Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-15


The little showers coming up yes
terday afternoon just as Harrisburg
Chapter, Daughters of the American
revolution was ready to begin its Flag
Day celebration on the lawn of the
herman Miller residence, Cottage
Ridge, didn't dampen the ardor of
| the members and their guests, who
adjourned to the broad porches where
most interesting program was car
ried out.
The American flag prevailed in the
decorations and copies of an act to
prevent and punish the desecration of
the flag, passed by the PENNSYLVANIA
Legislature of 1907 was presented TO
each guest on arriving. The regent.
Miss Cora Lee Snyder, presided. MAX
ing brief address on the day cele-
6rated and its significance to America
whose flag stands for universal
brotherhood Miss Snyder read a
poem written by Mrs. NJ. w. Jacobs.
a member OF the chapter on Our
Flag, -"Emblems thy colors are in
stripe and field and star, Flag that we
love Red tells or brave blood shed.
B!uo field, with stars Ger spread
points to our Nations Head-Our God
above"
The chapter historian, Mrs Charles
J. Wood Jr, who is also a member of
the Story Telling Club, told the
pathetic little tale of Anna Lapinsky's
Star Flag" a story of the love of an
immigrant woman for the stars and
stripes of her adopted country.
Patriouc songs were especially en-
Joyed with Stuart Black at the piano
end Sara Lemer playing the violin.
he strains of The Red, White and
Blue" Star Spangled Banner" Your
Flag and My Flag" and America" :"
rang out heartily in the open air sung
by over a hundred voices. William
II. Boyer. baritone, who has recently
returned from his music studies at the
Peabody Institute, Baltimore. sang
with charming effect. The Song of the
Flag" by Duncan Volkey; Love Is
Nine" Gardner and Somewhere A
Voice Is Calling"
Mr.. Cunningham's Address
The address OF the afternoon was
made by Jesse E. B. Cunningham. eX-
Assistant Attorney General of Penn
sylVania, whose fame as an orator is
more than Statewide. Mr.. Cunning
nam eioquentiy spoke on The Flag"
saying in part:
We cannot fail to recognize at the
present time what our flag means to
US, when such terrible conditions exist
in other parts of the world. There
men by the thousands are dying and
others made cripples for life, for the
sake of an idea. This is what is called
ed above the heads of many strong
anc wonderful men during the history
OF the country, with its white stars
like daisies on a soldiers grave and
It's broad stripes like a highway lead
ing to right and purity. 1t sheltered
Washington and Lincoln, two very diff
ferent types OF men whose valor and
brains made of the young Nation the
world power we are to-day Pennsyl-
vania sitting halfway between the
North and the South in the War of
the Rebellion took her full share of
the tragedy When the great decisive
climax of that struggle came the tide
OF war swept northward to break in
bloody spray upon the rocks of Gettys-
burg and three of Pennsylvania's
noble sons inquired as prominent Off
GERS in that battle. Three years ago
one of the most wonderful sights in
the history of the world took place,
VIXEN men who had hated each other
with the lust OF killing when fighting
at Devils Den and Round Top met
there again to clasp the hand of
brotherhood. Let us hope that the
sword of a Nation, raised again and
again in defense of this glorious flag
OF ours, may never know defeat, but
before long shall hang upon the walls
OF memory and there shall decay into
Dust. because this government stands
for Perpetual Peace"
With votes of thanks for those who
had participated in the program as
we'll as TO Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Miller
for their kindness in acting as hosts
for the chapter and their friends the
meeting adjourned until next October.
Refreshments were served later with
Mrs. c. ]. Wood, Mrs. w. S. Baldwin
Mrs. Robert H. Irons, Mrs. D. Bailey
Brandt. Mrs. Mary B. McCrea, Mrs.
Samuel F. Dunkle, Mrs. William II.
Bishop, Mrs. Guert w. Ensign, Miss
Anna Margaret Miller, Miss Isabel
Ryder and Miss Mildred Buttorf as
sistlng