Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-06-01
JUNE Ia IS
FLAG DAY
AMERICAN FLAG ASSOCIATION
URGES ALL CITIZENS TO Oh.
SERVE IT.

day. and the one hundred and twenty
ninth anniversary of the adoption OF
the Stars and Stripes as the flag of
the United States, the American Flag
association has issued a circular ad-
dressed to all patriotic orders and
American citizens.
During recent years Flag day has
come to be recognized more and more
as national anniversary, and in it's
circular the American Flag association
urges the cooperation of every Amer
/ lean citizen in securing the widest pos
sible observance this year.
/ Mayor of cities are requested to
order flags displayed upon all munic-
! ipal buildings, and by formal procla-
nation to invite their fellow citizens
to do the same upon private buildings.
/ The newspapers are requested to pub
lish articles upon the subject of the
flag and to request the public to dis
play the national colors on June IA.
School officers and teachers are re-
quested to arrange for patriotic exer-
cises celebrating the day and teach
the story Of the flag and what it rep
resents, and have the young people
pledge their fealty and loyalty to it.
American patriotic societies are urg-
ed to assist in stirring up enthusiasm
by public appeals through local me-
tn oh 1T
the anniversary.
All American citizens are earnestly
invited to join in the public recognition
of the birthday of the emblem of ma
tionality.
History Of the Flag.
Speaking historically, President
Ralph E. Prime, of the American Flag
association, says:
On the fourteenth day of June,
1777. congress enacted what the flag
of the 10 United States should be- and
April 4. 1918, further enacted that in
I the admission of new state into the
union, one star be added to the union
of the flag; and there are now A.
stars on the flag.
0 The flag has become the symbol o.
o a great nation and has been carried
to the utmost parts of the earth, pro
!. claiming human liberty. American:
cannot fail of a feeling of pride ant
satisfaction nor restrain the swellin,
of patriotism in the breast, when w
contrast the meaning of ours and O
other flags.
We earnestly eXhort our citizens t
join in making Flag day an event. an
its celebration in 1906, a great even
y Let us, from one end of our land
h. the other, fling the Stars and Stripe
to the breeze on June IA, 1906. Ma
it greet the rising and salute the Sc
ting SUM- and float all day long frol
every church edifice, school and built
ing, public and private and howeve
humble, throughout the entire land.
S, In the Schools.
The outline OF exercises to be hel
at the schools will not apply to Lev
istown as the schools are not in Sc!
sion here as late as June, and it woul
be difficult to get the body of stl
dents together. The program recon
mended is as follows:
At the given hour in the mornin
the pupils are assembled and in thei
places in the school. A signal is gi,
en- by the principal of the school. E,
cry student or pupil rises in his place
The flag is brought forward to tn
principal or teacher. While it is be
ing brought forward from the door t
the stand of the principal or teacher
every pupil gives the flag the militar
salute, which is as follows:
The right hand uplifted, palm W
ward to line with the forehead, clos
to it. While thus standing with tn
palm upward and in the attitude @
salute, all the pupils repeat togethe
slowly and distincly the followin
pledge:
Il pledge alliance to my flag an
W Tic IcpuDllC lot WHICH IL SlanQ.
One nation indivisible, with libert
and justice for ALL"
AT the words ito my flag" each on
extends the right hand gracefully, palr
upward, toward the flag, until the en-
of the pledge Of affirmation. Then a
hands drop to the side. The pupil
still standing, all sing together in un
son the song, America" My Countr,
'Tis of Thee"
In the primary departments whe1
the children are very small. they al
taught to salute in silence. as an AZ
of reverence, unaccompanied by an
pledge. At a signal, as the flag reacl
es its station, the right hand is raj
ed, palm downward, to a horizont
ST. position against the forehead and he
DIS mere until the flag is dipped and r
es, turned to a vertical position. The
III at second signal, the hand is dro
ped to one side, and the pupil TAX,
-. MS seat. The silent salute conform
30 very closely to the military and nav
salute to the flag.
Principals may adopt the silent $
re, lutte for daily exercise and II
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