Show CHAS sra washington my friends and fellow citizens r T with you have met here this afternoon to celebrate celeb cele braW rati the anniversary of the birth of that great ind and good nian man the father of his country so justly justi called ghost it 0 tall t a ills s upon Hie earB of american c citizens I 1 iti llis inspiring their hearts with ill abe truest patriotism ill following up the remarks of of my illy sor mr gillilan who has so you with inspiring words I 1 feel myself w V lolly incompetent to do justice to tile the oe occasion casion in patriotically sounding on your ears care tile the name naine of washington america knows no 5 greiter nian man than tile the one whom alic lie lias has furnished to the world ill in the character of wellington washinton ton if so ne anti and our institutions had done nothing more this act alone would entitle us its to the respect of mankind unlike anany ni iny of our modern patriots lie led liis his men anti anit wis then as lie ile remains today to day first in ili war first in peace and first in ill the lie heart art s of his hir county inen the people of ilia ahe united states today to day hold him in such enthusiastic regard and ili d veneration is as to prove themselves worthy of fuch a countryman we ave can venture to put the question to the intelligence of the world as to what character of the ilie day stands out most prominent in the relief of history and we doubt not that the almost unanimous answer would be washington W and yet is all our own not share him bill with tile the world in III this res hect we are somewhat Il though lough his deeds and actions we are proud to distribute to the world for their consideration we claim the man washington Dri for fo r ourselves while surrounded with will tile the accusations and censure of enemies and the lie distrusts of friends we lurn to that hat pr art name naine lor for courage and for 0 ib isali elation tion As aa has already been said to rehearse the life of washington would oud be an all old stroy every school boy in our nation from his earliest infancy has been taught an and d instructed in the principles of truo trun patriotism by reference to the I 1 fe arid character of washington an ag we find it A printed in our school books we citizens citizen of united states h have ave a asu Aull ned led the respond responsibilities abilities of handing down to succeeding generations genera tiona tile alie life arid and c character har acter 0 of this great and noble patriot in III closing my lily remarks remark I 1 feel to bammay tile tb nameon name of george washington tile the father of our country itry ever fill fall like tile sweetest test music upon the alic barof all true freedom loving american citizens music mus c by string band iio tor J R LADIES A AND ni GE GENTLEMEN X I 1 feel complimented at having tin treat great privilege of address ing you on this auspicious occasion occasion I 1 fully with the former speaker that oat are often raised up lip to certain purposes such undoubted ly Y was thee dewi t it george washing ton tell ile iio ca came me forth at a time lime ills hia tact as it leade i u rs i t aih c d viii ilic ii a boy ile ho was wont tt arrant liis his school matea into companies lie leading out ao ac a youn man man ilan we vve iii nirl id hini tile the same at the early ageo lie he takes a prominent place fur rolion ti ol 01 1 with I 1 elucian an r lie tok ocia cl bair but with I 1 0 at at d dagni dignity tv lie he performed perform ad me his duty he c carr v jr iau gave the of success ess to t ahr le 0 great who wields tire the destier lea ies of nations and realized that thai without iris ills aid but bat little could have buen been accomplished the speaker did not feel to ell cn crouch apol the further time aud and patience of theas hembly and closed lis h s remarks with a high 0 tribute to great warrior girrior and sta statesman E W 17 thompson now moved that a coin maile be elected from the house houge to prepare a pro gramme gra ninie for tile proper celebration of the of april it bein being g tho the loot j anniversary of tile the inauguration 0 of the 1 il I L evident of the united states |