Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-05
PATRIOTISM And
CHARITY CONFLICT
Belgian Relief Work Involves Cues
ton Of Dissertation Of Amer.
lean Flag.
PRoBLEM FINALLY SOLVED


Dissertation Of the American flag
or relief for suffering Belgians
which,
Local plans BY the Daughters Of
the American Revolution 10 raise
funds for Belgian relief on satur-
day. King Alberts birthday, came 10
q standstiIi Tuesday when members
81 Omaha and Major Isaac sadIer
chapters discovered that the tags 10
be sold on that day bore a small
American flag IN one corner, to-
Rether With the Belgian eolors and
photograph Of the king.
~ W. cell these tags downtown o. On
the streets. people wiil throw them away
unfortunately after purehasipg them
abd fhe American FLAG viii b. lying ~
the gutter or on The streets where II
wiil betfsmpied upon, exclaimed Mrs
Charles u. huil state regent "We would
lay oufseiYee open 10 great eensure II
We permitted this. A. the Nsbraska
Daughters baye taken ~ their work this
ysar prevention ~ DISSERTATION 81 the
flag
National President Protests,
Mrs Avn stated she had registered her
protest against fhs tags. which ARE
being sold ~ OYER the country. Mrs. Wll.
Ham Cummings gtory ~ Nev YORK. -.
tI0nal president. on whose appeal thn
Belgian relief work has been taken up
by the fauaftferrs also has protested
Mrn. Agll's sisisr. Mrs William Thatcher
guernAsY of Kansas, opposed Mrs Story
a. me isat election for president gen
efal.
1rs Edgar Alien was another DauEh.
ter who opposed the sale OF the tags on
the grounds that dsseersiIon 81 the flag
would result
but IN tbe meantime the Bolgians afe
starving protested Miss Ida Johnston
= teacher IN the Omaha schools. our
American flag stands Tor everything thai
~ good. Il wna placed on this tax NJ
mark Of Bslnums gratitude n the
United States FOR what ~ nave done Tor
itr suffering people They say every
little Belgian school hoy wears The
American flag proudly an mark o. honor
10 this country, Surely no desscration
was intended. Shall We then refuse 10 |
sid this suffering people who honor ~
highly Ladies'. I think we sre split
ting hairs
Pine polsi IL Raised.
s0meone volunteered The information
that u uouid be strange situation Tor |
The Daughters o. The American Heyoius
tion 10 BE- observing kings birthday.
Another suggestion was that the flag |
which Il 10 he corner Of The tax. be cut /
on bsfore they ars placed on sale
We could request purchasers not 70
throw the tags on The street sentlred
another.
Ladies. this meeting was called 40 the
Daughters could aid IN feeding the hun
Rfy and clothing tine needy declared
Mrs W. T. eelby. = think we should
rel busy snd sell a.. many of these Tags
a. - can.
No street sale.
This WAS the consensus Of opinion and
q compromise was effected. The women
viii sell the tags, but not Oh the streets
They viii be sold privately among friends
~ the Daughters Or IN The Immediate
Of their h0meg.
IN discussing the Dissertation Of the
fak. protest was entered against the
naie Of paper napkins. score cards tally
cards and other decorations bearing the
Red. white and Blue which are used
for social purposes and then thrown about
Or eFumpled up
Mrs. Harriet MacMnrphy protested
gainst the Haunting Of nolled American
flags IN air shafts and another member
described the use Of the Stars and Stripes
Ii advertising beer