In the stirring days of trouble of which T have spoken, there was one] man working unremitingly to bring forder out of chaos in the rapidly ing. and "dangerous conditions That man is our" mayor, the Chairman of the Municipal Coun: cil, which over na the International Settlement, our friend and counsellor, Stirling Fessenden! He is at the helm when sound leadership is most needed, feariens in his duty, and] very "resident is proud that the affairs of thi city are so well directtd under Me guiding hand. - Prouder still are we that that leadership is American, for Stiling Fessenden, the man xe people of this city all live and respect, is Shanghai's great American citizen!
Tu commemoration of hie work for tas, we have sought some means to perpetuate his mame and. record beyond local history, and to identity with something distinctively evian and yet reminiscent of China our homeland.
A happy suggestion came when the Fifer and Drums of the Green Howards appeared to oar. admiration, alt martial: band effects, theirs seas the mont stirring.
That happy wurgention ' was to equip the 4th Regiment of the U.S.
Howards, and of tie: American units of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps, may they ever constitute a reminder of duty well and truly performed.
Col, Davis, Officers and' men of the 4th Regiment, we are proud of you, and appreciate your acceptance Of Shanghai's gift of the Fessenden Fifes and Drums.
May they ever remain with you fag a record of your China service.
During the speaker's remarks, he referred to the fuct that the pre~ sence of Allied troops prevented in Shanghai a repetition of the Nui King affair, When he spoke of this inno uncertain terms, some person several hundred yards distant aroused the indignation of all present, by interspersinge disparng-Ing phrases, "An offer hurried to the Aeene and further unceiled-for comment ceased.
Having concluded, Mr. Seits introduced Mrs, E, S$, Cunningham wife of the Senior" Consul, assisted by Col. Davis and Lieut, Brown, presented the fifes and drums' to the Field Band, Col. Davis then presented Mrs, Cunnin, am with a corsage decorated with Marine colours.
Tuition from Mr, Francis Marines with a Fife and Drum Bani Col, Davis asked if Mr, Prancis, Bandmaster of the Green Howards, were present, the latter promptly answering to his name. Tt may be said at this time, that Mr, Fran and members of the Green Howards Fife and: Drum Corps, have: een busily occupied in the recent: weeks to be known as the Fersenden Fifes, lin tenching the Marine recruits the to constitute a perpetual memorial, fine points: of these musical instru-to Stirling Fessenden and a record Vmonts, which at first sight, must in the annals of the 4th Regiment of have been. strange to them, their sojourn in China and of our 'As the 0.C. of the Regiment hand-gratitude for all that they have done ed Mr. Francis a beautiful cigarette for us. ease, on behalf of the unit and' the The two American. units of the civilians, he said that: he felt sure Shanghai Volunteer Corps, the Am-that the spirit of the occasion feriean Company and the "American would surely. outlast the present. 'Troop, offered the instrument campaign, and' the Officers and men the suggestion was made the of the 4th Regiment had relied upon Commanding Officer of the Marines, him to express their thanks to the He welcomed the offer, and, with the American community and the Gonvent of Admiral"
Bristol and/ Volunteers for such a memento, In General "Butler, acceptance was] Particular, he wished to point out their recognition of the Inbour of the Green Howards. The sentence A Tribute to the Green Howards fon the plaque so aptly," expressed it Then came the kindly courtesy and The Green Howards made it pos-Joo-operation of Licut.-Col, MeCall sible for us to play them." land Officers of the Green Howards He hoped that Mr, Francis when -lin that spirit of comradeship which enjoying the solace of tobacco at has done a0 much to cement the, Homo in England, that he would friendly relations of the Internation. wreath his dreams in thoughts of Defence Forces gathered in our, service which the Green Howards mids and the Marines had seen together past masters of the in Shanghai, Fife and Drum—under the leader-This concluded the presentation, ship of Bandmaster Francis, offered "The Duke of Kitierankie to instruct the Band of the 4th] Admiral Bristol, Gen, Duncan, Regiment, and they have worked and ed' together until, as will be Col. Gordon, Col. Davis, anid Messrs, Fessenden, Cunningham, the Fessenden Fifes Barton, and J, J. Keegan, advanced fand Drums of the 4th Regiment of to tuke the salute, While the 4th the U, S. Marines are a credit in Regiment Band played, the Field military effective ne Band with their new instruments The drum of the Fessenden Fifes took up a position at the right of and drum band bears an escutcheon whereon are displayed, besides the the parade, Playing their bugles, insignia of the 4th Regiment and of] they struck into the martial strains of the French Foreign Legion, the Shanghai American Volunteer units as donors, the regimental bad trooping the line. Witha single coordinated movement, having reach-Green Howards, with the hey made it possible for} fed the left end of the parade, the Field Band slung their bugres over us to play them."
The Green Howards and the 4th] their shoulders, took up their fifes (12 in number), side drums (six), Regiment of U. S. Marines are thus and piccolos, and retraced their inked in a memory of friendship which means more than words can steps, playing the Green Howards tell Regimental air, the Princess of Wales' "Duke of Kilicrankie.
The history of achievements of the!
Green Howards goes so far back that} They returned to position. The it is almost legendary—it dates, order was given for "Attention," believe, from 1668, and it is. told again "At ease and fix bayonets." that they were the first British Army With the exception of the machine contingent to have drums for their gun units, every man's bayonet regimental band. gleamed in the setting sunlight, 'The march past the saluting, base 'The 4th Regiment's Record concluded the function, The record of our American'
On Thursday evening, the prin-Marine forces goes back to. their cipal met in the studio of Messrs. organization in November, 1775, in Kellog Switchboard Ca,, and repeat-Philadelphia. Their ori ed the performance for Shanghai arms depicted a coiled rattlesnake, radio fans, who could not be present ith the motto Guring the afternoon, The review Your motto now is was broadcast to Hongkong, Peking. land you live up to it, but never forget and Manila, In the afternoon loud-thay first crest. speakers made it possible for every The 4th Regiment of the U. S. person to hear each word.
Marines, generally known as "San It is not unapropon in conclu Diego's Own," bus seen many years to state that the credit for the in-lof service, ten of which were spent ception of the iden is due to Mr. in bringing to the people of San J. J. Keegan, who leaves to-day Domingo such a mastage of peace, for America, My. Keegan first safety, goodwill, and. order as you thought of it during a boxing con-have brought to us in Shanghai. test between an Amerisan and a With the Fife and Dram Band, Britich citizen. The loser, seemed the 4th Regiment will be unique, in to Mr, Keegan to need encourage that it will be the only American ment, and turning to Lieut.-Col.
ry unit so equipped: Kilgore, aleo in the party, said that When you march to the martial he thought that American Marines rains of the Fessenden Fifes and well could use such a fife and drum Drums, with the emblems thereon corps as the Green Howards. had. emblazoned in-memory. of you} com-Thursday's fanction wag the gue rades in arms in China, the Green
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