Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-16

4IffA CnA0ffnE g1 TIC BAG ne EetAs I
means courage, the white psarity and |
the blue br0thsrly love.
Judge IaeaisisY expatiated on The
beauties 81 the tag and rs deep
meaning, the RAg which we had car
rieA yhrtorlopsly into France and
brought horne unsullied. = nag ] hat
has never known defeat, has never
bowed III head iii submission. lie
referred it Betsy Ross. It's maker ana
the grand and glorious occasion 81 its
ION, and spoke Of the happiness
We slaouA all feel Il the privilege and
opportunity al extoliing the nag
The stars and stripes. the eolors AND
stars we're an American idea
Tle nag has bccn INTERPRETED to
mean deaiassce to IN forms Of tyranlls
and oppression. the Miiite Il indira
tive IL purity and charity while the
blue represents Justice and tiaaiity
| liz The American navy 4 special flag
II displayed during the sunday fe
lHgious service square pennant Of
white. charged with j blue cross EN-
bleinatie 81 falth. and this Is the only
dag that is permitted rs 81 above
/ the stars and stripes within he prep
er Jurisdiction Of the American COY
eminent
| Il ID torch of learning e lamp
IT experience, colossal inonunleili as
achievement The dag that cast its
/ protecting shadow where rolls the
/ Oregon that blossomed and famed
\ i'll The SHOWS IL Alaska and anchored
watch FIRE upon the islands ST
Hawaii. the same flag chat ronpetl
4 with freedom III the bays &c aiallils,
4 and Santiago ANA Mas planted II
4 righteous defense upon the walls u
shina. the same nag tina gashes rock
i sibDea mountains and causes the
oceans Ia iningle their waters; the
i first flag that vas born % represent
people rather than i monarch % 2
savage
At lrst an audaciOus piece 81 hunt
4 Ing, erudely nsoven and contratiae.
tory iii design, il thfiycd and expand
"a until It gave I'd the world 4 new
country new form of government I
new model ne citizenship BID fhs
language III aaKs II cont ribnted Il new
q work. that IL Liherty gave j
y new definition of home new idea
III tile flreside. d truer conception q
lie brotherhood III man Choosing b
til primial task the subjugation of {
vast wilderness, II became the chic
seograplcr III the armament th,
hief pilot of the seas, the chief trail
maker pf the forest. the valley an
be plain
The fiag has IN it the asseftlye
less III the robin the plainifyeness q
nc dove. The niadrigal 81 al tfi'
arks IA you think 81 il from ID
sieWpoint of home and the tiresi,le.
4 cnfolds the laughter of children
he breath 81 love. the courage &
manhood the hope and faith u age
ID you think Of ii In d more sacre,
citation Ii Isl III once Il hymn Il pre-
ept and benedietion + gleam
rom fhe hoilsetop and hilliap, from
chDOl house and work shop. from
over and steeple. from nainnlast ai,'
inizzen appealing 70 every nobl
emotion. shielding every worth.
cause, lighting the way Of pragfes
across mighty continent ind spar
! ling he world with girdle Of eis
iization
s. After the closing u the prograI
With the band piaying The Sta
SpangIed Hammer. with aIi standin
Attention, tile visitors adiourne
q the Elks Homo where crab fcas
! vas enjoyed Ten barrels of har,
. crabs and 900 sandwiches. dispT
feared as snow before the meltin
suns rays
The Annapolls lodge. besides gis
ng away beautiful souvenir PR
yrams, gave 1000 small flags to III
audience. Tho success 81 the Fla
pay celebration was such that th
{ visitors insist upon an annual obser,
NICE here of Flag Day, l1y Annanoh
lodge as d reunion with each recul
ring year,