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GLARE MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 10, 1930
rsfew Series, Vol. 38, No. 51
LARMAN POST AMERICAN LEGION HOLDS
ANNUAL IEETIN
^SEty Ex-service Men Enjoy
Banquet at Barnes Cafe
October Second
The annual meeting of the Walter
3_. Xitti'man post of the American Legion was held at the Barnes Cafe.
Thursday evening of last week, following an excellent banquet served by
'the proprietor, to fifty ex-service men
of the county.
Post Commander Arleigh Gorr cal-
' ied .the meeting to order and gave an
excellent report on the activities of
the past year. The financial report
showed a balance of $1,015.32 in the
treasury. This fund has been raised
in the hopes of being able to carry out
the objective of the Post and erect a
permanent  home for  the Organization,
~N, L. Tibbils gave a report of the
"<"Welfare department of the post ancl
urged  the  co-operation of all of  the
■_-. -members in locating needy ex-service
men in order that their claims can be
' brought lo  the  attention of the veterans bureau.   Although this work Is
•unadvertised,   it  is   of   great  importance and many cases are cared lor
through this    department,    and    the
much  needed  compensation  obtained
for men who served their country and
came back broken in hody.
T. Carl Holbrook, adjutant, spoke
briefly on the importance and national strength of the Legion. E. G.
Johnston gave the boys a very interesting description of the National
headquarters of the Legion which lie
visited recently at Indianapolis
Chai'les Amble of Harrison, made a
report on the plan of establishing a
uniform flag display system at Harrison, and it was voted to attend to
the display of the flags in that city.
Mr. Amble was appointed chairman
of the committee to work out the plan
in the county seat. Coach Floyd Alldread of the Clare high school gavt
a reading.
The principal address of the evening was delivered by H. B. Johnson
of Oxford, who was the guest of the
post of which he is a friendship member. Mr. Johnson talked on the subject of fellowship,. wWch he said Existed to a far greater degree in the
Legion than in any other organization, for there are no religious divisions or partisanship to separate ex-
pervice men.
The speaker called the attention of
the boys to the benefits which every
■ one   had   received   from   the   Legion,
and outlined a plan of campaign    to
secure the membership of every ex-
• service men in the Clare county territory.
In the annual election of officers,
Omar Parent was chosen'as the Post
("Commander for the ensuing year.
"This selection was greeted with much
•enthusiasm by the members, as Mr.
'Parent has been very active in Leg-
;ion work, and has been unselfish in
'his service to his comrades. The
(Other officers are:
Wice Commander, J. Robert Brown,
,'HarriSon.
Adjutant, Omar Hall.
Finance Officer, Homer L. Douglas.
"Welfare Officer, N. L. Tibbils.
-Chaplain, J. O. Bellinger.
5Sargeant-at-Arms, James A. Clute.
'Historian, Charles Amble, Harrison.
FORMER CLARE COUNTY
RESIDENT PASSES AT
DETROIT HOME MONDAY
The funeral for Thomas Barlow
was held from the Farwell Methodist church Thursday afternoon, Rev,
Hall delivering the message to relatives and friends of the deceased.
Mr, Barlow < passed away at his
home in Petroit Monday noon, following a lingering illness covering a
period of five years. The body was
taken' to the* home ot Mi', and Mrs.
John Frizzell at Farwell.
A life sketch will appear in tUese
columns next week.
LAWVIOLATERS
BROUGHT BEFORE
COURT JUSTICE
MAINS OF JOSHUA
if AGER BROUGHT TO
CLARE FOR BURIAL
RELATIVES REMIND MR.
AND MRS. McKEEVER OF
WEDDING; ANNIVERSARY
Friemrs   Arrive   Unannounced
WMb. Easkets and Serve Boun-
tious Dinner
Mr. and "Mrs. George McKeever enjoyed a very pleasant wedding anniversary inna 'birthday party at their
home last "Saturday when several of
their relatives dropped in on them
with well filled "baskets and informed
them that they had come to stay for
dinner. It was a complete surprise
to both of them ■and'was in honor of
their forty-first wedding anniversary.
The ladies of the party soon got
busy and at one o'clock they all sat
down to a bounteous dinner which
was very much enjoyed by all pres
' ent. The rest- of the day was spent
in visiting and talking over old times.
