The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-04-19
Community Flag to be Officially
Raised at Second and Ia
coma Streets
PARADE TO BE A. FEATURE
People from All Parts of Valley are
Invited to Participate in ~u
the Ceremonies a.. .-..,..

for the community flag raising and
patriotic parade next Sunday after
noon. The new S0-foot flag pole was
raised at Second and Tacoma streets
today, Commissioner r. E. Pratt has
ordered large flag from St. Paul
and everything will be in readiness by
Saturday evening. .5..zt.s.-s
Altho the flag raising exercises
will be short and simple it is planned
to make the afternoon one of the most
memorable in the towns history. AS
the flag is to be the official colors, not
Of Kennewick alone, but of the third
commissioners district, it is expected
that many people will be in attend
ance from Richland, Finley and Hover.
Commissioner Pratt has also extended
a special invitation to Commissioner
F. L. Bash, of Hanford and Commits
sioner E. C. Houston, Of Prosser, to be
present.
The parade is scheduled for 3 o'clock
sharp. It is to be strictly marching
parade with no automobiles OF horse
drawn vehicles in the line Of march.
Everybody, men, women and children,
are requested to bring flag to get
into the parade. Word has been re-
ceived from Sargt. Samuel II. Roberts
commanding the Pasco detachment Of
the Idaho National Guardsmen, thae
he will bring over all Of his available
men to take part and the newly organ
lied Kennewick Home Guard, altho
still rather awkward, will line up in
company formation and take part. g.
Ine following parade formation has
been suggested: Il. A. T.. Veterans,
band, Idaho Guardsmen, Spanish-Am-
erican War veterans, Home Guards,
Boy Scouts, city and county officials,
scnool children ana citizens. People
are requested to assemble on the open
square just west Of Hotel Kennewlck
where the parade will be formed. The
line Of march will be down Third
street to Washington, over to Second
and up Second to Tacoma, where the
flag raising ceremonies will be held.
The program as outlined follows:
Song, America" Invocation, Rev.
c. E. Miller; Introductory Remarks,
Mayor G. w. Sherk; Presentation of
Flag, County Commissioner r. E.
Pratt; flag raising by G. A. r. Vet
erans; Flag Salute; song, "Star Span
gled Banner;" speech, Rev. X. S.
Tontz; song, "The Battle Hymn Of the
Republic;" speech, M. M. Moulton;
recitation, A. r. Gardner; song, "Co-
lumbia, the Gem Of the Ocean"
AS the audience will have to stand
during the ceremonies the program
will be short and will probably be con-
cluded by 4 o'clock. e..
we have not attempted to plan
any elaborate ceremonies" said May
or Sherk "but we want to make it one
OF the biggest days in Kennewick's
history. We have selected Sunday for
Two reasons. First, the farmers are
40 busy at this season of the year
70 drop their work and take a half
holiday during the week and we want
the farmers and their families here.
secondly, We didn't want to give any
body an opportunity to say the event
was planned by Kennewick business
men as trade booster. Our stores
will be closed and there will be no
shopping done. This is to be Simon
pure patriotic demonstration and we
want everybody in this commission
ers district to feel that they have a
personal interest in the flag and the
ceremonies. In fact it is the peoples
1lag' bought with the peoples money,
an expression of the peoples loyalty,
ene peoples tribute to their country.
we want everybody to come and bring
flag" ID .-.It / :