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Show 01 It 101 VTKV S FLAM. Impintitiui Ktrdlril .1 Si(kl uf tllr St.rs Jlnl MriH's til linuie or Aliniail. Washington's birthday in the C'ity of Homes was ipiiet, peaceful, and unperturbed. The majority of the business houses were closed, -and the people were decked out in their best, bent on rest and recreation. recrea-tion. The dearly loved stars and stripes w aved proudly from the Hag staff over the dome of the Court House. filling all beholders with love for our country and patriotic pat-riotic enthusiasm. The sight of our good old Hag always al-ways thrills the American with jiride for the P!nion. and zeal for its welfare. Whether the Hag, emblem em-blem tf glorious liberty, be met at i home or encountered in foreign J climes, that same fervent, stirring, indescribable patriotic love for home and country springs up to overflow the heart with pride, gratitude grati-tude and alfetion. The breast heaves and the hanrt swells with intense love and emotion. The sight of our dear old Hag seems to arouse and inspire the sixty million mil-lion over whom it floats so gal- j lantly, with thoughts, ideas and sentiments, sen-timents, magically shuwered by some generous unseen hand, from a better world. Washington , loved the Hag; we have grown almost al-most to adore, to idolize it. |