Those present, outside of the immediate family, were Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Hoag and grand daughter,
Onalee Dimond, of Harrison; Rev.
and Mrs. A. B. Lucas, of Wayland;
Mi, and Mrs. Fred W. McKeever, of
Flint; Mf. and Mrs. Fred J. Roth, and
Bernard McKeever, son of Mr, and
Mrs. Geo. McKeever, of Detroit; Mrs.
Belle Brooks and James McKeever, Of
Farwell, and Miss Winifred Kane, of
Mt. Pleasant. ,
Late In the afternoon they all departed for their homes wishing Mr.
and Mrs. McKeever many happy returns of the day.
Deceased Was a Resident
Here During Early Limbering Days
Mr. Joshua "Wager, .an old ".resident
of Clare, Mich., died at his home in
Detroit October 2, and was brought* to
Clare for burial Saturday. The funeral
services were "held from the home of
Ms daughter, Mrs. Chas. Church, Sunday at 11:30, Rev. A. P. MacDonald
offiicating and the remains were laid
to rest m Cherry Graye cemetery.
Joshua Wager was born at Hienger-
ford, Hastings county, Ont., April 9,
185..
He was united in marriage to Anne
Victoria Dustin January 19, 1881, at
Keith, Ont., four children were born
to this union, Mrs. Chas. Church, of
Clare, Mrs. Pearl Pierce, Mrs. Stanley
Fathers, and Wm. Wager, of Detroit.
Mrs. Wager preceded liim in deatn
about six years .ago.
Mr. Wager was a devoted Christian,
and at the time of his death was a
member of the Dexter .Blvd. Baptist
church of Detroit. '
The deceased came to Clare when
lumbering was at its heighth and
left for Detroit twenty-three years
ago.
One "blessed -memory.'the children
who so faithfully cared for him will
always retain was that during his
suffering over and over -again he assured them and his pastor that he was
ready and wanted to go home.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Stanley, of
Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. George Breen,
of Grand Rapids, were among those
beside the immediate family from r.
distance to attend sflie .funeral services.
Six   Offenders  Lodged   in
Ctiunty Jail in Charge of
'     Sheriff Wood
The following cases have been disposed of in local Justice Courts by
county officials:'
Ted .Crowley convicted of driving
under the influence of intoxicating
liquor in Justice Callihan's Court.
Fined $50.00 and costs and license fo."
driving revoked for six months.
Nina Allen convicted of petty larceny, upon her plea of guilty in Justice Callihan's court made restitutio.!
to Barnes Cafe where she was employed and paid the costs.
Joseph Rill address dhknown, unlawfully drove away the car of Ed.
Herrick's Tuesday and was picked up
by State Police the same evening m
Bay City. He waived examination
and was bound over to Circuit Court.
This party also obtained about $35.00
worth of clothing under .misrepresentation at the store of Jay Green
These clothes were found in the
■stolen, car ancl returned to Jay Green
Tuesday night.
Errett Austin was charged with
stealing chickens from one Mathew
Scott Monday of last week in the
Justice Court of 'Daniel E. Mater and
having been convicted, therefore was
sentenced to county jail for a period
of 60 days. He was also charged with
stealing -chickens from one Henry
Tryon. This being the second offense, he was bound over to Circuit
court for trial.
Rudolph Amerling, who lately hailed from Fon du Lac, Wis., came alone
as a guests with another party who
had been brought into Justice Courr
of Sheral M. Callihan and while
there was identified as being an accomplice with Errett Austin in the
stealing of the Tryon chickens and
was placed under arrest and upon
examination, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to 60 days in the^ County
jail.
The county jail at Harrison is now
housing six persons.
FUNERAL Rim TUESDAY
FOR JOHN T.
Local Oil Dealer Suceraaahs Following   Illness    of   Several
Months Duration
John Ten Brook., youngest son of
Hosea and Deborah Brown, was iborn
in Fulton county, Ohio, on July 8th,
1868, and passed away at his 3i_me m
Clare on October 4th, being sixty-two
years, two months and twenty-six
days old.
On July 2, 1S92 he was united iu
marriage to Minnie Porter, daughter
of Walker G. and Stasan Porter. To
this union six children were born,
Ralph P', Clare; Walter, Deer Ridge,
Saskatchewan; George W., Monrovia,
California; Mrs. Hazel Foss and Mrs.
