The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-08
FLAGS FOR THE FOURTH
The Green Emblem of Ireland
Causes Acrimonious
Discussion.
AS A BANNER IT WILL 60.
The Executive Committee Favors
Having Miss Anna Shaw De-
liver an Address.

The green flag OF Ireland was the cause
of lively discussion in the executive COM
mittee of the Fourth of July Committee
yesterday afternoon. There was a great
diversity of opinion as to the propriety of
allowing it to be carried in the procession
on the Nations birthday. The men on the
committee talked for over half an hour.
They became extremely heated in their
remarks, and yet were unable to reach a
| decision.
| The cause of the discussion was the indie
cision of Edwin l.. Forster, the grand mar
shall. The Ancient Order of Hibernians
had indicated their intention of joining
| the parade with American and Irish flags.
He wanted to know if the green flag of
Ireland with its golden harp was to be
considered national flag.
''If it is to be considered national flag
| I will have to exclude 1T from the process
sion," he said. ''But do not want to be
forced to take the responsibility OF making
| the decision"
A dozen members of the committee de-
| clared that the American flag only should
| be in the procession, and that if any class
| of people had flag they thought better
than the Stars and Stripes they had better
| stay at home.
1.-The question to me is whether the Irish
flag is foreign flag" w. H. Davis re-
marked.
This aroused discussion. 1t was de-
| cided that if Ireland was not nation it
was not because of lack of desire on the
part of the Irisn' people. The harp flag
was therefore decided to be national
emblem.
The grand marshal explained that he
insisted upon receiving orders. The COM
mittee had decided to have no foreign
! na Ina nd bod
their intention of leaving the Mexican flag
at their armory. He thought men of other
nationalities should be willing to exhibit a
similar courtesy.
II. P. Sonntag here introduced resolu-
ton that though no foreign flags should be
tons should be allowed to float all other
emblems providing they were under the
American flag. 1t was decided that this
ground had been covered before.
| Then to definitely settle the matter Mr..
| Forster moved that the green flag of Ire
land be considered national flag and be
| kept out of the procession. Mr.. Sonntag
objected strenuously. He thought such
action would look as if there was discrimi-
nation. at would cause discussion and i'll
feeling" he said, 'and would be regretted
| by the committee"
1.-THE executive committee has already
decided that organizations may carry their
|
French, therefore if the green flag be
carried as banner, suspended from cross
piece at the top of pole, no objection can
| be made to it, If, however, it is carried as
a flag, waving in the breeze, l think that
the act should be considered unpatriotic
and the flag suppressed"
The meeting saw the logic OF her argu-
ments. AS result the matter was settled
as she suggested.
Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper announced that
the women had up to the present asked for
nothing. 81 now want to insure the moral
support of this committee" she said, Ito
| assist me in having half hour at the cele-
bration set apart for an address by Miss
Anna Shaw"
"But will the address be on National
| topicsP" asked Speaker Davis.
you may be sure it will" answered
| Mrs. Cooper earnestly. "There will not be
a word of woman's suffrage"
II. P. Sonntag moved that the literary
committee be requested to set aside
| half an hour for Miss Shaw to address the
assemblage on some patriotic subject.
There was not dissenting voice.
| The committee on invitations and recep-
ton reported considerable progress. Nine.
| Sorbier, who has charge of the orphans and
| old ladies, announced that there would be
twenty from the Protestant Episcopal Old
Ladies' Home, 120 from the Crocker's Old
| Ladies' Home, fifty from st. Joseph's Or
| phan Asylum, $50 from St. Vincent's
Asylum at San Rafael, ninety-fve from
Protestant Orphan Asylum, eighty from
| the Hebrew Orphan Asylum and tifty-fve
| from the Youths Directory.
| OF the 5000 children to be entertained it
| was estimated that 1000 would be orphans.
Among the committees appointed were
the following:
Observation-Disclosures Knell, sorbier
Observation-Disclosures sorbier, Buckingham
and Frasier.
Badges-Mesdames Cooper, jacobson and
Eyster.
Grand stand-Mesdames Kneu, Vidaver,
Hunter, Josephl Rnmsey, Smith, Eyster,
Harriet Cooper and Angy Jacobson.
Patrick Veeder, an octogenarian whose
ancestors took part in the battle of Sara
toga, was made an honorary member of
the invitation committee.
1t was decided to supply the teachers of
the various schools with tickets for the
children. Mrs. Cooper also announced
that all kindergarten children would be
expected to come accompanied by their
mothers to the distribution of popcorn and
candy at the park.
a delegation from Oakland, consisting
of A. w. Bishop, George L. Fish, G.. w.
Asper, G. B. Daniels, DR.. J. L. Magyar, J.
L. Lyon and P. M. Fisher, announced that
Oakland was to have celebration of its
own. The expressed the kindliest regard
for the venture of San Francisco, however
The executive committee received let
ter from S. ]. Hubbard yesterday that
subcommittee attend to the proper decor
atoms of the monument of Francis Scott
Key. Favorable action was taken.
The committee on finance decided to
open number of Offices where subscrlp-
tions may be received. Among them viii
be-:
Offices at the Mills building: Women's Edu-
cational and Industrial Union; w. c. 7. U.
headquarters, 1872 McAllister street; Mrs Cas-
we'll, % Post street; Y. w. c. A., Irving Insti-
tute; Searby's drugstore and Wakelee's drug
store.
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