Evening star., 1939-06-14
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Hit al Exercises
On Flag Day
U. S. Workers Join
School Children
In Observance

In Observance
Wherever the Stars and Stripes
fly today, they signify that America
repudiates all totalitarian philoso-
phies, Senator Guy M. Gillette,
Democrat, of Iowa, told more than
1000 school children gathered in the
Department of Labor Auditorium
for the 1920 observance of Flag Day.
Sponsored by the Labor Depart
ment Post. No. AZ, American Legion,
the exercises were preceded by a
parade Of flag-bearing children
down Constitution avenue. Although
the parade arrived in sections, be-
cause Of crossed signals somewhere.
by the time the program began the
auditorium was full.
Students from Jefferson Junior
High School had come in a group,
and Ross, Force. Thomson and
Grant Schools had also sent con-
tingents. A uniformed band with
four girl drum majors represented
Takoma Park Elementary School
and Takoma- Silver Spring Junior
High School, while the Sons of the
American Legion also had a band.
Employees Are Released.
Promptly at II o'clock the re-
manning empty seats in the audi
torium were filled with employees
from the Labor Department, Inter.
state Commerce Commission and
the District Employment Center,
who were released from work for
the hour-long ceremonies.
Although Senator Gillette ad-
dressed most of his remarks to the
children, he turned at one point
to warn the Legionnaires present:
1T takes courage to face the mouth
OF a cannon, but it takes a lot
more courage to take insults and
stand for whatever is clean and
decent, regardless of the poison
gases of misinterpretation, misrep-
resentation and misunderstanding
that may be leveled against you by
your fellow citizens"
After telling the children of the
rights and privileges which the flag
symbolizes, Senator Gillette said:
The same world breezes, however,
that float this banner of ours today
also spread in the international
wind other banners representing
governmental PHILOSOPHERS which
sneer at democracy and the rights
of the individual citizen under such
names as Communism, Naziism and
Fascism"
Hits Hyphenated Americans.
Because of this, he said, it is more
important now than ever before in
history to know the meaning of true
Americanism and what it symbol
ICES.
Declaring he had mo use for and
seant patience with so-called hyph-
enated Americans of today" SEN
ator Gillette said 1t was perfectly
natural for Americans to hold an
affection for the fatherland of their
forbears. "but their first and only
true sympathy must be given to the
Nation over which that flag (the
American flies"
The exercises, following the usual
American Legion routine, opened
with the call to the colors by
a United States Navy Band bugler
and the parade of colors with the
guard Of honor made up of honor
members of various District Ameri-
can Legion posts.
Invocation Is Given.
The invocation was given by the
Rev. Howard E. Snyder of the
Lutheran Church of the Atone
ment, department chaplain of the
District Legion.
The welcome was voiced by Gail
T. Judd, commander of the Labor
Department Post, and the audience
also heard speech by 1t. Col. Fred
B. Ryons
Mrs. Mildred Gardner was solo,
ist and leader Of the group sing
ing of various patriotic songs, in.
Guiding America the Beautiful" and
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean. {"
With Representative John M. Rob-
sion of Kentucky as principal
speaker. the Department of the Po-
tomac. Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, will conduct Flag Day exercises
on the east steps of the Capitol
at 8 o'clock tonight after a Marine
Band concert.
March of Colors.
Sponsored by the Woman's Relief
Corps and other patriotic organi-
cations, the program will open with
march of colors by representatives
of the Womans Relief Corps, Daugh-
tiers of Union Veterans of the Civil
War, Ladies of the G. A. R., Gold
Star Mothers. Auxiliary to Sons Of
Union Veterans, United Spanish
War Auxiliaries, American War
Mothers, American Legion and Vet
erans of Foreign Wars Auxiliaries.
Participating in the program will
be Mrs. Fannie Shreve Heartsill,
Department Comdr. John M. Kline,
G. A. R.; Mrs. Cornelia c. Pollard,
department president OF the Wom-
ans Relief Corps; Mrs. E. Genevieve
Craig, Miss Ramona Weigand and
Mrs. Isabel Likens Gates. Percy
Parker, department colorbearer, will
present the flag, and Frank K. San
derson will give several vocal solos.
The Rev. John G. Palmer will de-
liver the invocation and the Rev.
E. w. Davis, chaplain Of the United
States Navy, the benediction.
Past department presidents in
charge Of arrangements are Mrs.
Della L. OBrien, Mrs. Mary E.