The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-06-15
BRILLIANT OBSERVANCE
OF FLAG DAYBY THE ELKS.
Program Provided for in the
Ritual is Carried Out with
Admirable Precision.
SPECIAL FEATURES FINE
Brilliant Address Ringing with
AmeriCaniSm Delivered by
Louis A. Johnson.

Clarksburg Lodge, No. 4S2, Benev.
olont and Protective Order OF EiiSs.
held brilliant Observance OF Flag
day In Its lodge room Wednesday
evening. when u patriotic program
was carried out with admirable pre-
clBlOn.
While tho observance was a pub
lie one, the attendance was not
large. II lS TO be regretted, and there
were many expressions of disappolnt.
mont by those In attendance that
the exercises. so high In character
and 30 American In tone, were not
heard by large Rssemblage. The
lodge room wRR a panorama OF
AmerlcAnlsm In It's decorations.
The officers were all In their chairs
and they all did admirable work.
The musical part OF tho program
was all that could be desired. THE
Cadenza orchestra never did better
and a. ]. Smith and Charles d. GIL,
noted local singers. were never bet
ter In voice. when they sang "Co.
lnmbia. Gem Of the Ocean" and
America, How Love YOu," respect.
lively. II. Arthur Heinze acquitted
himself with distinction whom he read
THE History OF the Flag" and sam
uel Il. bentley In reading 'The Trib-
ute to the Flag" gave the same most
inspiring interpretation.
The address OF the evening was by
Louis a. Johnson. well known
ClarkSburg lawyer, on THE Spirit OF
the Flag"
The addrOss was replete with pa
triOtic sentiment and cxpression.
brilliant In thought and eloquently
Inspiring. 80 impressive, Indeed. that
at itg conclusion the speaker was
loudly applauded and warmly con.
graduated. Mr.. Johnson's address
in full IL M follows:
One hundred and forty years ago
our fathers brought forth on this con.
tinent n new nation conceived In iibar.
y. and dedicated to tho proposition
that all men are created equal. one
hundred and thirty-ninc years ago to-
day Congress- resolved that the nag
of the United States be thirteen
stripes. alternate rcd and white; that
the union be thirteen stars, white In
blue field, representing a new cons,el-
latlOn;" on the 30th day Of May, Ia the
Year OF our Lord Ono Thousand Nine
Hundred and Sixteen. Woodrow WI
son. president Of tho United States.
Issued proclamation suggesting and
requesting that throughout the ma
tiOn and II possible IN every communi-
~. the l4th day Of June be observed
as Flag Day. with special patriotic
exercises" This proclamation, as Il
shown on page l053S OF the Congress
sional Record Of the present Congress.
was issued at the special instance and
request Of Murray Hubert, who. as
Exalted Ruler OF New York Lodge No
l of the Benevolent and Protective Or
der Of Elks. had FIRST held q patriotic
service on the birthday OF the Tag on
June i4. 1912. At the suggestion OF |
Murray Hubert. the Grand Lodge
made the observance OF this day com
pulsOry on the fourteen hundred
lodges throughout the country under
penalty Of forfeiture OF charter.
In his first published letter 70 Jo-
seph Tumulty, secretary OF the presl.
dent, Murray Hubert says, in part;
"In November Of each year the pres
ldcnt issues proclamation calling up.
on all citizens 10 observe the last
Thursday OF November as the date up
on which they should rlghtfnlly givd
thanks 10 Almighty God for the bless
ings He has bestowed upon them. May
not suggest with equal pronriety. ant
hope that the president may deem
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