Washington.—Mrs, seau, former president general of the Stars and Stripes. sented the boys and girls of the United States in the American Flag Associa. | tion's contest. The flag is the first one made entirely from American silk co- | coons, By ELMO SCOTT WATSON G DAY, 1020, approaches is interestir to note his year mar versa ry of Stripes. i York newspaj ing this about Brennan in a le lisher as fo The observance Flag Day year has revived til of the origin of ) the national col n public bul ngs and on public } « the Un States. Who was responsible for this glorious gesturing? What impetus gen- erated this universal of the Stars and Stripes? I feel emboldened swer in y¢ columr ed the pat tic ball patriotic flags a-flying eight years ago this sum old New York Fress aroused 1 try with its flag propaganda. 1 have recently, to fortify my memory, ex- amined the bound files of the New York Press for 188% now in the New York iblie Libr: Frankly, aston. at nditic The ge H and Pub is 3 Geor tter to Editor lows: ted qu t a ted waving to attempt an an- 8 as to whe a-rolling s it Is just mer sir this ¢ this Cc hed the Bostor aging direct the rein was city nd louis J. Lang, Thomas C valued member was acting Washing- + aware lay idea of convincing rities for offi ic buildings was opaganda encompassed try with expressions of exult. peration from EOVErnors, con. gressmen, clergymen, school teachers, and other Influential characters of the day, In July, 188% William Windom, secretary of the treasury, and John Wanamaker, then postmaster general, were convinced, and from that day to this the Stars and Stripes have been displayed on every public building In the United States every day during office hours, In the rules of the Navy Department there had been from early times a rule for the display of the fiag on public buildings of that de- partment but this rule had fallen into more or less disobservance following the Civil war. Such dissimilar characters ‘as Rev, Dr. McArthur and Father McGlynn were aroused to leadership for the dis. play of the flag on public schoolhouses ~<that glorious practice that is now a daily Inspiration, The Press was not wholly satisfied evidently with the way that the then board of education of the city at first carried out its flag Idea, for on Tuesday, September 10, 1838, the day after the opening of the schools that year, its news story carried this significant paragraph. every schoolhouse the day was honored by the display of the American flag, either on the flagstaff or draped above the principal's desk The one notable exception was at the board of education in Grand ptreet where there is a flagstaff on the top of the bullding supplied with nll the rope necessary. In spite of this, the flag did not float there yes- terday.” This hint was effective. Boon after- wards public school boards throughs out the nation followed suit, usually one newspaper In each vicinity claim. ing the honor of causing the action, but the credit In the first Instance ————— - os New Cinema Screen at the time, the Mr. Quinn's and } Washing was in the city inemas In three dimensions, a problem on which several fortunes have been spent in recent years, are achieved in an entirely new way by nn English inventor who has devel oped a motion pleture screen which has for its surface 000,000 tiny glass lenses, each barely a quarter of an inch across, The screen 1s made by first counting the usual surface with a thick layer of white lead and then » 5 iume tory of Ol movement A federal building had of President Benjamin Har who later hod a leading part In another patriotic connected with the flag. approved June 20, “That President States be authorized fo on every the in dorsement resolution CONZress re of and di- issue a lon rec to the people the observ in ail their the four } ANNIVersary of the discs very on October 21, 1802, by demonstrations and by suitable 8 in their schools and other of assembly.” 1802, golved, United rected the the prociamat ance localities of places [larrison Is dated July {not Accordingly, President sued proclamation 1892, designating October 21 eT RE i Fe Tm Te Te Te Te Te Te Our Stainless Flag battlements and ramparts days of heat and strife, When Freedom, wrapped in swaddling clothes, looked smilingly at We, Old Glory waived, all radiant with tri. umph and success, No blemish huked within ber mar her loveliness. And hearts aflame with passion foe freedom’s holy reign Dil homage to Old CGlory—the flag without a stain! Ea tyrants still imperil soverign peo ples as of yore, The foes of law and order would unleash the dogs of war, The emblem of our freedom boldly ripples in the breeze And burls defiance across the seas. And hearts aflame with passion for freedom’s holy reign Do homage to Old Clory—the fing without a» stain! Oh. may the glorious Stars and Stripes forever and a day To worthy deeds of righteousness and honor lead the way, And may our children's children learn to or reverence and prize The precious gilt our noble sires had purchased from the skies. Then hearts aflame with passion for freedom’s holy reign Shall magnify Old Glory—the flag 7 without a stain! a wf rederick Theodore Bastel v: : 2 arene erm rere reseed Q'er in the folds te The' _- Pd at the asutocrats ARINIRIRITI TITTY tober 12) as a general holiday, “On that day,” sald the President, “let the people, so far as possible, cease from toil and devote themselves to such ex- ercizes as may best express honor to the Discoverer and their appreciation of the great achievements of the four completed centuries of American life. Columbus stood in his age as the plo neer of progress and enlightenment. The system of universal education is in our age the most prominent and salutary feature of the spirit of en. lightenment, and it is peculiarly appro- priate that the schools be made by the people the center of the day's demonstration. Let the National Flag flont over every schoolhouse In the country, nnd the exercises be such as shall Impress upon owr youth the pa- affixing the glass globules to this white lead coating. This work is care fuly done by hand. The stereoscopic effect Is then ob tained with ordinary film and a stand: ard projector, for the myrind tiny lenses split up the light into hundreds of thousands of minute beams which are individually magnified on the screen so that each lens gives depth in relief and produces the Illusion that the spectator is looking around the object photographed. — Popular Mechanics Magazine, New York.