Shall ne’er despoil thy glory of its crown—
Each year shall set its jewels in thy crown—
Each day bell’s passing chime
Shall add a tongue to speak thy just renown.
Washington, D. C.
Transcriber’s Notes
Punctuation and spacing errors have been fixed.
[Page 13]: “silence prevaits” changed to “silence prevails”
[Page 50]: “and sufferring” changed to “and suffering”
[Page 54]: “Thansgiving day” changed to “Thanksgiving day”