Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-14
EIKS TO HAVE BIG
FLAG DAY PROGRAM
win Celebrate Victory Flag Day
Tomorrow On State House
Hill With Visiting Elks
J. WI HEUISLER ORATOR

Celebrating Flag Day. The day after.
Annapolis Lodge Benevolent and
Protective Order Of Elks will with
their visiting Brother Elks from all
parts u MARYLAND. Delaware and the
District Of Columbia, enjoy mem
orable occasion here tomorrow
While Flag Day really falls on June
Il. today. the Elks have chosen to-
morrow for their Victory Flag Day
celebration. and have extended an in
sitation 70 all Elkdom From two
to three thousand visitors are expect
ed, and Annapolis Lodge is prepar-
ing III entertain and take care 81
that number
Many will motor here. while Others
Will come IS special electric cars
ever both roads The exercises will
take place at three o'clock on Stale
House Hill. the portlco In front Of
Taneys statue, being used as ros-
trum for the speakers This Will be
appropriately decorated and all Ans
napoiitans are asked to hang out the
dag, or ais many flags as they have.
and give the city the holiday Air and
patriotic spirit due 70 Flag Day
.Fhe Naval Academy band will fur
nish music. and will open the ex-
ercises Wifh March ct Cortege
Ia Refine de Saba BY Gounod.
Opening ceremonies Of the Elks viii
he conducted BY the Exalted Ruler,
and the Invocation will be by the
rev. Edward n johnson. rector Of
ST. Anne's
The band will play America,
after which Ridgely r Melvin Esq.
will give the History of the Flag.
This will be followed by band Sc
lection. columbia, The Gem Of The
ocean. and the Elks' ritual BIZ the
Exalted Ruler and officers
Aud Lang syne will be PLAYED
81 the band, and Mr. George Hahn.
OF Annapolis Lodge, Will give the
Tribute to The Flag The band
Will play Grand American Fan
tasia. which viii be followed by the
recitation Of Americas Cree
The orator Of the celebration will be
the Hon Charles w Henisler ol BAL.
tilnore Lodge No. Z The exercises
will close with the lodge and audience
singing two verses of THE Star Span.
gied Banner.
Oh, say, can you see, by the dawrl's
early light,
What 80 proudly we hailed at the
twiiighfs last cleaning
Whose broad stripes and bright stars,
thro' the Derilous flight.
Ger the ramparts We watched were
sd CALAMITY streaming
And the rockets red glare, the bombs
bursting IN air.
Gave proof thro the night that our
flag was still there
Oh. say. does that star.spangled ban
ner yet wave
Ger the land of the free and the home
Of the brave?
On the shore, dinly seen through the
nists of the deep.
Where the foes naughty host in
dread silence reposes,
What Il that which the breeze, Ger
the towering steep,
As ii ftfnlly blows, half eonceals,
half discIoses
sNow 1t catches the CLEAN Of the morn
ings first beam
In full glory reflected now shines on
the stream.
.Tis the Star. spangled Banner oh
long may il wave
Ger the land 81 the free, and the
home OF the brave.
The committee Of arrangements IS
composed of Samuel Davis, chairman:
Edward Weiss, Ridgely r Melvin, Dir.
lW. G. Claude. John u Levy The pro-
gram committee ii composed Of Prof.
Adolph Toroysky, chairman; Charles
It Sherman. w McCready
Thomas q. Strange and ohm If Tay-
Ior The public 81 invited