The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-05

| Tree was ucSlIO1cQ lUy years dlitL Tie
birth of this republic and at that time it
was LOCO years old. Back before Column
bus discovered America, far beyond the
rise and fall OF empires. that oak had
withstood the storms.
Another historic tree was the great
elm called the Treaty Tree, because
there William Penn made his treaty with
the Indians.
1--WE have no historic trees in Kansas,
still in the lives of all of you there are
historic trees. It may be in some other
state Some tree you planted or your
grandfather planted is dear to you. Who
! in his childhood had not his favorite ap-
pie tree?
so today we meet under these trees.
| How all trees in all ages have been cele-
| brated. Bryant sang:
{" The groves were Gods first temples.
do you remember that little poem we
heard so much twenty years ago Of two
| boys who wandered back to the old
school house and gave their recollectons.
They talked of the old lessons, the old
school master and then one said:
Near by the brook, upon tree,
, Dear Tom 1 carved your name
Your sweetheart just beneath it, Tom,
And you did mine the same.
"Is there not enough of the savage in
| our lives yet that we love TO lose our
selves in this refreshing shade.
THE friendships of the tree never
change. Men may change. women may
| change. but the tree never. 1 wish that
we could get an inspiration from this
history, these lessons, these influences Of
| no. -, Vic
/ idea when he said:
=" Father, thy hand
Hath reared these venerable columns.
thou
Didst weave this verdant roof. Thou
didst look down
| Upon the naked earth and forthwith rose
| All these fair ranks Of trees.
some may love one tree; some may
/ love another: but all love the compan-
! ionship of trees.
Il am glad that in this shade and in
/ every grove in the great battle ground
! where God has planted these things We
NAV catch inspiration and make our lives
broader and happier and better by the
! lessons we may learn from the trees"
! At the conclusion Of the governors adj
dress. which was greatly appreciated by
| the audience, Mrs. Hiram Imboden sang
/ Eugene Wares "Old Glory" the music Of
which was composed by Mrs. CASTOR
| Boyd OF Newton.
The music is very beautiful and Mrs.
/ Imboden made it more effective by wav-
/ ing a large flag while she sang
After singing America. the crowd
/ scattered over the lawn and at O'Clock
/ partook Of a basket dinner. After din
! ner many went boating on the river.
Among those present at the picnic were:
/ Messrs and Mesdame P. J. Conklin. G.
/ z Potts. c. Kincaid. NJ ". Levy. DR..
Mccoy, Hugh Dubois Finlay Ross, Hi
ram Imboden. G. W. Randall DIT :. s
( Noble. John Reece. H. W Lewis. Rev.
A. a. Parker. Charles Lawrence. Rev.
r Y. Lynch. L. o. Bryan. E Ffigginson
Prof. H. B. Scott. Bone. r NJ Piatt.
/ Ernest Kramer. r p Murdoch Misses
I Meddie Hamilton. Goidie Evans. Beraice
/ Evans. Nable I.add Campbell Of Perm
/ sylvania. Hortense Imboden. Mae clark.
+ Eta Mason. Anna Mason. Sarah Nor
/ cross. Emily Gallagher ola Kipcala.
Mesdaues Hamilton o. J. Taylor. Harry
Higginsou. B. c. Whitney. r Z. Law
renee. 3 E Rowlee. Cove. z. ". Evans.
H. W. Decatur. Rev. Edwin Huyler.
Messrs. Sales John sgaley. James Yincent
James Norcross. James Barry. " T.
+ smith. Governor Stanley, Roland Mur
/ dock, Jr.. Ernest Colvin-
Fireworks at Country Club.
/ Fully 500 people vcnt 10 College, I'M
/ last night where the Country cIAb gave a
display OF fireworks an5 wore Slnfo-d's
Z ts-H ~as-a 2 concert
( All the street cars we're 5anmea though
cars went 70 College ISM every seven
minutes and many times two or three cars
went AT once. Not only xeze the cars
/ crowded but more than q Thousand PEG
ple went 20 The hil in bugeies. cabs and
/ ca rry-alls Many went on bicycles
! me fireworks were lizzie disaupolnt-
+ INK owing 70 the strong vlud- The spin
/ ming wheels and set pieces did ret work
/ vel The crowd enjoyed tire fireworks.
however and there vas a larger display
than there VAS a. the Country cIsb last
! year.
san,ord-s bard PLAYED ~lih IS aceus-
/ toned art Refreshmerts were sd Il
she avn u front q ihe club house
i Al 50 o'slocE he arszcrxs we-e al
shot q ard IRE croFs began g core
/ back u tow Many. however. stzves
% the hin untsi late ia the nlsAL
1 The crowd vas orderly ard Ihougs