The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-06-19
Two Notices of General and
Special Interest
A WORD FOR CLERGYMEN
Which, If Acted Upon, Will Have
Weight
Organizations Must Not Display Any Flag
Except the United States Flag Ma
tional Colors to Decorate Pulpits

The executive committee of the Fourth
Of July celebration has issued two i'm
portant notices, one of which is of special
interest to those bodies or societies in
tending to participate in the Fourth of
July parade and the other is uf special
interest to the clergymen of the city and
county. The first one, signed by Gill
bert b. Overton, grand marshal, is as
follows:
The executive committee OF the
Fourth of July celebration is grAtihed
that your organization has accepted its
invitation to participate in the Fourth
of July parade. On July LIST the forma-
tivn of the column and the line O + march
will be published in the daily papers,
together with the grand marshal's orders.
Please read them carefully ana retain
COPY. When you arrive at the place OF
assem- bly,, Central park, find your proper
place in the column, which you can no
doubt do by inquiry. and having taken
that place. report at once to the grand
marshal personally, through the officer in
command of your organization, or some
proper person if your are not regularly
organized body, foi further instructions.
"This applies to each organizatio n
whether mounted, dismounted or in We
MISUNDERSTANDING. The hour for as
sem bling will be $50 a. M, sharp. Your
attention is invited 10 the following
which will be rigidly adhered to in every
particular:
Organizations participating in the
Fourth of July parade will not be per-
mitted to display any flag whatever, ex-
cepting that OF the United States. Ban
ners attached to poles or stats may be
carried, not flags, which are. the customary
and official emblems of an oragnlzatio"
but the staff of such banners must have
attached thereto, and above the banner,
streamers of red, white and blue not
less than four feet long and each color not
less than four inches wide. No banner
or other device will be permitted, show
ing any religious. political, sectarian or
party smybol of any Kind. No advertise
ment, or semblance thereof, will be al
lowed.
''Please notify the grand marshal as
soon as possible how many will parade
with your. organization"
The second one is addressed to all the
pastors of Los Angeles county and is
signed by f. ]. Cressey. chairman, and
G. W. Fleming, secretary. threads as
follows:
1.-THE executive committee desires to
do everything possible to make the COM
ing celebration of our national birthday
one Of special patriotic impor tance. To
this end every effort is being made to
unite all classes and secure the co-opera-
ton OF all citizens.
Recognizing the influence of the clergy
and pulpit as educators OF the youth OF
this nation in morality and patriotism,
and believing that some special effort Ito
bring the youth of our city under this
influence for at least one day in the year,
this commit tee, through the undersig ueu,
particularly requests that you preach a
patriotic sermo on from your pulpit on the
morning or evening of June 30th, and in
addition to the sermon display the ma
tional colors as your pulpit decorations.
''We believe that your interest in the
success of our celebration, and every
thing that will awaken loyalty and patri-
otism in the hearts of our people. will
move you to hearty approval OF this re-
quest. and that the occasion will be one
of lasting benefit to all, and particularly
TO the youth of our city. Awaiting your
favorable reply, we have the pleasure of
being" etc.