The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-07

| brilliant She spoke of the patriotism
| of Jew and Frenchman and Irishman,
and of how much stronger ours should
be; how love of country might be fOs-
tered by recital of song and story; re-
called the enthusiasm engendered by
the songs of the civil war; asked II we
knew the words of any of our national
songs and begged US to sing one song
of our country at every Federation
meeting; urged US to speak more Freely
of our country's virtues than of its de-
fects and lastly, she pleaded for more
teaching of patriotism in the schools
Mrs. Ware of Topeka gave still more
force, to Mrs. FOntrOn's paper by dwell
ing particularly on home training. In
still into our children in infancy rev
erence for country and as they grow TO
years of understanding, if we can make
our children realize what il has cost TO
make and maintain this republic ana
what a precious institution our Ameri-
can government is, We shall have gone
a long way towards laying foundation
of patriotic sentiment that shall en-
duTe. If our youth are constantly uFS-
ed to consider the ballot box as jewel
case which contains the priceless gem
of liberty and the privilege OF voting as
a solemn and sacred trust, the nation
would soon look upon the buying and
selling of votes as q crime worthy or
disfranchisement. a powerful element
in arOusing a patriotic spirit is found in
the ratification meetings and public pa
rades incident TO our elections, but let
not the partisan spirit oVersh2doW the
patriotic. Whatever means We take
to keep alive our loyalty, whether 1t IS
by estab lishing the Grand Army of the
Republic or the society of the DaGgh-
tiers of the American Revolution, it
ma tiers not, so that the end be accom-
plished.
She was followed by Mrs. KelIogg,
who wittily claimed that as most OF
the teachers and all Of the mothers were
women that we could hardly expect of
a disfranchised class the ability to train
the children in good citizenship, and
even if they could do this with Fritz
and SambO and Mike and Giovanni,
how could they do it with the little
girls whose only part in e1t1zenshlp
was paying taxes II they chanceo 10
| possess any property
Mrs. Ware reminded her that women
ought not to refrain from teaching pa
triOtism even if women were. strictly
speaking, without a country And then
Mrs. c. c. Furley started regular
Fourth of July celebration in all the
| WOmen's hearts present by reading with
! indescribably touching force and beau
" Eugene Wares Organ Grinder. Be
| fore the tears were fairly dry on the
/ cheeks of the listeners, they turned to
/ the next number, some of the advan-
tages of kindergarten training, and
/ from memories Of war and blOOdShed
| We're quickly drawn to pictures of the
| happy children in school under the new
| dispensatiOn of F'rOebel, told of its ad
vanta ges to teachers and taught of the
wonderful ideal set before the kinder
/ garteu teachers and many incredulOuS
/ doubts as to the efficacy of the method
were set at rest by the clear and mod
est testimony of Mrs A. A GODDARD, one
/ of the most enthusiastic promoters of
! the kindergarten in Topeka. as to its
success among the poor and destitute
/ Of our own city Mrs. Hale told of what
/ the packing houses We're doing in that
| line by generous donations to the cause
in Kansas City, Kan, and then thrill
/ ing with patriotism and benevoIence,
| the federation adjourned to devote the
| Ia ter hours Of the evening to science
| and Y ray.