The Washington times., 1915-06-14
WEAR FLAG IN HEART,
IS PRESIDENTS PLEA
Five Thousand Cheer MadIy as
Chief Executive Speaks at
Treasury Exercises.
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page.)
Secretary OF State Bryan the people
| As the last bars of the march died
out the Treasury Department chorus
or men and women began singing the
them. and Just before the President
| arose TO speak, Henry II. Talmadgc
| sang The Star-Spangled Banner ac-
companied by the chorus and the audi
with the singing Of America"
The President was introduced by Sec
retary OF the Treasury McAdoo.
Bryan There Year Ago.
At the Postoffice Department. Third
Assistant Postmaster General Dockery
recalled that just one year ago Secre-
tary Bryan had stood in that building
and told Of the signing of peace treaties
with nations represting more than half
the people of the globe.
In other departments. and In public
schools. the exercises were unusually
| impressive, and everywhere the pledge
and the salute to the flag were made.
| The number OF those who pledged their
allegiance to the flag today. In the Dis
trict alone, mounted high into tho thou
| sands.
| From Government buildings and from
| schools, from private homes and from
| business houses, the flags were flung to
the breeze. Pennsylvania avenue pre-
sented spectacle resembling that
| usually seen only on Decoration Day.
/, Anthem Sung.
| In every school in the District THE
Star-Spangled Banner was sung. and
pupils took the pledge of allegiance. In
practically all Of them speakers had
been provided by g. A. R; ofiicisls:
sioner Of Pensions G.. NJ. Saltzsaber
was the orator, and Col. John McElroy.
acting commander. Department OF the
rsae to q the A. .E r. Pss Psd nro sSSnS sSSas
exercises were held this morning and
those in the grade schools took place
this afternoon.
ushered in by flag raising exercises at
the Union Station. There members Of
| William b; Gushing Camp. Sons of Vet
Grams, gathered to unfurl flags on the
plaza.
Aside from the observance at the
Treasury. the principal department ex-
ercises were at the Postoffce, the In
terror. and the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing.
At Interior Department.
At the Interior Department. Secre-
tary Lane presided. and the speakers
were all from within the department.
A part of the Marine Band furnished
music, and vocal selections were rem
dered by large chorus made up of
employees. The large inner court Of the
Interior Depar rtment building was the
scene of the exercises.
At the Postoffice Department the
A. n. pocsery. wSo RSs'n'f Won fame easfal; as an
orator while he was governor OF
Missouri, was the speaker. He paint
ed vivid word picture of the world
war OF today In contrast to the peace
that prevailed one year ago when
Secretary Bryan had told of his efforts
to Insure world peace for all time.
Chorus Us sextet aynowsr anS maie nhea ccses asd
contributed to the program at the
Postoffce Department. The great
inner court of the department build
ing was attractively decorated.
Services Short.
At the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing the services were short be-
cause of the heavy pressure of work
At o'clock one shift sans. the Star
o'clock this brief. but impressive
ceremony was repeated. Every pres.
in the great building was decorated
with the stars and stripes and red
white and blue bunting hung all abou
Although they had no flag day ex
, ercises of their own, the Department OF
? Commerce and Labor dismissed all off
cials and clerks from II AS to lis toda.
l the ceremonials at the Treasury build
= ing: Orders were given by Secretar!
I of Labor Wilson and Acting Secretar!
: | OF Commerce Thurman to do this.
One of the principal points of inter
est this afternoon In the schools wa
|. the address Of Brigadier General Har
q vey. at the Force School. where tn,
y newly named commander of the Distric
time since his appointment.
!. Praises Miss Garrison.
s Speaking at the Force School Briga
: dier General Harvey, paid a high tribut
to Miss Carl L. Garrison, of that schoo
8 who had been his teacher while he wa
>, in that school
!, After relating the history of the Amerl
d can flag and the events of great momen
. in which it had figured General Harve
y concluded
VI Around no flag that floats toda
cluster so many sentiments as cling I
this beautiful emblem of ours 1t
the badge of a united people, and
y, symbolizes an ideal. This great republ
" OF ours was formed to perpetuate tn
IDEAL of equality and personal liberty,
giving to every man and every woma
n equal rights under the law, and equi
Or opportunity for the enjoyment OF lif
-, hoerty and property.
~ This II has always stood for in II
1t eyes of those who live under the shelf,
IN of Its protection, and 1t stands in II
NJ eyes of all the mighty world as II
emblem of a republic founded to az
vance the cause of humanity which L
an day proclaims to the world that Il
W. rights of humanity are to be considers
a paramount to the rights of war
When yOu look the Star-Spa Rll
lei Banner. the emblem or such high aspir
,r. tons, regard 1t with reverence, dew
ton, and Willingness to make any sacI
,s flce that that flag shall never stand 4