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Show Men of flic Fading Battalions H" Have Patriotic Outing at Wandamerc. pjpjpjpjpjM : JUDGE A. J. WEBER TA IKS OP STARRY RANKER Tells His Hearers of (lie Evcr- lasting Principles the Flag Hj Represents. B Ax guests of the Sons of Veterans and H tho auxiliary, Daughters or Veterans, ami H , tlio Itcltof corps and circles, members ui H!' local G. A. II. posts celebrated Flag 'll' day at Wandumoto Tuesday. The old Hh soldiers spottt lliu most of tlio day nt Hl the report, renewing old acquaintances, H " talking over tlio old days and having a H ' general reunion In patrlotl.sin. Bccauso Hl the day is one that calls forth patriotic H f, thoughts and sentiments, tho veterans Ht and the old ladles and the young ones H spent tho day in an environment of pa- H i A luncheon was served by tlio ladles H in the evening In the pavilion under the H dunce hall. There was overylhlng served I that tho season affords, tho supply was H abundant, and ample Justice was done to H , tho good things provided. I Following this, a brief programme was H carried out in the danee hall. The hall H,' i is not suilublo for such exercises, both H i, speaking and singing Is difficult, and the H hundreds who crowded around the sus- H', pended stand" had to, remain standing. pjpjpjH This pmgi-ammc was carried through tin- j der the direction ot H. E. Dewey, com- H ' mandur of the Sons nt Veterans, who ro- H ccntly succeeded P. IS. Connor., H U Wcbcr Talks Patriotism. Hs' Judge A. J. Weber was the orator of HH the occasion, and, whilo ho spoko briefly. Hjl-ll was eloquent. He said he was much HU pleused to see that Governor Spry had H I issued a proclamation calling attention H to lrlng day and he regretted that the ' managers of the resort had not read the H , proclamation. "I should Judge they dl"' H f not." said he. "from the lack of tlags In H . their hall today. 11 is a beautiful day and Hl a beautiful custom, and it was llttlng H that the ohlet executive of the slate 1 should Issue that proclamation and thai once a year Old Glory should be swung Hf to the breezes everywhere. Jt was J :i:t H years ago, on June 11. thai thai Hag Hl was born. It was tlio good old Hag that represents the best people and the best H govcruinenl on earth. Along In the lat- H J tor part of May. Washington sent his , i rough sketch of the ilag to .Mrs. 13li-.u- ' bedi Koss, and in a few days Mrs. Itoss Ji made tho lirst Amcrleau Hag." IJI What Flag Represents, ' --Afler giving a brief history of tho Hag. " Judge Weber said they still had the l'l thirteen stripes, but In addition they ha ! forty-six Ktars, indicating forty-six In- destructible states in an ludissoluable I union. While the United States was one of the youngest nations on earth, he L asked them If they ever stopped to thir III that It was the oldest Hag on earth. It has gone through more battles. with ; more credit and glory, than any other i Hag 'jieath tho skies. It rnpresented the 1 1 history of the country. It represented J, i tne Ideas of Washington, of Jefferson and 'I of Jackson. It represented tho martyr- i ilom of Lincoln anil Garfield and the j heroism of Grant, Sherman and Connor. ' H represented obcdlenco to the laws of the government; it represented tho great I principles given to the world when the declaration of indesiondcnco was written by Thomas Jefferson. t represented ,'l equality before the law. It represented the i, idea that government only derived its first powers from tne consent of the , people. "And that Hag." continued the speaker, "In Its majesty represents a greater idea or principle than all these , mentioned, and that. Is absolute- liberty j to the Individual so long as ho does not I Infringe upon the liberty and rights of I any one else." In closing. Judge "Weber (1 enjoined his hearers to keep tho faith Lj with the flag and the flag would protect ill them. jj'I Some Pretty Music. II Mrs. limma Ramsey Morris gave a beau- ,1 tifui rendition of "The Star Spangled TJanner," and Mrs. T, W. Hutton recited, J with much elocutionary power. 'The " American Flag." A patriotic and pret- il lilv rendered violin solo was given by J Miss Ella Pitt, and a clarinet solo was ll played by Mr. Love. The exerulses in the dance hall, though I brief, were much enjoyed by all -who par- tlcipated. At the close of tho programme j dancing was indulged in for several Jl hour?. |