Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-12

east, while Porto Rico and Cuba are
guarded by its folds.
THE American flag is one of revolution
and an illustration. of the doctrine OF
q, Its Its a aEs proves to be
Our flag has been called floating
piece of poetry. Its greatest beauty
and all its lines are heaven born-is In
what 1t symbolizes.
1T stands for liberty. for which our
1t stands for Independence; 1t stands for
law and order; ii stands for the Declara-
ton of Independence; 1t stands for the
Constitution and reunited country.
1T should be JOY and pride to you
and all Americans. young and old. Re-
spect that flag, for the sentiments 1t
teaches can never die. Sustain that flag
on land and sea as long as there Is a
single stripe or solitary star as an
emblem of our cOuntry's hope.
I'm recent years some who are not of
high culture have thoughtlessly used that
flag carelessly. In fact. deficient in
ethics they have misused II for CONNER
cial purposes, which use was never in
tended by its makers and defenders.
Let US all stand for clean flag, for
a clean people. Respect the flag and you
Will be respected
''on with your hat as the flag goes by
Uncover the youngsters head.
Teach him TO hold II holy and high,
For the sake Of Its sacred dead"
Principle the Flag Stands For.
At the Morse School Col John McElroy
told the children that the sacredness of
our flag did not depend upon the fact
that 1t was the flag of the greatest. the
richest the most prosperous country Of
the world which could summon more men
to its defense than any other. but that 1t
was the only one born of principle and
that the million men who had died for 1T
had died to make that principle dominate
the world.
The flags of other nations came as
symbols of their wealth and power ana
were more or less stained by histories OF
aggression and oppression" he said. but
ours was dedicated to the principle that
all men are created equal and endowed
by their Creator with life. liberty and the
principle has been the sole aim of those
who have fought and died for the nag.
1t Is absolutely stainless. and for this
reason and for the conservation gwen II
by the lives of these myriads of men II
Is the most sacred emblem In the Worlo
outside Of Christianity"
Meaning Of Old Glory.
Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball spoke at the
Conduit School. taking for her theme the
beauty of the American flag and Its hea-
ven-born colors. No other flag on earth.
she said. meant as much to the civilized
people Of the world as does the Ameri-
can flag More people had ued for love
of 1t and the institutions which 1t repre-
SCENTS. she declared, than for any other
flag in the world
She charged the children to keep the
flag clean and to object at all times and
In all places to having the nag used for
anything except as an emblem of the
power ana might of the government she
then recited Riley's ode to the Flag.
One of the unique features Of Flag day
at the Blair School was an illustrated
address by Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball. past
department president. on 1.-THE Flag" Mrs.
Ball had the unique distinction of being
assigned to two schools by the patriotic
instructor Of the Grand Army OF the Re
public. and told the children that she
was going to do her best to do this as be-
coming an officer and a gentleman.
The flags which Mrs. Ball displayed
were copies of those used In the early
days of the colonial government. and
were objects Of great curiosity. The set
comprises n representation Of the nag OF
| Isabella and Ferdinand the King George
nag. Pine Tree flag and the Rattlesnake
nag. known as the three first naval flags,
and some twenty others.
Programs in Various Schools.
The exercises In the several schools
| were as follows:
Monroe School-Pupils participating
Esther Scheuch, Mabel Anderson. Co
lumbia Atchison. John Macfarlane. Earl
Taylor; address. J. H. Blodgett; Columbia
| Atchison, Annie Black. Alba Ezdorf. Pau
line Horton. Maud Zachary; Edith
O'Connor. Louise Widmayer: Lorena
Booth. accompanist.
Abbot School-PupiIs participating