The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-18
Prologue, Patriot Pageant,
Prepared by Dr.. McBrien for
Neus, Describes Play Setting

Miss Margaret NJ. Streeter of Cam
den. N. j.. formerly supervisor OF
music in the high schools of Los An
|geles, Cal. arrived las1 night to as
|sist DR.. J. L. McBrien in making
preparations for the National Educa-
|tiolal Conference to be held at the
Auditorium this week, beginning at s
O'Clock Thursday evening. and also in
the production OF the patriotic pa
|seant. The Patriot of Mount YER
mon.
Miss NStreeter will have the direc-
tions OF the women's parts in the pa
geant and will take the part of
Martha Washington among the Colo
NAL dancers. She has decided to SUBJ
Estitute the Sellingers Round for the
minnet as the dance to be given The
same ladies' selected for the minuet
will be useI. There will be many pa
triotic songs, some by the patriots,
others by the Tories. and even God
Save the King will be heard. In
fact, all of the realistic scenes of the
revolutionary period will be repro
'ttNSt al tCdttSllC iAau-
ion. The following prologue of the
pageant. prepared by DR. McBrien, is
adapted largely from the famous adj
dress of the late Senator John w
Daniel of Virginia. delivered at the
dedication oil the Washington Ma
the late Hen. James G. Blaine to the
memory of Abraham Lincoln.
The hero of the play passes out into
the world of stern adventure. taking
as naturally to the field and the from
tier as the eagle to the air AT the
burg TO the French post in western
Pennsylvania on a mission for Cover
nor DfHwiddie, which requires cour-
age to cope with sayages and sagacity
to negotiate with white men, At %
he has heard the bullets whistle in
battle and found something charming
in the sound He energies from the
ill-starred expedition under General
Braddoek as the only mounted officer
unscathed IN the disaster. escaping
with four bullets through his clothes,
and after having two horses shot I'M
der him These arduous conflicts
continue until the French power in
America is broken and America has
been made whole to the English
speaking race, TO become in time a
government of the people, by the peo-
pie and for the people.
Thus. in the school of experience.
time tried and fire tested, building
wiser than he knew, Washington had
taken no small part in cherishing the
seed OF nascent nation.
Mount Vernon Welcomes back the
soldier Of %. who has won a name.
Domestic felicity spreading its charms
around him with the agreeable part
ner'' whom he has taken to his bosom.
and he dreams OF more happiness
than he has experienced in the wide
and busting world.
Already, ere his sword had found
! lis. seabhard.. the people of Frederick
eaante had made Shin their member
CT the House of Burgesses. And the
quiet years roll by as the planter,
1ieIC HtDl diu Representative SNfNAt
intends his plantation, ships his crops,
posts his books. keeps his diary.
chases the fox for amusement. or
rides over to Annapolis and leads the
dance at the Maryland capital-alter-
mating between these private pursuits
land serving his people as member Of
the legislature and justice OF the
lcouaty court
But ere long this happy life is
broken. The air is electric With the
icurrents of revolution. England has
Launched forth on the fatal policy OF
taxing her colonies without their con
sent. The spirit Of liberty and re-
distance is aroused. HE is 10th &c
mart with the Mother Land. which he
istin calls home" But she turns .
4deaf ear to reason The first Conti-
mental Congress is called. He is a
j DELEGATE. and rides 10 Philadelphia
with Henry and Penileton. The blow
lat Lexington is struck The people
rush TO arms. The sons of the Caya
lliers spring to the side OF the sons o
the Pilgrims. Unhappy it is, h'
says. that brothers sword has been
sheathed in a brothers breast, anc
that the once happy plains OF Amer
lea are TO be either drenched in blood
Tor inhabited by slaves. Sad alterna