The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-04-14


/ impressive ceremony witnessed by
state and city officials and leaders
OF patriotic groups the official flag
of the Territory of Alaska was pre-
scented to the states committee for
display with the many flags of the
States in Independence Hall in
Philadelphia on March 80 by Dele
gate Dimond.
The presentation. as reported in
the Philadelphia Inquirer. was pre-
eeded by a procession of girls bear
ing the flags of the 13 original
States. Leading them was Miss Dor
othy James. daughter of the Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania. carrying the
flag of Pennsylvania.
The girls filed in from the Lib
erty Bell to the front of the Supreme
Court room and stood ranked be-
hind Mrs. George Lorimer, chairman
of the states Committee which ar
ranged for the assemblage OF flags
during the ceremony.
Anthony J. Dimond, Congress
sional representative from Alaska,
handed his flag over to Mrs. Lori
mer who, in turn, turned it over to
Director of Supplies and Purchases
Wilhelm F. Knauer who represented
the city
.Dimond described the presenta-
ton of the flag as aemblematie Of
the desire of the men and women
OF the North to share with the
States all the responsibilities, The
hazards. and the dangers which may
in years to come confront our COM
mon land
Presentation Significant
In messages sent to Mrs. Lori
mer, and read by John J. Underwood
president of the Washington-Alask
Society, Secretary of War Harry II.
Woodring and Secretary of the Navy
Claude A. Swanson hailed the flag
presentation as especially significant
in a year when the defense forces
are vitality interested in the strate-
gle area of Alaska"
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl J. Lomen of
active in working out details con-
nected with having the flag placed
in independence Hall had promi-
nent parts in the presentation. The
flag itself represents contributions
made by a number of citizens of AL
aska, assembled through the cour-
tesy of the Alaska Weekly.
In presenting the flag of the Ter
ritory OF Alaska Anthony J. Dimond,
Delegate to Congress from Alaska,
made the following address:
Madam Chairman, Mayor Will
son, ladies and gentlemen. Our able
and beloved Governor OF Alaska. the
Honorable John ". Troy, has given
me the signal distinction on this
occasion, of representing him, and
through him the citizens of Alaska,
for the purpose of making the pres
entation of the flag of Alaska Tor
independence Hall.
Indebted to Mrs. Lorimer
May 1 tell you how deeply sen
sible are the Governor, and the peo-
pie of Alaska, including myself, of
the debt that we owe TO Mrs Lori
mer. the Chairman, and the States
Committee. for their vision and their
, unselfish labor in instituting and
organizing the patriotic obseryances
of which this is one, and for their
thoughtful care and gracious cour-
tesy, shared in by Mayor Wilson and
all of you here present, which have
made this particular event possible.
ITO this hallowed place, which is
now adorned with the flags of near
" all of the States of our Union.
is enriched with the memories of
more than two hundred years of
colonial and state and national en-
deaYor. and resounds in spirit to the
mighty echoes of the voices of those
who made our Commonwealth,
voices that insistenly proclaim
high and noble creed of courage, of
stamina, of labor, of sacrifice and of
unwavering devotion, there comes
today the flag of the latest and
youngest of those who give alieg
lance and pay homage to the govern
ment of the great nation that was
by our ancestors here conceived and
ordained and, by the grace of God,
created.
alaska is part and parcel of The
nation. bone of its bone and flesh
of its flesh. Although only a ter
ritory in political form. the high
est court of our land has decreed
that the Constitution of the United