Evening journal., 1898-05-09
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WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
SPIRIT OF THE TIMES
FINDS VENT IN PATRIOTIC FLAG
RAISING EXERCISES.

sTIRlRING ADDRESSES WE'RE
MADE BY PROMINENT MEN AND
MARTIAL MUSIC WAS FURNISH
ed BY FIFE AND DRUAlP CORPS.
The spirit Of patriotism in Whining
on increases the longer the war con-
Lnues. -Four large American flag were
unfurled in and around the city Satur-
day afternoon.
handsome flag wals raised on the
Rockford Club building, at Rockford,
Saturday afternoon at 3 O'Clock. Ad-
dresses were made by Rev. Harvey CIV
ing. of Mt Salem NJ. b. Church and
~ William Gibbons.
The employees Of the Edge Moor
Bridge Works had a flag-raising Sat
,rday afternoon ait $3.50 O'clock. The
Jag, which is 10x20 feet, was pur-
chased by the employees, and the nine
ly-foOt pole was furnished by the COM
pany.
About 200 children and young women
4 the village sang patriotic songs.
superintendent "a. M Morrison made
The opening remarks. The chorus un-
der the direction of Professor Rhodes,
and accompanied by bugles, sang The
Red. White and Blue" after which
the flag was hauled to the masthead
| John G.. MOnaghan made a paItr iOtiC
address, and am address Of THANKS wa.
delivered by ID. Q. Gibbs, OF the com.
pany after which the flag was uuiurl
cd by Foreman John o. TURNER fore
man of shop G, and the chorus sans
THE Star -Spangled BANNER" Tihe un
| iurling of the flag was a novel feature
| Wrapped in it was 400 small flags ant
as the big one was unfurled the small
| flags fell cut and were secured by the
l. spectators ais souvenirs.
The employees Of the Jackson anC
| Sharp sash mill raised a large rflas
ever their mild Saturday amid martha
/ music from fife and drum corps and
/ patriotic speeches by officials Cs th'
| company The flag was furnished 10y
| The workmen and the company pro
/ vided the pole. Addresses were made
| by Jcb II. Jackson and Artemas Bart
/ lett.
/ The historic old building of She'lp
school, which bears the mark Of 1898
| celebrated it's centennial annivcr5 an
on Saturday by raising a large Ameri
| can flag. The flag was flung to th'
4 breeze from a handsOmue new chsst
pole, eighty-one feet long, the gift II ]
Edward Addicks. The exercises hegai
at 2 p. m. and George w. Weldin actei
as chairman. After prayer was offerel
by Rev. ALFRED DerricksOn, of MtPleas
amt NJ e. Church, the Finst Regimen
Band played selections.
The first address was made by Rob
ut c. Fraim, of Wilmington, wha wa
Cne OF the former teachers Cf tn
school. Speeches were made by Cit.
Solicitor H. G. Conrad and Eben Bald
win, Of Claymont.
| The exercises were largely attendel
by the residents of Brandywne hun
dred, there being about 400 presen'
The school-hOuse was beautifully deco
rated with red. White and blue. Tn
/ money to buy the flag was raised by th
scholars under the energetic inlluo nc
cf the teacher, Miss Annie A. shaw
The nesidenss of district No. 73 ar
prouder now than ever Of their schOc
and their teacher that the Stars an
| Stripes float over the school building
ANOTHER FDAGIRA1SING.
The young men of Hedgeville, hsade
by Willard p. Cox, had a fiag-raisin
On Saturday evening at the corr
7 Maryland avenue and Bird street on
vacant lot facing Maryland avenue rh
role stands sixty-fve feet in the al
from which floats beautiful flag Full
800 persons gathered on the lot an
the young women of the neighborhOo
sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" an
amid redfire and Roman candles Ol
/ Glory was raised. Willard p. Cox pr
e sented TO each young woman pre5er
5 "a flag as a souvenir. He also made
( speech. The flag was raised in homo
( of the young men who enlisted frol
D this vicinity.