The Marshall republican., 1914-01-16

g ing star of our country.
u This splendid building, which w
now dedicate. is symbolic of tn,
government, which has erected IL 70
us. And as long as time shall last 1
1 viii stand as a reminder to our PEG
o pie OF the splendid services of on
D -oongTcscman IN our behalf. and a,
g men may come aud go, the Hon. c
w. ilamlin will have our best wlshe.
! and we wish him now and here a
/ Happy New Year, full OF blessings
usefulness and pleasure.
Another delightful vocal solo WA.
Peg o. My Heart" sung by Miss
kathF.no Sue Ponick and was heart.
lily enjoyed.
DIR. W. II. Black president Of NJ. V.
c. whose presence and words OF in
SEPARATION are always appreciated 80
highly by II people was introduced
by Mr.. Radford and said in substance
II Is important that we should not
look ON this building as contributed
from without, We are Uncle Sam. all
We had to do was to get the other
part Of Uncle Sam to say we should
have II. We want MIR. Hamlin TO do
greater things for Marshall, The
movement that has been spoken OF
not 10 build In the future structures
like this. should not be encouraged
People mus; have ideals and these
buildings are ideals. and Uncle Sam
must keep the beautiful buildings
going in our nation. We must ncour
aye our congressman to 40 back TO
Washington and tell our beloved Mr..
Wilson. MIR. Bryan. Mr.. Marshall and
the other men We know so we'll. 10
Keep on building these elegant strur-
lures. Let ~ not become 80 e-ngrossed
IN the practical 90 to forget the beau
tiful.
In the time given to the extempor.
aneous programme, Hon. Joshua Bar
bee was asked to speak aud respond
cd In a happy fow moments talk lie
said In part that the mon I'm high
places President Wilson. Vice Prosld-
ont Marshall, Secretary OF Stat Bryan.
tho congressman and all who are I'm
authority ut Washington have COM
modious elegant quarters and why
not have these splendid buildings for
Uncle Sam'a postal service. lie then
d"elt upon tho educational value m
the beautiful structures to n com
munity. as well ~ the practical.
Mr.. liarho was followed by ]. w.
Robertson. who ~ the veteran mall
carrier OF Saline. having delivered
continuously for 80 years. lie men
toned that he and Mrs. RoLcrtsoL
were married IN a house that g.ocs
upon tho site now occupied By ttc
building. In 1879 10 vas
made mail carrier from Miami 70
Marnhull. and had been IN the scr.
OF the government ever since.
said further that Marshall was -,
best town In the world. had the l
best people and the best postmaster !
and that progress" would continue 4
he our w%atchword. That We were i
entering upon a new era and will ad- 4
vance In the future ms we have In the :.
past. 1
The last but not the least was the !
inc address OF Hon. G. w. Hamlln. !
lie told In an entertaining way some !.
D. tho experiences that attended Sc I
the federal building for Mar 4
shall and said the path of a con !
iressman Is not always strewn with :.
'oses. He wanted two things an ad- q
iition to the Springfield building and \
for Marshall. but was told he :.
only have one of them and he ]
leoided to take Marshall building. -.
5ut through the help of Senator VIM.
!. stone, after the bill went to the
enate, the Springfield addition was
nut into the bill as an amendment
Ihu ne got Doth. MIR. Hamlin said fur
her you contribute the money that
into the government treasury
nd the building is simply a return to
GU, what you have paid into Il. He
aid he did not know OF a building
where that compared in any way
o the Marshall building. He also
poke earnestly of the large amounts
eing appropriated to army and navy
attleships. which have increased
argely. since he first went to con-
ress, then a ship could be built for
100000 and o Il takes $I7,-
10000, he said he had never voted
Or these large naval programs and
ever Intended to; was heartily in
avor OF the resolution for a naval
oliday for one year. introduced by