Show A GREETING greetle greetings 1 THE NEW YEAR we greet thee new year with warmest welcome we salute thee here and bid thee stop and smile on our domain on home and home land too prolong thy reign in cot and palace office mast and mill where wheels of industry are arc speeding still we greet thee As a new found friend or legatee Is found now shall thy gentle influence abound lightening pulsations of each heart apace and soothing rough places in lifes rugged race thru all the avenues of human kind of sage or sex or social ranks cob bained in schools or business ot of grave import exploring science or researching art in crowded city or secluded yale vale in tann farm or field where wot sek and thrift prevail in class or curriculum or college where mental efforts lead to greater knowledge within the balls of trade where policies are framed and plans are laid to aid a few or compensate the masses or to increase the wealth of richer classes 0 pray new year restrain of click and clan and bring in force the lie sacred rights of man establish just equality to all encourage duties done at butys call assuring all who work for greater good of rich reward leard and noblest brotherhood Glade nipa eich each fleeting day alth with joy and hope expanding minds in philanthropic scope till all our kith and kin learn its power and learn the greater lessons of the hour tn faulty logic politics or law originating from some feud or flaw protecting principles that make men great the right to think to be to emulate the brightest qualities that the eat hold to be more valuable than purest gold honor and loyalty devotion pure bulwarks Bulwa of character that will endure tio no paltry gossip here should intervene yo no vain procrastination heard nor seen herp here lies thy work in thee we trust new year the lintt battles les on with helmet sword and spear break down ail all barriers and quell our toes foes assuage our troubles and rel relieve leve our WOOS boes aid all our alms grow nobler better truer our petty grow weaker fewer building our social strength with true accord till men are men in in action and in word and powers of mock authority ant hority be spent I assumptive pride and self fall impotent and worth no more be hid by idle dreams beford the dawn of real redeeming schemes ao 0 o shall society grow great and good and men and measures better understood this is thy work new year and this thy task and this thy sacred mission all we ask of thee success to thee new year JOHN BURROWS S |