Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-07-13
ATLANTA CELEBRATES.
The Garden City Of the
Mountains Patriotic
and Joyful.
General Pettit's interesting Talk
and Other Pleasures.


, guests.
have not the time to make men,
ton OF all their names, aud neither
have time to give the full program
of the day, but wish the readers OF
the BULLETIN to know something
about the way our good people cele-
brated the glorious Fourth.
The program was in brief as follows !:
Song-Star Spangled Banner, by
the choir.
Reading OF the Declaration of indie
endence, by c. ~ Brown.
REGULATIONS, by Miss Peal Wootau,
Miss Alice Prey and Miss Peal Good
year. These recitations we're well
spoken and the children deserve much
praise and credit.
Grafton, by General w. H. Petit,
who served in the civil war and is well
known throus hout the west His
speech was delivered in a clear spoken
voice and appreciated by all. The
same must be said for the reading of
the Declaration of independence by
Mr.. C. NJ. Brown.
General Pettit's speech was follows !:
THE DAY WE CELEBRATE
One hundred and twenty three years ago to-day
this great Nation of ours was born The immortal
declaration that you have just heard read pro.
muigated. Thirteen small and sparsely populated
colonies or states were united and welded into what
has turned out to be one of the most enlightened
and powerful nations Of the globe
1t IS fit that we should all remember and celebrate
the anniversary of what has proved to be such mo.
mentous event. Why should we not remember and
celebrate the deeds OF our brave and noble ancestors
who against such fearful odds and with such fearful
trials and suffering laid the foundations for mag.
nihcent structure this great country of ours In
stead OF Thirteen small states with their meager pop
uation, we now have forty five states and some i'm.
mense territories, which cover half the continent
and with IS 900 or So 600 of population This
does not include few islands have lately picked
up on the outside II we procd Of the achieve
ments Of our ancestors have we not great to
be so with the birth OF our nation with which came
| into existence the flag of our country-the Star
| Sdangled Banner?
This flag represents country in the ives of all
the world, and wherever seen, to the uttermost
parts OF the earth, is saluted and respected by all
/ men. Our individual love and respect for this flag
represents the extent Of our patriotism or love OF
country. man told me not so very long ago. just
before the Spanish war that he believed that patr
tis love OF country, love Of the flag, dying out
in this country of ours that the children not
brought up to love the flag they should, they
| did in former times. Now, don't want you to be-
lieve this, for II is not true.
We read in holy writ that greater love hath no
man than this to lay down his life for his friend"
Take the history of our country from 1870 to 1899
Take all the wars OF the republicthe revolutionary
|
the late war with Spainhas there been any lack Of
men to volunteer to defend the flag? None
Whenever the occasion has arisen that the flag
needed defen ers has there beei any lack Of yolun.
toers to defend it? Not occasion.
| One year ago, when the with Spain broke out
and volunteers were called for, q million men wanted
TO go while only some 200 900 could be chosen Did
that look like lack of patriotism or love for the agg
Iake every battlefield of the republic from Bunker
Hill to the last light in the Philippines count the
men who have laid down their lives for the honor Of
the Tag. Go to any national cemetery go to Getty
burg, Arlington, Chattanooga, Shilo, or a hundred
others. Count the long lines of headstones These
thousands upon thousands, mark the graves of men
who gave their lives for the fagor their country,
| for your country.
And that is not all. A large per cent of these
thousands did more even than that II you examne
the headstones you will find nearly half of them
marked 'unkaowu.' Now, can tell you what that
means After every great battle sometimes days
aft1r-the dead are gathered up and buried in long
trenches, hundreds in grave. These men who
were killed ON the battlefield and buried are the
ones whose hcadstones in the national cemeteries are
marked unknown" These are the who gave
even more than life for the flag. You could well
destand this II, you had year after year the
sad faces OF fathers, mothers wives and sisters of
such soldiers who continually mourn that they
not even know where their loved buried
killed IN battle, killed at Getty sburg Chcanlauga
Shio. That is ALL Then every decoration dav thew
go and place flowers on all the unknown graves
Where is the country in which patriotism shines
brighter or men do more in defense of or love and
honor their flag more than in this country Of ours?
The noble six hundred at Balaclaya rode into the
jaws OF death with not a dsrnayed and only 300
OF them rode back again. That was English de, oton
TO duty and the flag, Five companies 800 m4n,
OF our 1h cavalry, with the gallant Custer at their
head, rode into the jaws OF death the Little Big
Horn Not man showed the white feather and not
a man rode back again Al were killed facing the
foe and with every cartridge box empty. That was
American devotion to duty aud love tor the flag
myself saw at Chicamauga Al, 900 men march into
the jaws OF death, and only 80, 900 OF them marnh
out again-l5, 600 were left the field wounded or
killed 1t would take book to tell all the heroic
deeds OF our countrymens devotion to duty and the
"a M VA all. - Al -.
who are gone. Washington, Marion, Paul Jones'
Decatur ami the rest jackson and Perry, Scott and
Taylor and all the heroes Of the great civil war But
we now have our Dewey, Skater, Roosevelt Funston
and Others, and they just the same and the men
behind the guns are just the same as they always
have been, the only difference is in the guns-the
difference between flint lock musket and a krag
Jorgenson-they shoot just straight.
90 the love Tor the flag Is not dying out, and the
best OF all is, we are united people. ON July
Sd, one year ago yesterday nation was virtually
born again, and We now have another Fourth of Jly
That day, on San Juan hill, our nation had ANEW
oaptism-for there it was that men from every part
OF our country, north, south, and westY
southrons, Negroes and lndans-all carrying the
same guns, Wed with each other in following the
same fag-the Star Spanged BanDer-into the jaws
OF death and ON to victory, proving conclusvey that
love for the flag is not dying out
The nag Is now flying from Key West to the Arctic
ocean, and from Porto Rico to the Philippines aud it
need be to protect it, does any OF you doubt that
there not million men ready to take up in its
ueiehse, Yes, ana you can make IL millions of men
instead We are one people in better than
ever oeiore--the most devoted TO our Aag aud the
most patriotic earth.
Next Was song, "Our Nations
Flag, by Miss Matte Wootan, which
was simply grand.
Recitation.
Son, America" by the choir.
Recitation.
Song, Red, White and Blue" by
the choir.
All this took place on the picnic
grounds, which were neatly prepared
for the occasion.
At the closing of the above exercises
handsome aud luxurious dinner, pre-
pared by the dear good ladies Of At
lanta, awaited the hungry crowd
Over one hundred and fifty people sat
at the tables and ate TO their hearts
content OF roast chicken, sandwiches,
cake, PIE, oranges, candy, lemonade,
ice.cream and many other luxuries,
and 1t can be truthiully said there was
Il sufficient amount left 10 feed al
many more.
After dinner, amusements 81 all
kinds took place, Of which eau not
spare time 10 mention.
A grand ball ia the evening, which
lasted til the birds wcre welcoming
the birth Of new day, sas als0
grand success aud was crowded 70 the