Susan Foell, Clare, and Lawrence H.,
at home. Besides the widow and
children he leaves one brother, Lewis,
of Marion, and eighteen grandchildren, together with a large number
of other friends and relatives who
will greatly miss his friendly word of
greeting, and thoughtfulness of those
about him. v
The fhneral service was held from
the Baptist church on Tuesday afternoon with burial at Cherry Grove.
Attending the -funeral from out of
town were Mr. Lewis Brown, and Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Brown and daughter, Marion; Mr. and Mrs. Robt. O.
Brown and Mrs. M. J. Keller, Lansing; Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Clemens
and son, Flint; Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Knickerbocker and Mr. and Mrs, H.
H. Raby, Leslie; Mr. and Mrs, Joe
Keller, Adrain; Frank Brown and Mr.
and Mrs. Muma, Mt, Pleasant; Mrs.
Ardia Todd, Mrs. Luciiida Handy, Mr.
Virgil Spring and daughter, S, C.
Breese. Floyd Breese, Orren Buehrer,
Wauseon, Ohio; John Breese, Mr. and
Mrs. Jas. Breese and Mrs. Mary
Sweet'Manitou Beach; Mrs. Margaret
Breese and Mr. and Mrs. Hubert
Breese and son, Tecumseh; Mrs.
Cora Smith, Weston; Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. COveli and son, Sand Creek;
Mr. ahd Mrs, E, E. Porter, Moreilci;
Mrs. Geo. Bagley, Detroit^; and Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. W< Brown, Monrovia,
California.
Fresh bread 5e 1 pound loaf, Crystal Bakery, Earl foss, prop/^-adv.
HEAVY STOCK OF FISH
PLANTED IN CLARE COUN,
TY STREAMS LAST WEEK
Last Week Conservation Officers
Pettit and Hijdebrandt' were kept
busy taking trout- from the Farwell
reaving ponds and planting them in
streams in different parts of the
county.
Each day six truck loads of the
finy tribe .measuring from three to
five inches in-length, were carefully
transplanted in the spring water
streams and they report that this is
the heaviest stock yet to be placed
in the county.
Besides this about thrity cans of
bluegills and bass from the*' Drayton
Plains were planted in different
lakes of the county.
Thursday a shipment of thirty cans
of bluegills were received for distribution.
TUESDAY EVENING TO
BE LAMES NIGHT AT
CHAMBER.F COMMERCE
Mr. Clarence E. Holmes of Lansing Has Been Secured as
Speaker of Evening
Next Tuesday evening has been
designated .by the Clare Chamber of
Commerce :as ladies night at which
time wives and lady friends of members -will ibe hosts at a banquet to be
served .at the Hotel Doherty.
Mr. Clarence E. Holmes, Superintendent ,of tlie Michigan School for
the Blind hits been secured as speaker of .the evening. Mr. Holmes is an
sloqeM speaker and his years of ex
perienee an state institutions and
jtherwis.e has given him many prac
.ical ideas in civic affairs.
Messrs, George White, Chairman,
iohn Nelson and E. A. Anderson constitute the program committee and
are sure ,of furnishing something-
worth while in the line of entertainment
CLARE STUDY CLUB TO
DISTRIBUTE THEIR MAGAZINES
INTO COUNTRY SCHOOLS
Tlie Clare Study Club met with
Mrs. Mabel Mulder Tuesday afternoon. In spite of the rain many
members were present, and a very interesting and enlightning program
was enjoyed. Some spok'e a piece,
one sang a song, while others choose
to pay their dime, in answer to roll
call.
Three poets and authors were
studied. Mrs. Lampman gave a paper on the life and works of the humorist, Mark Twain. Mrs. Mercer discussed the ever popular Irwin Cobb
and Mrs. Oldman gave reading from
Edgar Guest.
The Good Literature Club quartette, composed of Misses Louisa Rogers, Grace Reagan and Doris Gerow,
and Mrs. Aladaide Elden, very
beautifully sang, "What Has Become
of Little Boy Blue," and responded
to an encore with "Drink To Me
Only With Thine Eyes."
Mrs. Mercer gave her report of the
eighth annual Northeast District,
Convention of Federated Club held at
Alpena in the spring. The keynote
of the convention was Awareness.
The Study Club plan to take their
educational magazines such as National Geographic, Literary Digest,
Good Housekeeping and others to
Mrs. John Wilson and from there they
will be distributed to the country
schools around Clare.
