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PATRIOTIC HYMN.

LA MARSELLAISE.

Ye sons of fame, awake to glory,

Hark! Hark! What myriads bid you rise Your children, wives, and grandsiri-s hoary Behold tlu-ir U-ars and hear their cries. Shall recklt-ss tyrants, mischief's breeding, With hireling hosts a i iiMi.ni band Affright and desolate our land While peace and liberty are calling? To arms! To arms! Ye braves,

Th' avenging sword unshcnth. March on! March on! All hearts resolve On victory or death.

Oh liberty, can man resign thee

Once having felt thy generous flame? Can dungeons' bolts, or bars confine thee, Or wrongs thy noble spirit tame?

For long the world has wept bewailing That falsehood's dagger tyrants wield; But freedom is our sword and shield. Thank God, their arts are unavailing. To arms! To arms! Ye brave,

Th' avenging sword unsheath. March on! March on! All hearts resolve On victory or death.

CHORUS.

To arms! To arms! Ye brave,

Th' avenging sword unsheath, March on! March on! All hearts resolve

On victory or death.

The ceremonies terminated with the following benediction, pro- nounced by the Rev. W. H. Dodge:

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the com- munion of the Holy Ghost be with you all. Amen.

Among the responses to invitations sent by the Committee of Arrangements, were letters of regret at inability to be present from President McKinley, the Governors of Maryland, Alabama and Vir- ginia, General S. G. French, U. S. Senator S. Pasco, Major Thomas