Show lt a 6 44 4 4 1 4 i mah i 4 iia H I 1 FLAG DAY EXERCISES M M M M M 1 I H H I i 1 I the flag dy day exercises given by park city lo 10 lodge ge no B P 0 elks at society hall last sunday evening wais was decidedly patriotic and successful the hall was filled to capacity and every number on the program was good and received deserve served d applause the ritualistic ceremonies of the order were IT impressively pres rendered and the E elks ik tribute to the flag by jim don was listened to attentively and keenly enjoyed by the flag loving congregation as was the history of the flag by henry welsh the address of rev 14 E henriques was exceedingly appropriate to the occasion dealing with timely suba subjects acts I 1 in a logical and interesting manner the the story of 11 flags as mr henry welsh as an introduction to the record of 0 old glory gave the following very interesting account of the early history ot of the origin of flags before entering upon the history of our flag with your kind hind ance I 1 will briefly touch upon n the general history of flags it t m may BY be needless tor for me to state to you that flags were not used un until til some degree of order prevailed among men in other words flags ar are e product of mans organized state ford tor during the unorganized period of mans existence he had no use for flags but as soon as men began to band themselves to ether seeking the accomplishment of some understood purpose they commenced to utilize objects as symbols of such purpose by adopting tor for that use something that would typify the cause or portray the sentiment tor for which they had bad combined when military expeditions were encamped they used emblems to mark out division lines and stations besides using emblems tor for these purposes they were carried aloft 0 fo o remind men of the past deeds of their own or of those of their tribes or of ancestors of their heroes or to renew in their minds some resolution in many ways such objects served to recall obligations or kept men firm in their alleg allegiance fence to some cause in like manner they served to intensify mens patriotism or kept fresh and green in their memories duty or personal devotion perhaps sometimes they served to recall family pride and religion among the remains of the earliest of all known civilization that of egypt are found traces of of objects which served such purposes in excavating cava ting among the ruins of the burled buried cities of egypt such objects have been frequently brought to light beginning with these relics of mans earliest and most primitive use of emblems such practice may be traced on the various steps which mark his advancing career even to the present time sometimes he made use of carved or painted objects at others he utilized sacred animals boats relics of many kinds and tablets bearing kings names these last he probably used tor for the purpose of inspiring reverence or striking awe into the minds of the beholders practices somewhat similar to these obtained among the assyria ans also among the jewish people it if we are sate safe in drawing inference f from the unearthed sculptures 0 nineveh in both the egyptian and assyrian examples the staffs bearing the emblems were ornamented below the objects so carried with flag like streamers the persians bore an eagle fixed to the head of a lance they also had bad a representation of the sun upon their standards Thi represented their deity and was guarded with great zealousness some of the uncivilized peoples sometimes aried carried objects which served as em alema or standards our own I 1 indians carried poles fledged with the feathers of the eagles wing the early greeks carried a piece of armor ona spear later the several cities of 0 greece bore sacred objects or letters to designate the association to which each belonged the athenians used the olive and the owl tile the corinthians a pegasus the The blans tans a sphinx while a purple dress raised upon a spear served as the real standard or the signal to advance the bacians made use of a contorted serpent the dragon served as a military symbol for maicy many nations and Is still in use as such in china the signa or military ensign of the romans may be considered one of the most important ot of these having as it does a direct bearing on the history of heraldry and in consequence that ot of family arms as well as those of national family it was among the ro speech in full is ie given later on the exercises were opened by national melodies by the saxophone Sax aphone quartette fountain simmons and dingle followed by an invocation by bishop W D I lewis the girls glee club furnished e d two splendid selections miss dena thompson sang a pleasing solo olo 0 when yankee doodle starts to do 0 and chas T frisk pleased the audience with a solo while old glory waves the clever little boys ot of J C rendered several patriotic melodies with fife and drum which called forth an encore core the audience sang america ca and rev T P cook closed the exercises with rev henriques address rev H 13 henriques ot of the episcopal church of this city spoke as follows and tor for a broadminded broad minded discussion of patriotism the record urges its readers toperese to peruse it patriotism I 1 flag day is a comparatively compa modern d ern institution I 1 