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Show WWRY OF FLAG 'OLDATPROGRAM 'i n week observances closed hi program distinguished by nirit of reverence and solemn Sty Sunday evening at Bing- hieh school. According to trnor Herbert B. Maw, no I community in Utah of like nlanned and executed a Flag urogram similar in scope lhat given here under chair-hip chair-hip of Jeph P. Scussel. ehlight of the program was ,'seant, "Evolution of the Flag 1497 to 1942",' read by Mrs. 3dell Peterson as "a patriotic rvance to honor our nation's and teach through achieve-,a achieve-,a wrought beneath its folds love of our country, a feeling ',-hich all share. s'o matter how we differ on itions of politics, religion and istry, we all unite in loyalty devotion to United States, he evolution of the Ameri-flag Ameri-flag is as interesting as the ution of the American gov-nent. gov-nent. Its original instability AW matched by peerless im-ulity. im-ulity. During the period of growth and lack of finality nbraced parts of the banners other countries sometimes dng even shrubs and ser-ls ser-ls and being devoid of origin- 'ut the period of instability arm and coloring of the flag ed with the definite fixing . ie government it represented. a nationality became assur- when responsibility and in-aional in-aional peace were no longer i to debate then and not I then, the flag became de-t" de-t" .it flags which have flown ov-nited ov-nited States were brought be-the be-the audience by eight beauty-gowned young women. The i included the (1) Red cross England brought by John 3t in 1497; (2) the Union of i's colors, a white cross of Andrew on the blue field, :h arrived with the Mayer May-er in 1620; (3) the pine tree adopted for colonial vessels 775; (4) the snake flag the ies of .the south used from 1777; (5) thirteen stripes an azure corner field with cross of St. George; (6) the A union flag, by act of con-5 con-5 on June 14, 1777, "a flag of nnpes"; (7) in 1795 two ad-mal ad-mal stars and two additional w added on entrance of tucky and Vermont into the n; (8) a resolution by con-s con-s provided that from July il8, the stripes should be 13 the blue field carry one star iaeh of the 20 states then in iunion and that a new star ft be added for each state safter admitted. 7 e flags of 27 United Nations shown by children wearing imes native to the countries flags they carried Mrs." J. 7 Knudsen was in charge of impressive portion of the ram. hers taking part were Cop-' Cop-' Boy Scouts; the Rev. Leahy, who offered in-wm in-wm and led in reading "A ' In War"; Bishop David wn who spoke on the need d .Spiritual victory as well victory of armed forces"; a no solo, "The Flag Without ! m", Mrs. B. D. Bennion; a The Flag Speaks", by Meyer; benediction, Bishop e M. Nix. nag day parade marked m Douglas MacArthur the evening of June 13. of all allied nations and ' . of marchers represent-wious represent-wious civic and fraternal M carrying flags contributor, contribut-or, while three bands martial airs to Main tne Magna drum and bu-m bu-m was an appreciated ad-' I 10 Bingham's own fine 'schools. Mgh SChl and lnsjn the line of march re-rea re-rea the American Legion, high school band, Lions -summer playground, Junior w Magna drum and bugle ; "remen, fire auxiliaries, .Playground, Junior high wind. Boy Scouts of Am-;af Am-;af Cross- Rebekah lodge, of Foreign Wars, United . American Legion aux- BnnTnuS Civic club and Bonds.. by Jimmy Byrne. ;, ceremony at Bingham ; porch was witnessed by SlnK- A Utah fla which ft?lde a lare American i 1 wl!tforefront of a" events ff was the banner tak-le7n3.Pole tak-le7n3.Pole wit" the latest ; statf-, tlon and Presented to |
