The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-06-03
COMMENTS BY CONTRIBUTORS.
Thoughts from Loyal Home Workers on
Various Topics-PassiBg in Review.

Thoughts from Loyal nome VorAeTs OH
Various Topics-passiBg in Review.
Ada Morrow, q newcomer as writer. though
longs time reader OF The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
and enrolled in the L. II. W., writes g was at
Church social while on a. visit to a friend
recently, and the young folks were 80 rude.
The boys pulled off the girls hair ribbons and
the girls took it as a matter Of course. Such
conduct in q gathering OF the L.H.W. would
not DO tolerated. I've have at least learned to
respect ourselves, rs shown by our considering
cur department. toward others Girls have as
good show az boys in tho L.H.W. We meet
as equals. and rs matter OF course no mean
ad vantage is taken of as"
James Streetcr thinks that we should be more
considcrate of our friends and show them proper
appreciation. lie says: " Friendship does not
require money to keep IT alive Wemay some
times need to 90 into our peck etb0ok to help a
friend, but friends are not made that way. A
few kind words. or clasp Of the hand. may at
tach some friend forever. Let your friend
know you care for him. Live friends are what
is needed, and that while we are yet alive"
N. Rose Jansen. who is always good authority,
not only in the L.H.W., but in the Daughters
Of Veterans. of which she was founder. writ
ing to the editor, says: was much pleased
with tho article in response to Fin l.. Morrow,
on how TO form a library, and cannot refrain
from thanking you for the good advice and
sound logic contained in that article. l often
wonder if you realize how much your words
are appreciated by myself and thousands of
young men and women, as well as the older
ones who read them, and how nearly every
word fits some one, or many, and brings CON-
fort to their hearts,"
James f. Alger, Swampscott, Mass, in re-
spouse to a request that National holidays be
suggested for the month of March. proposes
March Z, 1861, anniversary of the battle oil
Fort Brown, Tex, and March 6. 1863. ami
versary Of the battle of Springfield, Mo. Par.
| ticularly would he have March 8, 1862, OBJ
served as flag day, which is the anniversary
Of the naval battle OF the Monitor and Merri.
mac, because so little attention has been given
to the naval achievements of the late war. He
| also suggests March 8, 1862, anniversary OF the
battle of Pea Ridge; March Ii, 1862, battle o.
New Bernie, N. c., and March %, 1862, battle
| of Winchester, Va.
| About the last Of June Mary L. Best and o
| Edith Dickey-one from Massachusetts,. tn,
| other from Indiana-will take their departure
| for California, where they will attend TIT
| Golden State Reunion, L.H.W. At Burling
ton, Iowa, they will meet Emma X. Martin
and at Anaconda. Mont, Inez Wightman. Tw'
weeks will be speut in the Yosemite with
party arranged by Virgil Hatch. We hope t
hear from them during their sojourn in West
ern wonderlands.
| ANOTHER L.H.w. FLAG.
NJ. Warner Hargrove cx-Secretary, L. W.
writes that he is glad to note the interes
taken by our members in the raising of flag
over schoolhouses. Tho New Jersey Legisis
ture passed law requiring the placing of 6ae
over schoolhouses, but made no provision fo
providing funds for this purpose. He tells u
how he succeeded in his town, Browns Mills
n. j.:
Encouraged by what I have seen In tn
Loyal Home Workers column concerning tn
presentation of flags to Southern schoolhouse
started out to solicit money for pole and ia
for our own schoolhouse. By approaching Ou
leading citizens and procuring their names an
contributions it was no trouble to secure til
splendid flag that now floats daily to tho bree7
above the schoolhouse, truly q thing of beaut
and . JOY forever
"a dag.rsising day was set apart and tt
public invited, the Grand Army especiall,
| Tho children had been we'll drilled, aud sau
patriotic songs and recited with spirit. sha
, never forget. nor viii l ever feel more prou
than when leading the Hip, hip, hurrah i [
note the vgor with which the little on
t cheered. They knew what it meant
+ THE teacher, a young woman OF Tails
t parentage. but thoroughly patriotic, had taugl
: them right. could not help trembling vii
l emotion to hear the hurrahs OF the boar
headed veterans mingled with those of ii
{ little boys and girls in whose keeping mu
d rest tho prosperity of the Nation. We ne,
o have no fear that those boys and girls will ev
? b anarchists."