The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-06-23

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! Thanksgiving for It's immeasnrable
goodness. Therefore, let IL MI iail
F 70 offer praise and thanks ~ Cod
] the God of harfests.--who has blessed
the earth and al her children with
seed-time and harvest. with Joy and
abundance.
! Old GLORY.
Old Glory say who.
By the ships and the crew.
And the lonEblended ranks Of the
+ gray and the blue.
Who gave You. Old Glory. the name
which you bear.
With such pride everywhere.
As you cast yourself free to tho
| rapturonH air.
and leap ont full-length p He're
wanting y0u To?
You frequently hear the IlaH spoken
Of IA "Old Glory The name i a
very appropriate one. Yon NJ zee
the original old Glory" i Yoa Walt
The Essex Institution at Salem. lass
aehusetts. The title. old Glory"
vas given to orr flag by Captain
Driver In 1881.
The history Of the United States
Flag IL yery interesting Almost ev-
cry one of the thirteen colonies had
7 4 own peculiar flag and the American
Army when IInHI formed also had it's
various fagz.
! After a time The leading men Of the
colonies decided that II would be q
great convenience 20 have : national
/ Iag. So a committee. with Or. Ben
! Iamin Franklin II It's head Has APP
7 pointed 10 70 IN Cambridge. Mass.
! for the purpose Of consulting General
George Washington. who va IN CON-
mand OF the American army. about
| The matter.
! General Washington and the com
mlttee decided upon a design that
they thought Hanld exactly express
the feelings 81 the colonIzIH. The
Ieolonists were I'LL struggling with
Great Britain Tnr their rIghIa. but
they had noI declared themselves
separated from their mother country
fet they were united IN theIT nnrpoH-
- and wished % have a neH national
emblem Tie. adopted The british
union ensign n ts0 CROSSES. thus In
IdIeating their allegiance IN he moth
T country despite her oppressive
acts, and added thirteen alternate
stripes of red and white to represent
the original thirteen states. The
new Union Flag" as II 80 called.
vas first nnfnrled at the camp In
Cambridge January 2, 1746.
On June Il. III. the symbol Of the
British union AS changed % field
Of blue containing thirteen stars.
This flag wa probably first nnfnrled,
August 3. IT. IT Fort stanNIx Nov
Romeo. New FORK. The fTat battle
In which IL sas used va probably
the battle Of 1randywine. September
! Il. 1177.
! In 1895 Two stars and IHn stripes
we're added IoT Kentucky aud YER
mont, bat II Haa seen that the addi-
ton OF stripe for each aiaIe would
make a very I=proportioned banner.
therefore IN 1913. the number OF
stripes was reduced 10 thirteen. with
lie provision that a new star should
be added for eaeh new state admitted
Into the Union and that such addition
should take effect on July /. next. sue
eeediDg such admission.
|. According u the tradition presery-
ed by Mrs. RoHs's descendants. Cen
eral Washington. and committee
Iappointed By Congress suggested. that
/ their plans be laid before Mrs. Eliza
beth Ross. Of Philadelphia. That
night Washington told Mrs. Ross OF
. the decision - which Congress had
come She looked over the sketch
Washington had brought. and started
Immediately n make the ilag which
l. now SO dear 10 us.
Some people believe that the devices
! of both stars and stripes we're Dor
! rowed from the coat OF arms Of the
, Washington family, But there Is
nothing to show that such vas the
case. Washington himself. aald. We
take the star from Heaven. the red
from our mother country separating
! It by white stripes, thus showing that
} We have separated from her. and the
: white stripes shall go down 10 pos,
! terity representing liberty. These
: words seem % explain the design
! very clearly.
The very eolors of our flag have a
language The red signifylng Divine
: Love, Is the language of Yalor and the
emblem of var. 1t flashes daring and
defiance and typifies the blood Of ouI
: Ifore-fathers which was shed 10 win
their rights aud ours. The white
symbol OF truth and hope. i the EN-.
blem of purity and peace. The blue
signifies loyalty. sincerity ana Justice
: and Notwithstanding eolora, starr
: and stripes blazing in the HEy--makt
the flag Of our country to Be cherish
ed by all our hearts, to be upheld by
: all our hands.
Since the 1ag of the United States
: was established on June i. TIT. tn,
exceilent suggestion has been made
: that June i. IN every year SHOULD
: hereafter Be kept as FLAG Lay ant
!. that it should be commemoTated b.
: displaying the American F1ag from
every home II our land. Flag Da,
I was first observed, in 1893.
Let US. then" as Henry War,
: Beecher 50 beautifully SAYS. twin,
: each thread Of the glorious tissue o
: cur country.s flag about onr heart
: strings; ana looking upon our home
and catching The spirit thai breathe
: upon US from the battle-iIeIaa Of ou
: fathers, let n resolve. e0me Vea
Or woe, Ne VII. IN life aud n death
. low and forever stand By the atnr