New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-11
BUSY LITTLE FLAGMAKERS.
RIIINELANDER SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE
ACTIVELY PATRIOTIC.

ACTIVELY PATRIOTIC.
Dy.1JcATE NEEDLEwORK THAT DESERVES THE
APPRECIATION IT RECEIVES
EVERYWHERE.
~. san,e natriotism that bossomed more than
n century ago in the bosom OF Betsy ROSS lnspr-
ing her creative fancy 10 design the stars anu
Stripes again courses IKE an eec'ric cui
through about ten little fagmakers up at the
DbneIander School as they silk stripes to-
vetber and embroder white stars on a square field
OF blue The Rhineander School is one OF those
run by the Chiidren's Aid Society Every year
since 1882 the girls In the graduating Grass nave
made flag for their class and for the patrons OF
the school; that Of 1898 was sent TO the Woriu
Fair II gained medal and attracted the at
tention OF the representatives or siam VINO ole'eu
fabulous price for its possession. Inc seh''eh'
connected with the flag was SO great 'ha' ''e
Nt,,a eaemakers repudated the dollars, and now
handsomely mounted and framed the "oi'u'
Fair flag adorns one Of the walls OF the schoo,-
house II is a great honor TO be allowed TO work
upon the flag. 1t signifies that the h'te scam
stress is a banner scholar In the girls hanuu
training class. Tho class flag Is the cooh'ai iius'
md contains thirteen stars with the figures Oh INC
o,oes wear IN the centre. The flags measure TWO
feet six inches in Width and four feet IN ie"s'"'
and IT takes the class six weeks TO MAKE ias ~
cause the sewing hour is apart from INC ieeu'N
time Of instruction -. o,oss
here
Elsie rurpe who Is twelve years DID, ID 'Ie '''
,ou,o-. that "a she embroiders the stars lhis Is
an achievement of no mean value IN heeue"o'N'
because the embroidery is done so wen 'l'd' 'ie
"a exactly the same on both sides. IN inc i''o'1 -
March the fagmakers finished and sent TWO nass
On Washington. one to President Mch"'e9 ~
~ 90 axPres,dent Cleveland. That same month
-, ,ha roeeting Of the Alpha Chapter OF the fa-
tr,otic League two similar flags were presence W
tho Rhinelander School to Mayor strong anu "
.,Navor Hewitt. The flags were all mouh'eo VI,
,os on, nv the boys carpenter class from ran
howed nv Abraham Lincoln and secured io' ."o
school by the Rev John Lewis Ciarh' u '''
Patriotic League.
LETTERS FROM TWO RECIPIENTS.
The flags sent to Washington were not presented
on inauguration Day. as the school had lntchoeu
they should be- but In the course OF time the pres
en,a,ion was made. and IN response thereto 'e.-
ters were received. The from the Presidents
house read: 1,oov+,ra Mansion
Washington. March is. 1877:
Misc Margaret Pascal. Rhinelander School. No
Wes, Ibe2 X9 r%ceiSfS the beau
Madam sfnIrs Mrs. TO MG in yogT letter Of
inst and requests that you convey 10 tne e fbes
& sos2s 3F @$sF'
accept her hearty thanks atter Very truly yours
Iriehu! '''''' c. 0. /. COOPER
The response from ex-Presdent CieVeiano Is iii
autograph letter He wrote as foho"s'
Westland, PRINCETON y: J,,so7
My Dear Miss Pascal Through 1 beauu flag
presented 10 me by the pupils OF '"e N''''
s handsome workmanship and the extreme IN, in
tercst attached 10 the material IRON 2s i+h much
t nIins s vaiue but shall prize 1t moS as an
evidence Of the friendly remembrance ana CONSUL
eT Tth the request that you convey to your p1pis
as.urancss Of my eT"ef4G R sPR!EERa cLEvAN3
The little nagrnakers have in the last hve years
presented fags to Miss Rhinelander W''na nam y,
stewart Mrs Hqward Po,,er Mn aek Tc,aWforG
the Womans Relief Corps Nine Ant9 Ges c5ntan
ing and 70 the Pa9 c e Stitches that unite the
thirteen red and white stripes OF two-len cx
are so fine ,hst Mrs b stiiches are 80 fine that
cannot see them"
MATERIALS FOR FLAGS NEEDED
"In the making Of the flags SAID MISS Fasca':
who ia the principal Of the school there Is soou
da1 ~ sentiment that finds its climax In patri- |
otisn First there is the honor or beng seiected |
IN savy ON the flag selection based entirely upon
excellence in needlework. second. there IS the spirit
Of giving In connection with 1t. because we 90 not
sell our flags although we have irequeh.y s Ieei
asked 10 do So there Is also the love i1 te scioo,
which exists In the heart Of al our chllIfoH iVhs
after they have left u.s. ana may IN thc love of
our country and the flag ,.,o be,ned ia have
been remembered by our juvenile hagmakersi at J.,
is work Of sentiment and we are ,,e, n,rcSase
nssa Of f wi,h wheh aF'S 10
We canno, call upon the Aid Society we are com
PEELED 70 depend upon the generosity OF me pa.
irons Of patriotism and the flag. The chiidlen are
charmed 10 make the flags. while the bestowai OF
their handiwork and the consequent scknowiens
ment Of the favor delight them beyond measure;
The class in fagmaking yesterday sat for It's
picture The flags that have been made from year
Ia wear are preserved IN a glass cabinet IN
corner OF the classroom Their respondent hues
above them contain the school ballot box small
model OF the Liberty Ben br,ck frSm General era
also a bronze statuette OF General Grant on horse
back The marble bust OF George Washington !
and the bust OF Daniel Webster both draped In
fags look down from lofty inches, suggesting n
patriarchal blessing upon The earnest litto ones.