The San Francisco call., 1897-06-13

ter, has done everything-short OF what they
claim would be dishonest-to harmonize this
warning faction.
However, all this does not prevent our hav-
ing the most splendid and successful celebra-
zion ever participated in by our people. Abso-
lutte harmony has prevailed among the gen.
erHl committee since the ''colters" bolte !. We
lid you all welcome to the celebration of an
event that is unique in the history OF the
world and which illustrates al that is best
and most ennobling il the civilization OF man.
kind - irrespective of race, creed, color or
cline. BY order of the general committee.
THE oUEEN-GoD BLESS HER.
In addition they had jubilee ode pre-
pared TO he sung at their cele bration. Not
even in this detail are :hey willing to take
a back seat from the other side. 1t has
been written by Charles w. Pope, the
grand president of the Pacific Coast Juris-
dicti, n, Order Sons OF ST. George, who
wrote the ode ten yeals ago at the fifty
year cele braton.
1t will be read at the Chutes on Mon
day. Jure 81, by George Osbourne, the
well-known actor. Osbourne, by the way,
is proud 70 state that he is the grandson
of a British admiral. The ode reads as
follows:
HAIL sovER EIGN QUEEN.
Where blue Pacific lasaes
The Cal fornian stIaad.
Thy people send this message
o BriGain's glorious land;
To thee, great Queen AMI Empress,
Whose neme on every shore
By ali Is blessed and hOnored,
AS never Queen Lefore.
Kings Princes render homage
on this thrice gor Gus day,
And join in the great triumph
That crowns thy mighty sway.
But We that low. shee dearly,
Far from our motherland,
Ask God to guide and guard thee
win his protecting hand
Full sixty years Of glory
Haih crowned thy gentle sway,
nd great among the greatest
Thy kingdom lives to-day.
Still NAV ii grow in spendOr
Ard spread from role to pole,
Till Eng iSh tongu- Is spoken
Whereer the pillows roll.
From farthest Ind thy praises
Kesound from shore to shore;
From Buddha's sacred altars
Tney ecno eveimOre-
From De HIS lordly temples
Burst forth in Joyous song
Peans OF chiefs AMI princes
The faithful and the strong.
Hark 10 the shouts OF glory
From DER the seas afar-
The voices of thy people
Benea the southern star.
Australian hearts are Joyous
On thi, auspicious day,
And send to thee their fondest love,
To bless thee on thy way.
From out the Western waters
ON far Colu m bias shore,
From mountain aud from wildwood
1rue heir sircs of we're,
Thy people lift their voices
In one Iriumphal song,
As round thy flag they rally,
The glorious and the strong.
Oh, Queen, whose thrones foundation
Rests In the hearts of men,
-Four hundred million people
Pledge tn ee their troth acain.
From San Francisco's Iugged hills
TO Syduey's distant strand,
One mighty chorus fses 10 thee
In Enslands happy land.
Whereer thy great ships wander
Across the oceans roam,
Thy gallant tars upon the brine
Sttl Tally round thy throne.
st. Georges cross triumphant,
on farthest land and sea,
Bids stern defiance 10 thy foes,
Blest emblem of the free.
st. Georges sons and daughters,
Whose 10y al hearts are thine,
Prom mount and valley gather
From work shop and from NINE
Though hands are stained with abor
Their strength Is sill thine
To guard tn ee and defend thee
Should danger threat thy throne.
Beneath the starry banner
We proudly stand to-day
In uuion's reng tits twiuing
Thu, ughout he worlds wide way
Wi thv victorious ensign
That II ats every sea,
Kissed by the sun beams from above
On this, thy jubilee.