The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-07-07

| THIS is an s,a,,iver-.ry day-anl
| j. spem5 Il ii'tiag thing til wa
+hou d come he-e or this day OF
! iris year-to ply tr.olte = cdt
Ic3antry's L .g, tne -,a.a aid
/ stripes.
/ For ta9re than 4 &c, fury toe
altar spaCg.ad banner i - ben
! halted IL 90 IN bi III Il our ulity
&C strength, s!m@" jz'"g the
e.tugg,es a"d uop"- a. Wei, AZ tt.t
victor ; and progress Of F, grs At
people.
Singular a il nay saem, III"
nag origin ma oeen tne -uDj CT
Of such controversy that We can
state with 10 particular authority
how or by whom it originated.
The ma j0Ei.y OF writer's agree that
the de-iga ~a- suggested by the
c5aG Of arm f the Washing on
family which confirmed both stars
and stripes We dc know that
this national a-nt II vac adopted
June 14;h, III, that moments
Gus and decisive year Of the
American Revolution hen the
brave patriots of nat day won the
recognition OF Europe to the
trium paant causa Of American In-
dependence, aid France-beloved
Franco-boc2mn thereafter our
di+Jingui. ned ally,
Until 1918 uew stripe was ad-
ieI FIR each new atate Then, Of
rect salty, CoBgIe-s nacted new
law which fixed the present flag
Of thirteen stripes. allowing new
star for each Hew sta,e-~vhite in
. fie d Of oiuat1 represent a new
constellation
Today We have no new stars to
add. We seek 40 new star. Our
union is complete. The United
States OF America asks only that
thi- flag be unm oested BY the
greed of world coneuerors and
that the freed om If this nation Gu
land and sea b not subject to the
monstrous dictates and aspiring
tyranny of one single war lord.
Having won this right in the
past and having maintained it
through all our glorious history
it ia not for this generation to re-
inquish in the slightest degree,
the privileges that have been ac-
corded to all nations by all nations
through international compact.
Our flag is a flag OF peace-~and
there are victories Of peace az
we'll as war--but the nations that
have fought so heroicaIly for JUS
tice and humanity have felt the
strain and have called for help
not only material but such az
givea inspiration TO great ideal
and our flag has LETT our shores to
do sts part in ending this world
struggle. It has gone as the
visible sign Of our inward selves
to fight for liberty and humanity
in the deepest sense. /. has gone
to fight for the sacredness Of law
and treaty. We feel sure i, will
do a large share in binding Up the
wounds of Europe. We know
that it will continue by our sacri-
fees, if necessary,-the great
work Of driving starvation from
the battle lines aud homes of our
allies. In the end it will have the
opportunity of leading the great
nations Of the world into a fedora.
ton Of permanent peace.
And thus it is with feelings alert
to the seriousness Of today's
crisis, that we present to you to-
day this flag, The dag pole is
given hy our good friend and
benefactoI, Mr.. James A. Peter
man, who was asked to take part
i'll the program this afterrooo but
d c!iued through modesty. The
fig is given by ,he fifty .eight
members of the Culture Club of
'ranklin to the peterman Park
lad to the people of the town OF
franklin, and ltake great pleasure
in presenting it to you at this
time. 1t bears but one message
Liucoln's great message to this
peopie--.naG 1--WE mere highly re-
4olve that government of the
people by the people and for the
people shall not perish from this
rarth."