The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-07
LIBERTY POLES.
One to Be Erected at the Golden
Gate Lighthouse.
A Popular Movement Among the Various
Veteran and Patriotic Societies Of the
United States.

The cultivation of national sentiment In
the United States is receiving inspiration
from the various veteran and patriotic
societies in every State, and the recently de-
veloped plan of flying the stars and stripes
from the roof of every public school in the
Union has instigated the idea of planting
the flag of liberty at the most prominent
height at every seaport on the East, South
and West coasts.
The following article from New York
paper throws considerable light upon the
subject:
movement is on foot among the various
veteran and patriotic societies OF New York and
its suburbs TO place huge flagstaff between the
twin lights on ibe Navesink Highlands, whence
shall float the stars ard stripes from daylight to
dark every day In the year, so that all who shall
hereafter enter the port Of New York Will see
the flag before they get glimpse OF the Tree
land OF which II is the beautiful emblem.
REPRESENTATIVE SOCIETIES.
Chief among the societies represented are: En-
campmenf, No. 80, Union Veteran Legion, New
York, Colonel William Patton Griliith command
ing; Sons or the American Revolution, repre-
SEM ed by William o. Mcdowell, Past Vice-Presi-
dent General; National Association OF Naval
Veterans, Captain B. S: Osbon; Naval Post. No.
Captain Edward Trenchard; Patriotic Order
Sons Of America. James w. Wardrop; Far
ragut Naval Veterans, Colonel Louis Richards;
Department Of New York, &. A. r.. aud Horace
Greeley Post. No. 577, q. a. r..
A site has been donated by the Government
and lighthouse keeper David H. Caulkins will
have charge of hGsting and lowering the flag
and OF lie box containing tile records and list OF
subscribers 10 the flag. The estimated cost Of
pole and flags Is S57l so.
William o. Mcdowell is Chairman OF the CON-
mittee having the project IN charge; Captain B.
S. Osbon, Recording Secretary; Captain Ed
ward Trencbard. Corresponding Secretary, and
Colonel iliam Patton Griffith, Treasurer. 10
any one Of whom remittances may be made, and
will be publicly acknowledged through the
If ghOnh IA
payable TO William Patton Griffith, Treasurer.
The programme Of the committee is thus out
lined:
PROGRAMME OF THE COMMITTEE.
To erect the flag at The Highlands
To invite the cooperation of the patriotic soci-
cites with special committee there to erect
flag at the entrance to San Francisco HarbOr. In
The same way TO eiecL a flag at the entrance to
New Orleans Hafb0r.
To erect liberty pole, with the flag OF the
Brazilian Republic, at the entrance to Rio Janeiro
barbor as an expression OF welcome from patri-
otto contributors in America to Brazil in joining
the family OF republics.
To erect a liberty pole. with the flag Of the
French Republic upon 1t, by The side OF the first
lighthouse seen on French soil. entering from
the west the English Channel, that everybody
aboard ship passing thI ough The English Channel
may see the flag OF the greatest republic In Eu-
rope always waving on high. kept there BY the
coutribui ions OF the patriotic citizens Of the Re-
public OF the United States.
To place liberty pole and flag In the same
way on the south bank of the ST. Lawrence, at
VIC punt "uciC tuo Va tuO SuiCu ctatCo
strikes the river.
To have our committee then issue an address
to the palriotic-ciiiZens resident In republics OF
the world calling on them TO erect or 10 erect
liberty poles everywhere by the side OF the pub
lie scbool-house, and then on the Fourth of July
next to request that every community in every
republic Will gather at the public school-hOuse,
by the side OF the liberty pole and under the
shadow OF The flag OF their republic, and make 1t
a day OF grand rejoicing over the TACT that tie
great nation OF Brazil has joined the family Of
republics, and thai the empire OF japan has
adopted IA constitutional form of government.
The committee are particularly anxious To have
the ceremonies in connection with the unfurling
OF the Atlantic Highlands flag soon as posi-
bic, while tile weather is pleasant, and they
would therefore ask every one to send contri-
bullion, large or small, at The earliest possible
moment.
RAISING A FUND.
So far subscriptions have been received
amounting to 1852
Colonel A. S. Hubbard, President Cali
fornia Society SONS of the American Revolu-
ton, has received a communication from
William o. Mcdowell, Past Vice-Presideut
General of the Sons of the American Revo-
luton, requesting him to invite all pioneer,
veteran and patriotic societies in this State
to cooperate with him in raising fund for
the liberty poles and flags. The Colonel has
in reply expressed his willingness to aid the
patriotic movement to the best of his ability.