The Washington herald., 1922-06-15
iSHINCTON PAYS
NOR TO FLAG ON
DAY
ar Veterans Participate
In Exercises on East
Steps of Capitol.
SYALTY STRESSED
Programs Held in Schools
With Pupils Singing
--as And Dancing.

Washington yesterday observed
ne l45th anniversary Of the BIRTH
Z the flag with impressive cere-
Ionles.
Veterans of 81 and '9s as well as
ne khaki-clad veterans OF the world
var paid tribute to the flag at the
3. A r. Flag Day exercises on the
st steps of the Capitol, last night.
The American flag typifies the
ia of achievement. of wealth and
prospects Of acknowledged leader
hip. Of hope and liberty. Repre-
sntative John G. Ketchem of Mich
+ IN, declared in his address.
Charles B. Hanford. commander
w George Washington post, Ameri-
n Legion, condemned the efforts
the person or group of persons
to have a substitute for the star
Spangled Banner" as the national
anthem Allegiance to the flag was
'epoken by the gathering Of more
Than 1000 persons, led by Harley
|v. Speelman. past commander-in-
chief of the Sons of Veterans.
The necessity for undivided 10y
atty to the flag was stressed oy
ISenator Frank B. Willis, Of OHIO.
at the Flag Day exercises held at
central High School yesterday
morning.
InternatIonalism scored.
I Senator Willis scored interna-
stionalism and declared that he be-
lieved in devotion to one country
and that country. the United States.
Patriotic Instructor ]. Clinton Hiatt,
of William B. Cushing Camp. Sons
of Veterans. presided. Charles b.
Hanford recited The Star Spangled
Banner"
Memorial services for those MEM
bers of st. Teresa's Parish. Ana
costa. who were killed in the world
war. were held by the Holy Name
Society of ST. Teresa's Church yes
terday afternoon. Representative
lanes T. Begg, of Ohio. made the
rrincipal address at the exercises.
The committee in charge of the
sercises were Rev. Joseph ".
Ickley, chairman; James Severn.
-,hard Mudd. William l. Quaid.
hard Bennett. u w. Dooley. r.
Amann. John Carroll. William
n herty, John Collins. James Dore.
tin Schubert. J. W. Dent and
= res T. Farrell
.hOol. Declared Power Houses.
Schools are the power houses OF
republic" Seldom Ely. supervis-
principal of the Fifth division.
{, Emery School classes. Our
q. .Istitution was Ordained and es-
Ia 5lished late in the Eighteenth
SAntury. but each generation must
re-ordain and re-dedicate the docu-
-pent IL il Is to be a living force
and now 1t is your turn" the chill
dren were told
Peabody Schools forty-two mem
bers of the school children's chorus,
which was to have serenaded tho
President from the Lincoln Memo
rial, rendered two numbers prepared
for that occasion. as the major fea-
ture of a patriotic musical program
given at that school.
Flag Song and Dance.
Clad in Colonial garb, Helen
Tucker and Dorothy Stansell sang a
Flag song" Julia Culberson also
sang. Four-year-old Frances Greg
ory was presented in a flag dance"
Representative Lamar Jeffers. of
Alabama. addressed the assembly
lauding the devotion of Americas
warriors of the past to the flag and
expressing gratitude over the exist
ence OF peace. The exercises were
made the occasion of presenting the
first track trophy ever won by Pea
hcdy. this year champions of the
arfield division
Representative Roy Fitzgerald. Of
! ,io. spoke to Hilton school chill
IN. Mrs. NJ. VI. North. of the
dies Auxiliary. G. A. r.. was the
1cipal speaker at the Gales