The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-10-08
STATE MUSEUM
GETS RELICS
Many Interesting Articles Re-
Gently Added to Its Collec-
ton.

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interesting articles have been acquir-
ed recently by the state museum eth
er as loans or by donation. Some of
these articles were brought by re-
turned soldiers Of the American Elk
peditionary Force and the Army of
Occupation Of Germany. A number of
trophies were brought in by John w.
Series Of the 10 infantry. One uni
que object Of this collection is a Ger
man folding saw which Mr.. Series
picked up on the field at scissors,
July 20, 1918. This saw is about three
feet in length and has handles for use
by two men, but is made to be folded
into the space ola few inches when
not in use.
Joseph Matthews, 18th U. S. Infan-
try, A. E. F. and Army of Occupation
in Germany, donated a German i'm
perial treasury loan certificate Of the
denomination Of 20 marks, issued at
Berlin, August s, 1914.
A collection Of knitted work and
needlework Of the, American Red
Cross, northern division, including the
various knitted articles and garments
and hospital'garments supplied by the
Red Cross for army use, as well as
the various standard Red Cross re-
fugee garments vas brought in by
Mr.. P. G. Remington. This collection
is very useful and interesting as an
objective demonstrations of the war
time work Of the American Red Cross
to be set forth in the historical mu-
scum,
Flag Picture Donated.
A very unique and most interesting
article was donated to the state mu-
scum by Mrs. Mary MacLean. It is
q picture in colors Of the alag of
Humanity" The motif is a blend of
the designs of the flags of Great Brit
ain, France and Great Britain's ED
est daughter, the United States. The
colors of the flag are the Red, White
and Blue, the original colors of the
British union. These colors are the
blue and white Of the ancient flag Of
Scotland which never has been con.
quered, united to the red and white
OF the ancient flag of England. When
the kingdom Of Scotland and the
kingdom of England were united an6
the king of Scotland became also kline
OF England the designs of the two
flags were united to signify this un.
ION. So the Red, White and Blue the1
became the emblem of government,
by the people for the people under
a constitution and law to which al
persons Of whatever class are equal,
~answerable, which is the genius o:
british government everywhere from
the day Of the Magma Charta at Run
nymede until the present time. AM
when the German king George III O.
Great Britain tried to subvert tn,
British constitution by dealing auto
cratically with the colonies in Amer
lea the %colonists resisted him as Bri
tons maintaining their constitutions
rights. So in the new flag for tn,
new nation we inherited the colors q
our mother flag.
Then, q few years later when tn
people of France threw off the rul
OF their tyrants they adopted thes
colors, the Red, White and Blue O
Britain and of Britain's dauehte,
which stand for constitutional govern
ment. So now, as these three nation
nave been united in the late strugel
OF Right against Might, it is fifth,
that this design of the HFlag of HUI
mainly" should be formed by a blend
ing OF their three flags into one.
The curator has had it framed an,
hung in a prominent place in the stat,
museum.