THREE MILES AUTHORIZED PAYED NEA
HARRISONON U S-27
Seventeen Miles of Grading
and Drainage Structures on
U S-10 Also Authorized
Among the construction contracts
and new highway projects authorized
by the highway committee of the
State Administrative Board at their
meeting last week Friday, were sev
eral that are of special interest to
Clare.
The paving of the three miles of
new location on U, S. 27 south of the
city of Harrison was placed on the
list of construction projects awarded
and the work will no doubt be started early in the coming summer.
One mile of pavement north of the
city of Midland to connect with U. S.
10, and the grading and drainage
structures of seventeen miles on this
same trunkline from Midland to
North Bradley was also authorized.
With U. S. 27 paved to the south of
Clare and the work on ^the fifteen
mile stretch from Clare to Harrison
under way with the paving of the
three miles just south q£ the county
capital, the interest and attention of
the people of this section now turns
to the much needed paving on U. S.
10, and the authorization of improvement on that road is good news.
LIFE SKETCH OF THE
LATE MATTHEW KEEBLER
Aged   Gentleman  Was   Among
Early Settlers of Grant
Township
Matthew Keebler was born in Germany, April 18, 1841 and came to this
country with his parents when he was
fourteen years of age, locating near
Ann Arbor, and he continued his sojourn there for eleven years. When
.twenty-three years of age he enlisted
in the 20th Regiment of the Michigan
Infantry and gave all he had to the
service of his country and continued
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AT THE IDEAL THEATRE
i Friday, Saturday 10, 11—The Battle
Of Paris—Gertude Lawrence—Gay,
Giddy, Revelry.
Sun., Mon.,—Free and Easy—Buster Keaton. A million laughs in this
comedy of Hollywood life.
TRUE TO THE NAVY
C'ara BOW—in a Naughty Nautical
Hit—When the fleet comes in she has
a boy friend in every port-hole, bur.
she sings—"There is only One Who
Matters." In this you • see a new
Clara, Laural and Hardy in a new 2
reel laught riot.—Tues., Wed., *U-15th.
Coming—The Cuckoos—So This is
London—Devils Holiday—Good News
Sarah ahd Son—Dawn Patrol and
Golden Dawn.
TWO KILLED WHEN
CAR HITS FREIGHT
IN DENSE FOG
Two   Other   Residents   of
.   Shepherd Are Dangerously Hurt
The succession of tragedies that began for the village of Shepherd last
Thanksgiving eve cast its black spelt
again Sunday with an early morning
crossing crash in the fog causing the
death of two, critical injuries to two
others and slight injuries to a fifth.
The accident was at an unguarded
crossing on US 27, three miles miles
south of Mt. Pleasant.
John Melvin Sullivan, 45, and John
Bruskotter, 48, both farmers with
large families living tWo miles west
of Shepherd, were instantly killed.
Lying in Ann Arbor hospital Wednesday evening with fractured skulls and
slight chances ot recovery are Alfred Robinson, 50, living half mile
west of Snepherd, and Hubprt.
Doepker, 38, living two miles west of
Shepherd. Both are married. The
fifth, also married, was Otto Meyer,
21, of Shepherd, who was treated for
face and scalp injuries.
The men were believed to be hurrying into Mt. Pleasant where they
were due at work at the Columbia
Sugar company plant at 6 a. m. Th e
automobile hit a southbound Ann
Arbor freight, derailing a car loaded
with funeral wreaths.
Richard Schlichter, 11, of Alma, suffered head injuries :n a second crash
which came 45 minutes after the first.
His father, W. B. Schlicher, ditched
his car to avoid hitting the train
which still blocked the'crossing. At
11 a. m. a third1 accident occurred
near the same spot when the car
driven by Marvin Williams of Owosso
over turned. Williams was uninjured.
Three people were killed and four
injured in a three-car smash-up just
out of Shepherd Thanksgiving eve.
1919. Two weeks later two children
were burned to death. In December
a crossing crash south of the town
cost the lives of two of its residents;
and injured three others.
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
.   IN POTATO DISPLAY
Much interest has been shown by
farmers in the potato contest which
the Citizens State Bank has been conducting dur'ng the past two or three
weeks.
