The National tribune., 1896-03-05
aouR flag is THERE"

The Loyal Home workers Colors Fly Over
a Virginia Schoolhouse, and the schoolboys
Keep Guard on WashinGton's Birthday.
OLD GLoRY's GUARD.
Wonder how many Northern boys kept watch
and guard over Old Glory on Washington
Birthday, as did Harrison Gordon and his
schooboy friends down in old Virginia?
Mas the motto of the Loyal Home Workers,
Progress and Patriotism, ever SO well MUS
traied as when they sent that beautiful nag
down 10 Cupeper County, to be cherished SO
chiyalrously by the boys and girls of New
America?
How soon might Harrison Gordon's hope be
realized the country over did the schoolDoys
OF the North sons Of Union soldiers especlsiiy
those enlisted i'm the ranks of the Loyal home
Workers show The same determination to have
the flag known and honored la the commnnl-
ties in which they live as has TINS patriotic
son Of Confederate ancestry IN the home OF
his birth.
Let us all keen Old Glory at the front. There
is beauty ard glory in every star aud STRIPE
1t is the dag of hope and promise; the EN-,
blem Of unity and peace ana reunited
country. Send il floating on.
One can imagine thai the spirit OF George
Washington. the great Nirginianp hevered
above aud stirred the hearts OF those Ola DO
miBien boys as they stood guard Oh honor on
his birthday ever the flag he designed ana
defended. aud with his iilustrous achievements
made forevermore Immortal.
OUR FLAG CUSTODIAN.
The Inv flag custodian of Virginia writes
a letter 10 Loyal Home Workers all OF winch
follows aud will be read with deepest interest.
Let MS all give him three rousng cheers:
DEAR LHW AND &C: The Loyal Home
Workers Gag ras raised over the schoolhouse
at Steveuslurg. Va, Monday. Feh IL, and is
The first United States flag unlurled over a
Virginia schoolhouse by Southern people since
the war.
AS it's beautiful folds played to the breeze
the children cheered and now it is kept hoisied
and flying every day during school hours.
Miss Fanny Barber, our principal teacher,
has given me charge of hosting il, and We
keep if in the schoolhouse when not in uEe.
Miss Fanny is a niece of the late United
States Senator J. :. Barber, and daughter OF
Hon. James Barber who was Major on Gen.
Earig's stat. Her uncle Alfred Barber, was
Major and Comm issary on Gen. Longstrects
staff. Miss Fanny has entered heartily into
the patriotic spirit of the affair, aud proposes
TO have the singing Of National songs on the
last day of school, and / have 10 recite We
Have Drunk from the Same Canteen."
Although Washington's Birthday fell upon
Saturday, and here no school, kept The
flag hoistcd all day, aud had some other boys
with me as a guard Of honor.
Long may "Oid Glory" ware over our great
and glorious country, and ] hope to see the
day when il viii float over every sehoolhouse
IN the land
Harrison Gordon, Stevensburg, Va.
OUR Roi.I-chBE-
rTl,e letters - mean veterans SON v.d veter-
eu't daHelaer and NV. veterans widow: member
ofaseociHiiois viii be marked sv. aud vi
CM. Birdler and o. F. Law, Sons of Veterans,
Deep Mater. Henry County, Mo. correspond
ence desired arrow heads to exchange. Eliza
Garin Edmonston. KY, and Katie and Matte
Van Zandt Daughters Of Veterans, Alone, Ky.
Total 1880.
Tiiiie Ball, Edmonston. Ky. IN sending the
names Of the three Kentucky girls for enroll
ment in fhc &C, says: The fRiher Of Katie
aud Matte Nan Zandt was a Union soldier
VINO served three years in the 18Th Ky. Their
father and mother are dead. All three would
be glad to exchange autographs and letters
with &C Friends"
Title would ike the words OF the song Ever
Of Thee"
Conrsde a. V. Bacon, Lansing. Mich who
contributes war sketch aud appears on the
roll-cai to-day. expects to attend the /. w.
Reunion at St. Paul a full-fedged member
OF the Loyal Home Workers ASSOCIATION. His
son and daughters are members. Welcome
Gomrade. 10 the ranks.
Col. J. G. O. Redington. Of the hcme Hducr-
sack, has composed a stirring patriotic song
dedicated TO The Loyal Home Workers. en-
Titled. Cheers for Old Glory The song and
music viii appear in the L.H.W. De
pertinent.
Belle Smith WiBoosl1i, Wis, writes that she
is the Fortunate pussessor Of one Of the beauti-
nj AkTioSAi. TRIBUNE Calendars which she
appreciates very much.
Hattie McCabc. Arcola, i'll. member OF the
lH.W. ". i. Church. aud Epworth League.
would Like 20 bear from i. II ~. nembers
Inoz lumbcri, shannon H.. former fire.
qucnt contributor 10 the L.H.W., is row = full
feged President Of the Moman's Relief Corps.
and may she ever WELD the carved apple-wood
eavel. lied with red white and blue-made by
a comrade Of the Grand Army-wiLh the kind
ness aud justice that characterizes q true mem
Der OF the &C