Songs, Recitations and Poems (Pages 50-52)

Pages 50 - 52

Performed by the children at the fair

THE TREES' PARTY - A Little Girl at Miss Lee's

Have you looked abroad from your window, 
   The trees have a party to-day; 
They have put on their finest dresses, 
   And, look! what a gorgeous array!

Miss Maple is dressed in scarlet, 
   Miss Oak has a reddish brown, 
Miss Ash a velvety purple, 
   Unlike any other in town.
Miss Willow has donned her yellow, 
   Miss Sumach shades of yellow, too, 
Intermixed with shades of crimson 
   Miss Beech has a less brilliant hue.

Miss Spruce keeps her last spring costume, 
   But she has dotted it over with cones; 
And so has Miss Hemlock, her neighbor 
   Their tastes are for quiet tones.

Now, just look abroad from your window, 
   All the world looks so blithe and gay; 
Don't you think it's a pleasant party 
   The trees are having to-day?


LOVE OF OUR COUNTRY AND ITS FLAG - HARRY STOWE

If we love and honor our country,
   The dearest and best in the world, 
We shall hail with pride our country's flag 
   Wherever we see it unfurled. 
It will speak to us of the fathers 
   Who first flung its folds to the sky; 
And "pledged their most sacred honor" 
   For its honor to live and die.

It will speak of the latest heroes 
   Who, for all it represents 
Freedom, and Law, and Union 
   Proved devotion as true and intense. 
And our hearts shall throb with emotion, 
   And our bosoms swell with pride, 
As we gaze on the "Star Spangled Banner" 
   And remember the heroes who died.

WHAT THE ALPHABET BROUGHT TO THE FAIR By Twenty-four Children

A brought some Apples, not for children to eat, 
   But to turn into money, sailors' needs to meet.

B brought Baked Beans to help out the feast 
   Which brings in the "quarters" to go West and East. 
   A part for "Home Missions," which should be increased.

C came with Cranberries, rich, ripe, and red,
    "For the Chinese children who need teachers," she said. 

D brought some Doughnuts to help the "Morning Star"
    On its mission of love 'mid the islands afar.

E knitted some Edging, and also Eggs brought 
   That deaf-and-dumb children in schools might be taught.

F on the fancy-table placed a Fan, 
   The proceeds to spread Christian schools in Japan.

G gave some Ginghams to send to the West, 
    In a "Home Mission" box, she liked that object best.

H brought Hops and Honey, his for "Home Missions," too,
    "Love begins at home," he said, "in my view."

I brought an Inkstand, he thought it would sell 
  For an Invalid's Home," where they make sick folks well.

J brought glasses of Jelly, like crystals clear, 
   For the Temperance" cause, to her heart most dear.

K brought Korn and Kabbage (though he could not spell) 
   To send the pure Gospel where the Hottentots dwell.

L made a Light-stand for "Little Wanderers' Home," 
   Where the friendless and cheerless find clothes, warmth and room.

M brought Muskmelons and a Mat for the floor, 
    To help feed the hungry, and    give help to the poor.

N came with nine Napkins obtained by hard labor, 
    To buy some crutches for a lame little neighbor.

O gave a bushel of Onions for the "Orphans' Home 
    For New Hampshire children who motherless roam.

P brought Plums, Pears and Peaches, and wished he had more 
   For some friendless old people not far from his door.

Q helped piece a Quilt in her hours of play, 
    That Bibles might be sent to lands far away.

R brought Rutabagas (he had raised near a ton) 
   To support Indian schools in far Oregon.

S came with Syrup, as sweet as could be. 
   For the Mountain-Whites of East Tennessee.

T came with Turnips, and would gladly bring more 
   For Chapels for Seamen" when they landed on shore.

U united his gifts with his neighbors so free, 
    For Libraries for Sailors" out from land, on the sea.

V For" Village improvement" some Vinegar brought, 
    Especially for "sidewalks" which the town had forgot.

W brought Watermelons that would rank with the best, 
     For" Sunday School books," for "new towns in the West."

X, Y and Z, various offerings brought,
     Pumpkins, squashes, potatoes, many things we've forgot.

Early Mobile Phone

Caleb Shaw -Children’s Fair - Aug 2009

James Roger diary entry

12th August 1913

Fair and warmer; wind variable. David in Store. I cut some lots, etc.

Upcoming Event

163rd Children’s Fair - August 17, 2024

• New Ipswich Congregational Church

• 150 Main Street, New Ipswich, NH

• 10 AM - 3 PM

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