The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-03-21
BEREA GRADED SCHOOL RECIPI-
EMIT OF BEAUTIFUL FLAG
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ALL He won Is il any wonder
that he is called Honest Abe?"
One Of the favorite pictures of
Lincoln represents him in his youth.
stretched on the floor. full length
before the fireplace, reading. I'm
derneath the picture are these
words, "I'll study to be ready and
maybe the chance will come" Fol-
lowing his eventful career from his
childhood until the ruthless assas-
sin ended his life, at the age of fifty
six. we find that he was ready for
every emergency. SO pure and ex-
emplary had his life been that those
who knew him best felt that he was
ready to enter the kingdom of hea-
ven and to meet his God face to
face. One Of our Kentucky poets
has written beautiful tribute to
his memory.
I'm old Kentucky where the grass
grows green.
An old log cabin may yet be seen.
II sheltered a life that fate had
decreed
Should come to the call of the
country's need.
BY the light of the fire in the twi-
light hour
The lad wove his dreams asking
God for power.
His soul longed for wisdom and
drank in rich lore
Till his mind was filled with
wOndrOus store.
God called for man when the brav-
est might shrink,
The good ship of state seemed
ready to sink.
God guided the pilot who stood at
the wheel,
With eyes on the future and heart
true as steel.
The Union we love is a monument
grand
To Abraham Lincoln! Long, long
may it stand!
Under the leadership of Abraham
Lincoln the comrades of the Civil
War have bequeathed to us the flag
that is known and hOnOred through
out the earth, and bears the senti
ment so dear to every true Amer
lean heart Liberty and union,
now and forever one and insepara
BILE"
The WOman's Relief Corps was
organized not only to help needy vet
Grams and their dependent ones, but
TO teach patriotism to the children
OF our community, and that is why
I am here to present this beautiful
Flag. with its thirteen stripes and
forty-eight stars, to the Public
School of Berea.
At this crucial time in the histo-
ry of our nation, involved as we
are in this awful world war, there
never was greater need of patriot
ic teaching We want the boys and
girls of this school TO love, honor
and reverence, the Flag that has
been purchased by the blood of our
forefathers, and by the blood that
is being shed to-day TO make our
nation and the nations of the world
fit for democracy.
And now, Mayor Gay, it is my
happy privilege, in the name of the
National Woman's Relief Corps, TO
place in your hands as representa-
tive of our town, this precious en-
blem, of purity, justice and liberty.
10 is a joy to entrust "Old Glory to
you, because from childhood to
manhood, you have led a pure clean
life. and | feel that the Flag we all
love is being placed in clean pure
hands.
Lead, glorious Flag, encircled by
our love, lead thou us on
Tho skies grow dark. and stars be
hid above. lead thou us on.
Keep thou our hearts. our footsteps
guard and guide,
In peace with thee may all earth's
Flags abide.
For thy red stripes hearts blood
hath poured like rain. Yet lead
us on
A million men for thy bright stars
were slain, yet lead us on.
Lead now TO peace, for brighter
light appears.
Lead, glorious Flag, thru all the
coming years"