The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-01-31
THE RELIEF CORPS.
Gleanings from National Headquar-
ters---NoteS from Departments.
HAIL To THE FLAGi

The Indiana Legislature Cheers the Stars
and Stripes Eluttering Down from Capt.
Wallace Fosters School BiIl-A Flag for
Every SchooIhouse should be the Watch
word of Every State-Text of the Indiana
Bill-what Our Loyal Women are Doing
the Country Over--Past National President
Hampton's Fine Installation.
INDIANA SCHOOL BILL.
On Jan. H. 1895, Representative Van Arsdel
introduced bill into the Indiana Legislature
providing for a flag on every schoolhouse In the
State, and for the proper observance of patriotic
anniversaries. This is in line with what the
Connecticut Legislature did last Winter, and
goes still farther, and may the time soon come
when not only Connecticut and Indiana, but
every State in the Union will have law honor.
ing the Gag upon its statute books.
The bill was framed by Capt Wallace Foster
and its reception caused great enthusiasm,
owing to the way the draft was arranged.
The front of the draft was silk 1ss cover
ing the title page and to read the bill the flag
was turned over, falling in front of the reading
clerk When this was done the applause broke
out and the reader had to leave of until the
demonstration was over.
And now that the bill has been so favorably
received it remains for the Grand Army and
Relief Corps of Indiana to follow up the con-
quest and make the victory complete. While
both the State Teachers Association and the
State Association of Township Trustees have
declared, formally, for flag over every schools
house. yet in many parts of the State the Town.
shin Trustees are too Indifferent, or too I'M
patriotic, to give the matter any attention.
Will some live comrade in every State that
is holding back in this grand movement to ex-
- rzll Int.,r de
Fosters example and have flag bill introduced
into his State assembly?
Aud above all, will the boys of 1s6l-'65 and
their loyal woman supporters rally once more
around the colors and insist that they shall
wave over every schoolhouse in the land, and
that children shall be taught the story of that
| flag with their A b C's2
INDIANA FLAG BILL.
| AN ACT entitled An providing for the pur-
chase and display of the United States flag In
connection with the public school buildings with
In the Slate of Indiana, and declaring an emer-
gency.
SECTION :. Be 1t enacted by The Genera, assembly
of the State Of Indiana That ,he Township Trustees
Of each OF tile several Townships. the Superintend.
ent of Public Schools In each of the Counties and
the School Commissioners oil tie severai eitiee IN
| the State Of Indiana shall from the school funds
apart for each city. town, or school district
| within the State Of Indiana. purchase United
States flag of American bunting, In size not less
than five feet by eight feet together with flag
staff not less ihnn Is feet long, and the necessary
appliances therefor and shall erect aud maintain
said flagstaff upon the school building or upon the
| school-house grounds OF every school binding
within their respective city, town, or school dis
trct IN the State Of Indiana, and the United states
Rag shall be displayed thereon every school day,
| when the weather will permit aud on the inside
of the school-houses school buildings on other
days. and shall renew such flag and appliances
| from time To time when necessary.
SYc 9 Suitable exercises shall be had by the
teachers and scholars OF each and every pnbllc
school within the State OF Indiana IN connection 70,
with the displaying of the United States nag on the
| following days OF each year: On tire odd day oil
I February, Washing ton's Birthday; on the l4th
day OF June. the anniversary 1.-THE adoption oil the
United States flag; the 4th day of July, the ami
versary of the Declaration of independence; Dec
H. the anniversary of The admission of Indiana into
| the Union May 90 Memorial Day. The flag shall
be displayed al half mast on May 30, from sunrise
| TO sunset. Provided. when either OF said anniyer-
sary days shall fall upon the first day OF tne wees;
commonly called Sunday. then said exercises shall
be held on the school day preceding such anniver-
| sary.
| SIC g. Whereas an emergency exists for the inn
mediate taking effect of this aci therefore the same
shall be in force aud take effect from and after Its
| passage.
STATE TEACHERS ENDORSE.
| At the general session of the Indiana State
| Teachers Association, held IN indianapolis,
Capt Wallace Fosters fine banners decorated
the platform. one bearing the words, Teach
| Patriotism" and the other, "One Country,
| One Language, One Flag"
| A communication was read from Comrade
Foster on the value of teaching patriotism in
the schools. after which the following resolu-
tons were unanimously adopted:
That the State Teachers Association heartily in
| dorses the action taken by the W.RC. OF Indiana
| In regard to teaching patriotism In our public
\ schools and recommends the adoption OF the
! American Patriotic Salute.
| That respectfully petition our State LeRisla-
ture enact q law requiring that The study OF the
nature and the effects of alcoholic drinks aud mar.
coiics upon the human system shall De made a
regular branch OF instruction Tor all the pupils Ia
all the schools supported by public money under
| State control.
INSPECTOR GENERAL PoND's TRIBUTE.
Inspector General c. V. K. Pond, writing to
Louise Barnum Robbins. Secretary of the
| WRC Committee on National Council OF
| Women. gives an enthusiastic assent to the
patriotic work in which the Woman's Relief
Corps and she herself as leading represent
ative is engaged. In reference to patriotic
| teaching he says:
"At no period in the history of our country
| within decade past, could there be greater
| need for your patriotic words.
THAT there should appear upon the page.
of history, to-day being made, such grand and
noble thoughts might. perhaps, be expected
from my sex; yet strangely, but perhaps nat
| urally because OF the American idea of bust
ness, instead of the earnestness OF pushing
forward, the thought Of reverence for the Ma
| tional symbol, by my brothers, it is dear
women who are engaged, with a whole soul, in
the work of calling halt in the daily whirl O.
business and of pleasure that reverence may bt
given to tho flag that cost so much to retain in
an unsullied condition as National banner.
MAY the richest blessings of Heaven evel
attend you in yonr zeal in the work you ar,
engaged in. And by the Acme Hapersack, which
comes TO me, j am more fully informed than
could have imagined the grand work bein,
done in both the Woman's Relief Corps and tn,
National Council OF Women. 1t cannot b.
other than appreciated by my comrades of tn,
Grand Army of the Republic and other Uniol
| soldiers associations"
THE FLAG OF OUR UNION.
And now, when the inquiry is reaching as s.
| Often Where can ] get new patriotic song 70
Campfire or entertainment" it is pleasure h
| give the address of comrade who wore tn
blue who publishes the words and music of
grand Union song aud chorus entitled 9TH
Flag of Our Union"
Comrade J. r. Griggs, of Beverly, O.. authn
and composer, is member OF Post 3l7, Bev
| erly, O., which Post he organized, serving a
Commander, and has been delegate to Depart
ment Encampments attending the last in Can
ton May last. He served in the army f0u
years and four months, and his patriotism wa
tried and strengthened in the face OF the foe.
When such man writes he writes from tn
heart out. and happily in the case of Conrad
: Griggs his lyric and musical gifts keep pac
with his patriotism. and The Flag of tn
Union" is most heartily recommended for u
at Campfres, entertainments. and in school pre-
| grams Ii is melodiOus sniFited iDGpiriuP. an