Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-09-03
GOLDSBORO, N. c.. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER

ers will bud and bloom, the
trees put forth their foliage,
and the birds nest therein and
sing: here art will adorn and nature
smile in approval: here children
will gambol upon the greensward
and health invigorate their sport:
here, with the passing years, may
come the toilworn and the poor
from the city's ceaseless din and
gather ideas of order and beauty and
learn the blessed lesson Of common
brotherhood.
world over where art and nature
combine, that bruised and bleeding
hearts find solace and glad human
souls gather the inspiration and the
strength. to love and be merciful-to
lift up and cheer the lowly and the
smileless and the joyless, and to SOW
the seeds Of kindness that the flow
ers of better life may bloom and
make the earth more beautiful, for
beneath the human breast-some-
times shallow sometimes deep
there ever beats the human heart,
and to the drum-taps Of joy the heart
is more prone to respond, than it is
to the low, mufhed creak of the sell
fish and narrOW-minded.
"NOt what I HAVE but what DO
is my kingdom" This is no trifing
truism clothed in great swelling
words of vanity, but Truth itself
WondrOus rich-from the lips of one
pliers s-Carlyle.
10 yho% hT1f hot
they DO in their day and generation
that makes its impress upon human
lty, whether for good or for evil, and
they who love their fellow men are
they who make the world better and
brighter and more prosperous.
And SO you, victorious and peer
less fremen of Goldsboro, have done
your full duty in lifting your town
to the highest pinnacle of fame, the
world over, in the annals Of fire1nen's
contests. 1t remains for us as citI-
Zens-each and all Of us-to do our
full duty-our utmost, in pushing
her ever forward and holding her
peerless in other respects. And when
we shall have done this, then we can,
indeed, feel the thrill of pride over
'Greater Goldsboro" and, somewhat
paraphrazing, vxclaim with the poet
Scott
"Breathes there the 1aan with soul
so dead
Who never to himself hath said
This is my own MY native toWn!'
We all tonight feel and realize
that We've Got the Best Town IN
the State. Let us all be ever alert
and active in keeping it SO, and to-
gether we will go forward.
Col. Robinson's remarks were re-
ceived with generous applause, and
Immediately thereafter the young
ladies began dispensing to the fire.
men and numerous other guests
the banquet, which was served in
courses, consisting of every thing
good to eat in lavish abundance,
substantial viands of several varie-
ties most palatably cooked, and deli
cious creams, sherbets and cakes; all
of which were largely enjoyed and
full Justice done to the occasion.
Capt. Lionel We'll, of the cham.
pion Company-Goldsboro No. l.
was then called upon and responded
| in appropriate words, expressive O.
the appreciation of his company and
the entire department of the delight
full reception accorded in their hon
or, and thanked especially the lad
les in charge and the citizens gener
ally, on behalf of the fremen, ane
his remarks were rsundly ap
plauaed.
Mayor Hood was next eaffed OF
and, as usual, responded in his char
acteristic happy style in wosds mp
propriate to the occasion, and wa
cordially applauded.
/ The entire occasion was such
complete and enjoyable success tha
the good women who had engineer
ed and chaperoned it were them
selves most deeply gratifed, and q
their request the leading spirit of tn
whole affair, Mrs. Col. t. Fl. Bair
was given three rousing cheers b
the firemen, which was Joined i
Justify by all present.
,, After this, music and dancing, Col
, versation and strolls around the ba
1 comics and about the bsautifal an
brilliantly lighted grounds were il
! dulged in, and gradually the gre.
gathering dispersed.
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