July Fourth and Fifth
With the utmost anxiety the ohild
r.'n watched thi! sky for days trcasur
in.' every forecast tlmt in the slightest
degree indicated good weather forth*'
Fourth, hut to the dissapointinent of
all the weather wet unfavorable (or i
jiiemc.
The older boys spent the forenoon
getting a Hag pole ready to put up as
we have been without one for some
time, l.ater in the'lay it was erod
ed on the hill buck of the Mission.
When all was in readiness we all
gathered around 11, As the flag \\ is
raised we sang “The Star Spangled
H um <r.” Saluted the llag, anil gave
the following pledge
“Flag of freedom, true to thee.
All our thoughts, words and deeds
shall he,
Pledging stead last myaiiy.
Wp, the boys and girls of tho l nit
oil States, am citizens of this great
Republic. We believe our flay stamls
f .r self sacrifice for the good of all
the people. We wish therefore to be
true citizens, and will show our love
for our country by our works.
Our country does not ask that we
merely die for her; she asks that we
live for her. She asks us so to live
and so to aid that her government,
shall be pure, her officers honest, and
every ptaoe in this broad land a place
fit to grow the best men and women
to be the leaders of her people.”
The Fifth however was a beautiful
day. After the morning work was
done up a generous picnic dinner was
packed and soon everyone from the
Mission with the addition of Mr. and
Mrs Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Lane from
tho Radio Station were aboard the
launch and big hay dory, which was
in tow, and out for a boat ride. While
our preperations were in progress the
Admiral Ferrrgut came in. A trip
to Kodiak to see the steamer was a
delight to the younger children.
Leaving Hupt. Itirn to get the
m til the rout went to l’ >r get-me not
Island, the placet eeleeted f«»r tbit pic
nic.
The launch then retimed to K<*diak
where Supt. I <• trn together with Mr*.
M .1 and Mrs A C Kmkine were n
waiting it. VS lull all bad reached t tut
picnic grounds races, contests, lunch
and a general good time tilled in the
hours till it eras time to leturn to
Wood I glam!.
(>n reaching home supper was pro
pa rod anda short time taken t< reply
hastily t<* mono letters received in tin*
mail thm♦ im ruin*' Tin* lamn h tln*ii
wont to Kodiak with tin* mail and it
was only by the closest margin that
the letters wore gotten aboard for the
steamer was then out in the stream
and already under way. The Captian
very kindly slowed down, we ran a
long side and handed the package of
mail aboard on the end of the boat
honk, which feat reads much easier
than it was accomplished, and gave
rather an exciting ending to a very
pleasant day.
From a card received by MissJohn
sen we learned the sad lie-.vs that Miss
Clausen, our former kitchen matron
passed away in a hospital in Chicago
after an operation for turner on the
brain. It was on account of this
trouble that she left here last April.
Twin babies that have just been
weaned have been received whom we
have named Cicero and Cellia. They
are light brown with very small
eyes, big ears, long noses, high shrdl
voices when they cry, and low rum
bling grunts when they are happy.
Owing to their inherited tendencies
we have to ke-‘p them in the pig pen.