The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-24

The membrr> Of s nr Of b 'Jllahcm, l..
0. L.. through this 4 co,mmitt,e Urcsrnt...i
to the lodge u very hand sumo anlinrr last
frid,y tv"hn2. CO s.ueriIy tho inc en-
ency III ihe,v nink tile { was Ia ,unl large
httenun c5 members AMI VISIT rs from
Liberty Lodge, Wilmlnl ON, Sandy row
and ether lodges vi Pnilnue piia, The
banner WIS di plMei in he ,ollr. Of tho
hall, and showed much !aste OI In ( Ut
the committees, ahl artisa wn, dill IT,,
paintings IL l. nIn NJ the mo handsome
banners in ,he United States o On. side
l. the par ralt VI Grnrgo Wash ny on u,,
horsebncK rounded by an arch ard
keystone, beautifully decorated with 70 j..
get-mc.EUl and Lo :lurtD "Ccmcn,el vi h
Love- anl h'r in iynain pa tanning to
the order; oncnch corner overlooking arch
is he Amer can h.g and III centre OF tArsa
Is The eagle and Shield, the Holy Bible
being used us Keystone to complete tho
arch.
GA the other side Is a similar arch Will
liam II! Prince Of Orange, and the In lynn
OF the order, tile banner is in every way
complete and deserving of much crcdi, on
behalf nf the mmittre. The banner is
compo ed OF tho tin,s5 silk and WAS Eur
chased in Lon enderry, Ireland. The
painting, etc. was done by Mr.. Cromwell,
liz klrkwoOd rect this city. The COM
mltteo IN charge were James Brudin ST.,
" illiam q. Brown, John Dennison, John
|iasofski and Richard Kirkland. The
presen alton speech was made BY Bro.
james bradin, Sr. A banquet and smoker
was given later on in the evening Speech
making, singing, and other am usellle nts
were heartily INDUCED IN. The following
noem was made and read by Bro, w, j,
Kirkland:
There 1t ia, our Noble Banner,
star OF Bethlehem, pride and JOY,
With its colo 8 brightly beaming,
Coo;s that will never coy.
Sen the emblems md tho tokens,
Take look at it again.
DO you know 1t crossed no ocean
From the land of Shamrock fame,
From the town OF Londonderry,
Maiden city ever grand,
Came the silk IT, make tho Banner,
Which Tonight before you stand.
YES, my boys, it Gro sed the ocean,
From that land of no. cd fave,
Where many liks it waves triumphant
And no tyrant rights main tain.
You're acquainted wi h the story
Bygones may not recall,
but I'm proud cur Orange Banner
Cam" from Derry on the Foye,
Where he Mt. JOY struck and stranded
But the Dartmouth broke the boom,
Joybe'l' pcnled with emile glory
tyranny had met its doom.
Rivers ran with christian life blood,
Hills ind valleys clad with slain,
Roaring Meg, her throat wide opened,
Liber y for to mniuta.n
No surrender was her echo,
smoke ana l'OWut,, cannon balls
James and his blood hirsty army
Fled like chaff from Derry walls.
Many years since thea have passed,
Pleasant days ant. hours OF toll
BI!t the tidal waves and breakers
boil Tvs usual on the Fuyle,
And the Bnnnur OF our Fathers
Floats triumphant with the br eZa,
From The towers and lofty steeples
High above tho stately trees.
That's tho history of our Banner
O@at lra,t n little part.
Then should we not as Orange brothers
Cherish it with noble heart.
The TX, aud tassols Gro sod the ocean
Nothing with them can compare,
But no work iisp aged upon IL
Is: he skill OF Delaware
The emblems and the tokens there
AS brilliant as the sun,
Were done by Mr. Cromwell
In tho town OF Wilmington.
The WORK manship can't BIZ excelled,
Go try ii whore you may,
He Is u noble artist
And colors well dis play.
hope You will enjoy yourselves
AT the Presentation here
AID star of Bethlcl ems banner
May II IL all with cheer.
Success to the committee.
They didlan active part,
They got M Irish banner
With II true American heart.
WIN. G. Brown was toastmuster of tina
evening and rendered many selections
from the Blarney Stone The entertain.
ing committee was William J. kirkland.
James Brnden, Sr, Thomas Brown. John
nennison and Frederick Evans. A good
time was spent The lodge will attend ser.
vice at Calvary Church 3rd and Washing
ton streets next Sunday morning.