Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-14
THIS IS FLAG DAY
AND OLD GLORY
WAVES
General Observance of Patriot
&c Occasion on Part Of Citi-
zenS Requested by Governors
Proclamation.


Today IS flag day By proclamation
of Governor William }. Mi.ls. The
da$ VIII be gene ais observed
throughout the country and business
houses II residences are requested
- throw Old Glory to The breeze or
drdpe the nations flag gracefully over
The doorway.
There viii be no special exercises in
ne CITY. but all members Of the
Grand Army VIII display flags at their
homes and wcar small red. white aud
blue cmblcms.
Entered the Family Of Nations.
On the 9TH day Of July, l71G, the
United States entered the family OF
nations. At that time there were about
700 independent governments in 1su-
rope alone. The United States has
outlivcd the majority of these.
The star SQangled Banner has writ
ter a new page IN history and given
the world u new republic-free Cuba.
1t floats today over nearly 0ne-tenth
Of the earth.s dry land. One-twentieth
ot the whole number OF people Of the
world give it proud allegiance. lncon-
cciVablN more men have fought for il
than for any other flag in existence
Many more men hay died for il than
or any other flag. That which ii rep
'esents has brought more happiness.
pros perity and a higher moral cleva-
dor to a greater number OF people
dian has any other nag.
The Story of the Flag.
There is room in this country for
jul one flag, and the star Spangled
j&nner must head the procession or
I cannot march. The American flag
loats today the wonder Of the civil
.zed nations. Just . century and
enirty-thrce years It's bright folds
were flung To the winds OF heaven
amid the execrations Of the English
ina the jecrs OF half a world. Today
Is thirteen little stars are multiplied
20 a magnificent fortS-six. and upon
t. dominions the Jun never sets. With
lcNer the loss of q star, Il with con-
stant gains. with 10 stain upon a.
stripe of its crimson and white, 1t
flQats in raiibow radiance upon the
winds of blood wrought freedom,
loved and venerated at home, respect
ed and feared abroad the type Of all
that is highest and heliest in human
ispirations-emblcm of all hat IS
brightest and best in human achieve
ments.
June IA. 1777. vas the day that
die flag was born. The American
congress, that day in session in indie
.pcnuenco hall in Philadelphia, Re
solved, That the flag of the thirteen
States be thirteen stripes. alter
late red and white; hat the union
be thirteen stars, white in Il blue
field, representing Z new constella-
So much we know, and nothing
more, OF how THE Rag came TO be
Just the beautiful thing that it is. Not
a scrap of writing or print has come
down to us to show who selected the
tripcs, the stars, or the combination
Of red, white and blue. There has !
zen "a world OF CONJECTURE about 1t,
but the fact remains that the flag we
,aii "Old Glory is both fatherless and
rotherless, 50 far as its colors and
go.
IL rs not dirficitit for one who loves
The brood stripes and bright stars"
Of the flag to believe that it really
,amc to Us as a heaven born inspira-
ion. a woman's def fingers made ,
he first flag and all the flags Of the
country for nearly sixty years. Betsy
Ross OF Philadelphia, who made the
shirts that Washington wore,
Aas selected by the committee to
work out the design of the flag as pre-
~ congress. George Wash
liEtDl, iNOptIl NitIflH anu tpitii'l
Ross were appointed q committee TO
nave this flag made.
4 mythical story Is stold about the
of Mrs. Ross to cut the six
star suggested by Washing
on. il being, she Is reputcd to have
aid. the English star aud the rem
of hcraldry." The f~ive-pointcd
tar which she did cut is the regula-
ION star Of an heraldrN. II can be
nj with one snip OF the scissors. So
the four, six and eight pointed
tprs.
Flags are not SO many yards of
or silk. they stand for prin-
They represent TO their coun
r: men all that Is honorable and en-
all that Is ioble and elcvat-
ng. in the country's institutions ana
.ti history.
Indifference to the flag that pro-
the home is akin to contempt Tor
institutions tina. have fosterrd
home. Contempt for rational II
breeds treason and anarchy,
nj anarchy threatens ruin of repnb-
forms of government. For this
cason. If for no other. love u rev
renee for the Rag should be taught
little children Of the Ian from
hc momcn they ar" old enough to be
ttracted bN its bright hurs.
Thr rust red anl yellow nag OF