Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-12-08
Delegations From Fraternal Orders
Appear Before City School Board
Last Night.

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the City School Board was held last
night in the Lee School Building.
There were present: Chairman
Bradshaw and Messrs. Cox, Lunt,
Pierce, Anderson, Colvin, Howard,
Helmuth, Perry and Thompson.
"A joint committee embracing %
members fcertain fraternal orders
of the city were awaiting the appea-
rance of the members. They had been
appointed by their respective or
ganizations to call the attention of
/. the board to the fact that there is
the law of the General Assembly re-
quiring the board to place flags upon
the school buildings.
After the board had been called to
order it was determined to invite the
members of the joint committee into
the room and hear statements which
were to be made by Messrs. John II.
Trimyer and j. William May.
After the delegation had entered
and been seated, Mr.. Trimyer gave
succinct history of movements
which had from time to time been
made to place flags upon the public
school buildingsI. He. called atten-
ton to the fact that in by-gone
wears the Fraternal Order Amerl-
cans, which organization he repres-
cnted, had placed flags upon Wash
ington and Lee Buildings with ap-
propriate ceremonies, but the flags
were not flying now. He also said
that this order had endeavored to
have the Stars and Stripes placed
upon the new high school building,
but this structure had not been erect
ed with. this end in view; hence the
order was ready to furnish flag to
be placed upon a pole in the grounds
whenever the School Board was
ready to furnish pole. Mr.. Trimyer
suppested that the American flag
should be in one section of the
ground and the state flag in the
other He stated that it was not the I
intention of fhe joint committee to
make any demand upon the School
Board. but he and chose he represent
cd desired to cooperate with the
board in the matter, and to back the
trustees in whatever action they
should take toward having the flag
at each school building.
Mr.. May followed f.e also gave a
brief history of the movement to
have flags placed upon the buildings,
and mentioned the di: 'erent orders
engaged in the work, lie gave sew
eral reasons why the Stars and
Stripes should float ov,r all public
school structures, and subsequently
read the following communication
which he requested the board to act
upon:
Alexandria. Va. December /. 1916.
Al =: meeting Of the joint committees |
of the fratcrnal orders OF AleNandria |
as follow: Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite, Virginia Consistory. In
iependent Order Odd Fellows. Potomac |
and Sarepta Lodges. Improved Order |
Rcd Men. Osceola and Seminole |
Alexandria Council. Knights Pythias.
Oriental Lodge, representing mem
drcd, held the 5th day Of December. |
IeIG' the following resolution was
adopted:
WHEREAS: 1t is the unanimous
opinion of the membership OF the or,
dcrs represented at this meeting and
we believe, the desire of large ma
ioritv of the citizens of Alexandra
and the patrons OF the public scho9ts
raised oyer the public school houses
of Alexandria. in accordance with laW sW
(Acts OF Assembly 1916. Chapter l6s,
Page 327) be it resolved:
uucstea to do what is necessary, with
out delay to have the United states
flag raised over the pubic scmool
houses of the city. as the law REQUIRES
if NECESSARY petition the City Coun-
ell nj its next meeting. to proFide |
funds for the erection of flag poles
mt the High, school especially and
other schools where needed.
John II. May. Secretary. Joint COM
Committees.
A. 4. s.. r. Va. ConsiStory; J; Nm.
May. chairman. W.. W Rallengsr.
Robert Barrett. H. Garner f. W.
100. F. Potomac Lodge: A. J:
Eutcher. chairman. y. T. Sullivan. W.
sarepta. w. D. Zimmerman. chair
man. w r., Studs. c. W. Thorn.
l.. r. Bats.
10. II. Nj. Seminole Lodge, W. L.
Ncklin. chairman.
Osr"ola. c.. NJ. Schwab. chairman.
O.F..N. Alcxandra Council: chair
man j. n: Trimyer. j. r.. ManSheIa'
r. W. Ebhardt. Geo. Petit, Q. n |
Daniels.
Seminole Tnhc. H. H. Newton. r.. j.
AYERS. Tom NJ. Jones. Jr.. r, c. Sui !
Ivan
;, s, oscsola. ). r Lucket,. W, e,
K. Of r. Oriental Lodge. ]. r. Luck
cit. chairman, T. H. Hancock. S. f,
Mr.. Mayt also read the following