Ours is the name that knows no hiding
and you'll hear it in both wood and hall,
just as the past is yet inviting
and "A Southworth" is the call.
In what season was born their fire?
With history long and standing tall—
and still that flame that won't expire:
trust in a Southworth not to fall.
Should such a name, with such intention
hammer and fail to breach a wall,
then the wall shall have their full attention—
and a Southworth will through, or none at all.
Samuel A. Southworth
NYC—1998