The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-16
DAUGHTERS OF THE.
AMERICAN REVOL U7YON


of the Revolution. keeping in their
minds the fact that this republic was
the victor, In the greatest contest that
was ever waged. The flag is an In
spiration that Is ever present with me,
and at the conference held In Operika,
when the resolution was passed that
the Alabama Daughters should take
up the lines of patriotic education. 1
selected the flag as my work, and after
consuming much time, thought AID la !
Dor wrote a history of the flag. MY
plan was to visit the schools IN Mont
gomery and read them this History. I
gave the Peter Forney Chapter the
hrst benefit of my research by sub
hitting the paper to their criticism
And soon invitations from the schools
came In. Ny first response was to the
Barnes School for Boys and there /
was greeted by the school and the par
ents and friends. The boys. however.
We're my special audience, and after
the address 1 presented the school with
beautiful flag ana enjoined upon
them to love- and reverence it. I also
gave the boys battle flag and IT was
Immediately placed over a picture of
General Lee which hung on the wall.
The Paul Hayne Literary Society of
the Girls High School celebrated Long
fellows birthday and they asked me
TO deliver an address on the flag, which
was striking feature of the day, as
our State Regent. Mrs. A. P. McClel-
Ian, was present and / had the honor
to Introduce her to the school as the
head of our organization Of the d. A.
RS in Alabama, and under whose con-
troll this work of patriotic education
is carried on. MY next visit was to
the Starke's School for Girls and as
Professor Starke thanked me so de-
lightfully for giving his girls such an
instructive benefit. promised at some
future day to talk to them about the
flags of the Confederacy. Following
this was an invitation to the Calhoun
Chamberlain School, but on the day
that was set apart for that purpose
Il was seized with la grippe. and my
career of patriotism was checked for
a while. The Cpelika chapter, D. A.
R.. will have their first public celebra-
ton of Flag Day and they asked me
to deliver my flag address" Will
be with them and that win end my
work for the summer, as all the schools
are closed, but Cod willing, / will re-
sumo my work in the fall.
illustrate this discourse on the flag
by showing twelve miniature flags
placed on a revolving disc, each flag
receiving in turn a full share of ex-
PLANTATION, each of these twelve flags.
representing the national flag. at diff
ferent periods In its evolution, from the
first to the one now in use. Now this
has been a work of love and IL have
taught these children to read in the
red Of the flag. the story of the pre-
oious blood that was shed in defense
of the liberty and existence of our re-
public; IL they can read In the white
of the purity of the principles for
which these heroes fought, and If they
can discern in the glorious blue. the
heavenly and inspiring sentiment of
truth justice and the protection of
heaven, then my labor of love will not
have been in vain, for they will realize
T the power and grandeur represented
by those broad stripes and bright stars
and that he%star spangled banner is
the glory, the honor, and the power
of our seventy millions of Americans.
A. c.. w.