The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-30
,0L.D GLORY ]: |. lilies:
ON On CHIM | 0 / !. .!
Shot and Bugle Note Give Signal
q to- Run UP the
Colors.
>lNc 81, + HYMNS
sN1r. Davis Bottom Presents and 11t1.
s MI. Roland Cfildrey Re
4 ceivcs : Flag. n. ss

Amid ringing cheers that reached F the
welkin, the tri-colored emilia 1'lit zohrS .
$,..olt, r7lory" was holstcd yesterday a1t TER
mon, Noon on the nag staff Of Chimbo 'f';s!
n school 1T was n fitting finale male IN m s.ne
dedica ton or the new school ana g PC Pc
4 ronnotnr tribute to tho patriotism q the
Junior order OF American Mechanics ~ n'':' al
Tho stirring note Of a bugle t&the lips s
y 81 Young Eddl q w ade, m urchin OF INC ne
4 "a hno, N heraldcd the moment when the
colors we're to rise. Slowly ana hl 'J''t7
Il callyEthe nag. drawn by the HANDS hands o.
81 Pierce, assembled to the. pinnacle OF
q tbc stn fl, where IT. floated proudly 70
n 3 ,vcrvs ;breeze OF heaven Then another
lShure not 6 rang out to the &C com par nj nj
q ,,.nt AZ ave hundred little Threats, as$the
VI emblem Of Liberty and Freedom sW wy
SgoSthe vino. Hats were off, and inc
inherent u patriotism OF tho naive 3por u
found vent In d hrillsig g llcear,
y TIC Juniors had prepared Almost appro--
Il ria to ,rogra nlme for the occasion on "
is5ii 4 y ,raisinr The master OF ceremonies
y Nir,IJ B. Burroughs. made IN stnllouaaIe-
4 ,re.,,. ~ md. BRO granlme which began With
( 4 singing lof Columbia, Gem OF he
4 J,cean,si3by the whole school. Underline
q nhla direction Of Mr. Walter G. Mercer Mercer
5&t ne little youngsters swelled 10 the IN 2;
1 s,.r.inra strains and the triumphant son
Reached the vaultcd roof In q note OF
y prise Rev. Mr.. Cooper pastor OF ~
i mes Methodist Church, offered q pra ~ y
M err and then Mr. BurrouElls Iread ~ al a.,
s attentive audience &the principles OF Inc 9
g4ordcr# that had donated the flag.
" MIR. BOTTOM SPEAKS.
NJ The representation address was q ell vered
II NJ Mr. Davis Bottom past State coun-
.8c;llor. Who in a few simple words spoke
81 on the attitude Of his order I'd
& education, and said that Juniors had an
abdine2faith in the public school 4 sys--
s. TEN. which Is doing so much In freeing
The children OF the land from the bond
age of Ignorance. His order, he said, de-
sired to teach patriotism, which could
d be taught to better advantage when chill
drcn are more easily Impressed witt
objects thar with words; y hence the@g lft
y Of the flag 10 the children said ne,
must be committed the destiny of the
Il country WHEN their theirs had made
their ioaR iotlrney. And ifAthe fathers
could al no more. they at least wished
iii to leave behind them q lesson OF 10y
atty patriotism and love Of country, The
sneaker then bade the teachers and
children God speed In their work, and
made a plea for courage, purity and fldel-
lily In all things. yas, IA
The address Of acceptance was made by
"A Hon. Roland Childrey. who won hearty
applause by his Sshort-spoken message OF
patriotism and liberty,{ln which he said
4 that he would like to see the fag of
Old Virginia mated with that Of the
Union on every school mast In the State.
se5 All Joined in singing, my Country, his
b OF Thee" after which afvoto of thanks
was extended to Mr.. Mercer for his eth
8E Client training OF the pupils And then.
as the strains OF THE star-Spangled
Banner died away, the committee, fol-
lowed by the children and visitors, left
q the building for the street. where the
flag raising was to be Viewed
The sun ilared down III binding rays,
but every eye yves upturned when the
\ signal shot was fired and the bugle
sounded that the flag was to ascend
And then. as the last note Of the bugle
4 became hushed and the Stars and Stripes
were floating In the ceruean blue, the
/ school and audience SANG in modulated
voices tho Doxplogy. Rev. Mr., Cooper
pronounced the benediction, and the cere-
tFfnony WAS end ed, s5 .!i 1850 ft7fR tf '