The Weleetka American (Weleetka, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1922 Page: 3 of 8
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TUB V ELE UTl: A All uurcAiji
T
GEORGE WASHINGTON
This
government
the d&prinj
cf our own
choice '
uninfluenced
end unawed
has a just claim
on your
confidence and
your support
Resped for its
authority
compliance with
its laws y'
acquiescence in
its measures
are duties
enjoined by the
fundamental
Wsukbwtm’s
Fartvtu Address
NEW YEAR LEVEE
President Washington’s Recep-
tion at the White House
Friendly Grafting of Cltlxena It It
Recorded Greatly Pleased tho
First Chief Executive
“In the Republican Court" t volume
a published in 1864 by D Appleton ft
Company dealing with tha administra-
tion of Washington appear tha fol-
lowing Interesting description of New
Tetris activities of 1100 and partle-j
nlarly the manner of observing New
T Year's at tha White Bouse where :
Martha Washington the ever-coo-alderate
spouse' dismissed bar guests
at 9 o’clock in order that bar "gen
eral’a” alnmbar might not ba interfered
with:
Tha winter of 178000 waa warmer
than any which the oldest inhabitants
’ gonid remember In the last weak of
' December and tha first of January
gardeners and farmers on tha island
of Manhattan were plowing and woman
appeared in the streets of the city in
their summer dresses The pleasant
custom of making New Tear’s calls bgd
long obtained in most of the countries
of continental Europe and it was
brought to New York by both the Dutch
and the Huguenots who had preserved
It ss one of their peculiar institutions
Which never could bo naturalised In
towns of a mors purely English origin
and population
On Frida the first of January
1100 we are informed by the lata
jpntrghle John flptarjl who waa than
a fStitag' man of fashion and a close
obaerver the President was waited
Upon fey tha principal gentleman of the
metropolis Tho day iu uncommonly
mild and agreeable even foe that year
af perpetual verdure and tha great
festival of friendship waa never kept
Bara nnlvonally of with t livelier
gratification Tha visitors of tha
President after an interchange of the
naual salutations of tha day withdrew
delighted at his gracious manner
j Washington’s fitately hearing
! It is not khown though Mr Plhtard
aasuras Us that a majority of them
Ware personally unacquainted with
him that there were any to complain
of such a stately hearing as about thla
TOMS
time alarmed a sagacious colonel from
Virginia for the safety of the republic
This colonel had traveled and after at-
tending one of the receptions of tho
'President he declared at the table of
Gov Beverly Randolph In Richmond
that “his bows were more distant and
stiff” than any be had seen at St
James’a A correspondent Informed
Washington of the fearful apprehen-
sions thus awakened and he replied
“That I have not been able to make
hows to the taste of poor Colonel
Blank who by the way I believe never
saw hot ona of them ia to be regret-
ted especially as upon that occasion
they were indiscriminately bestowed
and the best I was master of Would
it not havo been better to throw tho
veil of charity over them ascribing
their stiffness to tha effects of age or
to the nnaklllfnlness of my teacher
Martha Washington a She Appeared
In 17001 (From an Old Engraving)
tatter than to prldn sad dignity of
officer
Mrs Washington’s Laves
Mrs Washington held bar lava aa
oo otter Friday evening hot on no-
previous occasion had ona bean graced
with so much respectability and ele-
gance The air waa almost a gentle
as it should bo in May and the full
moon Shone so brightly that tha streets
to a lata hour were filled with a de-
Mdoua twilight It waa not the cus-
tom for visitors of the President to
OF WASHINGTON AMERICA’S NATIONAL SHRINK
j i
alt but It appears from Mr Plntard's
diary that on this night at least there
were chairs in the rooms where Mrs
Wsshlngton saw her guests for “after
they were seated” tea and coffee and
plum and plain cake ware dispensed
by the attending servants She re-
1 marked' while speaking of the day'
occurrences that none of them had
so pleased the general (by which title
she always designated her husband)
as the friendly greeting of the gentle-
men who called upon him at noon
To an inquiry by the President
whether such observances were casual
or customary It was answerod that
New Year’s visiting had always been
maintained in the city Be paused a
moment and then bbservad : "The
highly favored situation of Now York
will in the process of years attract
numerous emigrants who will gradual-
ly change - Its antient custom and
manners but whatever change take
place never forget the cordial and
cheerful Observance of New Year’s
day"
Mrs Washington had stood by bis
aide as tha visitor arrived and wen
presented and when the dock in the
hail waa heard striking 0 aha ad-
vanced and with a complacent smile
said “The general always retires at
0 and I usually precede him" upon
which all arose made their parting
salutations and withdrew
TREASURE COMMON TO ALL
Fame and Character of Washington
Honored in All tho Countries
r:
of the irth
Webster ttla nation's greatest ora-
tor alfT - j-at-i Hfiholao -
“Inspiring auspices this day nr-
round ns and cheer aa It Is tha anni-
versary of tho birth of Washington
Wo should know this even if wa had
lost our calendars fir wa should be
reminded of it by ttd shouts of Joy
and gladness Tha whole atmosphere
ia redolent of his name hills and for-
ests rocks and river echo end re-
echo his praises
“Ail tha good whether iasnied or
unlearned high or low rich or poor
foal thla day that there is one troas-
nra common to thorn all and that la
