Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-14
Flag Day Program
To Be Given Tonight
Public Invited to Patriotic
Event at City Hall Park
by the EIks


niversary of the birth of the Ameri-
can flag was ushered in at o'clock
this morning with the blowing of
whistles on the various factories in
this city and vicinity. While this was
going on Old Glory was being hoist
ed to the tops of poles and thrown
to the breezes in front of many bust
ness places and residences through
out the city. Flag Day exercises
were held in the various schools of
the city and all being taught the
meaning of the American flag and
what it stands for in the nation.
Everything is set for the Flag
Day exercises of the Perth Amboy
Lodge No. 7S4, Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks, to be
held at the City Hall Park tonight
at o'clock. At this time the pub
lie is invited, and Thomas f.
Martin, secretary of state, will de-
liver the patriotic address.
A fine program has been ar
ranged under the direction of the
committee, ]. Alfred Compton, es-
teemed leading knight, as chair
man; Benjamin Jost, esteemed
loyal knight, and Charles Wibiral-
ski, esteemed lecturing knight, in
cluding the presentation of the
fund raised by the local Elks Coun-
ell to the local Boy Scouts. This
fund was raised by the Perth AM
boy lodge in a recent membership
campaign.
The newly organized band of the
Third Battalion. Naval Militia will
be a feature of the evening and
will take care of the music end of
Ruler Charles Simmer will give the
tribute TO the flag.
1t was announced this morning
that in the event that the weather
is stormy the exercises will be held
in the Elks clubrooms, on Madison
avenue, where dancing and a re-
ception will be held after the COM
pletion of the program.
The following is the program to
be presented tonight:
Star Spangled Banner-Band Third
Battalion Naval Militia
Introductory exercises - Exalted
ruler and officers
Prayer-Rev. Wilbert Westcott
Selection-Third Battalion Naval
Militia Band
History of the Flag-P. E. E. A.
Anderson
Altar service-Esquire and officers
Song. "Auld Lang Syne"-Oficers
and members
Elks tribute to the Flag-P. e. r.
Charles Simmer
Selection-Third Battalion Naval
Militia Band
Recitation-Miss Elsie Schrimpf
Patriotic address-Hon. Thomas +.
Martin, secretary of state of New
Jersey
Presentation of fund to Amboy
Council, Boy Scouts of Ameri-
cap. E. r. H. L. Pickersgill
Song, America a"-Audience to join
WASHINGTON, June 14-Presi.
dent Harding urged the American
Legion's flag conference, opening
here today. to adopt a code of rules
and regulations for the proper dis.
play of the flag and TO include pro-
vision tht every American citizen
should learn to sing the national an.
them.
while you are adopting a code
whereby the citizenship of America
may show due reverence to the flag,
the President said in an address tc
the conference. Il would like you tc
go a step further and insist upor
Americans being able to sing THE
Star Spangled Banner"
II have noted audiences singing
L should say trying to sing-the AM
erican national air but outside OF
about two per cent they are only
mumbling or pretending to sing.
would like to have the spirit of Am
erica show itself in song. l hope
you will insist upon some suitable
provision to that end in your code.
While advocating the exercise OF
proper reverence for the nag, tht
President said it should not be for
gotten that American citizens have
obligation, ITO maintain in
America unimpaired the things fol
which the flag stands"
Scarcely $50 persons attended the
opening session of the conference
and Mr.. Harding in beginning his
brief address mentioned that the
audience was rather more limited
in numbers than the President Is
accustomed to address," but he add
ed he was glad to speak because OF
q consciousness that it is a group |
of workingmen.
The Presidents address was fol. |
lowed by one by Samuel Gompers |
president of the American Fedora |
lion of Labor. who also advocated a |
more widespread respect for thl |
stars and Stripes.
Ohsarvad at WASHINGTON