The story of Patriots' day, Lexington and Concord, April 19, 1775; (1895)
Varney, George Jones, 1836-1901. [from old catalog] · Boston, Lee and Shepard · leaf 169
bindsAnd holds us from the object sought.Then may we hope, in time, to standAs stanch and true as that brave band.To-day, as meet, we hold this pageOf history before the world ;While overhead, undimmed by age,Our countrys flag is all unfurled. 154 THE STORY OF PATRIOTS DAY O emblem of sweet… … SUPPLEMENT CELEBRATIONS OF THE FIRST PATRIOTS DAY 1894 CELEBRATIONS OF THE FIRST PATRIOTS DAY The first proclamation for the new holiday in thegood Commonwealth of Massachusetts was issued onthe nth of April, 1894. There was no form of cel-ebration to serve as a precedent in its observance, andthe…
