New-York tribune., 1919-06-15
One Man of Is Receives
Medal From Sons of Revo-
luton Because of His Ac-
tive Duty in World War
Fight on Reds Planned
DIR. Nicholas Murray Butler
Calls for Persistent Eff
fort Against Radicalism

Sons of the Revolution, Elks, Chris
tian and Jewish congregations, public
and private schools and other organi-
cations celebrated Flag Day yesterday
Boy Scouts captured the meeting of
the Sons of the Revolution in City
Hall Plaza, where Washington was in
augurated for his first term as Presi-
dent. Last night, at the exercises held
by Elks Lodge No. 1, DR.. Nicholas Mur-
ray Butler, the principal speaker, made
a plea that Memorial Day henceforth
be accorded worldwide recognition and
observance.
DR.. Butler also declared that victory
in the world war was only call to
the continuous war at home against
the disruptive forces menacing free
institutions and human liberty, which
he said could only be met by persist
ent, intelligent, counteractive effort.
Pershing and Wood Elected
Something of the same theme was
developed at the annual meeting Of
the American Flag Association in the
Governors Room at City Hail. where
it was decided to extend the member
ship, and with General Pershing, Gen
eral Leonard Wood and other widely
known soldiers among the directors,
conduct national campaign against
Bolshevism and radicals advocating
violent overthrow of American insti-
tutions.
The observance in City Hall Plaza
began at noon. Robert Olyphant
president of the Sons of the Revolu-
ton, opened the ceremonies. The Rev
Frank Warteld Crowder delivered the
invocation. and Supreme Court Justice
Alphonso It. Clearwater, of Kingston
spoke briefly. The national anthem
3 was played by the 18th Infantry band
while the color guard under Captain
Thomas Montgomery, held aloft the
oolors, f1anked by reproductions of
flags used at various times in the coun-
try's history, notably during the Revo ,
luton.
Boy Scouts Get Busy
Then the Boy Scouts took charge of
the meeting. A color guard of boys
unfurled a flag and troop guidons, while
they recited the Presidents pledge of
allegiance and repeated the Scout oath.
Postmaster Thomas G. Patten, DR.. In
gram w. Irvine and DR.. o. H. l.. Mason
spoke briefly in connection with the
Scout campaign for 100000 members
the latter calling to the fore boys of
Irish, French, Chinese, Negro, Russian
and Greek parentage to show the uni
versatility of the organizations appeal
and the 100 per cent quality of its
Americanism.
Service medals were presented to
those members of the Empire State
Society, Sons of the American Revolu-
ton, who served in the world war. The
medals of five members who were
killed were given to relatives. Lieu
his brother, Kermit, were to have re-
ceived medals, but neither was present
One Veteran of Seventy-five
The veterans formed at the Empire
State Society's headquarters, 22(
Broadway, and marched to City Hall
The presentations were made in tn,
Board of Estimate room. The leade
of the line was Colonel William Cor
buster, who, despite his seventy-fiv,
United States entered the war, and i
still serving at the port of debarkation
Preceding him marched the Empir
State Society's Continental band-tw,
drummers and fifer in the uniform O,
1776.
The American Flag Association helt
it's twenty annual meeting il
the Governors room Cornelius Pugs
ley, of Peekskill, and the other officers
were reelected Former Presiden
William II. Taft and Robert Olyphan
were added as presidents.
General John j. Pershing, Genera
Leonard Wood, General Oliver Ed
wards, General George A. Wingate
Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Whit
tlesey, Harvey Foote Remington anc
Herbert NJ. Chester were elected mem
oers OF the executive committee.
Ceremonies in Stores
Several department stores held cere
monies for their employees before tn,
rush of work began, while others in
terrupted the days business. At tn,
Cammeyer shoe store, AZ West Thirty
Tourth Street, the employees conere
gated at the front of the store a
10 a. m. and stood at attention t,
pledge allegiance to the flag. This wa,
followed by the singing of the nationa
anthem, in which the customers joined
K. ii. Macy &; Co. held their servic
during the height of the afternoo,
rush at o'clock. A bell announce,
me hour and all business was stopped
For one minute not even tubes or Gle
vators moved. Simultaneous exercise
were held on each floor, both clerk
ana customers facing toward fla
fnat was hung so as to be visible fror
al directions. The employees stood a
salute and recited the pledge of al