The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-18

& y Ok, WITH Mr.. Ec-P. NaiforI aSsiStins. tii :
rived, ana armed with poles with signs at
tached. succeeded IN getting the 5sesesas
schools together. High, Central and Spring
tieid schools were IN ft,e centre. s.iIt isel-
levue, Elba, Leigh, Marshall. Raniolph
and Nicholson grouped on either side. All
the principals and most OF the tcactlers
were present to inspire coniiIsnce. and
at last :sleasongsters were soaen ia GER
feet order.
And in front, and on the sides. and as
f4- - the eye could reach. W1s mig 3ty
Sc1 of faces, all smiling and beanaing with
expectation. 1t was g.aat family gather
ing IN which the cllldren were given tie
lead
Just below a small grand-stand. which
had been erected Tor specially invited
guests. were c0ngregated the members OF
the r. l.. I. Blues Band, Of Richmond;
the Fort Monroe Band, of OLD Point; the
Stonewnll Band, of Staun.on. and the Cit:
zens Rand of Richmond. Professor Felix
Iardella was concert master, and about
o clock gave a flourish, which started the
bands on the Carnival March," by VIII
martil. the ,narcn which won the prize
and which bears every evidence of becom-z
ing what is vulsarly termed hit And
then the children made their first effort
with BRIDES Farewell and won their
: first applause. Fully 2.500 voices were
heard in the chorus. and it is estimated
that over tnirty thousand et1eered.
After the Stonewall Rand, Of Staunton-
played 4 medley selection. the children.
were heard again, this time III twenty
Froggies Went to School"
DR.. CALISCH.S SPEECH.
Then in a few well chosen words Cap
tain Cunningham introduced Dr. Z. n.
Calisch, who addressed the children in
the following words:
My Dear Children: i have been asked
by the chairman of the committee to
gramme-for the work You are doing here
this afternoon. And | do so most freely
and heartily, for I think that your work
here is one of the best things OF the Car
nival Week; and I think so for this rea-
son: Because you, children, bear with
You the promise Of the future You are
going to be the citizens Of Richmond, its
men and women, TO make proud and TO
defend its name, when we elders shall .be
dead and gone. The hope of a city or a
State OF a PEOPLE rests with its children:
When the people OF Israel had been LED
to Mt. Sinai to receive the Ten Com
mandmeuts. the law of God, God asked
them What pledge would they give . 70
show ttat-they would keep the law. The
people Offered their wealth. but Sod
would not accept it They offered their
cattle and fiocks; they offered their elders
and wise men, but these would not do.
Then they offered their children, and God
said. These l will receive as u pledge
So. when we see that You, dear children,
are Willing to Work ana TO laDof Tor our
beloved city, we know that it is pledge
that Richmond's future happiness and
prosperity will be kept safe and secure.
And let ma tell You that the way to
do this is to work together. This splen-
did Carnival could not have been brought
about if the people had not worked to-
sether. Remember that only in union
there is strength. You have heard the,
story OF the man who gave bundle of
sticks to his boys and told them to break
them Each one of the boys picked up
the bundle of sticks tied together -, and
tried to break them, but could not. Then
the father united the sticks and picked
them Up one b.. one and broke them
Then he said, Sec, my sons, as long as
YOU stay together. like this bundle OF
sticks no one can harm you. But II you
quarrel and separate and go each one by
yourself you can be easily overcome
So, remember YOU must work together
If YOU want TO accomplish anything And
don't be enVious ifEsorne have higher posi-
tons than others. We cannot all of us
be generals in asl
needed as much as the commanding OIL
Ger Each of You do your work, whether
it be large or small, or humble or. con-
spicuous. You notice when the baad
and the others he silent, or one or TWO
may rest while the others PLAY or some
play softly while the others play loudly
Yet If each one Of the bands play his
part the whole Of it comes out as splendid
melody, making beautiful music So, too,
God gives us each n part TO play Some
have larger parts. than others, and some
more conspicuous parts than others. but
ssSgi every single part the small as. well as
the great. is needed to make up the whole
melody oi d happy, industrious and pros
perouss people. So do not grumble be-
cause Your part may. be small, and do
not be too proud if your part is great
one. for in Gods eyes the little IS as
large as the great. and if it is performed
truly ana dutifully it viii receive no less
reward.
May God bless you, dear children and
may you each be brave and strong: 20 GO