The Penn's Grove record., 1920-05-28
Beautiful Flag
Given Legion
Presentation of Patriotic Orders
to Dyer Post Legion

daot oCooay evening btlC illClIlOCI0
of w. R. Dyer Post, American Legion,
assembled in the P. E. Parish House
and to the music of DUPONT Dye Works
Band marched to the foot of Main
Street, Penns Grove. In front of
French's hotel a large crowd assembled
to witness the presentation of a beau
tiful flag, the national banner, to the
Post by the members of Washington
Camp, No. AZ, Patrioic Order Sons of
America and Viola Council, No. 20,
Jr. Order of American Mechanics.
In behalf of the P. o. S. of A., Rev.
H. T. Fisher spoke on the origin of the
flag. After having different symbols
for the Colonies, the Continental Con-
gress decided on a flag with thirteen
stripes alternate red and white one for
eacn Colony, with a blue field in the
corner and a star for each State. This
Was the first flag made by Betsey Ross
at the request of Washington and the
flag under which the Colonies won
their independence. When other States
Joined the Union additional stripes and
stars were added after the stripes be-
came cumbersome. So Congress decid-
cd to return to the original thirteen
stripes and add a new star in the blue
field for each State. So we now have
forty-eight States, the largest num-
Der of enlightened progressive and pa
triotic people on the globe founded by
Washington, whose principles and pa
triotism his sons now initiate and pre-
sent the emblem of our liberties.
Rev. R. S. Carlisle spoke in behalf
of the Junior Mechanics. He said we
live under the best Government in the
world. 1t is not perfection but we
have the best principles which are
Liberty and Equality. We believe in
the greatest liberty for the individual
consistent with personal rights and
public welfare. We should bear IN
mind that personal liberty ends where
the rights of others begin. Equality
means equal opportunity n equal
Justice before the law.
We welcome to u shores all for
eigners with good intentions. to be-
come citizens to enjoy equal liberty
and opportunities to live according to
our principles. The greatest oppor-
tunity America offers is a free educa-
ton In our public schools. We want
every child to learn the English Ian
puage and become educated so as to
be able to govern himself. Persons
WHO cannot govern themselves accord
ing to the rules of morality and civil
laws are not fit to govern others.
The principles of these patriotic or
ders are to maintain the public schools,
believing that every child should at
tend them and be taught on an equal
ity. Only in that way can we have a
nation without social caste, race hatred
and religious prejudice. The emblem
of this is the Star Spangled Banner
floating over every school house n
the open Bible read every day to the
pupils. -
the Bible nor Traditions. We may be
told all we need to know. In such
cases people are controlled by an at
torne and not a free thinking people;
We believe that every person should
learn for themselves, to be a free
thinking people and capable OF govern
ing themselves.
Not only should the Bible be read in
the schools but by every Individual IN
the home. In it are the rules OF truth
and Righteousness, the principles OF
morality and religion. Not only must
We know the moral laws but we
cultivate a conscience and nave a
roral sensibility to do that which IS
rioht and feel grieved when wrong Is
done against the moral laws. IL is
because of this moral senslblhty
woven thru society, first planted here
bv our Pilgrim ancestors that we are
s1ch a great nation with a superior
moral force to all Others. Hence we
insist on maintaining the Bible IN our
public schools. rol
s~ensibilities we are able to govern our
selves and need no king nor autocrats.
Whence the spirit for what our sol
diers fought in all wars. The publlc
schools and the Bible gave men
the superior morale on the helos III
France. We are proud of the war rec
ord of our nation and prouder OF u
victory in France and the men OF TINS
Legion who had a part among 0he
GREAT world heroes in o~verthrowlng au-
fooracv and taking democracy TO 1he
neonle in Europe who have never
known what it is to govern themselves
because thew were never taught the
statutes. ordinances and judgments IN
the Bible. no
Chaplain C. B. Dubell accepted the
foo on behalf of Dyer Post. He re,
st.se, how tie flag led the Colonial
4-3cps for the first time at Cooch,s
tr;dec in Delaware, and how its wav-
80 from the twilight's last CLEAN,
thru thg the the night to the dawn Of If the he
morning during the 6omoaromen' 81
Fort McHenry in the War OF 1917, m
spired Francis Keys to write our Ma
tionsl Anthem, "The Star Spangieo
The white in the flag stands Tor tne
purity of our intentions and our pn pill
ciples as a nation; Inc reu ~
| sents the blood and sacrlflces naui ~
T GreaI h,'a is the hue of the sky above
and we should be true to the God IN
tLe heavens above who preserves us d
1ie Lot ms be rue to God, to our