The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-23

the national colors indicated the char
| acter of the exercises.
1t was the joint celebration by the
Minnesota societies Of the Sons of the
American Revolution and the Sons OF
the Revolution of Washington's Birth
day.
In accordance with their annual Gus
tom they had gathered to honor the
memory of the founder of the Ameri-
can republic. With them were two
sons of Revolutionary soldiers, a num-
Der Of ladies representing the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, the
children of the American Revolution,
the colonial societies and Mount Yer
| non association. Washington himself
was represented in the person of his
descendant, Lawrence G.. Washington.
The body of the church was occu-
pied by the members Of the societies;
the gallery was reserved for the pub
lie school children. With the officers
on the platform were seated John
Wesley Crazy of ST. Paul. and Van
Rensselaer, Clifford, of Mortified, whose
fathers fought under Washington in
the war for independence.
In opening the exercises President
Daniel r. Noyes, of the Sons of the
American Revolution, who presided,
delivered short and appropriate adj
dress. Mr.. Noyes said:
One nunQTeQ yearS-loSS One-naVe
passed since Washington sp Mt, most hap
PLY, his last birthday on EARTH wedding
In the family marking the event:
Since then no recurrence OF the day
has failed of increasing notice. Today In
all civilized lands, his praise will be spoken
and more good Americans will gather to do
him honor than ever before We do well
to cultivate respect and reverence for all
the great and good, the heroic men and
women, of the past, whose lives were
blessing and an honor to their race, for
it is the
Tidal wave Of such nobler souls, which
Into our inmost being rolls.
And lifts rs uneWares
Out of our meaner cares.
All praise then TO those whose words and
deeds
Thus help us in our daily needs,
And, by their overflow, raise us from al
that's low
washington was man of like passions
as ourselves. strong and vigorous in his
youth, plenty of warm, red blood coursing
in his veins. If, when older, he became
grave before he became gray, and, later
still, was called dry and cold, we need
not wonder. l have sympathy with those
who would give his faults undue promi-
hence. His character far Transcribed that
of any other public man of his time. and
I know of no peer among his predecessors.
Of those who followed him in public life
there is only one whose meme AID fame can
compare with his. Nc nobler figure, bat
| Ting so long and honestly for the just and
| true, ever stood in the forefront of
nations life.
Il trust thdt respect Tor cur rulers Is
not dead yet. United England honors it's
royal ruler and even distracted Austria, its
emperor.
LET us seek to elect only those whom
we can honor ard then honor
those whom we electi
when the war of independence closed
Washington was universally acknowled sed
as the captain who had steered the ship
of state in to its safe harbor, and he it was
who thus afforded to the 5000 900 of his
countr!men the onnortunity to become the
nf fol frV nf m
day. What the secret of his success;
a success marked that when he died,
Dec. "A; 1897 the channel feet of England.
lowered its flags and the banners Of the
army of France were draped in black, And
this too for the man who had wrested an
defend his country from the other.
1.-THE answer, l think must be that it
was to his resolute soul. his indomitable
will more than to any other personal trait
gift, that his success was due for
There's no chance. destiny, or fate
Can circumvent, hinder, or control
| The firm resolve of a determined soul.
Gifts count for nothing-will alone is great;
All things yield to it either soon or late.
| What obstacle can stay the force
| OF the sea-seeking river in It's course,
Or cause to wait, the ascending orb of day?
| Each well-born soul must win what 1t de-
serves.
Let the fool prate of luck-The fortunate
Is he whose earnest purpose never swerves,
Whose slightest action. or inacticn, serves
| The one great aim.
| Why. even death stands still
And waits an hour sometimes, for such e
will
At the conclusion of President Moves
! remarks all the school children in the
| gallery rose and sang the Battle
| Hymn OF the Republic in manner
| that thrilled the hearers. They were
! led by Prof. c. H. Congdon and Prof
William Browne presided at the organ
An invocation was then offered by
the Rev Dr. John Paul Egbert, chap
lain of the Sons of the Revolution. DR.
| Egbert prayed that If it became neces-
sary for Americans to meet men again
| In battle, they would stand true IT, the
| traditions of their forefAthers and fight
bravely for the maintenance Of Amer
| lean principles and honor.
The school children then sang "Oul
| Bright Starry Banner" with much en-
| thusiasm, after which 1.-THE Star Span.
gled Banner was sung by Norris Jeff
reg, of the Lincoln school, the Other
| children joining in the chorus.
Young Jeffrey has a sweet voice anG
! his rendition of the song was very eff
fective. Enthusiastic applause reward.
| ed him for his effort.
President Rukard Hurd. of the Sons
Of the Revolution, stepped forward ant
announced that he would present
medals awarded by his society for prize
essays on patriotic topics written by
pupils of the high schools of Mime
sofa President Hurd said in sub
| stance:
The Society of the Sons of the Revolution
| was organized to stand before the public
as practical patriotic association worthy
| or respect, honor and attention.
Absolutely ignoring politics, religion,
wealth or social rank, 1t gathers together
the worthy descendants of the fathers and
founders of the nation, that by their hon.
ored names the patriotic services these
| descendants may be stimulated and in
| spired to a high appreciation of their pa
| triotism devotion, heroism and sacrifices.
| That by this appreciation they may edu
| cate themselves and their fellow country
men to a high standard of loyal, unselfsh,
| watchful patriotism.
1t thus provides in a systematic, bust
1 triotic order to stand the exponent, lead
| er and
Defender of Patriotism.
| Such is the mission Of the Sons Of the
| Revolution, and of its brother society, the
| Sons of the American Revolution, and such
| is the mission Of the magnificent society Of
| the Daughters of the American Revolution
| in their blessed and far-reaching work Of
| organized, intelligent patriotism
Here in Minnesota I'VE can do everything
as briefly outlined except erect revolution
| airy monuments and memorials. Fortu-
nately, the Minnesota Society of the Sons
| Of the Revolution found a plan in which
to invest its funds and interest it's mem
| bers and the public. 81 The plan was to en-
| list the patriotic services of the youth of
Minnesota, by melting them to research in
American patriotic history and engaging
| them in patriotic essay contests SUBJ
| the winners with silver and bronze medals
made from a die furnished by the general