Show KNOW UTAH L By y ALBERT LBERT F. F PHILIPS PHILIPS PHILIPS' I In the spring ot of 1922 1922 Utah discovered that tJi th the state stAle tat Ort Offers rs made several over had no flag were m by l. l par 11 trI trio tic tie or lra t to make and nd donate to the state an no official flag Of or th th the theve eve several al i sketches a submitted d th the tho n nt received from the Oliver r O. O Howard Belief corps of the Grand Orand Army of ot tit the n cred the best and their offer was accepted l The th flAg w was s made and on May l 6 5 1922 It Iwas t. t was presented d by Mrs MI W W. I r L. L patriotic instructor and anti past president nt ot or the Oliver 0 O. Howard Relief co corps Pl I S 'S S Th flag Tho-flag h haa hu a. a blu gold fringed bord borders rs and Sand with the fallowing in natural l 1 colors on on the center enter of C th the field A shield above the shield an nn American eagle ear with Uh outstretched hed wings th U the e- e top of ot the he shield pierced with six Ix arrows rn IC crosswise upon the tho shield under the arrows arrows' tho the word Industry 1 and below the word word cn the center of ot th the shield n. n b beehive art on each side of ot the thi beehive growing lilies below the b beehive nar near the bottom of the shi shield ld tho word vord UtAh Uth and below thc thc- word and on the the bottom of ot the shield the figures s 1847 with viti the tho appearance of oC being back ck of ot th the shield There Th re are Rl also o Jwo two American lags flags n s placed crosswise with the the the- flags so ao draped that t thor they will ivill project t be beyond beyond be- be yond each side of oC the shield the e heads of or th the th staffs appearing In front of oti the eagles s 's wings WinS and the bat bot- tom om of oC each taft appearing over the thC taco face of ot the draped flags flag belo below the helow belov th the shield hl ld and ft lags gsand upon the bl bIu blue field the tl figure r J 1896 Around round the e entire Ure design a 8 narrow v circle In g gold ld l C ii flower r ot of Utah sego Bego Illy adopted by the tho he lur h 18 1911 This wai- wai done after t th ho the school children ot of tho of tho state te were called d upon t to decide which of f all the ine native would be most moat appropriate The lego iego lily was was since Jt It t was the he root of r this plant Jant Which saved the this Utah nl pioneers n from com starvation stAr Hie spring of ot 18 when they y I ran var ah put out of ot provisions i L a The The sego se-go Illy lily grows on every ery sagebrush rush hill bill and ands Is is s known knowli by its stem and t from which the he bloom ds s. s Vh When n fully expanded cal al In outline and is while wilto striped ti with gr green gren en and nd tinged with p purple purple- above yellow f below The The three petals petals' are lire heart shaped tapering and sharp harp pointed jointed S Sego Sega Is a n native Indian Indian nam and there is a kl l legend gend nm among ng Utah J Indian which l Is Ia similar to the tory of ot the th he children of Israel and the manna It is said that ne morning after a ii great grent battle hattie In fn which hundreds hundreds' ot of f red rod warriors warrior had been that the battlefield was vas covered with of ot th these se fl flowers w rs The Toe m great mt t. t spirit t show showed showed- d his red eons sona how v to d dig hj and eat at the tho root of ot the plant and save themselves from starvation The Indians th then n ma made a pact they would right Ight no moro moro morti b battles lIu on fields field where th the th sego Ily Illy grew grev and thus thull It ft was vas 18 that peace friendliness ss arid and p prosperity was established am among n the Ut Ute Indians S a a Information n was of me me yesterday regarding the he great seat seal of ot the the- th state It is' is similar In Sn d' d design to lo the he flag and the de design lg- lg was wa made by Hf Harr Harry n Edwards Edwarda It t cost 05 63 In size IZ lit lit- litIs It Is two and ori one half h lt Inches In hi m ter It was WIlS adopted by liy the legislature on on April 3 1896 |