Arizona republican., 1921-06-15

principal speaker at the exercises, paid a glowing tribute to Old Glory After briefly tracing the history of the flag. he said:
 American ingenuity and pride fashioned the first American flag" Describing it as the emblem of our spirit, the torch of our ambition" the speaker declared:
 Tt is our flag. your flag and my flag, the greatest flag on earth. As Washington trusted it, so do we.
 With eloquent word pictures, the speaker showed how the flag finds a prominent place in all our activities. in commercial life. in the home. in science and art and in religion.
 Influence of Flag
 Tn emphasizing the wonderful in fluence of the flag upon all who owe allegiance to 1t, Senator Stoddard am alyzed the emotions or men going into conflict without the music of a band or the word of love and en- couragement from friends and rela- tives:
 But they have the thrill of Old Glory to urge them on" he said and they never have failed to re- spond and do honor to the flag they love and respect"
 Children of today must soon shoul- der the responsibility of upholding the traditions and virtues for which the flag stands, he declared, and urged upon mothers and fathers the neces- sity for teaching boys and girls to have a true love for the country ir which they live, to respect the right develop a sense of true justice and know what 1t means to experience 3 real thrill of love and patriotism for the flag.
 Tt is true they are your children, he said "But most surely must they be Americas children.
 T. W. Tempske chronicled the his 1 tory of the flag with the landing o' 1 the Mayflower in 162c. He told how l the first Colonial flaA was known a: 1 the Kings CoIors" and combined tho l red and blue crosses 4r England. ant l Scotland. Prejudice against Englant brought about the rejection of thi' flag for the Cromwell flag whicf | was quickly followed by red flag which carried a green symbol or | pine tree on field of white. The flag of 13 stripes was designed l for the Continental army in l7f5, Captain TempslSe explained. It hat an azure field in the upper corne | anu DOIc l3iC Cu CtOSS VI f1t- @~~- c l and the white cross of St. Andrew l It was such flag that George Wash ington hoisted over his headquarter at Cambridge, Mass. Jan. 1. ITS. La ter. John Paul Jones raised a flag o the same pattern on an-of- wal June IA, 1877, just IA years age l congress adopted national flag of l l stripes and 13 stars in a. circle on ] blue field. Betsy Ross Is credited 1 with having made the first nations | emblem. Since that time the fla
 has undergone several changes. its present form if carries the orig l inal 13 colonial stripes One star ha
 been added to the origial constella
 tion for each state admitted to tn
 union.
 In introducing the program of serv ices. Edward O'Malley, exalted rule
 said:
 | Flag Ritual
 Tt is proper that the Order
 E1ks should perform this service 9
 it is distinctly an American organ | ization and unquestionably patriotic
 The ritual included q floral tribul
 Of red roses, white lilies and blu
 violets laid upon the altar by off
 cers of the lodge. charity, justic brotherly love and fidelity were vii tues symbolized by the flag as see
 and explained by J. C. Haldimal leading knight: Edwin Harringto 1 loyal knight; l.. J. Hart, leeturin
 knight. and Sidny Myers, esquire
 Both in the parade and at the ea
 ercises the Indian school band ful
 nished musical selections, both ps
 triotic and popular. The exercise
 were brought to close with the qua .j ence Joining in with the band 1 .t m erica