Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-13
MONDAY WILL Be FLAG DAY
All Patriots Are Expected to Wave
Old Glory.
ELKs HAVE FORMAL PROGRAM
They VIII Have as Their special
Guests Mt the Orpheum Theater
the Grand Army of the
Republic.

Tomorrow Monday, June lis Flag
day" and all patriotic citizens are ex-
pectod to display the nations colors,
though the day Is not a legal holiday and
business will be transacted the same as
any other day.
The federal building, court house and
city hall will all be open and work carried
on the same as usual, though Old Glory
will I've unfurled to the breeze from these
buildings as well rs from the high and all
the graded school buildings in the city.
school will be held Monday in all build
ings, but aside from flying The flag there
win be no exercises.
John A. Dempster. commander OF U.
:. Grant post, Grand Army Of the
Republic. has issued the following
proclamation:
In accordance with general orders from
national commander. II is expected that
all members of the Grand Army Of the
Republic will unfurl Old Glory to the
breeze at their homes on Flag Day" June
Il, and invite their neighbors to do the
same.
Flag day exercises by the Elks, Mon
day evening at the Orpheum theater. Seats
are reserved for all the Grand Army OF
the Republic boys.
EIks Have Farewell Program.
The only exercises to be held will be
gwen ~ the O1ena lOQEe OF lle
Benevolent and Protective Order OF Elks,
No. 80, Monday evening in the Orpheum
theater. Patriotic addresses, songs and
exercises will compose the program and
the general public is invited, the balcony
and galleries being open to the public
with no admission charge.
Albert W. Jefferis will deliver the ad-
dress, Firms Greater Omaha band will
play. vocal music will be furnished by the
Omaha Elks quartet and other singers,
Past Grand Exalted Ruler Cronk will de-
liver the Elks' tribute to the flag, Past
Exalted Ruler Abbott will give the flag
record and Judge Estelle will reclte Old
Glory"
The exercises at the theater will begin at
$3.50, but all Elks, whether members of
Omaha lodge or not, will meet at the club
rooms at S o'clock and march in a body
to the theater. Robert Patrick, esquire,
and G. A. Schodsack, flag bearer, fol-
lowed by the band, will lead the march,
and when the head of the column arrives
at the entrance to the theater the double
line will divide and the esquire and flag
bearer will return to the club rooms and
escort the officers to the theater between
the lines of Elks. As there are 1,033 mem
bers Of Omaha lodge, It is expected that,
with visiting Elks in the city, this double
column Of lodge men will extend from the
club rooms to the theater.
Reserved for EIks.
The center section Of the lower floor of
the theater will be reserved for Elks and
the remainder OF the lower floor for men,
bers of their immediate families, and, in
order that the Elks may make a fine
el,ang,- ofFJonrs ~ tho I,doa ,,alo tha ra
quest that all that can do so will march
with the lodge men, joining their antilles
after the exercises, One of the boxes will
and the other for the officers at Fort
Omaha. the officers to be -sttired In full
dress uniform. The other boxes will be re-
/ served for members OF the Grand Army OF
the Republic.
The program in full is as follows:
, Instrumental selection-"star spangled
Films Greater oman Band.
- Introduction exercises, Exalted Ruler
4 w. w. Cole and officers.
i Prayer, Rev. A. Z. Knickerbocker, chap.
lain.
l Mrs. Don J. Adams, accompanist.
Fla record, Past Exalted Ruler Lysle l
q Solo-"Your Father Was a Soldier,
Master Russell Tetard.
a Prof. Ben Stanley, accompanist.
e Altar service, Esquire H. w. Patrick and
"a officers.
= Quartette-"Auld Lang Syne"..........,.
Omaha Elks Quartette - Clinton Miller
To- first tenor; John Jameson, first bass; Johr
d V. Brennan, second tenor; Leslie Dick
second bass.
i Elks tribute to the flag, Past Grand
\ Exalted Ruler George P. Cronk.
Instrumental Observation-Disclosures airs)
Firms Greater Omaha Band.
Recltation-'Old Glory.
Judge Lee s. Estelle.
d Quartette-"The Flag Without a Stain
Omaha Elks Quartette.
s Patriotic address, A. w. Jefferis.
Song-"America'
r Omaha Elks Quartette.
audience to john