The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-02
Our Flag Is 1877 Years Old on June III

citizens to do the same upon their
private buildings.
Editors of newspapers, by general
action among them all, have by cdi-
torial comment and the publication of
historical articles upon the subject of
the flag, called attention to the day
and urged the public to display the
national colors on Flag day.
School officers and teachers have
arranged for patriotic exercises APP
propriate to the day.
American patriotic societies,
through their officers and members,
have stirred up popular enthusiasm by
public appeals through local mediums
and by observance of the anniversary.
The American people from year to
year, more and more, and with a
growing enthusiasm have celebrated
the day.
All American citizens are again
earnestly invited to join i'm the public
recognition of the birthday of the
emblem of our nationality. In many
of the states, pursuant to law, the
public schools and also voluntarily in
private schools, exercises will be con-
Quoted i'm celebration of Flag day. Let
us extend this practice. Teach the
story of the nag, what it represents,
ana have the young people pledge
their fealty and loyalty To It.
On the fourteenth day of June. 1777,
congress enacted: "That the flag of
the 13 United States bC 13 stripes, al
ternate red and white; that the Union
be IS stars, white i'm Il blue field, rep
rcscnting IA new constellation" The
number of stripes having been in
creased by the admission of new
states, the possibilities of the nations
future development dawned upon our
fathers. The original Is stripes were
unchangeably restored by act of con-
gress on April 4, 1918, when il was
enacted: "That from and after the
fourth day of July next, the flag of
the United states be IS horizontal
stripes. alternate red and white; that
the union be 20 stars. white i'm blue
field. and that on the admission of n
new state into the Union, one star be
added To the union of the flag, and
such addition take effect i'm the fourth
day of July next succeeding such adj
mission"
Since the struggle of 1861 1855 the
flag has become the symbol of
mighty nation. 1t has been carried to
| the utmost parts of the earth. carry
ing liberty wherever il has been
thrown to the breeze.
We are now in the midst of an anxi-
Gus time i'm all our nation, again call
ing for an expression of our most sin
ccre devotion to the flag of our coun-
try and what il stands for. The Stars
and stripes have come to possess new
! beauty for friendly eyes and new ter
ror Tor the foes of liberty. and of law
and order and lawful government.
The American Flag association
makes the following appeal:
1--WE respectively appeal To the presi-
dent of the United States of America.
To the governors Of all the states If
our land and To the mayor of each
American city, to herald the coming
and celebration of Flag day, June II
| G5), 1914. by proclamation: we call
upon every public officer, every teach
er of the youth of our land, to call pub
| lie attention. to arouse enthusiasm
and To provide 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 i'm 1914, great event.
| Let us. from one end of our land To the
other, fling the stars and stripes to the