The National tribune., 1895-10-24
CONVERSATION CLUB.
The Stars and Stripes in Song and Story.
Happy Household.

| Relies offhe CVub-l Write briefly . Write only
one side tie paper. 3. Write 10 the point. :.
| Wrf,e on one subject s. Write your best g. Each
week The names of those writing the best letters
style conn osiiion. spelling. pennIanshp and gem
| eral merit considered-will be named at tlc head
| of ihis column Oh the Honor Roll. First honor
will include all of these requirements. Second
honor will include deficiency in some ole point
PRIZE PAPER.
prize book has been awarded Anna A.
| Howell, Freesoil, Mich. for the following con-
| tribution to the flag literature of the Loyal
| Home Workers:
The history of our flag has never appeared
| in our Loyal Home Workers columns. Is ii
because everyone is SO well acquainted with
| it2 Undoubtedly. Anyway, / think every
one ought TO be. So. as / have written it mp.
| ] will send IL in, for / am sure someone will
/ enjoy reading it.
| Only one fiagi for four years we defended,
Only one f.gi through wars sacrifice ended,
Only one hagl prOudes grandest In story,
Only one fagi our beloved Old Glory!
On Saturday. June IL. l777. resolution was
| passed by Congress providing for National
| flag of l3 alternating stripes, seven red and six
white, with q blue square IN the upper STALL
corner in which were 13 white stars "repre-
senting new constellation" President Wash
ingiou and committee designated by Con-
gress had previously secured the services of
Betsy Ross. of Philadclph and the flag WAS
made AT her residence between May % and
June Z, 1777. Mrs. Ross thereafter continued
10 mani facture flags for the Government.
Her daughter, Ciarissa Claypoolc, succeeded
70 the business and carried it on until she
Joined the Friends when she abandoned it lest
her handiwork should be used in time of war.
The resolution of Congress adopting the de-
sign of the flag was officially promulgated on
Sept. 3. I1T. The Stars and Stripes, however,
had been thrown to the breeze for some time
1 81. L.. l.. -.
dispute IS TO where the colors were first hosted
as battle flag.
1t is claimed that shortly after the action of
Congress tie flag appeared OH war vessel in
| the h2rbor OF Philadelphia. BE that as IL
may, it is pretty clearly established that the
first appearance of the far in the Continental
! army was when it was hoisted over Fort Stan
wix, the site of the present city Of Rome, n. Y.
ON Friday. Aug. 3, 1777.
When Vermont and Kentucky were admit
ted 10 the Union Congress decided that the
design OF the flag should be 10 stripes and ID
stars after May ], 1875. The National stand
ard was in this form during the war of 1912
and until 1878 although by that time the mum
her Of States had been increased to 90. On
March "a, 1918, Congress adopted an act pro-
viding that the flag should consist of l3 stripes
with Union Of 20 stars and that on every adj
mission OF State another star should be added
10 the Union the Fourth Of July next sue
ceedtpg such admission.
Star after star has since appeared in the blue
field OF the Union, and the number will shortly
have reached Is. The 10 stripes remain to
teach lesson OF unchangiHg patriotism. The
Neautiful banner was never yet lowered before
foreign foe, and ont OF the greatest civil war
in history il came without a star missing from
the field whose hue was born of heavens own
blue.
God bless our stars forever!
II is Liberty's refrain
From the SHOWS of wild Nevada
To the sounding woods of Maine:
Where tine green MulinamHh wanders:
Where the Alabama rests
where The thunder shakes his turbRn
Over Aileghany's crest;
Where the mountains Of New England
Mock Atlaniic's stormy main;
Ni,ere Gods palm inprints the prairie
With The type Of heaven again;
Where the mirrored morn Is dnwning,
Link 10 link our lakes along;
And Sacrapento's Golden GATE
Swinging open 10 the song
There and there. "our stars forevcri"
How ii echoesl How il thriilsl
Blot that banner? why they bore IL
When no sunset bathed the hills.
Now over Bunker see ii bllow,
Row al bennington il waves,
Ticonderogo swels beneath,
And Saratoga's graves.
o, long ago, al Lexington
And above those minute linen.
The Old Thirteen" were blazing bright
There were only thirteen then.
Gods stars are cleaning through it,
Stars not woven in its thread;
Unfnrl IL, and that flag will aIeam
With the heavens overhead.
o. 1t beckoned on the Pilgrims
On the pinons Of their prayer:
q. il biilowed Ger the battle
On the surges of the air;
o, the stars have risen in IL
Till the eagle waits The sum-
Ard Freedom from her mountain watch
Shouts: -" Forty-fve In one!"
When the weary years are hating
In the mighty march Of Time
And no new ones throng the Threshold
OF its corridors sublime;
When the clarion call, Close up! "
Rings along the lines more,
Then adicn, our blessed banner
Then adieu, but not beforei
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD.
Salads and Sweets for Loyal Home Workers.
SALAD WITHOUT OIL
Boil plump year-old chicken until tender
with salt, tho day before you want to make
your salad. This will make the meat firm and
easily cut, without shreddng. Slip the meat
carefully from the bones, removing the skin
and hard bits OF any kind. Lay the meat on a
board. and with sharp knife cut lcngthwise
into narrow strips and then across, making
small cubes; never chop the meat Wash and
trim an equal portion Of celery cut in the same
way, and add TO the chicken aud mix together
mi farlr nA1 IL IL