Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-04-27

ance awaiting the decree OF Destiny.
Have you doubt OF the final out
come? You need not have.
The call of Freedom finds her
children, as OF yore, willing and
eager to spring to her defense and
the sons of Liberty that have gone,
are now going, and are yet to go,
shall teach even that mad beast of
Berlin that the paths of kingly glory
lead but to the grave. Let us seize
this moment as another and fitting
occasion wherein to rededicate our
souls TO the holy service of Liberty,
Truth, Justice and Equality; and let
us again breathe deeply OF that
splendid spirit that impelled the
revolutionary fathers, when they gave
to the world that Incompatible
declaration OF human rights to seal
1t with this pledge And to this
cause we pledge our lives, our prop
erty, and our sacred honor
Young gentlemen of the Boy
Scouts, with the utmost confidence
that you Will prove worthy guardians
We now commit to your care and
keeping the Flag of Our Country"
Color Sergeant Fitzgerald accepted
the flag, speaking clearly and earn
estly:
1T is with pleasure and pride
that In behalf of the Tonopah Boy
Scout organization / accept this
beautiful flag OF our own United
States.
Patriotism is one of our Scout
tfyn oh / Ea ,F
Scout laws. As this glorious EN-
blem of our nation floats over our
town square II shall be constant |
to us that our country |
needs us, needs our loyal cheerful |
obedience to duty, to the task that !
now lies at hand This we believe is |
true patriotism. It shall not only
be our purpose to care for this flag, |
10 guard It from insult or abuse, but
lso to conduct ourselves In such
4 manner that we may be fit Gus
.odians of this sacred emblem We
feslre to thank our good friends,
Captain Case of Tonopah Extension
Mining company, Mrs. Wheeler of
he Knights of Pythias, whose kind
less and generosity have given to
Is this material sign of Tonopahs
PATRIOTISM. We thank you as mem.
1ers of the American Boy Scouts,
Is members of the Tonopah high
school and as future citizens of Tono.
lah"
Three Scouts attached the banner
o the rope donated by Mrs. Wheeler
md the sun broke through the haze
Is the flag, reached the top and the
land struck up The Star.Spangled
Banner" II was then and then only
hat the attentive and intensely ap-
,reciative throng broke forth into
,heers.
At this moment the local exemption
BOARD appeared with the draft con-
ingency, consisting of: u
JESSIE CLARK,
JOHN EDMOND LYDON,
AUGUST LAZZARINI.
WENDELL THEODORE JONES,
TOM ROGAN0VICH.
FRANK HAGEN,
JOHN G. GREENLEAF.
Now came the parade to the train,
o say farewell to the soldier boys. :
,omrade Ed Harmer was, as usual,
he standard bearer. All those who
anticipated In the flag raising, In
luding the Silks with their service
lag, hundreds of school children
md citizens afoot and in autos pro-
eeded to the depot. led by the band
nasmuch as the Boy and Girl Scouts
nd the Knights of Pythias, all
rained in marching, had a prominent
art in the parade. II gave 1t a
Military air.
The train was somewhat belated,
ut the interval was filled in with
Iand music and bidding personal
arewell to the boys Almost at the
asst minute Milt Detch and James
robertson thought of something.
eally the customary, and the hat
vent round the crowd with result
hat about 800 was collected for
cigarettes"
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