Evening journal., 1899-08-17
FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS.
NATIONAL AND TRADE EMBLEMS
WILL FLUTTER FROM THE EX-
PORT EXPOSITION BUILDINGS.


WILL FLUTTER FROM THE EX-,
PORT EXPOSITION BUILDINGS.
Philadelphia, Aug. 17.-The commit
tee on grounds and buildings of the
board OF directors of the National EX-
port Exposition has approved the rec
Ommendation of Engineer-in-Chief
Birkinbine, for the exterior flag deco
rations OF the exposition buildings. Mr..
Birkinbine's suggestion was a nsVel
one, being in brief to use in the Gag
decorations the pennants and bUrgeees
of land and water transportation COM
panies and the flags and cOlors Of edu-
cational Institutions, as well as the
emblems Of the various nations Of the
world.
AS the primary purpose Of the ex-
position is to encourage the export OF
American manufactures, and cement
the business ties with other countries,
Old Glory will float side by side with
the emblems of other nations. The
Spanish ensign, adjoining the Stars
and Stripes, will demonstrate that the
war is over and the German flag flying
beside the star-spangled banner will
indicate, Notwithstanding hints to the
contrary, that We are at peace with
the German fatherland In fact the
flag display will be an optical demon
stration that the United States is at
peace with all the world excepting Sc
nor Aguinaldo.
1t is especially desired to have every
/ delegate in attendance upon the Com
mercial Congress in October, find the
emblem of his nation floating from one
! of no nf Ia
buildings.
The international feature Of flag
decoration is to be supplemented by an
original scheme for recognizing the
transportation and educational inter-
ests. Export trade cannot be devel-
oped without the aid of ocean, lake,
river and railroad transportation. AS
most Of the land and water tranapor-
tation companies have symbolic flags,
it is proposed to ornament one, and il
necessary more than one building, by
the pennants, burgess or flags which
are recognized as distinctive emblsms
of various transportation systems.
Mr.. Birkinbine states that this sHg-
gestion has been very faVorably re-
ceived, and offers of cooperation are
most gratifying. To avoid the neces-
! silly VI MGhluE otltAAlOns ut HAS Nt-
cided to accept the recognized symbol
OF any transportation company or as
sociation which conforms, in size and
character. with the requirements, and
= which are delivered in time to use al
the opening Of the exposition
Realizing how much education ha,
done to fit Americans to do the busi
ness with the world, one OF the expo
r. sition buildings is reserved for a fiaf
decoration, representing the colors o.
various educational Institutions, anC
b it is expected that this will form ont
e Of the interesting outside attraction
= Of the exposition. Like the transpor
o tation emblems, the display of colleg
colOrs is not restricted to invidious Sc
lection, and a courteous reply will b.
made to all inquiries.
e To round out the flag display, ant
make it still more OF q feature, Mr.
Birkinbine hopes to perfect a plan 70
% making some announcement, each day
r by means of the standard signal code
d and also to indicate the assembling il
the auditorium of the Commercial
Congress and various trade organiza
J. tions.