El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-14
AMERICAN FLAG
GIVEN TRIBUTE
Flag Day Celebrated By
General Display of Flags;
Celebration Tonight.

Flag day, the day set aside through
out the United States for tributes to
the American flag, was observed in Ell
Paso Monday with a general display
of flags and bunting in the business
district and with many flags flying
from porches in the residence districts.
This evening in Cleveland square the
formal celebration of Flag day viii be
held bv the FL PasO Elks, No. 81, and
the Rebeeca Stoddart chapter, No. SOC,
Daughters Of the American Revolution.
The Flag day observance is required Of
all Elks' lodges in the United States,
and a program similar to the one to
be given this evening viii be rendered
in all of the Elks' lodges in the country.
The Daughters Of the American RevOlU-
ton are also celebrating Flag day
throughout the country, and the two
organizations have united to have a
general observance here
Program This Evening.
The program in Cleveland square Will
begin at 1880 this evening with a selec-
ton by the 9th infantry band, for which
permission has been obtained by the
EIks from the local musicians union.
The band was donated by order Of Col.
Eighth infantry brigade, as the army's
part in the Flag day celebration. The
selection by the band will be followed
by an introductory service by exalted
ruler Roy ID. Barnm and the officers
of the lodge. Dr.. G. H. Higgins, chap
lain Of the lodge, will then give the
opening PRAYER. A double quartet, COM
posed of Messrs. c. II. Armstrong, Viii
fred Collette, J. H. Phillips, Tom
CrUtcher. and Mesdames W. d. Howe,
A. H. GOldstein, Ralph Henderson and
Bates H. Evans, will lead the singing of
patriotic songs during the evening.
Nearer Ny God to Thee will be sung
by this double quartet following the
opening prayer. T. A COuzens viii then
give the ritualistie address, The Rec
ord Of the Flag The 18th infantry
band viii play q medley of southern
airs to be followed by the singing of
the "Star Spangled Banner" during
which everyone in the audience viii
stand and viii sing the national air,
led by the quartet and band. An alter
service, appropriate to the celebration,
VIII then be given, led BY W. II. Case,
The audience viii then sing 'Auld Lang
Syne. and Charles Brann viii give the
Titualistic tribute to the flag. E. NJ
Whitaker Will make the patriotic ad-
dress, to be followed by the singing of
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean
D. A. R. Program.
The Daughters of the american Revo-
luton viii then take charge of the serv-
ice and Mrs. J. ". Lorentzen will pre-
side as regent of the local chapter and
Will make the opening address Of this
part OF the program. Claiborne Adams
viii deliver an address. The Day We
Celebrate and the crowd VIII sing Hail
Columbia and America
Preceding the exercises the FIks viii
distribute 1900 small American flags to
the children who attend the patriotic
exercises. and they VIII be asked to
wave these flags during the singing and
playing Of patriotic airs. c. II. Eolle
has donated the use of all of his palms
and ferns In decorating the bandstard
IN Cleveland square and it &ill also be
draped with flags. The new silk Elks'
flag which viii be taken to Los Angeles
by the Quien Sabe club, arrived Sunday
and viii be used for the first time this
evening. The silk Shrine flag will also
be used for decorating the bandstand.
A burlesque baseball game viii be
played this afternoon at Rio Grande
park, to be followed BY a game BY the
Sixth and 18th infantry teams.
Band Program.
The program which viii be played
by the 18th infantry band this evening
preceding the Flag day program. as
prepared by bandmaster Fischer, is as
follows:
March "DiXieland' (Hains).
Fantasy, Songs Of the Old Folks
(Benard).
Suite. Atlantis CSafranek).
Medley. Songs From the Sunny
South" (Brooks).
March, stars and Stripes Forever
(SOusa).
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