Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-04

And all thy hue. we're born in heaven
TT Il THE OLD FLAG WITH A NEW STAR
Il added 10 its constellation. Another state
The state Of Idaho-has come into the Union,
sud on and after this day. according to the Law
Of the land. the American flag bears forty-.ouf
stars IN It's field Of blue. Foarth of July ora
tors all over the land will apostrophize the
SPLENDID old dag. Its red. white and blue will
inspire many q patriotic utterance: Its thirteen
stripes VIII recall the deeds and the gloryacheved
through all that long struggle from Lexington
~ Yorktown. by the revolutionary patriots
who fought for inisPen dence; its forty-four
stars vii symbolize the grand march Of empire
from ocean TO ocean under the banner of the
republic. Its brilliant colors will bring TO
memory New ORLEANS and Chepultepec and
MANY Q field and many q naval hight where he
starry ensign waved aloft and never low
cred. The veterans who followed the beautiful
nag into the carnage of battle in the south.
Who rallied about IL with ste1dfi VI courage
and patriotism in dark hours when the Cnior
which 10 symbolized seemed doomed to Lss,-;.e-
fion. viii look today with exultant pride upon this
banner 81 the nee for they feel That they have
done something for it. To many a gray haired
woman who saw husband and sons go out with
the nAs never 10 return the stars and stripes
unfurled today viii brHg perhaps sCrrowful
~
j. the more precious to her because she has
given something for IL In those who we're
foes Of the fag. Dut who long ago acknowledged
their error. the lustreus banner. made
more brilliant by the addition of star
will inspire no feeling bat one Of g,adne-.
that the Union ID typihes is gIoTioIs and 30
fnseparzble The millions to whom war has
been unknown except IN story. the young men
and youth Of the land. will be proud of this
nXg. proud Of the history told by il. forty-four
stars, proud VI the grand nation which today
salutes %. proud Of the men who tonight for II,
proud OF the pact through which IL has come
TO AZ. proud Of the great future t. which il
leads us onward. The small boy. ton, will watch
its folds unfurl With an ecs;Htic patriotism
the condensed essence of Bunker Hln. indie
pendence Hall. Yorktown. Lake Erie. and all
the history Of the land-which. though it, chief
result now is the incessant popping Of fire.
crackers. gives promise of rev gene rations OF
men earnest and loyal IN their devotion to the
old hay-
THE STORY OF The FLAG.
And l.s flag has story. It, o.igie is pictured
with poetic license by Joseph Eodman Drake
In the following lines:
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'ns.. 'PSnssu banner was nag
h. 49, ihe srlpes APPEARED before
.,.~s. .y ssIs aeoPlsu before England
=. sno.uS'. Ahn we're borne TOT
union
The Continental Congress. in 1913 appointed
n. nj. lynch ana Mr.. Harrison q
s 70 90, 'tu't he .nbleci OF common
.A'"naI nas me rese.t OF the conference Of
n.s Sohhee mas III winch the British
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sp "r u EAs'ahu' Shi,h vas inen still recog-
sI,... ' Is. WIN thIrteen stripes
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S 80 :. 'sr 'he amp AZ ,ambridge.
Sn.s "a ,hi,,'.r ,hss. lieu WIN thirteen
instance OF thirteen stripe. being used upor Sn
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