The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-27
PATRIOTIC DAY.
Celebrated Yesterday Afternoon
in the Public Schools.
PATRIOTISM WAS ENCOURAGED

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tho Repablic Visited tho Schools.
Commander Richard I,obcrtson's
Address to Lincoln School Pupils.
Patriotic Day" was observed yes
terd4y in the public schools of Wheel
Ing. and at all Of the buildings enter
ta!nments were given. the programmes
OF which We're made up Of selections
that could not but have the effect Of in
shilling the great lesson OF love Of coun-
try into the boys and girls.
L The entertainment given BY the Long
fellow Literary Society OF Richie
school was one OF many similar gath
erings, and its programme was us fol-
lows:
Song--Yold Glory. Glass
Establishments Speech at Gettysburg;
t,f 4t5.S Mamie carp
Essay............The Star SpangleG Banner
Laura knight 'lE.t s q. q
Declamatlon....:.:.. The Leak In the Dixie
:, Y4l Ida Nolte.
Edith Gcghner. &
Defamation ................Trne Patriotism
Ethel Mcconnell q
SonE-The Stars and STRIPES. ......... Class
Deciamat ton bnrylns the Dead
Defamation. The Village Blacksmith
Matilda schrader.
SonG-Home and Faiherlnnd...-.....C Glass
Defamation .......................... Heroes
:, . Arthur Honeeker, !,
Essay NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Memorial Day
George B. Viewlg. 2l,'f'.
Defamation ......The Blue and the Gray
Emma Teller.
Defamation ........ Ellsworth and Bagley
c. a. Bowers.
flano SOLO,. Mamie carp
Grover Mason.
Defamation ...........The Last Breads!de
Ha5s.a Alex. Marshal.
Essay .................. The EsQulmaux
George Cunningham.
'After the performance, Rev. c. e.
Clarke, pastor of the Thomson NJ. L.
church, gave very interesting and In
spring talk on the life and character OF
the great American statesman. Daniel
Webster. After the talk the school sa-
luted the flag and sung patriotic med
ley. otter which the society adjourned.
Committees from the Grand Army Of
the Republic visited the several schools
and delivered suitable addresses to the
young people. These committees were
mad up Of the following:
Washington school-W. Morgan, A.
McConnhy and F. Frey.
Colnred school-R. Robertson. Henry
Myers and c. sylvls.
Clay schooi-H. Sterling, E. Hassy, H.
Meyer. Charles senscny. Vim. Ingersoll
and John Mendcl.
Union school-ThomaS Britt, r. Tay-
hor and ]. C. P. Foster.
Centre school-Nm. Tucker. J. D. Nc
Fndden and H. Peb!cc.
Webster school-D. T. Mckinley, VIM.
Travis and B. MetZncr.
Madison schooi-H. ]. Felber J. A.
Far.s and C. H. Watkins.
: At Lincoln (colored) school, cx-De-
partment Commander Richard Robert
son gave an interesting talk to the
scholars and friends Of the school who
had assembled to witness the exer-
cises. He said ho had come with two
fold object: first. he had business
proposition to present-he wanted how-
ers for use by the G. A. Il. posts In dec
Grating the graves of Union veterans
on Decoration Dag; and, second, there
wlsa sentimental object-he desired to
witness the exercises OF the afternoon
and with the latter he had been more
than pleased. Proceeding, he said the
cotored people ought to be the best of
patriots. and they are. (AppIause.)
He spoke OF the reliance placed upon
the colored people of the south by the
Union soldiers dujing the OWL war. and
thelr loyalty had been recognized under
nll circumstances.
Mr.. Robertson concluded his pleasant
little talk with ar anecdote OF the war
II which he had figured. It was Just,
after he had been released from Penn
ber,on prison. In Richmond. and was
being taken down the James river on
4 steamer. Through prtvattons in the
prison he was nearer dead than alive,
and had to be carried from the prison
to the boat. Owing to his condition the
officer In command of the boat gave him
q comfortable place near the boilers.
When near Eugan's Landing he was
aroused and heard commotion on the
bank Of the river. Thinking the Union
lines were being nearcd, he managed
TO crawl to the side OF the boat, and
the first thing he saw was one OF Gem
eral Buffers colored Union soldiers
marching up and down the bank. The
speaker said 1t was the most pleasing
sight he ever witnessed in his life. A
white soldier In u blue uniform might
be Il patriot; but he knew black SOL
der In blue coat was surely 4 patriot.
Great applause.)
Concluding, Mr.. Robertson invited the
children to not only contribute flowers
for use on Decoration Day. but he also
asked them to attend the services ut
Pcninsular cemetery.
Henry Myers. another member Of the
committee. followed Mr.. Robertson, and
told several Interesting war anecdotes,
referring especially to his experience in
the battle of Newmarket. In the Shcn-
andoah valley.
Supreme Court Sustains the Foot
Ease Trademark.
Justice Laughlin, In supreme court,
Buffalo, has ordered n permanent In
Junction. With costa. and n full account
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