Evening star., 1942-06-07
Flag Day
Program
Tomorrow
McLachlen Named
Chairman of
Patriotic Event


tomorrow at a public ceremony in
which officials of the Government,
the military, patriotic and veterans
organizations and the general public
will participate.
A 30-minutes program will be pre-
sented in the area in front of the
District Building, Fourteenth and
Pennsylvania avenue, at noon.
L. P. McLachlen, president of the
Board of Trade, was recently ap-
pointed chairman of the District Of
Columbia Flag Week Committee
and will preside at the ceremony.
A brief but colorful program has
been arranged by the Subcommittee
on Patriotic Activities of the Board
of Trades American Ideals Commit
tee. John C. Post, chairman. has
extended a cordial invitation to the
public to attend the midday cere-
mony.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, provost
marshal of the District of Columbia.
will direct the massing Of the colors,
which will open the program at
noon. and will also lead the assem-
bly, in pledging allegiance to the
flag.
Mason to Speak.
Commissioner Guy Mason will
speak briefly on the significance of
the Capitals celebration of Flag
Week. William Tyler Page, presi-
dent general of the United States
Flag Association, will also speak.
One of the high lights of the pro-
gram will be his reading of The
Americans Creed" one of the
classics of American patriotic itera-
ture, of which he is the author.
Col. Charles w. Kutz, Engineer Com
missioner of the District, will be
present to witness the ceremony.
Phelps Adams and Howard Acton,
composers of Wave That Flag,
America" and both Washington
newspapermen, will attend. Their
song has been officially adopted by
the United States Flag Association
and will be sung at Mondays cere-
mony by Bill Coyle, local baritone.
Another featured spot on the pro-
gram will be musical selections
by the United States Marine Band.
Services of the band were loaned
because of the official nature of the
occasion. The band will play the
national anthem Immediately fol-
lowing Commissioner Mason's re-
marks.
A number of patriotic and veter-
ans organizations of the city have
already completed their plans for
particiation in the program. Among
those whose representatives will
carry flags in the massing Of the
colors are the Military Order of the
World War, District of Columbia
Chapter of the American Red Gross,
State Chapter of American War
Mothers, Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, Disabled American
Veterans, the Salvation Army, the
Huguenot Society of Washington,
D. c.; Daughters of the Cincinnati,
Military Order of the Purple Heart,
Catholic War Veterans Auxiliary,
Father Francis Hurney Post, No.
112; Heroes of '76, Women's Relief
Corps, Department of Potomac;
District of Columbia Federation of
Women's Clubs, Daughter of the
American Colonists and the Ma
tional Sojourners.
Other Programs Planned.
Other local ceremonies are being
arranged for the remainder of the
week of June 8-14, which has been
designated National Flag Week by
President Roosevelt. Flag Week
and Flag Day will be observed by
the public schools of the city on
Friday, June II.
The American Legion Home in
Meridian Park will be dedicated on
Sunday, June IA. at pm. On the
same day, the Elks' Club of Wash
ington will sponsor a patriotic cere-
mony at the Sylvan Theater at 5
pm. The principal address will be
made. by Senator w. Warren Bar
bour of New Jersey. and the Elks'
Boys Band will provide musical
selections.
Each ball game throughout the
week at Griffith Stadium will be
opened with Flag Week ceremony,
according to announcement by Clark
Griffith, president of the Washing
ton American League baseball club.
The flag will be raised to the tune
of 'The Star Spangled Banner" be-
fore each game, and Arch McDon-
aid, sports announcer, will lead the
spectators in the pledge of allegiance
to the flag.
Mr.. McLachlen has asked local
business houses of the city to par
tictpate by displaying the colors
prominently on their premises
throughout the week. Local mer-
chants are also completing plans
to use the United States flag theme
in their advertisements and window
displays during the June s-14
period.