Evening star., 1938-06-12
Public Library
Flag Day.

THE American flag has its birthday
anniversary next Tuesday, when
the adoption Of the Stars and Stripes
is oficially celebrated throughout the
country by schools and patriotic or
ganizations.
In connection with the 1888 OBJ
servance, the Public Library presents
q short list of books about the Amer
lean flag, State flags and flags of
the world. All of the books listed may
be borrowed from the central building,
at Eighth and K streets NV, with
the exception of the one volume noted
as being in the Washingtoniana
Eivision.
There are many general histories of
the flag of the United States. One
OF the most recent is Willis Fletcher
Johnson's "The National Flag, His
tory" William Elliot Grifis has
written THE American Flag of Stripes
and Stars; the Mirror of the Nations
History; Symbol of Brotherhood and
World Unity" In cooperation with
the United States Flag Association.
Col. James A. Moss wrote THE Flag
OF the United States, Its History and
Symbolism" in 1880, and in 1888
brought out THE Spirit of the Amer
lean Flag; an Explanation of the
Symbolism Of the Flag OF the United
States and Rules for Displaying
and Respecting Our National En-
blem."
Several works on the flag came out
around 1926, among them: Flag of
the United States" by Frederick C.
Hicks; The Origin and Evolution
eof the United States Flag" by r. c.
Ballard, and Our Flag" by Dosia
Head Brooks. who devotes considerable
space to the flag of the Confederacy.
An older but still popular account
is Samuel Abbott's "The Dramatic
Story Of Old Glory"
The biographers have discovered
Francis Scott Key, with the result
that two new lives Of the author of
THE Star Spangled Banner" have
appeared in three years. Edward S.
Delaplaine's Francis Scott Key, Life
and Times" 1887, was published in
q limited edition and is held for ref
ssence use only in the Washingtoniana
division of the library. THE Star
Spangled Banner; the Story of Francis
Scott Key" by Victor Weybright, may
be borrowed for home use. Francis
sScott Key Smith has issued a PAM
phlet on the song and the flag en-
titled THE American Flag and the
National Anthem chow they came into
existence and what they symbolize) )"
Many of the State flags have inter-
esting history and legend clustered
about them. A comprehensive work
on the subject has been published by
the H. w. Wilson Co.: state Names,
Flags, Seals, Songs. Birds, Flowers and
Other Symbols; a Study Based on
Historical Documents, Giving the Or
tgin and Significance of State Names,
Nicknames, Notices, Seals, Flags
With Facsimiles Of the State FLAGS
and Seals" by George Earle Shankle.
The varied history Of portion of
United States territory is emphasized
In such works as "The Romantic
9lags Of Texas" by Nammie Wynne
, COX, and Early California Costumes,
1769-l847, and Historic Flags of Cali
fornia," by Margaret Gilbert Mackey
and Louise Pinkney Sooy
y A broad field of comparison is given
In the famous Flags of the World, y
by Gilbert H. Grosvenor and William
~. Showalter, published by the Ma
ational Geographic Society In 1884. The
earlier edition, issued in 1917 by Byron
McCandless In cooperation with DR.
arosvenor, has an even greater num-
4 ber of illustrations. Another survey
of all countries is found in "Flags;
the Flags Of the World; the New Ones
Of the Past Decade and the. Old, Old
Ones: Facts, Traditions, Legends
Stories of Heroes and Saints" by
Grace Humphrey. sr4e !