St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-06-16
ELKS HOLD
. INSPIRING FLAG
DAY OBSERVANCE
-l."
Rev. Martin Pays Fine Tri.
:: tutc to Lodge and De-
-. livers Address

Flag Day under the auspices OF Tn
ST. Jd.,n$bury lo,igc, No. 13d3. Bcno
vcitnt. Protective Order of Elk
took place Sunday night in the Glob
thtatc. before large audience. Ow
ing to. The non-arl'ival of T.. Thoma
I.e,kin OF Troy, N. Y, who was SC
eui.ed AS the special speaker, Rev
George A. Martin, pastor of TIT
Grnck Methodist church, was securct
as speaker. He paid fine tribute t.
tae Elks fol their noted bcncvolcncc'
end their efforts to promote patriot
ism :,
O.. Roy Caldclwood, past cxaltce
rltt4, presided and tho work of the
Itdke was especially beautiful ant
iiispirinG. -, ..t.,..-
The proa1am opened with an Or
'chcstfsi; selection by Mrs. Wilkes
afchtstia followed BY the singing OF
cid ""Star Spanslcd Banner" by the
:audithce. MI: Calderwood called up
,aK the ynrious officers to explain the
object, and Significance of the Flag
tas observance and this was done III
af Impressive way.
3 A violin solo bv Miss Marjorie
fhthdh, accompanied by Miss Lola
French was greatly enjoyed, "The
History of Our Flag" was given by
Atty. .Juttcn Longmoorc.
"Liberty Bell, was a stirring dcm--
orstration led by Robert Nichols and
pt rt1cipateu in by the officers of the
lodge. A magnificent bell of rcd,
white and blue was unveiled on the
stage as the Elks' impressive core
munial to the departed brothcrs--
eleven strokes of bell-wls given.
After an orchestral selection Atty.
j. Rolf Scarles gave in his usual cx-
ceAcnt way the "Elks Tribute to the
Flag -,
There was another enjoyable sclcc-
ton by Miss Marjorie French, fol-
loved by the address of DR.. Martin:
After expressing regret for himself
and the audience on the failure OF
Judge Larkin to be present, Mr.. Mar
tin said: "This organization which
has grown SO phenominally in num-
bcrs and influence, giving, millions OF
dollars for all kinds of war needs,
including the nancing of the Saliva,
tion Army abroad and at home, anu
The establishment Of three large hos.
pitals where wounded and disabled
Soldiers without distinction Of race,
cclur or creed, may be nurscd back to
health and taught skilled trades, and
ioininr in an earnest cndcavor to
prt mote patriotism by the observance
OF Flag Day, needs no feeble word
Of mine to add to the worth Of this
heur.", :.
: On the theme "What has made
America Great" he said:
: "Liberty, education and religion
liz ve been our guiding stars. Roofing
in tho teachings of John Calvin, the
modern i,lca of liberty grew to fruit
ACC in the Puritan movement of Eng
lsnd which eliminated in the rise of
Oliver Cromwell and in America in
the settlement If New England by
The Puritans. Lovers of liberty arc
always pioneers. They blaze trails.
"Liberty creates personal initiative,
ind an atmosphere in which men and
wtmcn think their greatest and mob
lest thoughts. Out of the seed corn
which the Puritans brought to these
,.cfes came the Declaration of lndc-
behdence and the Constitution. The
now being carried on by |
men and women who are 80 per. cent
fci cign in their blood, anti-Amcriean
II their ideas of government, and
inti- christian in their ideals Of So
.icty, if successful, will not only dis
,upt the great transportation systems
If commerce, paialize industry but
seek to accomplish what Danton and
,cbespierre did in the French Rcvo-
ption and Leninc and Trotsky are
iting in Russia. -.
!. "Liberty is linked with education.
4 part from education no nation has
cntr survived. The founders of Am
,rica insisted on education because
hey saw that without it their dcs-
.crdants could never solve the prob
TINS of a free government. lgnor-
lice is weakness. knowledge is
sewer. We must educate or perish.
Liberty and education is root in
eljgion. The religious motive was
re- dominant motive in the settle
rtnt of America, The people who
ettltd here were religious. The
'uritah of New England, the Dutch
il New York, the Quakcrs Of Penn
Slyania, the Catholics of Baltimore.
he. Hugenots of Carolina, were re-
ieisus., They believed in God, re-
Cred Ills name, read His word, and
Il shipped Him. Religion is the &C.
ntht that holds homes together,
'rt,was virtues, eradicates vices, lifts
teEdards,. of hfc and living, creates
of.victiohs and puts conscience into
.o Tx and builds character. These are
he things that have given us a soul.
%. preserve them invites perpctuity.
D destroy them involves dcstruc-
ion" "a.
The audience greatly enjoyed the
Inspiring address of DR.. Martin. The
udience sang America as the closing
eature of the very enjoyable pro-
ram.
There were many out of town dele
ations of Elks at the services and
hey visited the Elks Home during
ha zftaru0On aud evenipu