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”