The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-07-07

DENISON CELEBRATES
Large Crowd, Fine Weather an
Good Program.
PATRIOTISM AND MIRTE
Parade Not Very Creditable -Speakin,
Fine-Sports Good-Stereopticon Views
Better Than Fireworks.
Denison celebrated and is glad of it
The attendance was much larger thar
expected. Few people from. distanc,
were present but nearly everyone with
in radius of five or six miles was OF
hand to enjoy the fun. The parade
was not the success it should have
been. There were number of good
features but there were not enough Of
them. The masquerade feature was
the best ever seen here. The Shetland
ponies made handsome appearance
and the bicycles were very prettily
decorated. Mr.. John Baker made the
only trades display, fixing his oil wagon
into a remarkably pretty float. In
| spite of the effort made and the prizes
offered the citizens would not turn out
with their carriages and the cadet
corps apparently unmindful of the ef-
forts our people have made in their be-
half would not take part.
Immediately after the parade the
crowd assembled in the court yard
where the speaking exercises took
place. Mr.. j. b. Romans acted as
president of the day and after music
10y the band the invocation was pro-
nounced by Rev. A. G.. Martyn. The
reading of the Declaration of Inde.
pendence was dispensed with and in.
stead souvenir cards with the printed
text OF the Declaration were presented
70 all. The program was carried out
Is published in the REVIEW. The adj
eresses breathed a spirit of patriotic
Iloquence which showed that no mis-
AXE was when the clergy of our
lity were called upon to undertake the
lrogram. Just here it might be well to
tate that Denison is blessed with the
post broad minded, eloquent and good
Iearted, loyal, manly clergymen of any
ity in the state. The following are
EnOpses of the addresses delivered.
VA ne 'uturS oh the hcpuDIic.
+ Address by Rev. f. w. Bateson.
I My predecessors have acted as ex
positors of American principles and his
torians of her progress: it is reserved
+ for me to fill the role of a prophet inso-
far, at least, as to raise the question.
ssWhat of the future?" This. after all
is the important question, 1t is we'll to
look back, but only to bring to bear its
lessons on the present. 1t is we'll to pause
L and look out upon the present. but only
to adjust and readjust ourselves the bet
ter to meet the necessities of the future.
The future is conditional If some-
one will tell me what our actions will
be- what ideals we shall choose. what
motives we shall allow to move and
dominate us, I'll tell something of the
future, But the fact is no Individual
and no nation can possibly foreteu what
influences will ply and play upon them
and what actions shall result in conse-
| auence No one could ever have prev
viously foreseen that the past years his
| tory would have revealed the facts it
has. And some are wondering if the
next dramatic act of Uncle Sam won't
be to fall prostrate, take Canada be-
tween his feet, stretch one arm across
4 the Atlantic. the other across the Pa
scific, run his fingers down the valleys
of the Ural mountains, clasp his hands
over the brassy chest of China and de-
nominate himself protector Of this mum
dane sphere! Nations, as we'll as indi-
yiduals need to implore "Lead us NOT
Into Temptations.
4 independence has been achieved and
i tbday we rejoice in it. But the question
4 ii. GLOW shall we celebrate if. usually
4 With brass bands and orators. But both
,h1r united efforts of themselves will