OUR BANNER OF SEVENTEEN.Oh, dear old Banner of Seventeen,Host beautiful flag we have ever seen,When either in cotton or silken sheen,You’re still our Love of Seventeen.Our soldiers in France are fighting for thee,And for some it will cost them their lives so dear;But thou wilt lead them to victory,And thou wilt be their hope and cheer.Thou hast always waved o’er the land of the free,And we know it will always beever so;For our brave boys who are fighting for theeWill beat the Germans completely, we know. •—Mrs. Edith Steward, Fairland.