The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-15
HON. CHARLES E. CARRrGAN DE-
LIvERS FINE ADDRESS LAST
EVENING
Grand Army and spanish War veterans
IN Uniform Take Part

One hundred and torty-Ave years ago
yesterday, back in the little city OF Phil
dernhla. Betsy Ross. Mother OF the
American Flag" designed and first ere.
ajed our national emblem. then com
posed OF thirteen stars and stripes.
Eetsy Ross merely stitched together
the flag as an experiment and rs she
was doing II she wondered K the dele
cation from the National Congress
would look upon 1t with the favor she
wished them to. After she had com
;Isjcd her work. the delegation. Of
which George Washington was one,
,jewed her needle work with open sat
r~tactiou II was crude BIZ OF work.
he thirteen stripes being made from
va Old petticoat and he field Of blue be.
ing made from n soldiers blue uniform
COAX.
The delegation. seeing that the 1a-
,ruthSuily represented the colonies f"r
which they stood. adopted it, June Il.
III. 20 portray the new country thai
had been born 70 the world.
In honor OF national flag day. grow
Ing out OF the birth Of the national en-
hicm IN III. the Benevolent and FRO
'e,;jva Order "f ElEs. Wheeling lodge
Ne. IS, last night observed these rites
nn the court house lauw.
Promptly at seven o'clock last even
NIX hteen members OF The g. \. Il.
marched up In front OF the speakers
stand and saluted the flag. y trcmor
ran through the vast throug that had
assembled on the Fourteenth street side
81 tho court house 20 witness the Eiks
observance OF National Flag Day. These
we're the men who had fought for Old
Glory In the Civil War. They vert
gathered here this time not Ia hEht frr
the hag. but TO honor II. Aftcr The
men were seated the hand played the
star Spangled BaRn"r" Tia" :'Udt"n""
Joining IN. At seven O'Clock the rcgular
program was begun with ;he in:roiU"-
'orv exercises, by tbs Exalted Ruler and
officers Of Lodge No. IS. b, +. u. T..
The Invocation was given by pr Sam
uel Martin Gibson OF ihs First rresbv-
r,rian church. who spoke on N" ritual
istic services Of the order az Elks.
osrrigan 10 Speaker.
The principal speaker OF the evening
vas the Hon. Charles e. Carr!gan OF,
Moundsvills. Mr.. Carr!gon gave a brief
history OF the flag and the respect due
Il OF all citizens OF the United States
whether they be OF traternal orders or
not. He also told OF a great man not
because ne was r man OF affairs in his
country. but because ne respected the I
| 'ntted States flag and what II stood for. -,
This man. Mr.. Carrigan said once went
70 Europe for the summer. After arrive 4,
ing In the Old World he went +" tho >
Swiss Alps There no secuted 4 guide .
and went into the great mountains Both .
mon climbed 10 great height The .
guide was man who loved the Alps rs
we'll as his country. He told his en-
pioysr OF them. what they mca:lt 20 IT,.
~ II
wonderful they were. he Followed "Gt .
In q few minutes the echo returned -
hat not a great thing" SAID tn" Eujhs.
Yes II ia wonderful thing said the
man. but We have just as great things
IN the United States. my country. Then
seeing that tho guide was interested IA
what ne said he told him o. che Rn'ky
In my country" the man
said. Il have a hunting lodge. I 20 there
'ui,A frequently. A Night. just before
-etiring I call out n the mountains.
hey are large mountains too. ana VIVA.
rs more they are faithful I" me Ia the
corning the echo returns and awake,
ne from; nay s,UmheT. Which goes to
row ttat no matter = iusu b. on
orc gn territory o" n his own country
Of, can carry with him. even to the
a:theSt ends Of tn" WORLD, the good Of
3d., own land"
Large Crowd Present.
The crowd that assembled at H."
curt house last might was one OF III.
arr4st that ever gathered for <r;,', 3,
urpo"c in the history ~ Wheeling Mpr,
ofai II ages # all uational!iicS women ,
ich their babies. boys I'm crowds Of
Il ages. an werN gathered there for one
urposA-the purpose thl; should stand
nrth in the hearts OF at true Nrpcrf-
ans. loyalty ~ the flag. country. a!d