Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-14
CITY CELEBRATES
FLAG ANNIVERSARY
GEN. FREMONT'S DAUGHTER
RAISES EMBLEM
Veterans Of Mexican War Assist In Ex-
erclses Concentrating sixty
Years d American
cIntrol

Sixty years ago yesterday the Amer
ican hGg was rdsed over the city OF
Los Angeles. an army of 100000 men
having come to he Pacific to take pos
session of the Ind In the name of the
United states. To-day $1,000 of those
brave men havi bivouaked for the last
time. and therJ are but about 5000 re-
maining to tel of the adventures In
this southlandbefore the Gringos came.
About a dom were present at the
celebration yesterday and were given
an honored pace in the ceremonies.
AT old Fot Moore, just above the
Broadway thnel, the first celebration
was held, aid the flag was waited to
the breeze Il IL o'clock yesterday on
the same sot where sixty years ago
the United States of America was an
nounced tdhold the land. Yesterday
the daughtr of General John G. Free
mont raise the flag to its height with
the remembrance that at that same
place uner much different circum-
stances dH her father first raise the
emblem.
Salute Greets Flag
With athundering salute of cannon
the old lag was again raised, amid
cheers d the thousands of patriotic
citizens Who had gathered for the in
terestinf and unique ceremonies. Miss
Fremonl who has herself passed her
prime olive in California. was assisted
in the raising of the flag by Major
EdwirfA. Sherman. who is the Oldest
war veeran in the United States.
The main event of the celebration
was tH exercise last evening at Simp-
son aditorium under the auspices of
the Ntite Sons and Daughters of the
Golds West. The auditorium was
flledby an interested audience. The
progtm opened with an organ selection
by fchibald Sessions, which was fol-
lowe by Introductory remarks by
Mali j. A. Buchanan. Rev. Baker P.
Ieebronounced the invocat ton, which
wasfollowed by a short address by
f. Stephenson.
Ie Stars and Stripes and the bear
fasof California were then raised to
a Rh pinnacle by Miss Lizzie Demp-
SCI with the rendering of the Star
Singled Banner" by Mathew Grennan.
Tells Of Early Days
tajor Buchanan made a short ad-
dss He said:
Sixty years ago 1 came here and
elered into the service of the United
SITES to go into a foreign field with
ts first army that ever crossed the
yIundary of the United States. Thirty
ars, previous to 1886, we had had
lace. We went a hundred thousand
rong, and the few that are here to-
light are among the representatives
iho now survive. We acquired an en-
ire of 500. 900 square miles. California
anne into the Union as result. What
ver 1t is and what its blessings are
o you of today, the Mexican war is
untitled to some of the credit.
Native Sons and Daughters, we have
given you an empire that is worth your
the brightest state; take
and keep 1t, and teach your children
and their children's children that every
one shall be free
Comrades, this may be the last time
that we shall ever meet again on an
occasion like this, Let us be thankful
that the state that we fought to secure
has grown to such beauty, strength and
utility"
F. A. Stephenson made an address.
in which he gave short historical
sketch of the different possessions
gained by the United States, among
which California was one of the chief.
Was Never Territory
Major Sherman, one of the brave
pioneers and the oldest war veteran,
spoke and took his hearers in thought
over the days when the army came to
and, as he stated it, on the
an army-to conquer the country
After speaking Of the
vieissitudes of the soldier in taking
fort after fort, he said:
l'We never were a territory. We
sprang from the arms of Mars into a
commonw ealth. The first act Of our
legislature was to honor John c. FIRE.
mont by sending him to the senate"
Major Sherman pictured the heroic ac-
tion of Fremont in taking his own re-
sponsibility in the stand he main
tanned.
Prof. ]. M Quinn gave a historical
sketch, which4was followed by an ad-
dress by Mrs. r. G. Bussenious and a
song by Isabel Curl. l.. G. Gates gave
the grafton of the evening and Fred
erick Irving rendered a song. Rev. e.
P. Ryland closed the exercises with
Acting as ushers were the following
prominent young women of the Native
Mrs. Augustus Follmer, Misses Alice
Grimand. Grace Culbert, Sassiarat,
Sadie Blumenthal and Gramand, rep
both parlors of Los Angeles.
The following was the committee on
arrangements: Major j. A. Buchanan,
Major Edwin A. Sherman, F. A.
H. C. Lichtenberger, o. E.
Coles. e. o. Edgerton. William Bry-
ant, e. B. LOWE, M. P. Nolte, ]. J..
Regan, ]. Birnbaum, A. NJ Kremer.
]. T. Newell o. A. Switzer, ]. d.
Charles Blumenthal, Bert
Farmer. Grant Jackson. Ray Howard,
e. Sharp. M. f. Betkouski, w. p.
Covillaud, j. M. Quinn, II. D. Bar
rows. M. F. Quinn. John L. Slaughter
w. H. Workman. Mrs. Prather, Mrs.
Rose Brookins, Miss Lizzie Dempsey.
Mrs. Bert Farmer, Miss Grace Curbert.
Miss Anna Stoermer. Mrs. Josephine
Burns, Mrs. G. M. Giffen, Mrs. Celia
Katz, Miss Sadie Blumenthal
At the flag raising were many of the
pioneers who. while not actively en-
gagged in the capture of the pueblo.
took a prominent part in the transfer
of allegiance. Mrs. Arcadia Bandini
de Baker, who is a well known resi-
dent of Los Angeles and descendant
of an old Spanish family, was present.
AS a very young girl Mrs. Baker helped
to make the first American flag on the
coast. and although she has resided in
the Golden State nearly sixty years
she speaks little English.
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