Abbott, Samuel, 1864- [from old catalog] · New York, Boni and Liveright · leaf 294
snows and sing TheStar-Spangled Banner/ as for the first time in historyOld Glory was flung, with formal ceremonies, to theCanadian skies. There was an unusual coincidence in this displayat Halifax; for there, one hundred and four years be-fore, the Stars and Stripes came slowly into the har-bor… … THE WORLD WAR 261 Lawrence back to Boston with words of chivalroustribute. It was eminently fitting that the New Eng-land city should be the one, in 1917, first to arrive onNova Scotian soil, under Old Glory, bringing a mis-sion of practical aid. This act of mercy at Halifax, carried out beneaththe…
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