Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-05-04
UP WITH THE FLAG.
RAG Raising That Was Delightfully."-
Pleasing on Saturday Afternoon
Last-Many Were Present,

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/ Lsst-Many Were Present.
| Within year there have been many
flag raisings in this city, some of them at
tended by elaborate ceremonies, but the
occasion of unfurling the flag Saturday at
the Vine street public school, was one of
the most successful of any yet held.
The exercises attending the raising of
the flag were at four O'Clock in the after
noon, and there were many present about
the handsome school building, the latest
the city has erected for the benefit of its
youth.
The delightful day was in keeping with
| the occasion, and there was nothing to
mar the occasion.
! Among the ladies and school children
present were many prominent citizens
| including city officials. members of the
Board of Education and others, and all
seemed to enter into the spirit of the
| occasion.
| The beautiful new flag was flung to the
| breeze from the top of the hundred feet
staff recently erected, and from its folds
fell hundreds of little flags which were
eagerly caught up by those about the
yard. At the same time the uniformed
guards of Welcome Council, No. As, Jr.
.. U. A. M. the only organization repre-
sented, fired volley in honor of the
| occasion.
Charles F. Reeves. of the Board of
Education, introduced Solicitor James
Boyd Potter, and he made a most elo-
quent address teeming with patriotism,
and filled with excellent advice to the
young people, coupled with earnest,
effective lessons of patriotism.
Mr.. Potter has an excellent voice aud
| he seemed to enter into the spirit of the
| occasion, and was frequently applauded.
We would like to present the speech in
full in these columns, but limited space
absolutely prevents.
Mr.. Potter began his speech with the
| lines Of Joseph Warren, written in IVA.
''Some future day shall crown us
| The masters of the main,
| Our feet shall speak the thunder
| To England France and Spain.
| Andthe Nations o'er the ocean spread
Shall tremble and obey
| The tsons, the sons the sons, the sons of North
! AMERICA
The speaker dwelled at some length in
light of recent and past events showing
hoys prophetic were the words of the
/ poet, and jocularly he added that the
poet might have included Germany in
his lines; this sally brought out much
laughter as the Capt. Coughlan incident
was recalled. The speaker then went on
to show what the flag realIy:meant. He
traced its design back to one hundred
and twenty three years ago, explaining
| the stars and stripes representing the
thirteen colonies. He explained how this
nation had been through five wars, four
of them with foreign countries, and in
each there had been a momentus event,
which marked its place in history.
happening in the month of April, and he
felt theat it was most appropriate that
| the silken folds of the beautiful flag
should be thrown to the balmy spring
| breezes in April
/ Mr.. Potter then reviewed briefly the
events OF the past year. He spoke of the
achievements of Dewey, the contribu
ton of ships and moneys, the equip.
ment of batteries and corps by men who
| Ah NAoiA PaNAioeiSh doSlT6u 70 ASSIST the
| Government. The enlistment of volun-
teers to the number that many were turn
ed away, and then the events of the war.
The long watch for Cervera's fleet, its
destruction, the landing of our soldiers
and marines upon Spanish soil, the carry
ing and floating of our flag upon foreign
soil. He pictured the welding of the
north, south, east and west into a solid
compact, fighting against a common
enemy. Love of flag, he declared, could
only be full and complete when coupled
with love of God. No nation had con.
tinued prosperity and success that was
not God fearing nation. He urged the
children to grow up loving God and the
flag, developing earneat, honest patrio-
tism, and closed with these lines
''Peace, peace to the worlds our motto unfured.
Though we shun not field that is CORY,
AT home and abroad, fearing none but our God
We will carve our own pathway to glory.
Then hail the true-the Red, White and Blue.
The flag of the constellation.
1t sails as it sailed, by our forefather's hailed
Der battles that made us nation"
STOLE A HAM.