The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-06-03
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sour Patriot sires7 was responded to


by j. Frank Lindsey.
Rev. Fred w. Cutler spoke for the
ssG1rls of New Jersey" and made al
able, patriotic address, speaking for the
devotion of mothers and their response
to all calls for their sons and for the work
of their hands. This was very fittingiy
followed by a recitation of the poem te
Mrs. Rhoda Farrand, famous for hel
work in knitting stockings for the
soldiers of the Revolutionary army while
encamped at Morristown by Miss Leola
Muchmore.
Rev. J. B. Beaumont was called tc
speak for the Clergy and gave bright
and witty speech.
Comrade L. P. Hannas followed with
his inimitably amusing reading of How
Sockery Set the Hen,' and T. B. Iron
side, superintendent of the Market Street
Mission, on the Friends of the Friend
less"
He's a Jolly Good Fellow" ar
nounced the speech of Comrade Stephen
Pierson.
Frank Jewett Mather, whose brother
died at the front in so, and whose son
has enlisted in the present war, also
spoke.
Maj. H. NJ. Dalrymple followed in
response to orally Round the Girl,
Boys"
Rev. S. z, Batten, pastor of the Baptist
Church, followed, speaking strongly on
the prospect of an Angio-Saxon alliance,
and also referring to the great part
taken by woman in war.
Superintendent of Schools W. L. R.
Haven was the last speaker, and spoke
in behalf of the boys.
The singing of America closed the
exercises of the afternoon.
Early in the evening crowds gathered
at the Lyceum Hall for the usual patri-
otto exercises. About fifty veterans of
Torbert Post marched to the hall in a
body and took the seats of honor. Sew
eral of the old soldiers carried small silk
flags. Col. E. L. Dobbins presided and
the program was as follows: Prayer,
Rev. w. T. Pannell; singing of 'sFhe
Star Spangled Banner Miss Keefe;
reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg address,
Roy Nelson Berry; reading of the roll of
honor containing the names of soldiers
of the Civil War from Morris county
and vicinity who died during and since
the war, DIR. F. w. Owen vocal solo,
1'The Holy City, Miss Keefe; Grafton,
Hon. Richard Wayne Parker, member
of Congress from New Jersey; singing of
columbia, the Gem of the Oceans" sing
ing or america" and benediction by
Rev. Norman Fox, D. D.
The Grafton of the evening was intense
ay interesting and thoroughly patriotic.
Having rehearsed the incidents pre-
ceding and producing the war, and re-
viewed much of SPANS past history
and career, the speaker touched with
impressiveness upon the progress of
present events, and proceeded as follows:
We have learned to trust our Presi-
dent. Some of us remember how
Abraham Lincoln waited, while State
after State seeded, while postoffices and
arsenals, forts and navy yards were seized
waited and watched until the guns
fred at Sumter united the loyal North
in war, not of conquest, but of the de-
fence of the nation. We all now remem-
Der how William Mckinley watched and
waited in the presence of great horror
until the verdict of a careful court and
the best trial possible assured us that the
Maine had been blown up by a sub
marine mine, that the resources of
diplomacy were at an end, and that war
was the only remedy. And now amid
the turmoil and the battle we look to his
guiding hand, with trust and love,
knowing that he unites all Americans in
his support and that the issues are safe
with him.
We have learned again to trust the
people. What exultation it gives to see
them spring from their houses to the de-
fence of their country, with such will
ingness to sacrifice their all and life it
self, that i've times as many offer them
selves as are called and the call itself is
practically filled from the ranks of our
small National Guard.
We have new pride in our army and
navy. In peace it is the fashion to sneer
at these. But in war, conducted as it is
now, our hope and trust are in trained
men-with modern tools-and who know
how to use them And the old fighting
spirit is there. With what exuItation
have we hailed the achievements OF
Dewey, true disciple of our great Ad-
miral Farragut, taking his fleet without
previous reconnaissance, right through
and past the dangers of fort and torpedo,
right at the opposing feet, and now hold
ing watch over the capital of millions OF
people with his little force of ten vessels
and two thousand men.
But. OH that we would learn the les.
son in peace to prepare for war. If our
navy had been twice as large no nation
hos ~. nH.s.,