The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-13

representing new constellation.
Prior to that ard between the dates
Of May % and June Z, iT77. Washington
having been advised by the committee
to have flag OF that design made. call
ed Betsy Ross at No 35g Arch street,
philadelphia, where she there made one.
under tho personal supervision and d.
rection OF General Washington, for ex-
hibltion beforen congress Americans
rad become convinced that three MILL
ions OF people, armed IN the holy cause
, Of liberty In sUoh a country as that
which we possess. are inyincible by any
force which the enemy can bring
against us.'
The Betsy Boss flag 80 made. SO ex-
hibited 20 congress. so recommended by
J the committee and by Washington. and
so adopted by an act OF congress there-
upon became on Saturday the 14th day
Of June. l777. an established American
institution. II is now l29 years OF age.
II has a progeny Of unnumbefed mill
ions. Il was first unfurled IN the sun
light over Fort stanUix. the present site
OF the city Of Rome. Oneida county, New
York. Oh the 6th day OF August. i777,
IL was frst carried on land at the bat
tie Of Brandywine. September II. i777.
and on the sea It first appeared under
fire OH the Bonhomme Richard. command
ed by Paul Jones' Ia the battle with the
British man OF war. THE serapis.'
saiuted By Foreign Navy.
On February li, 1884, the first salute
was given to it by foreign naval vessels.
It's first trip around the world was on
the ship Columbia which cleared Bos-
ton September 80, 1887. aud was three
years girdling the globe
The stars and stripes were first un-
fufled ie Alaska on November s. ls67l
and on the following Islands in 1898.
May T. and August ls. Philippines May
q and August "a. Cuba; July IS. Porto
Rico. and August u. HIawon islands.
The stars and stripes remained I'M
changed for about eigheen years after
their adoption IN l777 From 1895 to 1878
a had fifteen stripes and dftcen stars.
during which period occurred the War
81 1872. By act Of congress approved
April 4. 1878. the stripes were reduced
20 the original number
The Gag al It's birth on June "a. i77T
had thirteen stars; l795, fifteen stars.
ISIS. twenty lSt1 thirty; 1861 thirty
four 1876, ahiriy-eisht and July e. 1895,
fory-age.
The combination ana Significance OF
the colofs in the stars ana stripes are.
Red ssmbol- Divine cove language
vnlor' emblem. war. telling Of the blood
shed Tor our couatry.
White symhol-rruth hope language
purity; emblem peace
Hue symhol-Loyaity ansuage sim
cerliy. emblem. peace.
stars symbol Heavenly nightly
shining for all language. I'm unio
there - strength United we stand.
divided We fam union. emblem. "E
Plurlbus gnum"
The stars embodied ia one nation
ATTY harmony and oontentment The
stars in our nag. like the stars an heav-
en-, no nation can pun them down A
new constellation. union perpctuity. "a
covenant against oppression. Justice.
equality, subordination. courage. purity
ana equal rights to an
TIE standard garrison Gag is 36 by 20
feet. the union or blue field was fixed
az one-third the length ~ the flag and
seven stripes deep
The credit of designing the nag Il
mainly due 20 George Washington. the
father Of his country. and as his heroic
virtues exert greater influence fos emu
lation as the population OF the coun.
try increases, acquires greater glory and
commands greater respect az home and
obroad. as the cause OF humanity /,
promoted the world becomes more en-
lightenee and civilization advances