Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-14
CAPITAL OBSERVES
FLAG ANNIVERSARY
Patriotic Services Held at
Mt, Vernon and Arlington.
Exercises Tonight.

Washington today is leading the
: Nation in the celebration of the
sesquicentennial of the adoption of
the Stars and Stripes as the United
Z States flag, with patriotic exercises
throughout the day, eliminating in a
(. vast demonstration on the east steps
< of the Capitol at 1880 o'clock to-
: night, unless rain at that time
/. makes it impractical.
This morning. the Knights of
Pythias began the days observance
3 when that order conducted its an
nual Flag day memorial services at
: Arlington. Shortly after, the Ma
tional League Of American Pen
= Women held its ceremonies at Mount
Vernon, where a flag was placed
within the Washington tomb in
honor Of Mary Ball Washington
mother OF the first President.
During the day, Washington school
children are honoring the nag win
exercises in each of the schools. In
three of the fifth grades. those at
the Curtis, Monroe and Wallach
Schools. the children will be pre-
scented with tiny American hags by
representatives of the Henry =
Sneneler Unit. American Legion. In
those three classes, too. the pupils
were told the story of the Adoption
of the flag. Mrs. j. Garfield Riiey
was the speaker at the Curtis Bulla-
ing, Mrs. May d. Lightfoot at the
Monroe School ana MIS- Dolo'"S ~
Harper at Wallach.
PytIlian Services Brief.
The Pvthian services were held at
4be base of the u. S. s. Maine mast
and at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier and were brief. The orders
memorial services will be conducted
at o'clock tonight in the main nan
of the Pythian Temple. at which time
the ritualistic ceremony as PROVIDED
hv the supreme lodge will be given.
The n,ruose of the evening exercises
n 10 explained is Ito keep green the
memory of our departed brothers.
These services are held each year on
Flag day.
The flag which was placed at Mount
varnon nv the National League OF
American Pen Women was obtained
at Fredericksburg. where the grave
of Mary Ball Washington is located. |
1t was used earlier this year when
that grave was honored by Mrs. |
Charles Fisher Taylor and following |
ALI day today the flag will be kept |
AT Mount Vernon to be placed in the
tomb each subsequent Flag day as
the tribute of the league to the mother
bf the first President.
At the tomb services this morning.
REV. George f. Dudley made the IN
Vacation and Mrs Taylor read the
>Sritten tribute of Mrs. Grace Thomp-
tbn Seton. national president OF the
league. Mrs. Theodore Tiller placed
a single white carnation on the tomb,
after which the pledge to the nag was
made under the leadership OF Mrs.
Daniel c. Chase.
Forty-eight American Beauty roses,
one for each State, were placed on the
tomb by Eleanor and Wentworth
Pierce.
Marine Band 10 Play.
The demonstration on the Capitol
steps tonight will be preceded by. q
half-hour concert by the United States
Marine Band under the leadership or |
Capt. Taylor Branson, beginning at
$50 o'clock, and win be conducted uii.
der the auspices of the Department. OF
the Potomac, Grand Army of the Re-
public, and the Women's Relief Corps
of the same department.
Mai Gen. John L. Glen, the famous
12-year-old Sergt. Johnny Glenn or
Civil War days, will be the presiding /
officer and he will introduce Commits
sioner Dougherty, who will make the
address. q, H. Oldroyd will read the /
Presidents letter and Rev. r. A. Nc
Bride win pronounce the invocation.
Following the official program. a
pageant, "Our Flag" will Se present
ed by allied patriotic Organizations, |
under the direction of @arie Moore |
Forrest of the community center de. |
partment. The presentation will be |
in three parts, in which tribute will |
be paid to the flags of the pre-colonial |
era, dating from the Vikings to st. |
Georges Cross. in the first section; |
the flags of the 10 colonies in the |
second, and the present flag in the |
concluding part.
Seats will be available for more
than a thousand participants in the |
exercises and paved standing room
will care for the overflow. No seats |
are reserved and the early arrivals will
have the choice locations.