The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-07
THE DAILY MssoULlAN. SUNDAY MORNING, APP RL y 1els

ing the virtues Of vigilance persever-
ance and justice. The stars were dis
posed in a circle. symbolizing the per-
circling serpent Of the Egyptians sig
nifying eternity"
First Use Of Flag.
This 'Old Glory of ours was first
used on the northeast bastion of old
Fort stanwix or Schuyler on August 2.
1171. 1t was improvised and extempo-
rlzed on the spot. The white stripes
were made of ammunition shirts, the
blue of a camct cloak captured from
the British at Peekskill and the red
from the petticoat of 4 soldiers wife
1, raised its majestic head on the
Brandywine and waved in victory at
- ratoga; ii cheered the undying he
rocs Of Valley Forge. and stood in tri-
unph while CORVALLIS capitulated be-
meath its stars. 1t was the guiding
star Of the immortal Washington as
h. marched from victory to victory
ON sea the first Stars and Stripes
were presented to the fearless and
intrepid John Paul Jones, who dis
mouth July 4, 1771. In February this
vessel reached Quiberon bay. France,
where it received the first salute ever
paid to the American flag by a foreign
power.
Flag Went to Bottom.
1t was later transferred to the taf-
frail Of the Good Richard When the
J4p Id ri
Scraps, on September 3. 1879. Jones
won the most brilliant and valiant
exploit in the annals of the sea
Doomed to defeat, with Laundering
ship, half his crew dead and dying
hc dashed her to the Scraps. fought
til she struck her colors, saw his own
ship go down. but won immortal glory
With the Good Richard the uncon-
quered and unstricken flag went to the
bottom of the sea; but Old Glory was
tho laat<vestige that mortal eyes be-
held! Speaking Of the incident later,
Paul Jones said Of that torn and tat
tered flag:
Il couldn't bear to strip it from the
poor old ship in her last agony, nor
| could deny to my dead on her decks,
flying, the glory Of taking 1t with
them" You did exactly right, com
modorc." exclaimed his friend, that
flag is just where we wish it to be-
flying at the bottom of the sea over
tn. only ship that ever sunk in vic
terry
New Flag Today.
Such is the history and such the
spirit of Old Glory. But America is
| fathers. We live. and fortunately live.
| H. an era of "a new and more personal
| flag. 1t is this flag to which we bow
In obesiencc and pay homage to this
| hour. 1t Is your flag and my flag and
We love it like a miser loves his gold
| for it's own sake, and like we adore
the cross on Calvary--for what it Is
and what it representative love- de-
Votion. sacrifice and spirit of the chill
drcn of democracy.
The service flag was conceived, anG
patented later by Captain NJ. L
Queisser of the machine gun company
OF the Fifth Ohio infantry, on Novem.
Der 6. 1917. The royalty is fixed at 4
low figure and one-h half is given to thu
Red Cross. 1t is soon to be taker
IoNcr by the Red Cross or the war de.
APARTMENT.
What the Flag Means.
| Physically the flag Is composed 0
n deep crimson border, surrounding
center of purest white. In this fell
OF white are placed the five-pointe'
| Af 1IiStnrirlllIy W
represents the law. order and purit
o. II free pcoplc-the justice, equalit
and morality of representative gov
ernment-thc blanched and unpol
luted citadel of regulated liberty. TIL
red stands as threefold wall OF hu
mainly around the jewel of freedom
its bulwark and its protection; it rep
rcsents the gore and blood of on
fathers to attain and enjoy tn
summunn borum of human rights; an
il stands like adamant, and represent
, the gore and blood which barbarian
must shed and through which tho
, must wade to despoil us of that herit
, IaEe-hctoro profane and savage hand
, shall lay hold the altar of our sacre
, government The blue is from tn
, heavens and inrokes their protection
!, and the star is the guardian of on
, lives. our virtue and our libcrties--th
star and hero of our personal and ma
!, tional oNistcnce-~the plumcd knigl
who. like Henry of Navarro, hurled hi
lance straight at the heart and life {
, tyranny and autocracy and shall dc
stro% the demons who seek to invad
> the sanctums of our lihcrtics--the onI
sanctum where man, woman and chill
Iarc free.
And the golden starS-What shall