La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-07-06

song. How will The Flag OF
Glory or Banner OF Glory do for
a title' asked myself. However.
concluded first to write the song
and select a name afterwards. The
composition, | reflected, must be
national, and yet would, if pos
sible, introducing something hav-
ing local bearing. One of our
companions, being painter, had
volunteered to paint flag to be
raised on the occasion. Now there
was a school near each corner Of
the park, Ithaca Academy, the
Lancasterian school OF Mr.. Pew
and a small Catholic institution.
On the north side OF the park, near
the center, was very ancient
church edifice, said to be the old
est in that section OF the state, of
which the Rev. DR.. Coisner was
pastor. The belfry was large and
old fashioned, and generally, on
public occasions, filled with women
and children. Near this was the
county court house, surrogate's Of
fice, Baptist church and other edi-
fees, from the dome OF which had
! hat,..,,. .rI
stripes could be displayed. So
with these thoughts in mind | be-
gan the composition of verse num-
Der one.
ga teachers institute had been
organized about this time for
Tompkins county by Mr. Denman.
superintendent OF schools, and on
one occasion the Hon. Salem Tour
gave lecture on the history Of
the American flag. He stated that
prior to its use each state or pro-
vince had its own emblem or par
ticular banner A committee was
appointed by the Continental Con-
gress, headed by Washington, to
wait upon Mrs. Elizabeth Ross, a
lady artist OF Philadelphia. and in
spect national banner designed
by her, which she uniolded ON the
occasion saying This flag in an
emblem TO represent the birth OF a
new nation-the stars are for our
friends, the stripes for our enc
mics. With these reflections
verse number two was written.
"Now as to the third verse:
Your Aunt Anna, Mrs. Charles
Works, OF Rockford, was principal
OF the ladies department OF Ithaca
Academ, when 'Old Glory was
written. Your uncle, DR.. F. H.
Day, OF Lansing. Mich, roomed
with me. studying medicine with
DR.. Coryall, an eminent physician
OF Ithaca. The village is located
in wide valley, with hills OF no
mean altitude on the easterly and
westerly sides Of Cayuga Lake,
into which flows a considerable
stream, known as The Inlet
"The elite OF the place had
their residences on the East Hill,
while the public homes, Clinton
House, Ithaca Hotel, Tompkins
House and other edihces we're
located in the vale below. Quite
number OF the wealthier class were
owners OF yachts, which they used
for pleasure excursions on Cayuga
Lake. One remember was the
Dory, owned, l believe, by Hon.
A. b. Cornell or Gen. Robert Hal
sey, l am not sure which. How
ever, it matters not. had the
idea prominently in mind while
composing the third and final
verse, and now give you the song
entire:
Come, raise our proud banner; up. up with
Old Glory.
Let the stars and stripes be unfurIed TO our
| lis the flag OF our nation. honored In story.
With the coiors celestiai--the red. white
and blue.
From school and priory,
H. From church stcepie bonry.
Let hossannas peal forth to welcome Old Glory.
best be the hour that gave birth to Old
Glory!
In the days when for freedom our forefathers
rose:
when the good Lady Ro@e, in tints OF Aurora.
| Told of stars for our friends and stripes for
our foes
When WbiR RrappletI Tory