The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-16
OF Interest to Women
BY winona Evans Reeves.

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In connection with the celebration
OF flag day 1t is interesting to know
what star in the field of blue repre-
sents Iowa didn't know until very
recently that every state is repre-
scented by particular star, This
plan of having specific star for the
states OF the union came in accord
ance with an executive order issued
October 26. 1912. Iowas star is the
twenty-ninth one, located in the
fourth row from the top and the fifth
star in the row. The states are mum.
bered in the group of stars in ac-
cordance with the time of their ad-
mission to the union. Iowa was adj
mitted in 1916, the twenty-ninth state.
The stars and their arrangement
represent the states as follows:
First row-No. i, Delaware; 2,
Pennsylvania; 8, New Jersey; 4. Geor'
gia 5, Connecticut; 6, Massachus-
etts; T.. Maryland; 8, South Carolina.
| Second row-No. 8, New Hamp-
shire; 10, Virginia; II, New York; II,
North Carolina; Is, Rhode Island;
ia, Vermont; 10, Kentucky; l6. Ten-
nessee.
Third row-No. II. Ohio; IS. Lou
isiana 10. Indiana; 20, Mississippi;
| q, Illinois; %, Alabama; %, Maine,
"a, Missouri.
| Fourth row-No. %; Arkansas; 26,
Michigan; 81, Florida; %, Texas; 20,
Iowa; 80, Wisconsin; 81, California;
| 80, Minnesota.
Fifth row-No. 80, Oregon; "a, Kan
| 81, Nebraska; SO, Colorado; 80. North
| An Co,,fh Dolypfa
Sixth row-No Al, Montana; AZ,
Washington; 43, Idaho; A, Wyoming;
45, Utah; As, Oklahoma; Al, New Mex
leo; 48, Arizona.
1t has been Americas boast that all
her possessions have been acquired
by purchase and not by war and
bloodshed. That land costs Uncle
Sam a great deal more than In form
er years was shown in the recent
purchase of the fifty small islands
in the Virgin group, for which TWEEN
ty-five million dollars were paid.
The price per acre was 1926, and for
1 Alaska the price paid per acre was
two cents.
The newspapers of the state have
had much to say within the last few
weeks, of Iowa's part in the civil
war, by way of inspiration to the low
young men. The state furnished
more than 5000 soldiers, which was
little over ten per cent of its en-
tire population In the beginning
government uniforms were not sup.
piled, and many Iowa soldiers went
to the front in suit of blue made by
the women folks at home. Nearly
all of the flags carried by the com
panies and regiments were home
made. Nothing could be in stronger
contrast than the Red Cross supplies
made now and the scraped lint and
bandages sent TO the hospitals by
the women in the SOS.
| The very first Iowa company L
| offer its services to President Lin
coin was company at Burlington
made up entirely of foreign born
citizens, under the leadership o
Captain G. L. Matthias.
The First Iowa regiment went into
active service at Wilson Creek early
In the war.
The first Official flag Of the unior
was adopted on June IA, 1777, and al
: every one knows that is why we
, celebrate flag day, and today is thu
one hundred and fortieth birthday o.
"Old Glory" There were nine diff
ferent flags used by the colonies be
fore the adoption of the stars ant
stripes Before the spirit of revolu
ton came into the colonies. the rec
flag of Great Britain was generally
used This was called the unior
flag, because in the upper corner
next the flag staff there was the rec
cross of st. George, England's patron
saint, and the white cross of ST. An
drew, Scotland's patron saint, anC
the union Of these crosses symbolic
ed the union of England and Scot
land.
| The people of Massachusetts be
coming restless under the arbitrary
laws of England, put on this unio1
flag the words Liberty and Union
The Concord people made a flag o
red on which was an outstretcheC
arm holding a sword and bearing {
Latin phrase meaning conquer o.
die. After the revolutionary war be
gan, the colonists carried f1as
with blue ground and in the uppe
corner was red cross and a tin.
7 pine tree In 1775 the navy used ;
: pine tree flag, flag with whit,
background with a pine tree in th'
, center and the words, "An Appeal t.
{ Heaven"
r When George Washington was ar
{ pointed commander in chief Of thu
colonial army, he was escorted by
, Philadelphia troop which carried
) wonderful yellow silk banner, edge
. about with gold fringe, elaborated
; painted with two figures and scroll
r On this flag there appeared in tn
! upper left hand corner the thirteel
! bars which afterward became par
: of our flag The crescent flag, tn
rattle snake flag, and the gram
union flag of 1875 all preceded TIL
Betsy Ross flag.
Some elements OF the first flag
= annear in our present flag