Show 4 HONOR THE STARS AND AID STRIPES 4 on wednesday next it is expected that the stars and stripes will float from every flag pole in the city and throughout the county in t commemoration of the adoption of the present design as the official flag of the united states that happened on june 1777 after 4 many patterns had been suggested ind and considered and even after congress and washington had unofficially decided to replace the union by a five pointed star the official adoption of a hant bant ner with just thirteen stripes to signify the original thirteen colon tea les and a white star on a blue held field for every state in the union gave to tile the united states a banner that has not a peer in the wide world 4 tor for beauty and grace as its folds wave in the breeze to gaze upon 4 it always fills the american heart with pride and devotion and the 4 knowledge that it stands for freedom and right in the broadest sense of the term makes it doubly beautiful and sacred let it be unfurled to the breeze everywhere next wednesday in order that another purpose of the day daythan that of instilling in the t hearts of young america a love and reve reverence rince for and a knowledge of what old glory stands for the star spangled banner 0 long may it wave 4 oer th the land of the tree free and the home of the brave 4 44 4 t t 4 |