| Show National Men and Affairs Eloquent Tribute Paid to United States Flag Poorly Made Up Santa Claus Gets Just What He De- De DeI Deserves Deserves De Deserves I serves Blow to Old Southern Pride I n nv r r s r Special Coi rf of The Has r Copyright 1326 1926 Consolidated Press Association A pROU the tar far away Philippines F FRO I comes cornea a nw Interpretation of ot tho ho American flag The rho canco of or th tho national emblem has hasteen h teen been a ot or oratory es-er es ev since the birth o of er tho the republic but It has baa remained ro for near Hear A Ad lid lid- miral Sumner E B W V of oC the navy commanding the tho Phil Phil- Philippines naval na district a God fear lug sea farin man n to pay a a tri tri- tribute i- i buto bute o ot of which the ablest speak peak It- It era en sr ft or the ages R gc might well cit bo be proud That the tho 1 might know more o of the banner which floats over them and which Ad- Ad Admiral miral I la is destined d to remain the th naval officer de- de 6 livened a 0 message which applies back home as well stell BS liS a In I the Iho 10 pacIfic hl Islands Unquestionably ho he s said Bald from rom roman an artistic standpoint it la is the most beautiful ot or any o of the n na- na national national flags lass Our national flag not only embodies our highest aspirations but It also- also sym the highest 11 and ulti- ulti ultimate ultimate mate perfection ot or our The flog flag or of o the Itc United States Stater stD and fo foreshadows the great great- cst et ot or any flag las ever designed tinny Many Man flags have the same colors none combined In hi the tame ame manner The he colore ot of a 11 flag are Arc Cry scry cry much like tl the tho letters spelling 1 a 0 word or the notes or of o music that go so to make mako makoUI UI up a melody Therefore the flag flagor tS oC or each nation proclaims that no isa i ions ion's word ord i nd Bounds sounds Its lis ke key ley- keynote note thus rallying to It tt all the unseen forces harmonizing with wll it Its Ita colors colore and sy symbols m bols In our flag Clag the tho red symbol symbol- symbolIzes Izes izea the life lire lorce the martial marli force Its ts clear bright shade rep rep- representing representing rei 3 resenting all alt the highest ot or courage energy and power It is Iho tho ho masculine tonof or of tho the nation ns na well as the time In- In o or of h love loc that will fight tight for tor a principle The Tho red a in equal in- in with wills the Uie white while of or purit sanity righteousness justice and brotherhood This proclaims to the tho world th that U we wo will wll right fight If we wc have hoyo to Lot not because we e 8 s el t to spill our brothers brother's blood or for tOl but for right right- Justice freedom and liberty sane sano an righteous free free- freedom freedom dom and liberty without for these must be bc maintained by I force torce If It necessary and hence the number o or of rod stripes Is or one greater than Ihan rno white thus sym sym- the tho fact that we shall never allow aBow to become go so weak that we cannot fight right t for tor forthe the tho right war Is la not m our I I fr but tt I an over pres e over I ii desire e for r peace honorably won and honorably maintained Now Now wo we come to the blue blu rlue Is la said to be color ot of o the th great gred mother foice fOlce la tn life lire lh the thc power that brings forth and anti chel cher cher- cher cherIshes ishee all that Is II lovable No 0 other flag has bas the arrange arrange- ment mont ot or those colors as In our flag Others have the Iho blue bunot but not In tn one great Kroat muss ma hilco 1110 a 0 sea se of or color on which the five point point- pointed ed stars are arranged side by side Bid In harmonious order From time Immemorial the five pointed star alar symbolizes man the Iho white stars Blam In our OUI flag LoUze the tho pu pu Hied men and anil 1 siom- siom wom women om- om omon en U of or gathered her and living In peace and order not only among es bu but also allo as a living example to ta ftc t world The red and d the white being equal co-equal our a must be bewon bewon won as a much by y y the forces of or the Ito white as a the red It If the field were all white 11 it t would symbol symbol- Izo Ize peace at Any ally price but lh the white Is la held In balance by the hr red which mans niana peace attained and J It Ir necessary by b righteous warfare In In Its lis m em America thus Ihus proclaims to 10 tJi the world that It ItI has conceived and anti set net before Its lis I children the Iho high h h Ideal and glor- glor bus lous ou opportunity of or becoming th the leader In and sanely conceived ant and guarded How proud we e should ba to live 11 under so 10 glorious a 0 symbol bol lion How great is our responsibility Now that Christmas Is well eli over thieve la tl renewed discussion of or UK the lie move moo to 10 do a ay say make make-be- hove leyo Santa Clauses holli before and after atler the Ibe festival of ot the birth or of the Christ There was a mark mark- marked marked ed advance this past season over overall overall all previous year years There were ele ver fewer of or the tho street t Santas seek seek- seek seek- seekIng In Ing contributions for the poor The rho Th contributions were sought and re re- re but the thC organIzations In Ir charge discarded the tho dress drel l of or thereby by saving many man anxious and ordinarily mothers from thousands ol or cm em em- em embarrassing moments seem scent to be bethe b the style In tn many stores and also aluc III so at Sunday schOol 11 ol celebrations To Tc explain these thene to Inquisitive and aitt 1005 0 Ing youn tera many mothers molher have Invented the story that th the disguised are aro merely ag- ag agents of or the r il l Santa Claus It is 18 axing the credulity or of children a too far tar to have scores of or Santa Clauses hanging around tor for a month before Christmas Christ Christ- Christmas mas anti and then to have hate a school celebration il i week after Christ ChrIst- ChrIstmas Christmas Christmas mas with Saull Saua still In evidence At one ot of latter celebrations celebrations In Washington Santa was sea sO poorly made I lip I as to deceive decello no noone noone one Stilt Still he be insisted upon play play- Irig the part lIart mil nd approaching the thi children In Hio Iho Ito front row ot of the Ul benches he lie K my name There Thero was no reply Again Santa his query Still Bill no answer A third lime the searching question was WIlS asked And then lien i a little girl at The cIte very end of the therow therow row almost L broke oke up the party parti by piping Apple This should be an object les- les lesson les son to those who insist upon clothing Santi L Clans Claus In iii the rat rat- raiment ral I ment o or of the earthy earth Here Is iti a ad ud blow for the pride of or a lain certain section of o the theoM theold old oM south Ophelia col 10 cot cot- ored maid of ot f t 11 11 Ii work In a WashIngton Wash Wash- Washington ash ington household l remarked short short- shortly shortly ly after atler the tho ew Year that she was wag going back to her lice old homo borne in South Carolina Well Ophelia Opheim said the heat head of o the house Ito vho ho shall be name name- nameless less you ou know that I also am an from the I 1 nm am from Georgia Yas Faa Ill I'll Ir ir said Ophelia Ophella I In itt South Callia Catia too |
