The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-13
SIDE NEWS
Observe Flag Day at Garfield
Park Tomorrow.
Lincoln Post to Celebrate Occa.
sion With Program.
"NOT WELL KNOWN
j. w. Priddy Says Few Know
Significance Of Day.
Churchman Family Are Pros
pering in Washington State.

Lincoln post and circle will observe
FIag day tomorrow at Garfield park.
This calls attention OF ]. w. Priddy,
patriotic instructor at Blue post to the
fact that comparatively few people
know the significance of the day. He
servance of Flay day. He said:
Who first suggested Flag day?
The best authentic record gives the
credit to George Morris of Hartford,
Conn.,, early in June. 1861, by suggesting
the observance to the acting editor Of
General Hawley's Hartford Courant-
Hartford observed the day by hang
ing out flags and having a patriotic
program, patriotic music and praying
for the soldiers in the field and for the
continuance of the Union
rs the G. A. r. delegated with any
authority to urge Flag day obser-
vances?"
Hardly so. 1t is true, however, that
as an organization of patriotic men,
they are intensely interested in the
by all our citizens. And why should
they not have such an interest in the
flag which they defended in 1875 at
such great cost Of life and suffering,
as much protection to the civilian and
the short service man as to the veteran
of many years.
rs it true that the G. A. r. is large
ly dominated by the short service SOL
diers? While your question slightly
deviates from the flag subject, I may
say it is rather too true that such is
the case, perhaps their loyal activity
has developed more rapidly since they
FASTENED away from the strife, or had
so little time to achieve laurelS, THAI
they now, in greater safety, try to win
soldier laurelS. You should not crit1-
else them, but give them a fighting
chance to gain renown.
Has there been no change in the
flag, except added stars, since June IA,
1777? The fact is that only since April
4, 1918, has the flag remained I'M
changed except stars, in form hav-
ing but 13 stripes, as for % years
previous there had been Is stripes.
us it not proper thing to have
flag or flags on every possible convey
ance as we'll as at homes and on build
ings?
Certainly so. The automobilist as
we'll as drivers of other conveyances
might fear to be thought an alien or
an un-American citizen if he failed to
use and display the flag that costs so
little, and yet has cost SO much.
81 notice Lincoln Post and Circle are
coming to Garfield park to celebrate
them everywhere. convincing them
they are the friends of our flag
Notes and Personals.
B. A. Retter, who recently returned
from Pasco, WASH, tells of his visit
ing with the j. V. Churchman family,
who recently moved there. He says
that Clifford Churchman is working in
a bank and Archibald Churchman has
employment at a lumber yard and has
bought a house and several lots. Earl
Churchman left for Spokane short
time ago where he will do stenographic
work.
Mrs. H. o. Cook, who lives north of
Topeka. left today for a visit in Ia
coma, Wash.
T. P. Oliver of Rossville is in To-
peka on business today.
The Ladies Aid of the North Topeka
Baptist church will meet at the church
at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Second degree work will be put on
by Eugene Lodge No. 10, at the meet
ing of the lodge tomorrow evening.
Miss Pearl Head and Grin Head are
visiting at the home of Rob Wilker-
son at Valencia.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gabriel of
Onaga are visiting at the home of D.
T. Gabriel.
c. W. Curtis is in Ottawa on bust
ness.
A. E. Kirk of Hutchinson made a
visit to Mrs. Kirk Sunday. Mrs. Kirk
is visiting Miss Gladys Cunningham.
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