Evening star., 1895-02-23

modelled
American flag Betsey Ross, a Quaker Wo-
man. whose home was in Philadelpaia'
made the first national flag. ana 1or a
number of years made all the government
flags in the house. which is still standing
and is marked thus: In this house the first
American flag was made by Betsey Ross.
In 1777 the thought of flag was con-
sdered, and on the 14th OF June the con.
tirental Congress decided that the flag or
the United States should be thirteen
stripes red and white; blue field, with
thirteen white stars. each representing
state, the model being the nag maze py
Retsey Ross. In 1918 Congress considered
the question of other states having rep
resentation upon the flag as they were
added to the Union, and upon April an
act providing that upon the ADMISSION an Oh
be added on the Fourth OF July next fol-
lowing the admission.
The birth OF our American flag is today
celebrated by unfurling to the breeze upon
each recurring 14th Of June the stars and
stripes, unchanged from the first concep-
ton save in the added strength and UNITY
Of star after star, as new states are porn
to the Union. To educate the chlldren OF
today in loyalty and patriotism, the Flag
Day Association have established as nag
day the 14th of June, and ask that this be
made a legal holiday. Last year thou,
sands of children in Chicago participated
in the exercises planned by the association
The public schools were closed and each
school assigned part In the program. The
triotic people, in commemoration of the
adoption of the most beautiful of all flags
the red, white and blue-which kissed the
sunlight and waited to the skies waves of
freedom, and they were taught to tell the
STORY of the flag The 10000 patriotic
women that 1 have the honor to represent
indorse most heartily this movement. We
are asking that the flag shall float from
every school houSe-even more, many OF
us would add from every church, and that
the national colors shall drape the sacred
desk as we'll, believing that from the pull
pit should emanate sentiments Of loyalty
and true devotion to God and country; so
the symbol Of patriotism will fix the
thought as we keep before us the white
emblem of purity, the blue signifying free
dom from oppression, the red emblem of
defiance, the constellation of stars unity
In our flag salute that has been made to-
day. so beautifully illustrated to the coun-
Gil. we find object lessons of patriotism.
At the conclusion Of Mrs. Wickins' paper
Miss Lena Shepherd of this city sang ''The
Star Spangled Banner"
Types of Women.
The first paper CT the evening was by Mrs.
Kate Brownlee Sherwood, on the topic,
Revolutionary Types Of Women of the
Republic
The women Of the republic, said Mrs.
Sherwood, are the direct heritors of the
women of the revolution. All talk of
new woman Is a mere fable. There is no
same woman-the woman who went forth
from Eden with never a fiimsy excuse upon
her lips; the woman who sang the paeans
Of the Exodus; the woman who spins
among her maidens while Ulysses roams
the seas; the woman who proves to her Ro-
man neighbors the redeeming power of
Christianity upon husband by showing
the healed wound Upon her arm; the wo-
man who launched the bark Of Columbus;
the woman kneeling on the bleak shores Of
Plymouth; the woman who made the home
spun suit for the inaugural Of her husband
first President Of the republic; the wo-
man who taught the President. when yet
a little lad, that it is better to trust in the
Lord than to put confidence in princes.
Blessed woman hood of the world! With
out 1T earth would be bowling wilderness
such Dante saw and was afraid. Be
hold the women of the revolution. They
roll the logs, beside their husbands to
build their rude cabins; they SOW, they
reap, they card and spiT, and make the gar
ments of the hous .hold They rear rosy
sens and daughters; they teach them the
Sermon on the Mount. reverence for holy
things. respect for authority. courage. re-
lance, self-control. But. above all. that 1t
is the right of every soul 20 be free to fol-
low the dictates Of conscience, and that re-
sistance to tyrants is obedience to God.
When the great conflict comes they are
ready, and when the husband and father
and the older sons join the patriot army,
they gather their little ones around them,
and their faith and fortitude hold them
true, fleeing row from the hostile savages
on the wild frontier, now from the harry
ing Hessians securing through farms and
hamlets, but oftener with busy wheel and
loom and kneading board boarding their re-
sources, their struggling country's needs.
Martha Washington kept thirteen spinning
wheels running at Mount Vernon to make
clothing for men, women and children.
Women in the towns banded themselves
together to wear homespun, to give up
laces and frills of foreign make; just as
men gave up their ruff1ed shirts and their
and their lat