The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-06-05
OLD GLORY.

For the patriotic mind it Is not a little difficult
comprehend that the star-spangled banner is not
png the eternal verities. There actually was q
Ie when the Stars and Stripes not only did not
ne, but had not been designed. Human eyes first
\ our national banner at Phlladelphia-which has
! far more than its fair share of national honors.
B familiar little old house at No. 90 Arch street
DIS a story which has not yet been so well or so
lrly told as it should be.
General Washington probably designed the flag.
understanding a great deal Of speculation to the
itrary, the fact is almost certain. The component
It's of the flag all appear in the coat of arms of
Washington family. One searcher in heraldic
hitions finds both star and stripe in the original
ED of the de Wessingtons'; traces them down
THE different colored star and stripe of the
ieshyngtons'; finds them more complete in the
ginai arms of the Washingtons; and amplifes
m into n shield for Washington himself which is
htical with the ornamental shields now nationally
n for decorative purposes on the Fourth of July.
1t there is some truth in this is proved by the
let over the gateway at the English country seat
the Washington family. which, now centuries
shows star and stripe craven and placed there
3 before our country was born.
rhe whole detailed connection of Betsy Ross Of
Eladelphia with "Old Glory has never been pre-
sly set forth and probably will not be until her
Hdson, W. ]. Candy, fulflls his labors. He is
I've eighty and is still diligently engaged In COM
ng all tie discoverable data upon the subject.
promises eventually that the fiction-writers who
Fe concocted all sorts of myths about Betsy Ross
tl be eternaily put to shame and the truth be
ID. The substantial truth about Betsy, however,
iIfeady known.
Tho origin Of Old GIOry'' 1S thn Sllhippf of m
snsely interesting article in The Republics Maga-
! for next Sunday. The facts for this article
te cleaned from the officers and historian of THE
alerican Flag House and Betsy Ross Memorial As
Iation." an organization devoted to the preserva-
Of the famous old house in Arch street where
patriotic woman fashioned with her sewing
nsils the glorious emblem of American liberty.
S article, beautifully illustrated, is appropriately
he a feature of next Sundays issue, which COM
t~norates Flag Day, an anniversary coming into
Re general observance each year. The front cover
agn will be a richly colorful illustration of Betsy
bed at her spinning wheei-and a beautiful WON
she was.
d keeping with the patriotic spirit of this issue
timely article on the making of an officer, or
life of the West Point cadet. This should be
especial interest now to the st. Louisans and
rld's Fair visitors who have had the fortune 10
hrye the fine training. drilling and excellent
ipment of the battalion at the Fair grounds dur
the past week.
mother timely topic treated authoritatively is
the Reverend George Wolfe Shinn. D. D.-"Coi-
Caps and Gowns He writes diyertingiy about
eye garbs which are now in great fashion, and
lays down the rules in such fashions as they
e been determined by the best authorities. Every
II undergraduate and the loyal alumni not the
will find much therein of interest.
Ehe fiction in this number will possess particular
bity, of which the. roster of its makers is a suf-
Int Euarantee-Frank II. Sweet William Wallace
itlock. Anna Deming Gray, Emery Pottle anu
f5orie Benton Cooke. S.E. Kiser furnishes the
ffh chapter Of. his humorous Confessions" and
fte- sketches and verses are contributed BY such