The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-09
EnGlishmen Turn Out
In Force to Celebrate
the Day.
Sons of st. George Parade.
Speechmaking In the Afternoon at the
opera House-Addresses by Sew
eraI Prominent Members.


the parade was over In the afternoon
The only thing that interfered with tn
parade was the mud which was on tn,
streets, but which could not be expected
to be other than it was at this time o
the year.
Tke parade formed shortly after
O'Clock at the Sons hall in the Dunstar
building. The Red Jacket city band
headed the procession which moved down
Fifth street. The Junior lodge followed
the band and then came the Senior
lodge. There was a lar number OF men
in the parade and they made a good ap'
Epearance. The stars and stripes were
carried at the head OF the procession. A
Nittle farther down the line wss another
8merican flag with the name of thelodge
woven in it. Then the beautiful banner
of One and All Lodge came and the Union
Jack brought up the rear. The Daugh-
of st. George also took part in the par
ade. coming bshind in carriages and the
speakers and officers OF the day occupied
carriages, which followed the ladies. Mr..
Francis Ward marshaled the parade In
good style.
The line OF march extended through
Fifth street to Scott down to Eighth,
through to Pine, over to Seventh and
then around to the opera house, where
sthespeech-making took place, The hall
was well filed with the ladies and gentle
CneE of the order as soon as the parade
was over.
After the Red Jacket band played an
overture, Mr.. John Jenkins the past
grand president called the meeting to
order and made few remarks welcom-
ing these present and hoping that one
sand all would join in the celebration
with the proper spirit. He then intro
-duced Mr.. John Martin, past president
of the lodge, Mr.. Martin made a very
pointed address, relating many historical
tfacts concerning England and stating
THAT above all things he was proud to be
a@n Englishm IN. He spoke OF the present
trouble between Spain and this country
,lsnd then referred with pardonable pride
TO the story OF the whipping OF the fam
,uous Spanish armada by Sir Francis
Drake and wound up by stating that if
it came to fight, America, England's
proud daughter, would thrash her as
soundly as did the mother country in
gears gone by. This brought forth a
storm of applause from the audience,
Mr.. Martin also spoke of "Good Queen
Bess" and Bloody Queen Mary" and
aeologixed theformer. The address showed
that the speaker was thoroughly famil
lar with the history OF England.
AR. James Cruise. another past presi-
dent OF the order was then called upon
and he gave good talk. He said he
,svas proud to be an Englishman as
Ihe thought to be a good Englishman was
also to be a good American. he was
- road to march behind the stars and
stripes and the Union Jack. He told a
rfunny Cornish story and kept the audi
Ssaee in good humor. He pleaded for
harmonv among the members Of the
lodge and tine iaoies'
.ooo,' '' o"o"ou M
Cruise. Mr.. BENEFITS is very fluent and
d easy speaker and the audience was more
than interested in his address. He said
ne wanted to repeat all that the Others
had eaid about how proud be was to be
zaa Englishman and he also referred to
the war question. He thought it was
Syery, fns to refer to the valor OF their an
-ceSCors in war, but nowadays war was a
very serious thing and he hoped that il
might be avoided, but IL it did come hi
~~sss sure America would administer
,sSPain such a severe drubbinE as she need
ed and abe would have the backing Of al
Tho Gnglish. americans.
'heT. Aerr'oee' tne speaker Oh toe Gay