To date there is over twenty-five
displays has been brought in and
judging from the size and quality of
the tuber this vicinity is sure adapted
to potato growing taking into consideration the drought this 'season has
experienced.
The cash prizes offered by the bank
for the three best displays will be
awarded next Wednesday.
FOOTBALL SQUAD PLAYS
SCORELESS GAME WITH
' SACRED HEART FRIDAY
Team Goes to St.  Louis  Today
For Game With Their Closest
Rivals in Athletics
Clare High School's football team
played a scoreless tie game last Friday with Sacred Heart Academy at
Mt. Pleasant. The Sacred Heart
team passed frequently because it
was the most effective weapon they
had. Although they made many
gains in this way they were not
especially long ones and several of
Clare's team were on the receiver in
a moment. No very serious threat
was made to score by either team.
Clare high team was much better on
defense than offense. If a good offensive combination can be found—
one that will form a good interference
for the man carrying the ball then a
winning team is assured.
The team goes to St. LoUis this
week Friday for the third game away
from home. Gladwin plays here at
high school field Friday, October 17th.
STUDENTS AND FACULTY
ENTERTAINED AT CHAPEL
The students and faculty of Clare
high school were delightfully entertained Thursday morning by a musical program given by Mrs. Adee Parsons, of Chicago, Mr, F. J. Radey, of
Cadillac, and Mr. George Boyd of
this city.
Mrs. Parsons, who has sung in "The
Student Prince" and other operas in
Chicago, is now visiting in Cadillac,
but expects to return to Chicago
soon and Continue her work. Mr.
Radey is an instructor of music in
Cadillac and is quite well known, to
the people of Clare.
The above persons entertained the
faculty of the local schools Wednesday evening in an hour concert at the
home of Mr. ancl Mrs. E. R. Allen.
The concert was followed by a bridge
party and luncheon. The event was
arranged by Mr. Henry Baumgarten
and Mr. George Boyd.
DETROIT CHAPTER D. A. R.
DEDICATE FOREST SATURDAY
The Louisa St. Clair Chapter,
Daughter of American Revolution, of
Detroit, unveiled a marker and dedicated a forest on tf. S. 27 north of
Harrison, last Saturday, October 4th.
A full and complete story of. this
service will bo given our' readers
next -week.
CALIFORNIA LADY
WEDDED AT CAPITAL
CITY SEPTEMBER 1ST
FORMER HARRISON
RESIDENT DIES AT
SAGINAW FRIDAY
Stanley F.   Quinn Departs
This Life at Home Following Short Illness
Ruth A^Gray BecomesBride
of E. L: Kimball Upon Return From Trip Abroad
Formal announcement is made by
Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Gray, of Los
Angeles, California, of the marriage
of their eldest daughter, Ruth Agnes
Gray to Mr. Edward Lewis Kimball
on September 1, 1930 at high noon.
The ceremony was' solemnized at
the National Cathedral, chapel of St.
Albans in the city of Washington, D.
C, in the presence of the immediate
friends of the contracting parties.
The bride looked handsome in a
Paris gown of exquisite hand made
lace, selected by her while abroad
this summer at Liberty's—Paris,
France, with rose colored s'lk mohair picture hat brought from Florence, Italy. .
Mr. and Mrs. Kimball are residing
in Long Island, N. Y. city where his
business was transferred to the main
office by promotion following their
marriage.
Both the bride and her mother,
Mrs. Carrie L. Gray who were Los
Angeles city teachers made an extended three months tour of Europe
this summer. Including some of the
most outstanding places visited in
England were London Westminster
Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Warwick and Windsor Castle, Shakespeare's birthplace at Stratford on
Avon, Ann Hathaway cottage, Oxford
University. They visited Scotland
by motor bus thru "Lady of the Lake"
scenes by Scott, Edinburgh, Glasgow.
After crossing the English Channel
on to Paris, France, Brussels, Belgium, Holland, Peace Palace at The
Hague, Germany, Switzerland, * Geneva League of Nations, Swiss Alps,
up the Rhine river from* Heidelberg to
Bingen on the Rhine, attended the
Passion Play at Oberammergau, Bavaria, Through most important cities
of Italy, Rome, Florence, Venice,
Milan, Genoa, Naples and Mt. Vesuvius, the' Magic Isle of Capri and
many other colorful aud historic
places of interest.
