Show I fJ I I w f I II Pf J fU 5 Krom rom d dusk k till un claw the Ih lifelong night She kept the tallow 1 dips dip alight And fast her ber nimble nimbi ne To sew MW th the alar an upon th the blue blu With weary ore eyes sad and aching head bead 41 She stitched tb tha stripes stripe of white and r red And when th the tb day ca came up the tb stair Complete acre atlON a carven chair Hung nuo Beta Betsy's BaLYI battle baUl flag nac I The simple tone ston of ot Betsy ROM Roes ROMI I I. I Is covered now with mold and moss mon But still her banner file And keeps keps th the color of the ettl kies tes A It nation thrills a nation blet bleeds A nation follows tollow where It lad Ide And Mid every etry man 1 Sa Lu proud to yield His ilia life Ute upon a field for hr Bt Belays ya battle Ute flag It i Is Ia one hundred and lorty forty eight years ago 0 tomorrow since sinco th the Continental Con COn- Con Congress adopted the Stars Stare and Stripes Stripe as a the tIM flag nag of ot the United United United Unit Unit- ed States Statu That was wa on June Juno II H. H 1 1777 the resolution of DC te thirteen thir reading ding That flag of ot the th t teen n United trolled States State be thirteen stripes sCript alternate red rd and white an and t that the union be thirteen hU whitt stars etaNi in a blue field RESOLUTION ADOPTED The resolution was wall adopted on or June 14 1 and that flag line that was as first made mado by Betsy Dy Roes floes and used in ft pursuance of it was waa that which led the Americans to victory victor at Sara ira ira- ra toga After Atter the adoption b lit of the ordinance nance nee the government go at ton requested that all public buird buird- logs lags float Cloat the flag In honor of or the thi day and like respect w wad shown the thi natal da day of the fia flag In New York where all aU government go and municipal buildings hoisted Old Glory Bet Bos Boston ton toi observed the day by exercises and arid display of American flags an anin and andIn andin in tho the cradle of ot liberty Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia the people were eager to show ahoy reference A program was waa carried carrie out at Independence hall haB as also aleo a athe at atthe the home of oC Betsy Rosa flOSS who con con- I I I I the first American flag A Aa At Ata a a celebration held in the tho old South church in Boston Doston the tho center of oC at attraction attraction attraction at- at traction was the orl original Fort Mchenry Mc Mc- henry flag which Inspired FrancU Scott Key to write The Star- Star Spangler Sr Banner Danner I The father of oC Flag Ilag day was Dr J. J B. B Cigrand who wrote In tho the June Issue of ot the Chicago News In 1883 an article entitled Tho The Fourteenth of June and later while teaching school at redonia he ho had his pupils write essays on oa the lie He wrote many magazine and newspaper articles advocating the observance of or the natal day of the flag and in 1888 the Sons of America merica organized l a corporation and published a magazine The American Standard It was Dr Cigrand who started the move moe for foro o observance of ot the day OBSERVANCE GENERAL GENERA Another teacher In the schools George Balch Baich In New York on June 14 H. 1889 1819 observed the day and alike a alike alike like celebration was held at the home of Betsy Ross floss 1 in iii 1 Philadelphia June 14 14 1890 1830 New York Sons SOilS of or ortha the tha Revolution celebrated the day In 1891 and anel have ever since oo- oo served the day by erecting a monument ment on some Borne historic spot of ot Inter- Inter est ed S Observances of or the day were carried car clr- ned ried out ant every ery year In ome lome Sections sectIons sections sec sec- Sec Sec- o of the country but it was not until 1896 when Dr Cigrand became became be be- came president of oC the national organization or organIzation organization or- or that the observance of or Flag day became general To this national organization five presidents of oC the United States thirty-six thirty governors and scores ol or mayors have been sent as delegates with approved credentials that Flag day be observed on June 14 The National Flag Day association t labors In the interest of ot the entire population to have hae all tho the people regardless of or creed to Join annually annu- annu aNy ally and participate In Hag Flag day ex exercises ex- ex and thus exemplify exe the broad and tolerant spirit of the he flag Itself |