Evening star., 1917-11-08
PROPOSE OFFICIAL
u i u u FLAG FOR DISTRICT
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Oldest Inhabitants Associa-
ton Approves Design
Submitted.
TO CONSULT CONGRESS

An onlcial flag for the District of CO.
lumbia, which Is the only jurisdiction
in the Union that does not possess an
emblem of this character, is to be
sought by the Association of Oldest In
habitants of the District.
Approving a recommendation to this
effect and also design submitted os
DIR. William Tindall. the association, at
q meeting in the old Union engine
house, 18th and H streets northwest,
last night authorized the appointment
of a committee to take the matter up
with the Chamber of Commerce and
Board of Trade and the Commissioners
relative to presenting the plan to
Congress.
President Theodore w. Noyes. under
the terms Of the resolution adopted,
will head a committee. consisting or DE-
Tindall. Judge Charles s. Bunny. @ henrs
which is given discretionary power 10
adopt the Tindall design in toto or
make whatever changes may pc con-
sidered desirable after the conferences
with the Commissioners and the local
trade and commercial bodies
~ Flag Has Trefoil of Green.
...',,sxhe scheme of the flag, as presented
ny Dr. Tindall, is a trefoil or clover,
Golored in clover green. with gold
Background and a dark green border.
The words THE District of Columbia
appear in dark letters in an arc ar
rangement above the trefoil- Below
the trefoil are printed the words JUS
fitia Omnibus" and the number 1880,
tins being the year when, accord1ne 70
3ke decision of Justice Cranch, the full
and absolute jurisdiction of soil and OF
porsons residing or to reside in the
District of Columbia became vested in
the United States.
stated DIR. Tindall. sis that 1t represents
the three distinctive features Of the
United States government. namely, the
legislative. executive and judicial
propriateness from the fact that the
District of Columbia. which 1t symbol
ises. Is the seat Of government Of the
United States. where these three cardi-
nal functions of the government are
exercised.
'The words .Justitia Omnibus or
Justice for ALL are derived from the
motto on the seal of the District of
Columbia. which was adopted by the
territorial government of the District
Of Columbia on August 3, 1871
THE clover leaf also might be adopt
ed as the floral emblem of the seat of
government on account of its practical
usefulness as an agricultural product:
1t 30 readily to purposes of decora-
ton. either in its normal or conven-
tionalized form. as well as for its typi-
cal portrayal of the triune elements Of
our government"
Patriotism was much in evidence in
the proceedings of the association last
night and found expression in another
resolution adopted to dispense with
the annual banquet as an evidence of
the purpose Of the members to aid in
every way In conserving the food sup
ply. The get-together feast heretofore
has been the biggest event on the as
sociation's calendar, but the enter
tainment committee reported that war
conditions would make the cost double
what 1t has been in the past. 1t was
decided that the organization could
not set a more patriotic example for
other bodies. of local citizens than by
eliminating the banquet at a time
when there Is the greatest necessity
for conserving the country's supply of
food.
Plans Anniversary Celebration.
The association. however. will not
allow its hfty-second anniversary to
w. Evans. 1t was. decided to hold an
anniversary celebration at the head
quarters In the engine house on the
evening Of December I. A buffet lunch
be In addition to the regular business
session to be held December ).
But one new member. George A.
Howe. was elected last night. and he
has the distinction Of being the young
est member of the organization. as he
became eligible only last summer. Cor
responding Secretary John B. Nc
csrthy read q letter from F. L. Moore
Of Georgetown. who is believed to be
the oldest member Of the association.
Mr.. Moore stated that. while it is i'm
possible for him to attend the meet
lnes, he IL still greatly interested in
ali the association is doing.
The sick committee reported that
Baldwin B. Drane. at the John Dickson
Home, who has been seriously i'll. is
now rapidly improving. Secretary Ben
5amin Reiss announced that two men,
berseJames Lansburgh and Sebastian
Bauer-had died since the last meet
ing.
Col Joseph L Keefer presented the
association with a picture Of Wake
Held" on the Potomac. the birthplace
Of George Washington. The picture
il copied from one in the collection
Of Thomas Marshall. who was the last
owner of Marshall Hall.