Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18
FITTING CEREMONY
D. A. RS Celebrate Flag Day in an
Appropriate Manner.
TWO INTERESTING PAPERS READ
Charles r. Collision Reads Short His
tory of Social Event in New Eng
land, Where J. H. MerriiPs Ancestor
Had a Prominent Part.

land, Where J. H. Merrill's Ancestor
Had Prominent Part.
[From Saturdays Daily.l
Flag day is celebrated only once
year, on the fourteenth day of June,
when the daughters and sons of the
heroes of olden times remember the
old American flag, which means to
every American citizen loyalty, BRAY
cry and heroism of forefathers and
foremothers, who so bravely guarded
and honored it during its infancy in
the old colonial days.
The day was honored in very cred
liable manner by Elizabeth Ross chap
ter, Daughters of the American Revo-
Tuition in this city, and they celebrated
it with much patriotic spirit and en-
thusiasm. The gathering was held at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.. H. Mer-
rill, on East Fifth street. The occa-
sion will always be in the minds of the
daughters of Elizabeth Ross chapter
and their friends who were in attend
ance yesterday. A large number was
present and very interesting pro-
gram was given. The Merrill home
was beautifully and artistically deco
rated, the veranda in the front of the
house being draped with the Stars and
Stripes, and Old Glory predominated in
every corner. Among the interesting
features was cablegram which was
received by Mrs. ]. H. Merrill from
he sister, Mrs. Sarah Pope, of Chicago,
ILL.,, who is on tour through Europ-
can countries. The cablegram was
dated from Newhausen, Germany, and
contained the words, Three cheers for
| Old Glory. When it was read,
vote of thanks was unanimously ex-
tended to Mrs. Pope, who is also a
loyal and true Daughter of the Amer
Jean Revolution.
Miss FEEDERS Paper.
Miss Emma Fielder second vice-re-
gent of the chapter, then read the fol
lowing interesting paper:
Flag day, June A. sends patriotic
thrill throughout the length and breadth of
this broad land Of ours.
1T is not difficult to be patriotic in June
| when sun and sky combine to give us per-
June roses. Where Old Glory is flung to
the breeze, where the Sons and Daughters
knights OF old,-who first gave us that flag
and all it represents. When these are as,
sembled to do honor to the flag and the
day. No wonder our hearts are full of en-
thusiasm and patriotic fever. Given also
these lovely grounds, where we have al
ready celebrated three of these annual re,
faces of our guests the hosptable care of
our hosts, and who shall say picnics and
patriotism are not proper combination.
old days of war and gloom, these earlier
Esons and daughters found time amid the
turmoil and anxieties Of those dark days
many a romantic tale has come down
forms, battles and sieges are interminsed
and laces. And today poet, and writer find
revolutionary and colonial material the
best fields wherein fancy may weave us
the most pleasing stories.
THUS the stern realities Of war were In
a manner lightened and our brave fore
fathers and foremothers took heart again
lie distress when even the fierce zeal and
feeling of our late war has subsidized and
left us triumphant but proudly inclined
B~ the tbonr ndW Me by
these piping times of peace" we still
have our mission, which we must KEEP
before us, to preserve in our hearts those
old deeds of our brave ancestors, to keer
alive In the present generations the same
spirit which animated them, to teach by
example and precept the duties Of citizen
and to be loyal and patriotic citizens. Then
In JOY let us celebrate, let no anniversary
escape us throughout the year from the
birthday of the father Of his country until
, the booming Of the guns and the fzz OF the
firecrackers ushers In the birthday of Oul
Glorious country itself.
, Some Old History.
Charles F. Collision then read the
following interesting story taken from
the history of Warren, mountain
hamlet located among the White Noun
tains of New Hampshire, which deals
with "reminiscences of an evenings
recreation during the old colonial days
in which Joseph Merrill, grandfather
of ]. H. Merrill, was prominently men
toned:
THE bellies of the evening were Ann'
Mills and Sarah Copp. The latter wore {
bright blue blu ,1 w9oien dress little shGr
linen apron, with flowers elaborated!
wrought with hewn needle on the lowe
: corners. pure white wooden stockings.
kles; her plump arms bare, q golden clasp
ed bracelet on one of them; on her neck
, string of gold beads; her dark and shining
! hair close braided and only .ornamente'
with .sprig of evergreen twined in on
!. Of the heavy plaits. Her 4h complexion wa a
elear bright blue eye, that sparkl led whit
plump rosy cheeks. Anna Mills was ais
I plainly but neatly dressed. She was ligh
a, flashing black eyes, and wealth of ravel
tresaes. Both were much sought after, an
3 they never lacked a p;Stner for the dance
1.-THE young gentlemen Of the settlemen
were also dressed in the most remarkabl
manner for a ball. Moses Copp had on
portion of his old Continental uniform
r Col. Clement, mine host, wore his mlltar
: coat, and Jonathan Clement kept on hi
!. hat, an immense one, through the Who'll