can remember t the h first flag day in the city of chicago which was celebrated with public ceremonies in the various parks thousands of children gathered each with his or her flag and sang patriotic songs small detachments 1 ants of the militia ot of the state were present to fire a salute to the banner of our country but such large demonstrations under the care of an official body are rare this generation has seen the growth of the movement and a laudable movement it is to keep alive in our memories the events which surrounded the birth of the country and her flag we learn of the suffering and the sorrow which were present as the stars and stripes were first flung to the breezes someone has mans probably where tile the standard first acquired national significance in tile the evolution of standards it is possible to trace tile the feelings and tastes and to 10 sonic some extent the practices of the people to whom they belong the romans bere here a warlike war like people and on their early standards we find the figures of their mythological gods of war at a later period of the empire we find these were displayed by pictures df at the emperors or of eminent generals the eagle became tile the emblem of the military legions there was also another standard used by the romans called the Vix illium this was a piece of tapestry fixed to two pieces ot of wood which were fastened crosswise and then attached to a spear another standard of the later emperors called the Laba rumly was arranged in like fashion until the time of 0 constantine st stant lne after that period per 0 d the emperor lia having ving become bacou xe a christi christian an the standard bore the monogram of the savior the standards of the romans were placed in their temples and guarded with religious veneration this veneration was war in proportion to the success achieved by the legli legi ons which carried the standards from the customs of the romans other nations copied more or less in getting up their flags and standards many of the older nations of europe have standards which have been adopted a d op t ed in comparatively recent years that of england dates only from 1801 from the symbols which were employed by nations we may in some degree measure the amount of refinement or trace the lack of that trait amongst the people of the nations who made use of the various types of emblems as standards perhaps no banner was ever evolved which aimed to represent more fully yet simply the objects avd ard purposes for which it was waa la a signed than our own dear old falaq ila the stars and stripes it Is perhaps the only flag ever designed to represent the welfare of 0 a people rather than that of some man amongst the people the history of our flag may be said to begin with the landing of the pilgrims while all the deeds of heroism which are the pride and heritage of our nation were not performed beneath old glory yet all seem interwoven with its history and as such are seem seemingly ingli indelibly attached to its folds for instance the ill e battles of lexington and bunker hill were fought before old glory was designed yet the stars and stripes Q of today are emblematic of these first battles fought tor for the liberty which our flag represents and which we of today enjoy by our example I 1 in n the use of that liberty causing the real people of the entire world to demand from the man who have heretofore ruled the world with an iron rod some degree of the blessings and privileges which that liberty brings to a nation said that no new life Is given save thru pain and suffering and as the new nation arose to take its ita place in the assembly of 0 nations the land was rent with sorrow borrow was full of broken homes biome and the new made graves of 0 tile the american born and the stranger was crowded with devastated property and when the land was again torn by contending factions when brother fought with brother tor for what each thought to be the right again the flag flew triumphant new born you have heard from other speakers tills this evening of tile making of the first hag flag and the colors it uses and the symbolism to be read into each color and each stripe and each star you have listened to an address telling where the ide idea a came from and again to 1 inspiring words telling telline what this banner of red and of white and of blue stands for it is not my purpose to reiterate these words or ideas but to tell in a few words what tile the flag means to me and what I 1 believe it should mean to every man mail woman and child here this evening I 1 desire to speak upon the topic of patriotism before going further I 1 must express to this lodge of E elks iks the thanks which I 1 think is due them and the great society of which they are apart for keeping before the nation such observances as tills this it is not the elks flag day as some bome think it is the day of tile the whole nation but you have heard many times what is business is nob odys business it if it were not for the annual ceremony kept alive by tills this society flag day would soon be a memory of the past I 1 am not a member of this order but from the bottom of my heart I 1 say all hall to you tor for your great patriotic work one hundred years ago on september 1814 the british army and navy were attacking fort mchenry