Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-13
ELKs HAVE PROGRAM
 FOR FLAG DAY EXERCISES

On Tuesday evening. June 14th, Nor wich lodge of Elks will hold its public exercises commemorating Flag day on the lawn in front of the home on Main street. The exercises will commence at 6.30 o'clock with a concert of patriotic airs by TuSbs' Military band, and the regular exercises will start at o'clock. All patriotic citizens. ali patriotic socie- ties, and all the school children have been invited to attend and give to these cere- monies the impressiveness they demand
 The Order of Elks is the first fraternal organization in the United States which has made it obligatory upon all subordi- nate lodges in the order to make public exposition of their faith by holding these public services in honor of our nations flag on Flag day.
 It has seemed during some recent years as though some of the people in 1le country were failing in their duty in in- stilling in the hearts of the children, in neglecting to demonstrate to our newly made citizens, that there is national love for the flag of our fathers, and the Order of Elks has come to the conclusion | that a public profession of their faith would accomplish more than mere ex- hortation. The flag is the cornerstone of the order, for no man can belong to this i fraternal organization unless he is, first, citizen, and, secondly, he must swear 1 to support the constitution and laws of | the United States. No ceremony of the 1 Elks can take place without the Ameri- can flag in the position of honor. After the band concert on Tuesday | evening, the services will be opened by the exalted ruler of the lodge, James E. Mccormick, and following the introduce ] tory part the Decisco club will render l Tubbs band. A new flag will be run up 1 to the top of the flagpole by a color l guard from the American Legion as the music of our national hymn swells out ! in the evening air.
 The history of the flag will be read by | by Miss Teresa Fitzgerald, a daughter oi a member of Norwich lodge, and the Elks' Tribute to the Flag will be given
 hy District Deputy Joseph Mulvey, a | past exalted ruler of New Haven lodge l The patriotic address will be given bS Rev. Joseph H. King of New Milford Conn.,, who has been the principal speak
 CT at many Elks' services and at all oi the drives conducted by the government
 in it's campaign for the Liberty bonds Father King is a Norwich boy, having 1 graduated from the local schools and thu i Free Academy, thence continuing his studies at Niagara university, followed
 by four years spent in Europe at thu
 universities of Lemberg and Tarnoff. H. will be remembered while a student a
 the Free Academy as a speaker in tn, oratory contest for the Perkins prize ant
 he has been highly spoken of as an ora
 tor during the government drives.
 Patriotic solos will be sung during tn
 exercises by Frank Murdy of Norwicl lodge, by Henry Fontaine, and John Mo
 Lean, for whom Prof. Hugh Kinder. tn
 organist of the lodge will act as accom-
 panist. The exercises will close with tn
 singing of America, and all are requested to join in the singing.
 In the event of rain, these exercise
 will be held in the lodge room of tn | F,lks