The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-04
FLAG DAY, JUNE IA.

4 accordance with the custom OF thu
past fourteen years, the occasion vii
be more or less desultorilyt observed
It ought to be observed pretty close
ly. 1t is a nefi idea to set apart
day in the year to thought Of the Mas
I and of the rlories ii represents. anc
while it isn't necessary to make
legal holiday of it, at least the flags
! should be brought out and flung to tht
breezes from the housetop and flag
staff and porch in front in commemo
ration of the flags birthday,
On June II, 1777, congress made tht
1 following enactment: THAT the flag
/ of the thirteen United States be thir
! teen stripes, alternate red and white:
! that the union be thirteen stars, white
4 in a blue field, representing a new
I constellation
! The number of the stripes havius
been increased by the admissi III OF
new states, it began to dawn on the
fathers OF the republic that such de
velopments might be in store for the
republic that it would be awkward
to represent the number of states By
stripes, SO on April 4. 1918. the origi
nal thirteen stripes were unchange-
ably restorde by the following act;
! THAT from and after the fourth day
of July next. the flag of the United
States be thirteen horizontal stripes,
alternate red and white; that the
union be twenty stars, white in blue
field and that on the admission of a
new state into the Union, one star
be added to the union Of the nag: and
such addition shall take effect on the
fourth day of July next succeeding
such admission.
The stars in the flag. once thirteen,
are now forty-six, and when congress
gets through worrying Arizona and
New Mexico. they will be forty-eight.
Except by division of existing states,
there is not likely to be any more
states: so that in all probability the
flags il will stand when the stars for
New Mexico and Arizona are added
Will be the flag of the United States
for many years to come.
The custom is for the president,
governors of states and mayors of cit.
les to proclaim flag day and to urge
its observance. Where schools are
t!tll in session-thpugh no school
should be in session so late as June II
1t is the custom to have exercises
calculated to inspire the pupils with
the patriotic spirit
The American Flag association, an
organization of individuals and dag
committees from patriotic Fucieties
in the United States, has taken the
lead in the observance Of Flag day. II
was formed in 1879, to promote rev.
erence for and prevent the desecration
OF the flag of our country" and be-
sides prosecuting those who use the
flag for improper purposes, such as
advertising, it brings Flag day to the
attention of executive officers, and
the press and to the public.
It's appeal this year is as follows.
We respectfully appeal to the presi.
dent of the United States, to the GOV.
errors of all states OF our land. and
to the mayors of each American city.
to herald the coming and celebration
OF Flag day by proclamation We call
upon very public officer, every teach.
er of the youth Of our country, the edi.
tors Of all newspapers, the daily in
structors Of the youth of our land, to
cali public attention to arouse enthu
siasm and TO provide for public erx.
ericses and general celebration of the
day.
We earnestly exhsrt our citizens
to join in making Flag day an event
and its celebration in 1911 great
event Let US, from one end of the
land to the other, fling the Stars and
stripes to the breeze on June IA, 1911
May it greet the rising and salute the
setting sun, and float all day long
from every church edifce, school and
building, public and private and how
ever humble, through the entire land ;,