GUILD SUPPER MENU
Relatives and friends of Clare
county were grieved last Friday whei.
it became known that Stanley F.
Quinn, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Quinn, of Harrison, had passed from
this life at his home in Saginaw following a short illness,
Mr. Quinn had suffered from a cold
for nearly a month but it was only
ten days before his death that he
could be prevailed upon to leave his
duties at the offfce. He was possessed of great physical stamina and
was tireless in his attention to the
duties of the only public office he
ever held,        »
For a few days after he was confined to his home no alarm was felt
over his condition. Early last week,
however, he became rapidly • worse
and hope for his recovery vanished
Thursday night, .when he suffered a
serious relapse.
Funeral Monday Afternoon.
Funeral services for Mr. Quinn
took place at 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at the home. Rev. Henry W.
Fischer of the First Presbyterian
church officiating and the body taken
to Harrison, the place of his birth,
for burial.
Saturday morning members of the
Saginaw Bar Association offered resolutions paying respect to -Mr. Quinn
as "a brillant, capable, conscientious
and successful lawyer, an efficient
public servant, a splendid and highly
esteemed citizen, a devoted husband
and father and a true and loyal friend
and ne*'ghbor."
"His industry, His loyalty and devotion  to duty, his Unusual iutellect-'
Jual capacity, his courteous and kindly manner and his high ideals and
integrity won for him a* lasting admiration and esteem of his clients,
friends, neighbors and associates at
the bar," resolution continues.
I In  Practice Since 1909.
■ Born December 27, 18S4 in Harrison, Mr. Quinn attended the public
schools of Harrison and after graduating from high school, enrolled as
a law student at the Detroit College
of Law, graduating with the class of
1909.    He  immed'ately passed      the
'bar examination and was admitted to.
I practice June 19, 1909. 4
Mr. Quinn returned    to    Harrison*,-
where he joined    his    father,    John"
i Quinn,  in  practice.    While  in Harrf--
jSon, he served as both city clerk and'
mayor. '"After slightly  more than  »     «
'year, Mr. Quinn went to Port Huron,
where he opened a law office. He remained there until 1914 when he came
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MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER
The Guild will Serve a supper at
the    Congregational    church    parlors
Wednesday   evening,    October    15th.
Following is the menu:
Roast Pork   . Mashed Potatoes
Creamed Carrots
Pickles Cucumbers Beets
Cabbage Slaw
White Bread Brown Bread
Cheese Pie
Coffee
Price 25c and 35c per plate.
Mrs. Ella Dixon and Mrs. Earl
Sternaman delightfully entertained at
a miscellaneous shower Saturday eve-
'ning at the home of Mrs. Ella Dixon
for the pleasure of Mrs. Stanley Hard-
man who before her recent marriage
was  Miss  Mellisa Waddington.  After
1 games and a social time dainty refreshments  were  served.
I The out of town guests included
Mrs. W. M.    Ellis, of    Sarnia,    Ont.;
'.Mrs. Russell Westcott, of Durand:
Mrs. Geo.. Francis; Mrs. Clifford Spicer, Mrs. Carl Dust, of Saginaw;  Mrs.'
IR. Quackenbush, of'Mt. Pleasant, and
the guest of honor of Pontiac. ,
*$•■—■»—— _
WHY WAIT?
By Charles S. Kinnison
Conditions are such as to challenge our grit;—
And hope, without action, won't change them a bit.
Just folding our hands in a reconciled way,        i
Resigned to our lot, will not brighten the day.
And there is no method to make it more bright,
Excepting by means of a man-given light—
A lamp that is lit by the courage of souls
Who never turn back,  but keep on to their goals!
And looking behind us, what is it we see?
Who was it, that left us this Land of the Free?
A weak lot of quitters? We know it was not!
'Twas left us by MEN, who have struggled  and fought!
And shall their example be futile and vain,
A record, too splendid for us to sustain.
Or shall we, inspired by- the record they .made,
Go forward, undaunted, with heart unafraid?
For what are we waiting—What's holding us here?
There seems to be nothing to hold us, biit Fear.    ;
And fear is a thingj Once it gets in our mind
That does' more to lick us than all else combined.
But he who has courage and faith in his heart,
Is half-way to victory, if only he'll start!   ,.
So let's quit our fretting, and smooth out our bi-bw,
And start the ball rolling—and do it, right .NOW!
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