The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-01
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

Just now with Balfour and his party of distinguished Englishmen in America, I'm going to use poem by H. A. Roby; "Oh, Johnny Bull you know, John, Since we have been acuuaint. Your many little tricks would try
 The patience of saint. But with the world against you
 A sturdy front you show: 1 guess well have to back you,
 And let old by-gones go!"
 Seaman Boyett, naval reserve man, wants to see the great flag made by Loveman, Joseph & Loeb and carried by 50 employees in the Liberty Day parade, floating from a flagstaff in Capitol park.
 1 went to see Joe Loveman and he said he would gladly give it to the city if the citizens would raise the money to set up the pole.
 "Youve proved a valiant foe, John,
 In many bloody fight; So now we'll stand together
 And strive for truth and right And should the foreign beagles
 Bay the lion in his lair, You'H find the Yankee eagles
 Beak and talons will be bare"
 Let's erect a steel pole and give it cement foundation and make it q permanent affair. It will take pole at least 100 feet high. It really ought to be 125 feet
 Rick Woodward erected steel flag pole to fly the Barons' pennant and I'm sure hetwill furnish all the needed information about the time and the money 1t will. take to get suitable one.
 I understand John Hornady is also willing to busy himself in seeing about the matter and I'm sure he will have the cooperation of the other com missioners.
 What though our name be changed,
 John,
 It has not changed the breed Both stately trees have sprung from
 The Anglo Saxon seed Both nations rights are equal,
 Wrung from monarch's greed. Our seventysix the sequel
 Of glorious Runnymede"
 June IA Is now generally known as Flag Day. The first official recognition of it was made by the governor of New York. who gave orders that, on June 14s 1897, the national flag should fly over all the public buildings of the state. The 14th of June was chosen because, on this day, more than 100 years before the flag of our union was formally adopted by Congress in the resolution:
 Resolved, That the flag of the 1S United States be QS) stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be d3) stars, white in a blue field, representing a new con- stellation.
 Fling out the red cross banner:
 Too long has it been furled, We'll plant Old Glory by it's side
 And then defy the world; Woe to the foreign foemen
 Who front the battle line, Where Johnny's cross and Sammy's stars Their colors bright entwine.'
 suggest that we raise the money For the pole and have a great flag raising Capt. Louis J. Clark of the United States recruiting station will send a corps with bugles to see that it Is properly done. If we get ready before June 14 we could have 1t June 3, at the opening of the community singing, or 1t could wait until the 14th and have it on Thursday night while the community singers sing patriotic airs.
 Grip hands across the ocean,
 And should there come a time, When needed I've notion
 You'll see the thin red line' With shoulder pressed to shoulder,
 Stanch friends and comrades true, Old England's scarlet Tommies,
 And our boys in blue"
 It isn't necessary to have parade but the Boys Industrial band and the Boy Scouts could have part. The details will take care of themselves. The thing to do is for everybody to have a part in buying a flag pole This Is just to start something.
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