jtha fame and eharadar of Washing-
'ton They recount Ma deads ponder
jover his principles and teachings and
jreaoivo to ho autre and more guided
by them In the future"
Cf 13511 ESTATE
Wuhintfon’s Ancntort CfeSa-
' suttid for Ctnturitt
1
Nigh I dealt ef the First Fidaldaat s
" ’ Heritage Freni Men Who Had
: Made England Oreet
February 22 Is the birthday d that
aoo of Virginia and of old stock of tha
British tale without whose high se-
doaver and fortitude there would pos-
sibly aot ba upon tho earth today a
Baited States of America
It la worth ear while from time to
time even in an Irreverent and forget-
ful age to remind ourselves what price
waa paid by those who want before it
for the heritage ere enjoy— and what
virtues wen practiced by them to
make that payment possible and to
complete their purchase
Washington waa of a typo that
might fare 111 at the polle these days
Ha was austere with an austerity that
some of hla contemporaries termed ar-
rogance He was dignified with a dig-
nity that would 111 fit the manners of
the hustings and appeals for votes to-
day Ha believed In the leadership of
those ’ whole attainments ' qualified
them for leadership He thought that
education and experience in handling
large private affairs were useful to
men intrusted with large public af-
fairs Under the control of an iron will be
had violent passions which now and
again flamed out at cowardiceVor
demagoguery or corruption
He possessed what waa then the
largest private fortune In the thirteen
colonies He traced bis blood for cen-
turies through a line of English “coun-
try gentlemen” and he maintained the
use of a coat-of-arms granted hla fore-
bears — a coat of arms perpetuated by
its suggestion of the coat of arms and
flag of the American Union
He waa moral heir of the barons
who exacted the Great Charter from
King John at Runnymede of the
school of John Hampden and the
earlier Oliver Cromwell rather than
of Harrison and Barebones He wonld
have been at home with the men who
ousted James n rather than with those
who finally beheaded Charles ' the
The Washington Elm at Cambridge
Mass Under Which the General
Took Command of tho Continental
Army July t 1778
First Thera was nothing In him tol-
erant of the Wat Tylers that England
has bred along with her Sidneys and
Drakes and Fairfaxes and Lovelaces
He believed in the propriety of great
possessions Social Justice In his time
did not exact of Americans the atten-
tion given to economic Jnatlcs— tha
right to work and trade and be prop-
erly paid for the doing— and that in
turn gave way in the public mind to
the related rule of political Justice
So it came about that the American
Revolution waa Initiated fought and
won on the ancient principle of tha
British constitution "No taxation
without representation” which tho col-
onlgts declared ahoulg govern ttla side
of the Atlantic aswelL
Washington believed that great pos-
sessions of mind or of matter imposed
Scat obligations Ha believed that
e “abls-man" owed a debt' to hla fel-
low in the measure of Us ability And
ba rarrlad into hla public service a
fortitude' which no disaster could
break a sense of duty that no opposi-
tion could swerve and a conscience
which willingly risked “Ufa" "for-
tune’ and “acred honor” for tha pub-
lic cause in which ho wa anllstsd Hq
oat no (tore on lofty station save aa It
gave opportunity to help his country
and hla countryman and for the self-
soaker and tha ttma aarvar ba antar-
talnad tha (tarn contempt visited like-
wise upon tha poltroon and tha charia-
OLD SULGRAVE MANOR HOUSE
Recognised by Authorities as tha Eng-
lish Hama of tha Waahlngtana:
BOY HAS JAIL
8ENTENCB SUSPENDED
Fred Brooks Monday entered a
plea of guilty ia' county court to a
charge of selling “Jick” The boy
waa fined fifty dollars aad waa givea
a thirty days’ Jail sentence However
on account of tho boy’ ago tho Jail
aotonca was suspended
This is a com which grew out of
tho court of inquiry hold a short time
ago at Weleetka — Okfuskee County
Nows
‘ Teniae is one medicine that does
what they say it will do Elk Drug
8toro
Mrs E' M Kennedy writing to
friends here from Glendale Califor-
nia states that her husband's health
is much improved
§ur Cigar Department
atsass
---affords tha smoker everything that is up :
to date and best In cigars tobacco cigar-
etts and smoking articles
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We have made a specialty of this par-
ticular line and know how to keep our
stock in just the right condition at all times -
If you waht to get a smoke that satisfies
you in every way make your selections
from our stock
CITY DRUG STORE
WILCOX BROS Props
i ' Phone 24 ’ ' "
Heavy Teaming and Hauling
S A ROBINSON
' Phones 24 and 12 ' '
Headquarters City Drug Store
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Sand Furnished in Any Quantity at Short -Notice
Weleetka Transfer Go
t
Oil Field and Heavy Hauling
i Day or Contract :
Sand and Rock Furnished
for All Purposes
PALACE BARBER SHOP
Clean and
A New Towel For Every Man -We
carry the beqt line of TONICS that money can buy
You want something that will do you good
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OIL LEASES AND ROYALTIES
Bargains in residential property in every section
of Weleetka— Good terms
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Temporary Office:
Room No 1 Over Guaranty Dank
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The Weleetka American (Weleetka, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1922, newspaper, February 23, 1922; Weleetka, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1723649/m1/3/: accessed June 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.