| Show OBSERVANCE OF FLAG DAY AT TEMPLE Last Sunday Sunda p June 1 14 11 t was Flag Day the birthday anniversary of Old Olor Glory the greatest t flag I in Iii 1 all tho the II How w well dl we re remember remember remember re- re member It there at nt Manti Let us bow our heads In shame Of tho the many flags available n on Main Street Streel only one ono was yas unfurl unfurled d to the bre breeze ze and that stood in front of ot Ralphs Ralph's Pharmacy The story o of or the stars and andS S Stripes Is the story o of the e nation itself its story is tho the story of those who came to ta this continent fr freedom the freedom edom the right to worship God as they saw aw a w fIt fit fit- f of ot valor on the battlefield to maintain main man tam lain tain a freedom that a new race of ot people was le ready dy to die for of undying un mm- dying courage and hope o 0 Of the pioneers who settled this mighty mighty t west of reverence for God of f loyalty of justice and of ot truth It ItIs ItIs Itis Is Is a story of ot which wo we may all h be lle e proud it is a story o of a flag without a stain The thirteen strIpes f of Old Glory stand for for the of oC the tho thirteen colonies in revolt Great Great Britian TIll The blue field with with- tho the stars represents the Union as asit asIt asIt it It stands today one ice star for for forc c state The fhe red of C the f fir fIg g Is f for r valor alor z zeal al and fervency the tho lor nope mope purity cleanliness ness of life lifo and rectitude of conduct conduct con con- duct the blue the co color lor of or orhea hea heaven yen for tor reverence to God l loyalty sincerity sin sin- carIt- carIt Justice and amid truth The Midvale journal his has tho the following to say about tt Amer American ican can flag Historians may maj regard as unsupported unsupported un un- supported by the fact the story stor of Betsy Ross stitching the first Am u tt 11 n. n nA ri 11 t 1 0 a t i Ju u I. I the hc fact tact that the legend has become become become be be- come part and aud parcel of Am American folklore In any case It is known wn that Washington had bad an Intense personal interest in iii the creation of a n national flag and ma may mar have hae had a p part rt in its design And no one disputes tho the fact that the he e accomplished more than any other American in giving that flag nag flaga naga a meaning and in it over overa a strong and united nation In 1932 it will be bo the country's privIlege liege lege to render new honors to George Washington's Washing memory memon and new loyalty to this immortal symbol sym bol of ot his greatness Meanwhile this year ear It is welt well to recall some of ot the great dates dates Continued on last page ram rrT rw Observance Of Flag Day At Temple Teme City Continued a from Cram pa page pae e I 1 In the flags flag's history Its first display dig dis display dis- dis play by tho Continental Army was wason wason on August Augut S 8 1777 at at Fort Stan Stan- ix wix the P present regent city o. o of Home Home N. N N. Y durl during during- lb an attack on the British Brit Brit- ish It Ii as v.-as first carried into battle by George Georgo Washington's troops troop at Brandywine Brandy wine on Sept September September Septem Septem- m- m ber 11 17 1777 77 It was o s first saluted by the British at nt th the sui surrender render of Burgoyne at Saratoga on October 17 1777 For the Nav Navy John Paul Jones took the first t salute to the Stars and Stripes on February 14 1778 1775 when hen he lie sailed leis his ship Ranger into the harbor of Quiberon France In the same ship he forced the first striking of colors l to o our Flag by the British ship Drake on April 24 17 1778 7 8 The ship Bedford of carried the first American Flag Into Into in into In- In to a British port on 01 February 3 3 1783 It was first carried round the world by bO the ship Columbia I sailing from Boston in September 1778 Captain John Green Greens in the tho Empress of China had bad previous previous- previously ly taken it to China in 17 1784 go It was first flown in battle inthe In Inthe Inthe the Pacific b by the U. U S S. S Frigate Essex in 1813 1811 TOe TI-Je nex next year Francis Scott Key wrote th tin a Star Spangled Banner In 1818 C ingress m- m in ingress gress decreed that henc henceforth forth a anew anew anew new star should be added on tho the admission of each new state to tho the Union but Jut before that on on January January Janu Janu- ary arr 13 1791 1794 after and Kentucky hac been admit t t d ll to the Union he Stars Star and UlI r were increased to fifteen The 1818 Act erl el the tho stripes to thirteen and decreed a new str for each new now state stute which matic a a jump at once to twenty stars |
