June 23, 1916. 
as the dime novel. ‘The old problem 
of education was to teach the children 
to read and to write; the new prob- 
lem is to teach them what to read ani 
what to write. <A problem that has 
grown out of our boasted freedom 1s 
the immigration problem. This fate 
land of liberty has been used at one 
time or another as the dumping 
eround for almost every nation cu 
the face of the earth. We should 
not object to respectable foreigners 
coming here, but we should object to. 
their taking a part in our government 
without knowing anything about it. 
“Corruption in politics is a problem 
growing out of the wrong interpreta- 
tion of the word freedom. Our town 
meetings, intended to be conventions 
for the intelligent discussion of exist- 
ting questions, are often turned into 
meetings where opposing factions 
indulge in personalities with little re- 
gard for the good of the community.” 
Other points touched upon by the 
speaker were the liberty to destroy 
life and property (lynch law) and tae 
freedom of disrespect to others, espe- 
cially those older. Quoting an Amer- 
ican writer, he said, “True patriotism 
does not consist in rhetorical flour- 
ishes and national boastings. It re- 
sults from a just appreciation of our 
country, of its spirit of liberty, of its 
institutions and its laws, of its form 
of government, its splendid domain, 
its natural beauties, its rank among 
nations and its triumphant forward 
march,” 
There was a recitation by little 
Miss Josephine Scott, a drill by Boy 
Scouts under the leadership of Plav- 
ground Director McCarthy and a 
recitation by Miss Ann Lucas. Rev. 
A. G. Warner spoke of the signih- 
cance of the Flag to the Boy Scouts. 
He told first what the troop flag of 
the Scouts, which they were carrying 
for the first time that night, meant to 
them. He added that in spite of ail 
their flag stood for to them it nev2r 
appeared except in the company of 
the American Flag and never pre- 
ceded it. He said patriotism was the 
ideal which inspired men to honor- 
able deeds and that it was a funda- 
mental of their lives. “Tt, the flag, 15 
their inspiration to patriotism and 
growth to things honorable,” he sail. 
Miss Dorothy Bohaker — sang, 
“Don’t Bite the Hand That’s Feediag 
You,” a popular song aimed at the 
“Hyphen,’ and won enthusiastic ap- 
plause. For an encore she sang, 
“Soldier Boys in Blue.” 
Francis M. Stanwood spoke ex- 
temporaneously of the significance of 
the flag. He said that it had not al- 
ways stood for liberty and justice 
and he spoke of the days before the 
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Civil War. He paid a splendid tri- 
bute to the soldierly qualities of Gen- 
eral U. S. Grant and said that one of 
his treasured possessions was a por-- 
rait of Grant given him by his cont- 
rades of Allen Post. He presented 
Miss Bohaker with a_ beautifuily 
bound copy of Macauley’s, “Lays of 
Ancient Rome.’ He said the award 
was in appreciation of the part of the 
program most stirringly patriotic, in 
iS Opinion, 
Edwin P. Stanley spoke briefly of 
a similar patriotic demonstration 
twenty years ago, which inspired in 
him a vision of the day when all the 
nations of the world would assemble 
under the folds of “Old Glory.” 
The audience sang “The Star 
Spaneled Banner” at the conclusion 
of the program, Mrs. Alice Lee be- 
ing the soloist. 
MANCHESTER-MITCHELL. 
The marriage of Miss Marguerite 
Elizabeth Mitchell and Lewis Gilbert 
Manchester took place at four o’clo“k 
Thursday afternoon at the home of 
the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. 
Frank T. Mitchell, 299 Prospect st., 
Pawtucket, R. I. Miss Mildred 
Browning was maid of honor, Mr. 
John Manchester attending his broth- 
er as best man. After a wedding 
trip to Bermuda, Mr. and Mrs. Man- 
chester will reside at 51 Trowbridge 
street, Arlington, Mass. Mr. Man- 
ciester has made his home in Mau- 
chester since boyhood; his bride was 
also formerly of Manchester. 
MANCHESTER 
The Summer st. extension received 
a coat of road oil this week. 
Lights have been put up at Singing 
Beach and will be in use the first of 
the week. 
Take your bicycles to Peters to be 
repaired.—Opposite Manchester Elec- 
tric’ Co. > Summerest. adv. 
Walter B. Calderwood has the ord- 
er to build six new buoys for Man- 
chester harbor. 
A Lovell Diamond bicycle of latest 
style has been presented to Postman 
Hodgdon by a number of patrons on 
the West Manchester route. 
Miss Alice Lation spent last Fri- 
day in Cambridge attending class dav 
festivities at Radcliffe college as the 
guest of Miss Leah White of Exeter, 
N. H., who graduated this year. 
Taxi—Phone Manchester 290. adv. 
The newly finished stretch of high- 
way through Manchester is proving 
a temptation to motorists and many 
of them are inclined to let out a bit 
when they strike it. The police are 
watching the speeders and take steps 
to stop too fast travel on the new 
highway. 
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