Milford chronicle., 1915-06-25
DELAWARE COLLEGE RECEIVES
A FLAG FROM STATE D. A. R.

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Flag Day was appropriately marke,
at the State d. A. r. meeting on Mon
day, June 14th, at Mrs. S. S. Deemer'
home at New Castle, by the gift of 1
State flag to Delaware College. 1t will
be silk flag of the same size as the natl
onal flag carried by Delaware cadets il
parades, and will be very handsome gift
1t IS to be formally presented when
the college opens in the fall. The COM
mittee having the matter in charge in
cludes Miss Eleanor Todd of Newark,
Mrs. John M. Wilson of New Castle,
Miss Marion McKim of Milford, Mrs.
Eugene Davis of Smyrna, Mrs. Daniel
0. Short of Laurel, Mrs. E. P. Moody,
Mrs. James Scott and Mrs. c. S. Mid
dleton of Wilmington, Mrs. E. S. Ander-
son of Dover, Miss Syrena J. Hall of
Milford and S. S. Deemer of New Castle.
The honor was appropriate because Mr..
Deemer is Son of the Revolution.
The ''Star-Spangled Banner" was
sung at the opening of the meeting, the
flag was saluted with special D. A. R.
form, the house was handsomely deco
rated with large flags, many of the
Daughters wore small flags, and every
possible tribue was paid to the national
emblem.
A committee was appointed to confer
with State Commissioner Wagner in re-
gard to teaching patriotism and respect
for the flag in the State schools. Mrs.
Charles LeFevre of Smyrna is chair
man. Each chapter is to appoint a
member to serve with her.
Mrs. Irwin Fluke of Wyoming and
Mrs. Edward W. Cooch of Newark were
appointed to ascertain if there are State !
laws forbidding the desecration of the
flag. and if there are not any to take
steps for their enactment. This action
grew out of an incident in Wilmington. i
Mrs. James Scott. D. A. R. secretary, /
saw an American boy snatch flag from .
an Italian lad and trample it. The Ital-
ian boy cried bitterly and said he would |
rather be hurt himself. The relating of
this incident by Mrs. Scott resulted in
the appointment of the committee to
inquire about State laws respecting flag
Mrs. George G. Hall, State regent,
who presided, proposed cooperation
with the movement to erect an eques-
trian statue of Caesar Rodney, and the
resolution formulated by the Sons of the
Colonial War was adopted. The COM
nittee in charge is composed of the
chapter regents, Mrs. c. S. Middleton
If Caesar Rodney, Mrs. Edward w.
Jooch of Cooch's Bridge, Mrs. Eugene
Davis OF Elizabeth Cook, Mrs. E. S.
Anderson of Colonel Haslett and Miss
Syrena j. Hall of John Pettigrew.
Caesar Rodney Chapter assumed the
payment of $50 to complete the Charles l
Jhurchman prize fund at Delaware Col
ege. The student making the best mark
n military tactics gets S25, of which ]
he college has had to pay 81 because
he principal yielded only S24. 1t was 7
hOught the d. A. R. should complete t
he fund in its name. t
Delaware D. A. r. will pay for 20 S
quare feet of land recently purchased G
4 the rear of Continental Memorial c
iall, Washington, D. C. This will be a f
lift of four feet from each chapter, and b
] addition one foot will be given by v
lrs. Fluke, State genealogist. A com a
littee in charge comprises Mrs E. P
lOody, Mrs. Aaron Marshall, Mrs. E. f
. Anderson, Mrs. E. w. Cooch and a
lrs. Edward Farrell. V
The State regent appointed chairmen f,
standing committees as follows
lagazine, Mrs. John M. Wilson con- p
ervation, Miss Sophia NAPLES welfare, n
Irs. S. NJ. Donnell bylaws, Mrs. C. l. n
ent; old trails, Mrs. c. l. Kent. h
The meeting was largely attended by "
aughters of Wilmington, Newark, :,
myrna, Dover and Milford. At noon a -
Ok luncheon was enjoyed on the lawn. -
the afternoon there was held a pas -
'ral pageant in charge of Mrs. Edward g,
erkins, with songs and recitations and p,
e affair closed with an address by a.
rofessor Henry Handy Hay of Girard ~
1llege. ~ ~