The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-19
PLAN FOR FLAG DAY
Teachers and Members of Pa
triotic Societies Urged to
Celebrate on June IA
OFFICIAL RECOGNITION ASKED

June 14th will be "Flag Day. and
it will be more generally observed in
Kenosha this year than ever before.
Already plans are being made for cele-
brations of the day in the schools of
the city and patriotic organizations in
Kenosha will undoubtedly arrange for
some notice of the anniversary. 1t is
expected that the mayor will issue a
proclamation directing that the flags
be placed on the public buildings ON
this day and that the people of the
city observe the day as far as it is
possible. The American Flag Asso-
citation has sent letter to the teach
ers of the schools and the officials of
the city calling attention to the ami
yersary of the birth of the flag and
urging that it be properly celebrated.
The letter is in part as follows:
CAN American citizens are again
earnestly invited to join in the public
recognition of the birthday Of the en-
blem of our nationality. In many of
the state, pursuant to law, the public
schools, and also voluntarily in priv
ate schools, exercises will be conducted
in celebration of Flag Day. Teach
the story of the flag, what it repre-
sents, and have the young people
pledge their fealty and loyalty to it.
On the 14th> day of June, TIT, con-
gress enacted: 'That the flag of the
thirteen United States be thirteen
stripes, alternate red and white; that
the Union be thirteen stars, white, in
a blue field, representing a new con-
stellation.' The number of the stripes
having been increased by the admis-
sion of new states, the possibilities of
the nation IS future development dawn
ed upon our fathers, and the original
thirteen stripes were unchangeably re-
stored by act of congress on April 4,
1918, when it was enacted: THAT from
and after the fourth day Of July next
the flag of the United States be thir-
teen horizontal stripes, alternate red
and white; that the Union be twenty
stars, white, in a blue field, and that
on the admission of new state into
the Union, one star be added to the
Union of the flag; and such addition
take effect on the fourth day of July
next, succeeding such admission.
Since 1918, twenty-stars or sovereign
states have been added to the Union,
making forty-six in all.
The flag has become more and more
the symbol of a mighty nation. Car
ried to the utmost parts of the earth,
it has been thrown to the breeze pro-
claiming liberty, and Americans can
not fail of feeling of pride and salts
faction, nor restrain the swelling of
patriotism, when we contrast the mean
ing, in far distant lands, of ours and
other flags displayed together.
We respectfully appeal to the COVER
nors of all the states of our land and
to the mayor of each American city,
to herald the coming and celebration
of Flag Day, June 14th, 1910, by
proclamation; we call upon every pub
lie officer, every teacher of the youth
of our land, the editors of all news
papers, the daily instructors of the
youth Of our land, to call public atten-
ton, to arouse enthusiasm, and to pro-
vide for public exercises and general
celebration of the day.
We earnestly exhort our citizens to
join in making Flag Day an event, and
it's celebration in 1910 great event.
Let us, from one end of our land to
the. other, fling the stars and stripes
to the breeze on June IA, 1910. May
it greet the rising and salute the set
ting sun, and float all day long from
every church edifce, school and build
ing, public and private and however
humble, throughout the entire land.
Ralph E. Prime, Presi.
Theodore Fitch, Secy.'