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Show I FLAG BAT IS Exercises Held at Liberty Park Under Auspices of Grand I j SEVERAL SPEECHES MADE I BY LEADING CITIZENS , Gov. Cutler Was the Principal jj Orator of the s ' j Ffag day exorcises wore held at Liberty I J park Thursdny morning. Speeches by ' leading ctlzcns and music by school chll-1 chll-1 dren wero the -features oC tho day. The celebration was under the auspices of the G. A. R., and qulto a number of tho 5 , voterans of tho Civil war were to bo 1 .j i seen pn tho speakers' stand and In the j audience. Col. George 13. Squires pre- j i sided. Prof. Byron CummliiRts, ropre- 1 sontlng the city schools; Rev. D. M. Hel- mlck, and McClaln M. Davis, Col Squlrc3 I and Gov. John C. Cutler were tho apcak- ( ers of tho day. ( Col. Squires Presides. 1 Col. Squires' remarks were preliminary I In nature. He went back 125 cars to j tho tlmo when tho Stars and Stripes wcro ' first adopted by the Union, and spoke of I' our early, struggles for freedom. The J Civil war, the Spanish war and the i Boxer troubles were also toirehed upon ' ; by him. Ho praised tho brave men who i hud fought for the cause of freedom and S ; who had so gallantlv defended the nation In her hours of strife. He said that the flag had passed In glory to the present S generation, and It was expected that the young men of tho nation would defend 3 and cherish tho Hag as their forefathers had done before them, f: Rev. Mr. TTelmlck and Rev. Mr. Davis X'j both spoke with feeling and 6entlmpnt. ; the trend of their remarks being loyalty 1 1 and freedom. Ijj Gov. Cutler Orator of Day. ij Gov, Cutler, who had Issued tfie Flag j; day proclamation and who doubtless un-i un-i derstood. that the celebration was to be J held at Liberty park, beginning at 10 3 a. m., did not arrive until 11 o'clock. Gov. 9 Cutler was the principal speaker of the Jf day. Ho commenced by reviewing the ft history of tho United States and the j early American colonies. Ho made -parti tlcular mention of tho various flags 1 which have been used by the American , people, from tho time of the colonics under the rule of King George to the adoption of the Stare and Stripes. S Betsy Ross, who made the first Ameri-3 Ameri-3 can flag of Stars and Stripes, was spo- ken of by Gov. Cutler "At hdr house." i(j tho Governor said, "and under her dlrec-jj1 dlrec-jj1 tlon and inspiration, tho members of the i Continental Congress and some officers 31 of the army met to consult regarding 3 mattera of Importance to tho colonies, and especially to adopt the national emb-f emb-f lem. As a result of their deliberations, nnd especially her artistic skill, the tlag 3 of our country, In tlie -form that Is so 1 familiar to us, was produced, and on d June 14. 1m, it was formally adopted by Congress." Praise was given to tho women of the '1 land for the great part they have, taken J In the development of the country and 'j for the artistic taste they showed In the j early days In designing for tho nation ,j the most beautiful emblem that floats .1 By Its own beauty " Gov Cutler ald. "it 3 will aitract the favorable notice even of 1 those hostile to the nation It symbolizes." it An Interesting and anproorlate musical ! programmo was rendered under tho charge of Prof. "VVetzell. director of muff mu-ff sic In the public echools |