Milford chronicle., 1930-05-09

signed to Germany rhe edelweiss
belongs essentially to the Alps. ltaly
claims the NeOpOlitan violet. Ihe
classic olive that adorned the brows
of the noble victors is individually
Romes. The shamrock, If before the
christination of Erin by st. Patrick
or if sponsored by him after he saw
the trinity exemplified in the trlfolo
clover like leaves, we are not told'
hit this magic bit of green doml-
mates ireland. Japan espouses justly
through the evolution of many years
the chrysanthemum. The yellow
flower belongs exclusively to emma,
rejecting the glory of the Celestial
Empire. o,,.
On our own Continent, Canada
will hail and flutter "The Maple
Leaf" forever. But Dominion of Can
ada. kindly stand by. The W. c. T.
u. of the United States has for over
fifty years had the good of humanity
at heart. | joined it here for lie
and beyond all other societies 1t Is
to me most precious. ct is the only
occasion on which | broadcast my
age). We have the white ribbon and
\ buttonaire, Lilies of the Valley
for purity, and a spray of ivy, mean
ing friendship and fidelity. 1t Is ihe
union signal of our phalanX. Anu
for the last ten years we have been
in the Constitution, and we are there
to stay.
",Til the stars shall sin kin silence
And the sun and moon Decay,
Til the souls of men assemble
In the great Judgment day
We are in the Constitution
And we are there to slaV.
Amen.
And. Dear Delaware, one OF the
FIRST states and the first Star in our
flag. The Diamond State. Having Nv
cd here thirty-fve years, l nave Il
oreat affection for its interests. Inc
three lower counties sliced OIL OF
ioinally from PennsYlVanla. IL 10
wonderfully prolific. 1t mas
staunch and worthy adVocate lot i'9
state f1ower-The Peach Blossom
no other state has one more fcrcelul
or m original The bloom of our most
dolicions fruit. Before the peach
holt changed, its output of baske!s
Of this fruit averaged 4,OOO,OnO an
nually. ,o4
0,,r fac was first unfurled in bat
tle at Coochs Bridge, Delaware:
was there. Oh of course, ut the ms
celebration of the event. II DelaM {
had been a laggard i'll the state rIces
eor ~ an emblem, there is Dranch ol
tbo ancient Council Oak, at Frahuy
Inc Snrings, where Washlhstoil
boid momentous conference WIZ
Tord Howe. Delaware TOO inoulu
tovo o most card. 1 mapped one
lars e ago. but it like other dreams
,ouoT came true. A peach b!o3solh
tho flag in battle-the state house
a few of the Blue Hens : hlchel' At4o
"A glimpse of the rlVef-lt9 niDtro'
ebiald and population --for Mnoli. L'-
named. Lord Del Warr-ahu otn4l
data. if showed in its history. Al TIC %
get to work! ,oo,od for Penn,
,oostors on both side of the faiilily
ooroine over with him IN the 80
shin Welcome Zone named Amy porn
IN y cave on the banks OF the Dela-
100 near Philadelphia), spehdills
several winters in the South' si'Iine
on the famous green bencnes "ii C!,I. 90
traI avenue of the Sunshine oI.s'
I,bon questioned by the ubihultous
tonrists from the North, who enter
mo conversation without Inc Pc
Ia of an introduction, from what
Itoto ltu1 hailed. I would answer
,.Erom the keystone State. the sIale
that winds all the rest up" StahG up
and assert your rights and decla!e
tbo truth The state of Pennsylvania
has not yet a state flower. lali'ent ~
not the paucity for its resources nu'
if is negligent as regards uuty
some one last year suggested tle
nblox. Perish the thought. Mlgnl
, &C well have a tOadstool, or much
| better that edible compound OF qual-
/ itv the mushroom. The pink cup
= ned laurel or Kalmia, sometimes
called Ivory, has not been clalmen'
: For Pennsylvania, l would have
3 Penn's Treaty Elm. How hlStorlcal
= and significant! ,..5
I am glad that Georgia selected
t that exquisite Cherokee rose, com
. n1emorating' one of the vanlsnlns
: race of Indians who once possessed
, ali America and are nowhere
t We are not caring for them as We
I should humanitarily. Met one cele-
britv in Montana, Two Guns Whlle
= calf the buffalo nickePs Inc. an
{ Chief. and saw the same year the
= buffalo, in Denver zoo, that adorns
I the other side of the nickel--mucn
J.. travelled creatures monetarlly.
q And why not three ears OF corn
= half opened in green sheaths. LII
coin. the immortal, said the nearer
= we keen to corn meal and Whlte
4 wash the better off we will be
= There's a thought that has come
| from a man whose sayings will out
= live those of Demosthenese, teaching
us the simplicity of living.
1 Then there is the creamy lotus, &
| nelumbium lutea, that used to gro"
= so profusely at Dover, Delaware, OF
2 Jones Creek, a statuesque and mar
velously beautiful flower.
2 The seizure of circumstantla
! adoption is no small asset in the
Z successful choice of this enigma. 1
a renuires a dominant will TO declare
r against the cosmic taste.
4 And now for my choice for stat'
!. or nation-an expressed opinion. /
: is the oak. A very constituent o
strength and of virtues, shall l sa!
r qualified, even beyond those eXhlD