El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-14
FL PlsO DISPLAYS
MANY FLAGS FRIDAY
Patriotic Program and Band
Concert in Cleveland
Square Friday Night.


Flag day, the birthday anniversary Of
the American flag, was celebrated in FL
PasO by the decoration of a majority
OF the business horses and many private
residences. The Mills building, with its
complement of flags for each window
and a big one for the flag pole on the
roof, presented the most elaborate dis
play in the city.
The Herald building was decorated
with large American flags draped from
windows and a big statehood flag with
IS stars from the tower flagpOle. The
White House was the newest recruit to
the flag decorated buildings. Sockets
have been placed along the mezzanine
floor of this building and flags placei
IN these sockets. The Sheldon hotel
was decorated with groups of flags on
the walls of the main lobby and a flag
from the flaCpOle on the top of the
building. The American National, the
First National banks. the Walk build
inc. the y. " C. A, and other public
buildings were decorated.
This evening the Daughter OF the
Revolution viii observe flag day with
4 patriotic program in Cleveland
Square by brass band and
Judge A. S. J. Eyiar will deliver a flag
dav grafton. This will be the first
formal celebration OF the day to be held
in FL PasO. The Elks viii also have
flag day exercise and smoker at the
club on Myrtle avenue. The Humane
society has planned for a flag day
dance at the Reckhlrt building this
evening for the benefit of the sOciety's
fund for protecting dumb animals.
Every daY is flag ddy IN FL PasO, Tor
this CITY probably flies more flags each
dav in the year than any other city Of
the same size in the country. Each day
that the sun shines, which IS each day
in the wear, the BIG flag IS Unfurled
from the top of the San JacintO flag
pole. The chamber Of commerce, the
TOltee club. the country club, the fed
cral building, Fort Bliss, the immigTa-
tiOn station, the custom houses at the
two international bridges and many
business. houses all have flags flying
every dav-
In addition to the display of Ameri-
can flags in Fl Paso the Texas state
flag Is displayed on the courthouse and
city hall on Texas holidays. and the
Mexican FLAG may be seen on many poles
on the Mexican holidays.
The mail wagon which carries the
mail pouches from the union station to
the federal building was decorated with
a bic flag Friday in honor of the day.
Many persons wore small flags Fri.
Nft a. NLlt4A poAI III N-Al AN1Af-NAALA VI
the anniversary.
EIks TO Celebrate.
In celebration Of flag day 4 special
program viii be given at the Elks
club Friday night. beginning at 3
o'clock. for the Elks only. The pro-
gram to be given follows:
Orchestra and audience, Star Span
gled Banner
Introductory remarks, ". ". Bridg-
ers. exalted ruler.
Vocal. Ny own United States" Par
win Witte.
Orchestra, Dixie"
Our Flag, G. H Higgins.
Orchestra, Patriotic Melodies
Elks, Tribute to the Flag, Joseph N,
NealOn.
Orchestra and audience. America"
Following the special Flag day pro-
gram, a smoker viii be enjoyed by the
Elk members with an imprOmptu
vaudeville performance among. other
features of the entertainment and a
supply of eats.