The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-07-06
BETSY ROSS
MADE THE FLAG

pairiniism rcigaed In tho gicat aIdi.
totium 81 Central Union Church hst
evening. both in song and oratory, the
occasion being a celebration 81 tho
nations birthday, with Governor
Walter y. Frcar presiding over the ser
vices. aud Dr. Thos. Green, the emf
nent lecturer and orator Of Chicago,
M the principal speaker. The address
of DR.. Green was not only mastery
epic but his large audience was held
spcllbound by the art OF his enuneia-
ton, his beautiful word painting, his
clear narrative of the formation of the
great American Republic and the Stars
and stripes, and the influence tho
American nation has played in the af-
fairs of the world.
DIR. Green spoke for more than an
hour, the rapt attention of the audi
ence never lacking, the keenest inter
est being manifested in every sentence
that no word be lost. Dr. Green il
undoubtedly one OF the greatest pub
lie speakers who have ever appeared
before Honolulu audience, and his
Grafton at today's patriotic celebration
in the Opera House will no doubt be
another magnificent effort.
Upon the platform with the Gov
ernor were DR.. Green, DIR. Doremus
Scudder, President Gritliths of Oahu
College, President Horne of Kameha-
meha Schools and Prof w. A. Bryan.
Music was furnished by a special quar-
, tet and the solo by Mrs. Mackall was
! beautifully rendered.
| Governor Frear in introducing DIR.
1 Green spoke of the separation of the
colonies from the mother country and
the establishment of the Republic, when
i and since, although church and state
were forever separated, religion and
e patriotism had gone hand in hand This
0 was more so today than ever before.
+ Here in Hawaii in a marked degree
S il was the missionary father and M tn
!. er who instilled patriotism into the
{ youth of the country and enabled Ha-
G wall to be saved to itself and finally
4 to become part of the great Re-
$ public.
To follow DR.. Green through the
S magnificent address he made in any
:, report would be to lose the force of
his enuncation and the fire and energy
d and patriotism which he instilled into
). every line. He went back into the his
Y tory of the colonies and the events
IS leading up to the separation of the
n colonies from Great Britain, the stand
d of the minute men at Lexington and
l. Cincord. Paul Revere Is ride, the suf-
l. ferings Of the army at Valley Forge,
the indomitable courage of the Con-
% | a ha Iii nn Of tho Han
d by Betsy Ross and the patriotic utter
is ances Of the great men of the time
Jefferson, Adams and Others.
He went back to the days of Runny-
mede when the first liberties were
wrested for the people, and back again
to the struggles of the Colonies, and
their victory. He spoke of the battles
of the various wars, and then spoke
particularly of the origin of the Red,
White and Blue and the significance
of the three colors. The red signified
n the glory achieved by the big Of
those who had fought for it, and his
IL word painting here was beautiful. The
70 white signifed the stainless glory of the
I'd Republic and the blue was Gods prom
y. Use of truth. He spoke of witnessing
few nights ago sunset when the
nc western Hawaiian sky was filled with
or fluffy clouds. when the sun was sinking
az like n tired and worn warrior upon d
4, bed of clouds and finally as it sank
- to sleep the white was shot with
III streaks of red, making streamers of the
"a, white clouds, and beyond appearing
or upon the blue of heaven q star shone-
90 typical, said Dr. Green, of the beauty
ed and majesty of the Stars and Stripes
Ps showing that it was God flag which
rk waved over the great Republic.
nj 1t was a flag, he said, which wa'
ar not crossed and criss crossed with Q
mt maze of heraldic designs. These
Nh marked the personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
eIr princes, whose victories caused then
III to emblazon upon their standards the
81, heraldc devices of the fallen Th'
eW Red. White and Blue had no such origin
fh or meaning.
AS to Betsy Ross, DIR. Green sale
ed that from Boston came the story tina
eu Betsy Ross was only a dressmaker
~ that she never had conference witt
ne George Washington and that she neve
ge designed the flag, but he told prett.
'he story of little flag which had beef
lge made for him and presented to hin
Deu by the granddaughter of Betsy Ross
set She had told him the story which sh
me had learned when a child sitting a
ten her prandmother's knee. Betsy R0B
as told her with her own lips how Georg
ing 4. nshington came to her, how the
the talked Of flag and fve.pointe
III star: how she "snipped" the five
Ias pointed star and placed it against tn
the blue Of her skirt. That was the tru
yer story and he was glad to tell IT to
was Honolulu audience, the story he hn
ca heard from the liDs of the Qranddaugl