Evening journal., 1904-07-05
FLAG RAISING At
COUNTRY CLUB
Handsome Banner Thrown to
the Breeze With Appro-
pirate Exercises
SPEECHES BY PROMINENT MEN
First Infantry Band Aided in Making
Occasion One Of the Most Pleasant
Of the season-conoert and Dance
Followed

To the strains Of "The Star spangied
Banner" Played by the First Infantry
Band. the new flag was raised at the VIII
mington Country Club yesterday after
noon.
The occasion was one OF the most peas
ant OF the season and most Of the mem-
bers Of the club were seated upan the lawn
when the handsome banner was unfurlcd
at O'Clock.
Colonel Benjamin Nields, president Of
tine club and General James H. Wilson
made the speeches They We're appropri-
ate of the occasion and listened to with
much interest. Following the exercises the
band gave a promenade concert. There
We're several dinner parties at the club
in the evening and dance was given
later.
Col. Nieds' Speech.
Colonel Nields said;
The nag symbolizes the nation. when
we sing My Country lis of Thee we ala
think of our hag-the star-spangled ban
ner with It's galaxy of stars and blue
vaulted field with streamers Of white and
red. IL is claimed by historians that IL was
first carried in bate ON Delaware soil in
our struggle for independence, over one
hundred and twenty-five years ago. 1t
symbolzes the principle of government.
established in that struggle; that all men
are created equal il symbolizes the truth
realized from that struggle that an men
are equal before the law-entitlod to
equality Of rights and to equal participa-
tion in government.
From floating over the thirteen original
States situated along the Atlantic boarder
it today on this Fourth of July. in the
year nineteen hundred and four floats
over every public building Federal ana
State. and over most every school house
from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean.
1t goes beyond our Western border and
floats over the Philippines. 1t is the flag
Of Hawaii and of Porta Rica.
For the principles which that flag SYM
bo.izss not or7y thousands. but hundreds
Of thousands Of the flower of this land, O
its nob.est manhood have given their lives
1t represents one Of the foremost nation
in the world; the power that leads in tn
nations of the earth IL IS fitting that thi
flag should hoat over The grounds of thi
club, organized as e is to develop tn
highest manhood and womanhood.
We have with MS Delawarean. Genera
/ Wilson. who commanded our troops il
China under this flag; who served unde
it in Cuba and Porta Rica. In 1861, whe
it was excluded from eleven Of the State
of this Union. hc becamc one of its stand
ard-bearers. and at the head Of his troop
In 1860 saw it float over every foot Of ter
ritory in the United States. He is tn
one here to speak of this flag.
General Wilson's Speech.
General wilson spoke as follows;
on this blessed anniversary of GU
independence it is fitting that this club
a voluntary association Of free and in
dependent citizens male and female
should unite i'm raising these splendil
colors. and in dedicating them and tn
stately staff from which they fly to tn
glory of our common country.
These colors symbolic the unity o
our land and the equal liberty of GU
citizens. They symbolic the sovereign
ty-the might majesty and dominion o
( our government over our broad lant
and over an who inhabit it. But the
4 symbolic still more-the hope and JOY
the life. liberty and happiness Of al
who are down-trodden and oppresse
throughout the world.
When the government for whic
these colors stand, was first ordaine
e to the world. on the second of Jul.
1866 by the solemn Declaration of I'm
e dependence. which called a new ma
b tion into existence: when John Adam
= with that grim and sturdy humor whic
T occasionally broke from the sombr
p New England mind, recognizing Oh
o fatefui consequence which might flo
C from this act of treason against a
s. anointed king said Now gentleme
= we must all hang together or han
T separately new soul and a new in
= pulse We're given to~progress throughol
3 the world But great as this impul'
was no man living dreamed Of Il
tremendous revolution which it IN
d augurated. No man dreamed that
was the death l1nell of government !
- divine right. No man dreamed that
sealed the doom of kingly power an
prerogative and at once lifted man
large to the throne. while it place
a kings and princes no less than pres
~ dents and governors IN the ranks
id servants and hired men, to be di
al charged and relegated to the ranks
rd private me- MntItfGA IL AllAbAAN sun a
10 multitude
And thus it is throughout the wor
ss today The Son of Heaven the Mikal
,s of the japanese. the Czar of the Mo
p covites. the Kaiser of the Germans.
,o less than the King of the English, al
,D the President of the French, like o
chief magistrate are but the servan
- of his people. To do their biddin
execute their Will, maintain their lay
y and stand for their permanent al
~ paramount interests is their sole fun
ton.
y" All are but as the King Of Englar
Mighty and arrogant within the ci
az cumscribed sphere Of his duties, VIII
pc supported by his people, but weak al
en- puny when they are against him.
en- IL is related that Frederick the Gre
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