which was the key to the city of baltimore they had just sacked backed and destroyed the capitol of 0 tills this nation for a year or two they had been victorious it was their intention to spend the winter in baltimore and from that place the com ing spring was to witness a series of campaigns which would result in bringing the rebellious colonies back into the arms of tile the mother country the hopes ot of the nation rested in this tort fort should she tall fall the nation would be destroyed forever should she bhe be successful in her resistance the nation would revive its drooping spirits and resist further we know from our histories that we were successful and the british army was defeated but before the outcome of the struggle was known and while the cannonade was filling the air with the hideous sounds of the shrieking shells dashing across the blackness of the night leaving a trail of fiery splendor thousands of men and women were gathered near watching the awful sight and uttering prayers to our father in heaven that the american arms might be victorious among these were francis scott key the emotions he felt that night can be read in his masterpiece the star spangled banner As the sun rose to gild the sky with the light of tile the newborn new born day his eyes were turned toward the little stronghold strong hold and the words came from his lips 0 say can you see by the dawns I 1 early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming 0 say does the star spangled banner yet wave oer the land of the tree free and tile the home of the brave As tile the light became stronger the watching hosts thought they caught a gli glimmer nimer of the wondrous banner floating proudly at its post the star spangled banner 0 long may it wave oer the land of the tree free and the home of the brave then as day was at hand and the eyes could iee bee the results ot of the night battle they saw that the proud hosts ot of the enemy were no longer there but under cover of the thick darkness and the booming of cannon they like the arab had silently moved away then came the words of 0 the inspired poet and the star spangled banner in triumph doth wave oer the land of the tree free and the home of the brave one hundred years ago that was and from then until now there has been no war between b t english E 9 lish speaking nations ane one hundred years of 0 peace has been the result 0 of that battle may it stretch into a thousand and then into eternity war shall be no more 0 tile tho foolishness of war 0 tile the awfulness iness and horror which we know so little about at the opening ot of the worlds columbian exposition in chicago in 1893 1 I heard a CA chorus orus of 0 ten thousand choristers cho who sang the dedication ode and closed with the singing of P patriotic atri otic songs here were ten thousand trained voices from the various choirs of the city engaged in singing with all the ferver at their command america and the star spangled banner awen ty five thousand people were seated in the vast liberal arts building As the opening bars of tile the music crashed from the augmented orchestra the entire multitude rose to its feet in token of the honor and love it felt to this country moments such as this with all its thrills and enthusiasms are those which give rise to the sentiment my country may she always be right but right or wrong my country ill all feel patriotic now we are getting down to the point and can ask the question what Is patriotism many will at once answer it is a love of ones country and its institutions in a way this is right but a part truth Is often worse than a whole truth the word patriotism la Is derived from the greek and really means ones fellows or love ot of fellow countrymen there is nothing to indicate that it means the country or its institutions nothing about the rocks and the rills the wondrous wooded mountain slopes but only those persons who make up the country pent per haps you state that tills this Is what you meant again I 1 fall back on an old saying handsome is as handsome does A mans belief ca can be u understood der stood by others only as it is expressed jn in his daily life for example one man may be lo 10 loud in his expressions of christ likeness on sunday and on the next day goes out and does his neighbor tile the popular opinion of that man is that he is a hypocrite so with the one who claims to be a good citizen of this coun country try a real patriot one who wears a flag when the news of an approaching struggle with a southern country reaches us one who swears loudly that one white man can lick two or tour four or six of that nation but who dodges all ha responsibilities us ai a citizen of this country who does not know that patriotism is more than a display of ribbon or a few foul words but is ie really a love of all our fellows patriotism should be the expression of the command of christ and the belief of all those who labor tor for the brotherhood of man thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself A story Is told of five shipwreck ship wreck ed men who landed on one of the beautiful south sea islands after a tiresome struggle with tile the waves one of those beautiful paradise islands which only lacked people for the sake of the argument these men were of five different natures and |