The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-02-20
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aitel bunare1 RussianeqBiefnalt CHI
fren. WHO ere being educated undez
naron# IL aitscii fuud a The Eau.
aatioaal Alliance building On lsasf
Igraaduae srsv 9ofli toek part n a
recent competition for fbezprise offered
10 lie patiia cluhfosl,eschoa children
Of sew forli eity for tiie 5eat salute
10 lie lag sud the Best original Iiatifs
|5tie song. rhea auditorium where lie
|ezefcises we're held Yas festoaned Win
|uational eolara and ait54e he platform
|uosu which lie officers Of the soeietNs
lie. committee Of tie Patifa club and
liz. .fsitors we're seated large american
|aaea we're dtuneel
There we're 81 JAMESON thesoeietW5
IIaaisteiG and there we're only SIX absz
se7Itees when lie children marched
INTO lie hail 10 lie music If Dixie
aach child yeatsiuR al Americans lug
upon his or fef breast Many ST lie
aitis wore tie natiOnal tolars IN tileir
halr. Mr. As Salomons formerly OF
Washington. who * lie general aeeiit
Of 1lie society said tbat die eSet'ises
derived saecisi interest nom The fi1et
hat tlie majority Of li,f children t;ii5-
ina nals Ind l,eeff N Ills country less
tllsn six months sfbev Nereallnabie 20
speak English When her came q lie
school int had become com'efaant
enough now WITH lie zlmfgllage to euteis
lie sdSali aud seventh cradles n he
public schools.
'1'htze little Russians ufe born
Iinenistss.s continued II Soionons
We are endeasoriue 10 iustill nto
theit' minds deas Of patriotism aud
love Of this tiieir new f'aherlmd. and
the enthusiasm ve meet with & sanee
ulisiue
Rheu turning iotheehildieu, he said;
You are no onge1s B1ssiaus. mt gosd
Americans Het's see whetierfYon eau
eis'e tiiree good, loyal cheers
Five lnindtsd aeads eel'eIaised n tlie
ait, aud $40 Voices rang out viii, vim
that would hive done credit to a bat.
alion Of var veterans
linen The brief exercises we're begun
hY 3 boys carrying NATIONAL eolors,
representing tlie Original colonies. who
marclled doNa che aisle 10 the front Of
the platform A briglu eyed lit4le
madeil about eight years old toois the
paiit Of Goiumbia. aud as sherased aloft
q a1ge silk lag the following original
salute WIS gwen
Flag 81 our great republic, inspireut
in ba3e guardian 81 cur homes. whose
stars aad stripes stand for bravery,
purity truth and union.
Ne the chiidfen az many lands. WHO
iiad res6 under thg folds. do pledge oA4r
liVes our hearts and our saerea houar
70 love aud nrotect tilee. our country,
aad The liberty Of the American people
forsve1t
Every hand vas raise8 md al tho
words We salute her, bafh arms gve4.s
stretched ant toward she opliffea 4ag.
ahd an iastaa6 later Nsre folded upon
The breast FAen 10 The fnne Of slfa1,a.
end, Az Maryland aa original song.
composed 81 6ie school, was sung Win
fAe 1f0osf enthusiasm. The title o the
song "as Tile Stars and Stripes For
ever
Mrs. Mills, ia behalf Of Bhe Ratrisa
flnl,. presented the school with bust
Of &sraAah Lincoln, saying aba8 ae
was the ONE who ars6 4sea ase words.
'tae government OF el,e be,s5le, By slse
people, and Toy she people - shinS
everyone viii. agree with se,,e she co1s-
fiaNe6 'that We have newer seen lla,3se
Impressive si9bt than yoU have pre-
se1tted 70 US this morning. May gos
leara tG love sad reverence she flag
}oU have 50 enthusiastically waved here
tsis morning and stand ready to uphold
ID Whenever gcu shall be called upon.
The words met With storm Of app
fIsNse. and for several minutes The ais
WAS brilliant WITH red, WHITE and Blas
sa2s and stftamers. VITA the singing
a the "staf spaneleci Farmer" she sx~
crosses sHGeG-=N. z. s,3h.