The Monitor-register. [volume] (Woodstown, Salem Co., N.J.) 1892-1972, 1896-11-06
And so with the souls of heroes sweetenin,

Anu so With the souls of heroes sWeetenin,
the autumn air,
We will plant at the Western gateway thes,
symbols of liberty fair
maple from stanch New Hampshire; GOO
bless her granite domes!
AS strong, as pure. as peerless as her nation ),
countless homes;
An elm from Massachusetts,, its roots ir
sturdy soil,
Its heart yet warm and beating with tbt
Pilgrim Fathers toll;
a birch from dear Rhode Island, beneath
whose parent stem
Brave Green learnt well the story, of how
men die for men,
From Hartford comes a grandchild Of the
famous Charter Oak;
peoples praise to him who braved tho
despot's stroke,
An oak from Saratoga; God bless BENJAMIN.
Roman
ana the tree whose roots are nourishel with
the blood of thousands slain,
From Delaware, q maple-as IL blusb,s =,
the lawn,
May it be growth symbolic of a. natnn,s
purer dawn.
New Jersey sends a linden-more thai
hundred years ago
Old Glory waved DER WASHINGTON mid DIRE,
ing ice ana snow;
Aud forever shall the linden shed a ,,an,o,r
in the air
VI that Christmas night in '76 and tie
stormy Delaware.
from the land of Penn, cedar; we Wi
plant it not with tears,
Fof the man who starved and battled in tn
face of awful fears.
For Hillsboro and Catawba we will plant tn
hockberry tree;
For Eutaw Springs and Camden, the mag
nolia's bloom shall be.
For Georgia, the catalpa, on Savanna,s
crimson sod
Its sunny blossoms opened in mute appsl
to God.
Let US plant these thirteen tributes whh
each heart with rapture thrills,
Let them rise as trusty warders of Eureka
sunset hills, n
Seasons lend your brightest sunshine, lend
your most refreshing showers,
Till they stand in stateliest beauty in his
paradise of ours.
National airs were then rendered hv
the Band, followed by an origin al penn
by Mrs. ]. T. French, and music, "Nar
sellaise" Various members of the Chm
ter then planted the trees, and G. SIP.
Marais, representing the French natsn,
presented with few words soil from he
grave OF Lafayette in the cemetery Hc
pus, Paris, which was placed at the rot
of Pennsylvania's tree. the cedar, sent
from Valley Forge. Miss Helen Hall,we
and Herbert R. Baker, Registrar and
Colol-bearer, respectively, of the Y 4en.
1entine Holt Society, Children Of khe
Revolution, presented baby oak hat
was grown from an acorn of the Chater
Osk:of Connecticut, through the kid
ness of Mabel Burgess Hough, of Mr.
wich, Conn. About it was placed eakh
from the grave of Elizabeth Cook, bf,
Delaware, who, when fourteen years oh,
rode miles through dangerous county:
to help mould bullets for Revolutionary
soldiers. ~
Then everybody sang "AmericSk'
Rev. George Walk pronounced .the bslEs
diction under the bright banners AID
drifting fog that followed the bright sdl-
shipe of this lovely October day.
Many handsome equipages weresb n
waiting to convey the successful mara
gers to their homes, whilst others sought
the cars, and the trees were left in their
new soflsunder the care of the Park eSrs
.deners, and the home earth around tfbir
roots viii keep them from being Lobe.
some Many Of the trees: were I'll Be
rsefsd for an eastern winter, while otbSrs
were ieafy, especially Pennsylvania q
cedar. IS
II Was:a qualification to be Present a,t6
enjoy the festive scene Several wefe
there from other States, but l; seemed 10
be the only one from Nav Jersey.
October weather, as usual, is delight
full. The three Sabbaths perfectly
lovely. while on the Atlantic coast
fearful storms were raging. At
tended a concert at the Young Men, a
Christian Auditorium by Mr.. Moody's
quartet. Balmy air and bright nassisl
light. a wrap hardly needed: IS
vs. Politics are raging, and; all parties an
actively engaged, women and 1ior, n
devising plans to convince vSters dat
their candidates, If elected, win restore
prosperity, SO that employmdht will be
furnished to all desiring to lbe useful,
and money will be SO plentih4 i thatthS
credit system can be abolished, sto. The
unsightly election booths are in readiness
for the great day that will end. the co.,
fict. In the meantime entertainments kf
various kinds are numerous, for the put
pose of raising funds for grand dty
parade of the Republicans previous TO
election day. Small boys are enthusiastic
over the bonfires and transparencbs.
Susan B. Anthony, Miss Shaw and othtrs
have for months been canvassiDg The
State, and the outlook for equal suffrage
is very favorable now.
ANNIE M. SHERMER nee RILEY,