The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-07
TRIBUTE 70 MRS. BOOTH
Reception By the Patriotic
Societies Last Night in
Hasbrouek Hall-What
She Said.

fasbrouck Hail presented a lively an
pearance last night. on The occasion Of
a reception to Mrs. B~allington Booth of
the American Volunteers by the various
patriotic societies Of this city.
AT half past seven the organization
assembled at Aroanum Hall and formed
IN line TO march to Hasbrouck Hall. The
Following societies were present;-Jr O.
u A. NJ. Clinton. Farragut, Summit
Greenyille n Lafayette Councils.
Daughters of Liberty, Onward, Column
bia, Pride of Lafayette. North Star and
Winfield Councils, Washington Camp. Pa
triotic Sons Of America.
The Councils marched to Hasbrouck
Hall, where the reception was TO be
held. The interior of the haIl was hand
somely decorated, which included a In
srai display of the National colors. The
nal ntled up rapidly, there being present
n al over SIX hundred persons. The
SouncitS look charge of the hall and
elgnt young ladies from Onward Council
acted as ushers.
MISS Taylor, as organist, opened the
~proceeolngs with an organ prelude. This
MAS loloWed by a cornet solo by Mr..
FREDERICK Higgins. America" was sung
py the congregation. Brother Henri,
Glemens offered prayer. At the conclu-
sion Of the prayer Captain G.. %. RosSker
explained cause OF the meeting. and
in concluding introduced Mrs. Booth
Inc applause which greeted Mrs. Booth
a. she stepped forward was long and loud.
She bowed her ACCOMPLISHMENTS and
said
Ladies and gentlemen. it is n great
pleasure Tor me to speak to you this
evening. / speak to you concerning the
body which / represent, the American
volunteers. l myself am not an Ameri-
can, but my dear friends that was not
my choice. You young people gathered
here this evening are all Americans. and
say that there are not many more true
teers OF America. although a young BODY.
are like a young child of America. They
are imbued with the same freedom Of
spirit that all Americans possess. we
trust and we know that God will make
US good and true children of America
| want TO be a worthy daughter of the
when we threw off the yoke that govern
ed us from 1900 miles across the sea, and
started our own organization. On the
banner of the Volunteers of America
may be seen the same inscription which
Is seen on the American standard, In
God We Trust. There is only one King
Americans bow to and that is the King
OF Heaven, And that is the only king
the Volunteers recognize and have rec
ognized since we pitched the English tea
into the harbor
of the highest" Mrs. Booth continued.
Their respect and love for the American
banner is of the highest, and n~ever}win
the standard Of the American volun-
teers be seen unless flying by its side
shall be the American flag. The rose of
England may wither away and die. the
thistle of Scotland shall fall away. the
shamrock OF Ireland may die, but the
American standar shall never die, and
never shall the standard of the American
Volunteers die. God is hope and God
is love"
The committee in charge of the recep-
ton was W. E. Kennard, chairman: A.
Shopp, secretary; d. Cummings, treas
urer; Brothers Charles H. Stuart, j.
c. O. Bouker, c. H. Melville. E S. Rob-
ertson, C. Saums, S. H. Conover, f..
Eaton, H. Clemens, Sisters L. Wise. An
trim, e. b. Eaton and A. Vile.