South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-19
SIX THOUSAND
SEE FLAG RAISED
Dan Pyle Speaks on Achieve
mentS of America Under EN-
bIem at Studebaker Park.

Six thousand people witnessed the
raising OF the %Studebaker flag Sunday
afternoon at ~Studebaker park 10y the
S~tudebaker Civic club. Speeches were
made. music was rendered and other
entertainment was given throughout
the afternoon.
The dag was raised by Miss Helena
Mcdonald. who was chosen as Miss
Columbia" by the people Of the south
end during the past week. As the
flag was being raised the audience
stood with barred heads while the Ell
bel band played America"
Dan Pyle Gives Address.
The entire world is looking to-
wards our country as the only one
that could possibly bring about inter
tests during the past few months and
has wonderfully undersone them all
and proved that peace can be had
without shedding blOOd.' said Atty.
Dan Pyle in his address on Our
Flag"
"Our flag is the first to represent
the nation and can rightly be named
the first national flag. Flags that
we're in existence before the stars and
stripes represented chiefs and later
kings. America was discovered by
many nations under the various flags
Of their kings, and after forming q
union IL adopted our flag as a symbol
Of peace, liberty and happiness for
ever, the one that m nearer to
giving justice than any other.
Flag Represents Achievement.
True grandeur, a real achievement
is represented by our flag. A nation
should be judged as d man. We
should not Judge 4 nation by its popu-
latiOn or its size, but by that which
ii has done for the world IN the name
Of progress. 1t is our strongest aim
at present to bring about n universal
peace. not by war but b. peaceful
means. Under our flag great discOv-
cries have been made on the Pacific
which were unknown before our flag
was adopted. The north pole was
discovered under the American flag,
as were many other things which will
always be an honor to the country.
Peace can be observed i~nternatiOn-
ally, as has been proved for the past
1O1 years between the United States
and Great Britain. In 1871 a treaty
was made between this country and
England which said that no fortifca-
ions should separate Canada from
our country, and since that time the
peace treaty has not been broken by
either country. which shows that
peace can be found betweeo countries
which will last for centuries"
Mayor Praises Club.
Mayor Fred Keller delivered the
opening address, in which he praised
the Civic club for its work in the park
as we'll as elsewhere in the south end.
"Our Parks" was the title of an adj
dress delivered by Richard Elbel,
president Of the park board. He spoke
of the various improvements that
have been made in the parks of the
city during the past year and the fact
that the outlook is brighter for more
work than ever in the coming year.
"The park board has been greatly
handicapped during the past year be-
cause Of financial embarrassment and
as soon as this trouble is overcome il
is believed that South Bend can boast
of better and more modern equipped
parks than any city OF its size in the
central west"
Company + of the Indiana National
Guards appeared in uniform and
saluted the flag after it was raised by
Miss Mcdonald. A flag drill was
given by the girls of the S~tudebaker
school and following the program the
Elbel band gave a concert, playing
patriotic airs.