never be.
lone is our Master, even Christ,
And brethren all are We"
And tho we work in different lands,
Our work is still the same
To do what boys and girls can do,
In Jesus blessed name
And as friends speak, this afternoon,
Strong words of help and cheer,
Hark! From Juniors everywhere
mighty chorus hear!
From Juniors who, with their own flags,
Christ's banner lift unfurled,
And who, with glad, unfaltering step,
Are marching round the world.
Then let us pass the greeting on,
And so-in our small way
Help make the world the happier place
Because we meet today.
In response the chairman said, "Oh,
that l were a poet never before so
earnestly longed to put my thoughts in
to verse, but you will have to listen to
the most prosaic prose.
Gods word tells us that the streets OF
the New Jerusalem will be full OF boys
and girls. Would that l could impress
upon our nation the value Of childhood
What are homes without children Oh,
that society would condemn such homes
unsparingly (cheers) would rather pre-
side here today than to bein- Chicago
daughter and cheers The next pres
ident will have for his proudest distinction
that he is ruler over vast army of chill
dren. count it a pleasure to be here in
our nations capital and this center OF
the Heavenly Jerusalem"
After singing came the exercise 1.-THE
Juniors love of country" prepared for
this occasion by Mrs. James L. Hill OF
Salem, Mass, and which may now be
obtained of the U. S. c. E. for ten cents
a copy. 1t consisted of beautiful and
intricate flag marches led by lovely girl
known as Saint Christian Endeavor.
Recitations upon "Bible Patriotism and
"The Homes of the People," patriotic
recitations by Juniors in costume of the
various countries where {. E. exists
recitations and songs by missionary and
temperance committees, closing with
chanting the pledge. The Junior Orches-
ira awakened all the patriotic sentiment
of the audience by playing medley OF
national airs, each one Of which was
greeted with cheers and applause.
In some way the Juniors had dis
covered that this was Mrs. Hills birth
day and now presented her with a
bouquet of roses. The chairman said he
did not know how old Mrs. Hill was SO
of course he could not tell, when the
Juniors piped up sixteen, sixteen, sweet
sixteen" Mrs. Hill responded gracefully
to the wee maiden bearing the flowers
saying in closing that she had so thor
oughly enjoyed the Juniors of Washing
ton that she wished they would send hel
I'D a whole carload Z. o. D.
DR.. F. E. Clark was presented to giv'
a greeting but said that he wished
instead to receive greetings. Stating
that with Mrs. Clark he would sail fol
foreign lands, July %, he gave them al
opportunity to send greetings. Thes'
were enthusiastically given. A beautiful
Chinese banner was then presented as ;
token of their gratitude for Junior c. E
being carried to China. Mrs. Clarl
responded in happy manner when th
rally adjourned by singing and bene
diction. = Cynthia L. Marvin in Yer
mont Chronicle.