Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
FLAGS IN SCHOOLS
LOCAL CAR. GOAL
ChiIdren's Society to Try to
Put Emblem in Every
Classroom.

A f1ag in every school room in the
District to eliminate what is declared
10 be the present practice of many
pupils TO salute imaginary flags" was
announced as one Of the aims of the
Children of the American Revolution
in 1927. by Mrs. Edward Morrison.
, State director of that organization,
delivering report this morning at
the annual meeting of the Daughters
Of the American Revolution of the
District Of Columbia, held at Memorial
Continental Hall.
Charges that many of the public
schools fail 10 display the American
flag on George Washington's birth
day were made yesterday at the final
session of the annual meeting of the
state conference and informally dis
cussed this morning at the meeting
of the local organization.
Mrs. Morrison stated that the chill
dren's society here has a membership
OF SAC boys and girls, marking an
increase of "a members over last
years roster.
Final Session Today.
With Mrs. James NJ Wiley. State
regent. presiding, reports of chapter
regents took up most of the session
the final session this afternoon which
will close with a memorial service
conducted by Mrs. Constance Good
man. State chaplain.
The conference which closed yes
terday witnessed the unanimous
passage of a series of resolutions
presented by Mrs. Noble Newport
Potts chairman of the District of
Columbia defense committee.
Several of these resolutions bore on
the subject of national preparedness.
urging an expansion of the various
branches of the Army and Navy and
condemning propaganda against mill
tary training and education One of
the resolutions decried the tendency
Ito delete our school histories of the
heroism of battle and the honor rolls
of our valient fighters and to substi-
tute matter calculated to stress inter-
nationalism rather than nationalism.
Favor Retirement Bill.
The resolutions also urged passage
of the acknowledgement bill, granting
to disabled emergency Army officers
of the World War the same right of
retirement as is granted to Regular
officers.
Mrs. Roscoe l.. Oatley of the
Martha w dSlIHSIOn AIdplef was
elected State treasurer to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the resignation
of Mrs. Frank Shull.
Strongly condemning Socialist and
Communist movements, Mrs. Mabel
Sherman Walker. national chairman
of the defense committee. mentioned
other "menaces' confronting the
country today. The standards Of the
home she said. are imperiled by the
practices carried on by some Young
people of today.
Senator Sterling Speaks.
After eulogizing the life and &C
complishments of George Washington
at the meeting yesterday afternoon.
former Senator Thomas j. Sterling of
South Dakota called attention to the
part the Daughters of the American
Revolution can play in the bicenten-
NAL celebration of the birth of Wash
ington.
The form of the Nationwide cele-
bration will take five years hence"
he said, will depend in large measure
on the, action of the congressional
commission created for that purpose
more than two years ago, but it
should be en- such scale as to be in
Itself great historic event
To the Daughters of the Ameri.
can Revolution the Nation now owes
debt of gratitude for what thew
have done in preserving the ancient
landmarks and in nernet,,otfpg 4bo