Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-22
HIGH BOYS TO AID
IN RELAY Of FLAG
DER HISTORIC SOIL
"Old Glory" to be Carried From
Boston to Washington to Slim
ulate w. S. S. Sales.
WILL GO THROUGH CITY

Wilmlnt G>p is TO he on the route of the
Flag Relay that will take place late IN
October. or early November. according to
present plans, and will I've n spectacular
and thrilling episode If al expectations
are realized.
The relay" is part of q plan 10 stlmu-
late the sale of War Savings Stamps by
carrying an American flag from Boston TO
Washington by teams of High School
pupils. after the close Of the next Liberty
Loan campaign
The flag is TO he made in the Betsy
Ross house in Philadelphia by women OF
Revolutionary ancestry, ass sted by other
women representing races that have
recently mingled with American stock:
The blue field of the flag will bc unadorncd
with stars In he latter part oi October
this flag will hc sent 20 Boston and un-
furlcd nj Concord Bridge near the statue
Of the Minute Man.
4 girl from the Concord High School
will sew the first star on the blue field
of the flag at the base of the statue,
with her school mates gathered about her
singing national hymns and war songs.
Then the flag will he handed over to n
boy from the Concord High School the
captain of the schools flag squad, who
on the road 10 Lexington Common
Carried in this way by trained mile run
ncrs the flag will pass through Lexington.
Arlington, and Cambridge and INTO
Boston. its passage being stopped for
brief periods required for the sewing on
Of other stars with appropriate ccrr-
MONIES
When the flag leaves Boston, II will follow
the inc Of he old post road Owe which
Washington Travelled to Cambridge IN
l115 through Worcester. Springfield,
and Hartford, and then dcviating from
that route will advance 10 New York
through bridgeport and the long Island
Sound towns
The flag will bc borne through New \ orl
down Fifth avenue and INTO Broadway,
hy RELAYS of boys. picked runners froN the
school track teams The citvs farewell
10 the flag will probably bc spoken At the
place where Washington and his generals
parted
After tho flag has crossed the North
river il will 70 over the old battle-ground
in New Jersey. passing through Newark
Elizabeth New Brunswick, Princeton
and Trenton to Philadelphia. where u
viii visit Germantown. Valley forgc
Independence Hall and the Betsy Ross
house From Philadelphia thc flag comes
through Wilmington and thence onward
to Baltimore and Washington. where 4
viii hc handed over to President Wilson
or some representative of national war
work
Forty-eight high schools along The Inc
from Boston to Washington will have
their stars in the flag which viii be pre-
served IN the Capitol OF IA the National
Museum Nj along the llnc q its Journey
the flag will bc used - aid The sale Of War
Savings Stamps The ldca was originated
by Samuel Abbott. Of the National War
Savings Committee IN Philadelphia.
After class day exercises of the Hugh
School. on June IL, Everett Sidwell was
appointed captain Of the flag detail,
to relay the banner on It's way 70 Wash
mgton. the expectation then being that
Inc date of the ceremony might take
place before the beginning Of the fall
term. but the date now contemplated
beng later. VIII allow The arrangements
10 be perfected after the school year has
begun