Evening star., 1938-06-14
AMERICAS FLAG
LIBERTY SYMBOL,
WALSH ASSERTS
Senator's Talk Is HighIight
of Patriotic Program
in Capital.
ANNUAL CEREMONIES
PRECEDED BY PARADE
Gen. Cox, Another Speaker, Cites
Citizens Major Peace.Time
Accomplishments.

The Stars and Stripes we're hailed
today by Senator Walsh, Democrat,
OF Massachusetts,, in a Flag Day
speech at the Departmental Audi
torium, as the symbols Of individual
liberty and equality of opportunity lin
a drab and disillusioned world"
Our chief current national problem,
Senator Walsh said, is the preservation
Of the soul and spirit of America"
to which he added in explanation:
THE economic problems Of the day.
becoming more and more complex,
evolve around the struggle of the
masses in their natural aspirations to
have a reasonable chance in life.
In every part of the world the
struggle now, often involving political
reconstructions, Is allegedly, but not
always in reality, for a more equitable
distribution Of wealth and opportuni.
ties. In certain countries the masses
have and are going to dangerous ex.
tremes in their attempts to win this
struggle which, in different form. is
here also"
Senator Walsh's speech was the high
light Of the patriotic demonstration at
the auditorium arranged by Post AZ,
American Legion, in commemoration
OF the 161st anniversary Of the adop-
ton Of the Stars and Stripes as our
national flag.
A parade headed by the bands of the
Sons OF the American Legion and the
Takoma Boys Band, who swung down
Twelfth street to Constitution avenue
from the Thomson School, at Twelfth
and L streets NV, preceded the cere-
monies at the auditorium, where the
Navy Band played.
The National Honor Guard Of the
American Legion and students of the
Force Public School marched behind
the bands to the auditorium, at Con-
stitution avenue and Thirteenth street
NV. The youngest children in the
school were taken to the auditorium
in buses.
Gen. Albert L. Cox, national COM
mander OF the Order of the World
War and commander Of the District
National Guard, who, with Senator
Walsh, was the main speaker, said:
Not alone through the wars in
which this Nation has been engaged,
not only in the battles that through the
courage, but in times of peace as we'll,
our nag has envisioned to its Nations
sons opportunities equally as great and
achievements as necessary to the well
fare Of our people"
Gen. Cox cited as major peace-tine
accomplishments beneath the nag the
work OF Gen. Goethals in routing vel
low fever from Panama, Alexander
Graham Bells invention Of the tele-
phone and Col. Lindbergh's flight
across the Atlantic.
C0iors to Be Dedicated.
The colors were dedicated at the
auditorium by Fred Money, frst vice
commander Of the American Legion
Department Of the District of Co.
lumbia.
The Rev. Albert Joseph Mccartney
gave the invocation and the Rev. Ze
Barney Phillips pronounced the bene.
diction.
While the Army Band plays, more
than 100 flags will be raised In cere-
monies at 7:30 tonight at the east
front Of the Capitol. The band will
accompany Mrs. Katherine Warren
when she sings the Star spangled
Banner" Thirteen flags represent
ing the original States, will be car
ried by Is Boy Scouts.
Representative Harold Knutson, Re-
publican, of Minnesota is to speak
The ceremony is sponsored by the
Womens Relief Corps, auxiliary of the
Grand Army Of the Republic. Colors
Will be presented by Percy Parker,
colorbearer Of the g. A. r.
Many Flags Displayed.
Citizens, meanwhile, were display
ing their own flags before places O.
business and homes in response to e
request by the District Commissioners
Their children were to participate in
school ceremonies. Maj. Samuel j.
McWilliams was to speak at Western
High School; the Rev. Peter Marshall.
pastor OF the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church, at Woodrow Wilson:
E. Barrett Prettyman, former CORPORA
tion counsel, at Roosevelt, and Dar
Campbell at Eastern.