Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-06-17
Anniversary Of Its Birth Fifty
Celebrated
PATRIOTIC FERVOR
MARKED EVENT
City Bedecked with Flags and Many
D People Gathered In City Park
for the Program

light
For there's 4 mean
ing in each one.
The Red and White and Blue.
Which all can read a. clear as day.
And all can honor too.
The Red I'm sure speaks bravery
In what we hope and dare.
To do the bsst that IN US lies.
In duty everywhere.
And White 10 spotlsss purity
In thought and word and deed.
That We may ever ready be
To serve our eountry's nsed.
And since the busy world began.
Always the color Blue
Has bsen to loyal hearts the sign
And smbism Of the true.
And a. our flag. Red. White and Blue.
Shall point 70 truth and right,
We know that honest boys and men :.
Shall make nations might.
-ZIrRLLA COOKE.
For the first time in the history OF
Rocky Ford the anniversary Of the birth
Of the star spanRlsd banner was esle-
bratsd with patriotic fsrvor and acclaim.
In times past Flag Day has only been
observed BY the old veterans and few
patriotic eitizsns who upon June 4 dis
played their eountry's emblem. but on
Tuesday there WAS = great difference
business houses generally. as well a.
A at many RESIDENCES were profuseiy
decorated with flags and bunting. and
the patriotic fssvor was markedly noties-
able.
Ia The afssrneon City park was we'll
allsd and although the day was very
windy Il could net mar the success Of
The GOOD old-fashionsd Observance Of the
anniversary. - planned BY Mrs. w.
Boyd, President Of the local w r. c.
and @. A. r. msmbers Of the Flag Day
committee.
The program was fine, Pastors OF
the several churches gave short patriotic
addresses, and patriotic music and song
filled in between.
The little tots Of Mrs. Mitehsll's kind
srqartsn class had = prominent place on
the propram-as was their right-for the
originator Of Flag day was George
Bloch, who was in charge Of free kind
srqartsn for the poor in New York city.
This patriotic educator conceived the
idea and put Il into execution with his
obscure school on June ~. 1889. In
s,antIy The idea struck = popular chord
and the observance Of the day soon
sprsad over the stats and nation.
Tuesday was the l55d birthday an
nivsrsary Of the American flag. The
date, June -. lz77. has bsen aeeura-
tsIy fixed by the action Of the Continent
al congress A. recorded IN the Journal Of
congress. That body was then sitting in
Uh,Iadslphia. having moved over March
4irom q little over two months sitting in
Baltimore.
The Official order Of congress on June
"a read as follows: Resolved. That
the flag Of the thirteen United States
shall b. Of th,rtssn stripes Of alternate
red and whits; with . union Of thirteen
stars Of white in blue field. represent.
ing new constellation"
The report Of the committee which
designed and passed uron the flag reads
a. follows: -Ths stars Of the flag rep
resent . new constellation Of states. ris-
ing In the west. Ths idea 10 taken from
the great constellation Lyra. which in th'
hands Of Orphsus. signifies harmony
The blue in the field is taken from tn,
edge Of the eovsnsn's : banner. In Scot.
land, significant Of = league covenant o.
the United States against oppression
The stars are disposed In circle sym.
bolizine the psrpstuity Of the Union; th'
ring. signifying eternity. The thirtesl
stripes, with the thirteen stars. slow th'
number Of the united colonies. and de-
notes the subordination Of the states Il
the Union. as well as equality amoni
themselves. The red. the color which il
the Roman days was = symbol Of def
anes. denotes daring. and the white pur
ity."
The origin and sign ieanes Of Flag day
e,uplsd with the teaching Of the histor.
Of the origin and significance OF the f'aI
itself, should encourage and develop pat
rio,ism In our youth. Study Of the sub
jset reflection upon ito merit, inspire
p lliotism and ineitss the hops that !
dus season Flag day may become