Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 142, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1912 — Suggests Singing of Old Time Song on the Fourth. [ARTICLE]

Suggests Singing of Old Time Song on the Fourth.

Mrs. Mary E. Thompson, who is always glad to have Rensselaer perform any patriotic duty, suggests that the band boys, who are giving the 4th of July celebration this year, sing the appended song, which was a great favorite during her girlhood, more than a half century ago. The words are just as she remembers them and it is considered appropriate for the boys to learn them, set them to music and sing them on bur natal birthday. The song is as follows: Our birthday has come. Through the world proclaim it; Let cannons roar from shore to shore. Our birthday has come. Our birthday has eome, Our banners hang among the trees; Our stripes float on the breeze, ” Our birthday has come. Our birthday has come, -Let all our big banners float With a glad and joyous note; Our birthday has come.