Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-02
SUFFRAGE GAVE FLAG
TO NEW GUARD MEN
Woman Presented the New Oklaho-
ma Military Organization with
Stars and Stripes,
MRS. HUNTER MADE SPEECH
"It ~ Possible the Flag WIN bc Car
ricd Up the streets ~ Berlin
She SAID.


Tulsa wpwrn presented tho new
''rpnd T"slWrut of tho oklahoma
nIlpuII guard with beautiful Six
fI1E iaH' night when the men ot M"
'""a. companies wore drawn up for
drNl. ~ WIsa m, direct gift Of the
IulHl ru'irtro organization.
Ih. i'HE NJs presented by Mrs.
]. a. O. Hunter ou behalf NJ tho
#.iit'F. organization. Major kuot
l'p'rHou''h the regiment "a her ad-
dress hJa nlu'cr said
'ih' Tulsa suffrage organization
has conferred upon mr ihIs honor Of
uroauutur tp SOU lte contribution 70
Your oGuuwrnt II B u beautiful
n.lr flag which shall wave over your
loyal heads from ih" moment you
leave Tulsa uuil sou come back
again. ty cp with you over the sens,
Wherever ynu ar" In France, ana
perhaps who can ttlIf Who crn say
10 may go up Tho strcots Of lfcrlin
ana passing along uutcr dor Linden
yuu viii shake It's glory In the face
Ui lioh"ulollcrn frightfulness.
AND when yon get back you win
give u ulg. tp This organization. the
Tulsa Suffrage organization with all
10. historic glory. and imagine that
some day thts very flar win he I'm 4
rrwt museum and on that flag viii
be 20 card saylur This is the flax
'Glt tho Tuhn suffrage -osgaulzation
guyc TO the Second Okhhoma rcgi-
mcut| that It was carried all through
the VAR that It inspired many a man
TO tght braVoiy ana nobly for that
reconstructed democracy which
every ono OF ~ hopes TO enjoy
And one thing more: Enmeshcd
IN this flag woven thread by thread,
are the prayers OF this OrGInizauon.
| speak for every member OF the
Tulsa suffrage Organization whom ]
say you have their prayers their
heartfelt prnyers--fOr your health,
Your victory and for your saIc return
home"
on behalf Of the regiment Major
Rock responded NJ follows:
Ladies' Of the w0mcn's suffrage
organization, on behalf ~ the Second
Oklahoma regiment, / have the
honor 10 accept the wonderful token
Of your patriotism. the thing that
represents to soldiers, all. whom he Is
abroad. when he ia without the
United states tho flag Is the symbol
OF his countrYcG He looks on the flag
as tho representation ~ his country.
and he looks on It ms home itself He
can look about him and SEQ strang-
ora and foreigners hut the flag Is al
ways there the thing that brings
back memories Of home.
"Thc speaker said that Il was nos
slbla that this flag might be carried
IN the streets of Berlin. | am sure
that every member 81 this orEnnlla-
tion hopes that It will, that we shall
have the honor and the privilege Of
being the nrst American troops 10 20
up the streets OF Berlin. II looks
like we are getting a latc start, but
nevertheless. We nrc doing the best
we can. We are drilling and other
wise training. doing our very best
to get ourselves In shane for service
1t. probably will not he am1ss Ia say
n Bora in regard To the cause ftr
which tho organization presenting
these colors stand.
"Of course IL is beyond the pro-
vince Of n soldier to mention things
political. but | take this, opportunity
TO sav that the things for which your
organization stand are something
that there should he no necessity for