Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-07-06
Flag Presentation at San Fernando.

Flag Presentation at San Fernando
EDITOR HERALD: The glorioul
Fourth has blssed upon ne; we've
given the dear old flag it's due; oul
oountry's glory has received IT.
"thres times three,"-all two dayi
ahead Of the rest of the world-ths
usual ascendancy at San Fernando
land our con non natal day hal
been waited on to less devoted
shrines. Triple glory was melted
US by the presentation of q beauti.
ful flag to the citizens of San Fer.
nando, on our day Of days, by the
lsdies of the Tenn perance society in
this place. The presentation and
ball came of as announced. The
committees pains and the peoples
patriotism were standing pledges
for grand time, which, however,
collapsed the highest strung expeo.
tations. Visitors were present from
Los Angeles, Newhall and Pomo'
ma, and all professed full surprise
with surplus of enjoyment.
About $3.50 the meeting wal
called to order by ex-senator Ma
clay and, on motion, Mr.. B. F
Porter was called to the Chair.
e. w. Campbell and Fl. w. Girls.
void we're elected Secretaries, aftei
which the Chairman called upor
the "True Blues,u who responded
with excellent music, Mrs. Girls
void presiding at the organ.
I Then followed the presentation,
by Miss Katie Maolay, Of the new
aud beautiful flag, aud as beauty
and eloquence babe the stars anu
stripes float over US, three rousine
! cheers went up to greet the pride Of
the world-the red, white and blue
Miss Maclay's presentation speech
was as follows:
"rhere are periods in the life OF
every person fraUght with more
than ordinary magnitude. The
present, to me, Is vne of those perl.
DDS. There IL nQembIem SO inspir
ing and touching to the PATRIOTIC
American heart as the flag of ouI
UuiOn-the redj white aud blue
the stars and stripes. Palsied be
the hand that attempts to deface oi
lower il from its high position Ia
the affections of any who loves bis
country, and DUMB may be the
man, woman or child who shall al
tempt to speak disparagingly OF it,
The associations of this grand Sid
! banner are heaven.born aud heav.
,en-bound. Go back to the time
when it foated over Independence
Hall, In Philadelphia, as il famed
by spicy breezes from the Isles OF
the Blest, and under It was ratified
the proclamation of freed0m 10 the
world; then was IL washed and pu-
rified and hallowed by the sacrifi
cial blood Of legion devotees. This
flag was honored In the revolution,
aud old Tories who did not honor
it we're taught to respect and fear
it In our own late war for free
dom to all mankind, and the perpet
uity of the best of governments, II
dOated over every river, bay and
battlefield In the grandest trium phi.
A few years since our fathers spokt
of the flag that lowered over them
from Georgia far to Maine. To-day
we gaze upon and honor the flag
that Is unfurled to every bret ~
from the Elysian groves Of Florid.
from the changing manufactoiie,
and myriad fleets of the e asst; the
tesming plains of the Mississippi
from the gold fields and the golde,
fruits of this earth's summer. land
to the far-off A laska, the ice.iocke 81
home of Borest; and over all this
mighty stretch the stars an,
stripes are honored-east, west
north, south, In valleys, on noun
tain-tops, DER towns, cities, rivers,
lakes, bays and oceans, old glorJ
Is known and loved.
There Is but Que banner that
would elevate above it, and that Il
the flag of him who was nailed I,
the cr0ss-the Redeemer OF man
kind. This should and must b
the highest in the world; but clos
to this would nail the flag Of tn
Union--long may she wave o'e
our land of freedom, no star obliteI
ated, 10 color dimmed.
1t is my pleasant duty now I
present this dag In behalf of III
temperance Society OF san Eel
nando to the oili2 ms OF this tow
and neighborhood, Irrespective @
creed or party. It is free gift an
with it goes the prayer that II
bright stars may guide your ship {
destiny s.fe through life.
Unfurl the dag of stars and stripes.
And may it ever be
An embie OF our nations pride,
A glory unto thee.
Fanatic hands shall meter be raised,
, It's glorious stars TO sever.
While patiiots all proclaim aloud,
Our Union now and ever /"
TO the above an able aud appr'
pirate response was delivered b
Judge w. w. Allen. We regr'
that its length prevents its inse
ton. All greatly admired his ma
terly union of Temperance. Til
Flag and Our Country.n
After the response the chorl
, rendered "COlumbia, the Gem
the Ocean," which was answers
by three cheers for the flag, aft,
which Terpsichorean festiviti,
were INDUCED In until midnigh
b when all repaired to a most bount
. full feast spread at the hotel by mil
I host, the I'm IN aculate Col. Barcla,
!, When the comet faded, the al
: semblage broke up, all expressiu
!. themselves as having passed one
the most delightful nights Of the
q lives and as loving more than b
q fore, the Glorious Fourth.
8 San Fernando, July 8, 1881.