-—-The photograph shows (left to right) Catherine H. Dodge grandniece cf Francis Scott Key, and Mrs. Laura Brisk, mother of Flag day on the mall in Central park where the patrictic music and impressive cere monies last year, triotic The state superintendents of educa. tion held Brooklyn, N. Y. o their meeting They appointed a cot prepare use on October 2 ve to universal menihers of this committee were 1 ' : nis: the ii fifth was Franci lHlamy, member of the editorial Ie : Yout of the h's Com anion, Youth’ words which & the 8 Compa 2% ite to the 1 yy ang “1 pled to the Republic wily one nation Indi aN it indivisible, ith libs rty r all,” Bellamy's 1 3 eqge Bo and justice fo According he wrote the i g¢ Companion 1802, while James P. outside the door for This Incident probably gave to the that Upham himself After ram prepared by the state perintendents for use on Columbus day, 1802, the pledge was approved hy many patriotic organizations and was finally adopted in schools through- out the United States until it is now regarded as almost an official part of our public school procedure, story the pledge. appearing In su- Many educators later “my flag” in the pledge. With the large States Bureau of Education, Is clearly ambiguous, Consequently has been informally revised, gion now most widely used is: the Republie for which it stands: one nation indivisible, with liberty and Justice for all” The next step in the story of the de velopment of Flag day is the story of Mrs. Laura B. Prigk, known as the “Mother of Flag Day.” Prisk, who was editor of the Patri otic Instructor in New York, suggested getting aside June 14, the anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes by the Continental congress ns the flag of the United States, as Flag day. Her suggestion was for warded by the Daughters of the Amer jean Revolution in New York, to Pres. ident Woodrow Wilson. In response to the request President Wilson issued a proclamation on May 13, 1916, desig: nating June 14 of each year ns Flag day, and since that time It has so been observed, Female Is Larger The female of many species of fish grows to a larger size than the male. This is particularly true of the mus kellunge. Among game birds the female often takes pre-eminence. The hen jack snipe is bigger than the male, for example, Division of Labor Daugliter's idea of being helpful around the house Is to run the radio while mother is running the vacuum cleaner. ~Cincinnati Enquirer, CENTRE HALL, PA. 2 of 2d Zoning Activity Noted During the clips $1.1 last year, 87 muni lo 101 give either adopted more comprehen zoning ordinances or amended em of the regulations to make 1 An 87 new zoning ordinances which were that 44 hensive: that is, the use, of were sffeciive, analysis OWS were regulated ; 27 the use of bulld- regulated the use bulldings; and two ordinances, buildings y controlled seven of temporary i the preparation to local Zoning activity Is es all the York led Ir we number of zoned during ; towns of a zoning suit requirements, states, report New “3 and villuges, and place cities Ohlo; Pa., which Waterbur were three south Dae Little Difficulty in Remodeling Old Home Brightening the Garde It is surprising how much starts and the actual begins Al been slored should Bird sn, garden insige has i houses should be Mm may weather a bi take possessic n do not paint or the in If 3 hirds are home-made, ' ner edges of the doorway ide of the house, These littie houses will bring the friend of the garder nearer home and will help greatly Ir fighting against insects Shade Trees and Health The health of a community is vital ly affected by shade tree growth] leaves are continually, through trans piration and chemical processes, send: ing moisture particles into the air we breathe. They are absorbing, harmful gases of a crowded city and their growth is breaking up the heat of the sun, giving cooling and refresb- ing shade.—Boston Herald. For Road-Sign Regulation During the annual convention the American Association of State Highway Officials held in Chicago, ad vertising signboards which tend to dis A resolution was passed that advertis to create distracting attention of drivers should be placed at least 500 from all highways. Quality Always Pays From master to apprentlee, from fa- ther to son, Colonial craftsmen passed thelr pride of manual skill, To them home building was an art. Charming, sturdy homes, many still standing, re flect the builders’ dreams of a new empire. The home builder of today can have no finer examples of the worth of good materials and good workmanship. Quality always pays. Hoover Model Act Followed North Dakota has passed a elty planning enabling act following in gen. eral the Hoover model act. Under this new law, territory within six miles of a North Dakota city can be made subject to the control of the city plaruing commicsion, die faster ~—when you spray cleansmelling Flit with the handy Flit sprayer! Mosquitoes drop just as fast. More people use Flit because it contains a greater amount of insectkilling ingredients, Harmless to humans, and its vapor does not stain, “The yellow can with the lack band” “Ton-Litters” of Pigs by No Means Unusual ty folk on the , brougint “Three Lit pr tie Pigs Nod 3 To Trap Bombing Planes Facts About Columbus Clirlste Columbu $1.1 In pris Ne glory, utter destitution is merely ds with whicl rig distorted His will possessed considerable we me of his death at Valladolid Difficult Packing amous Explorer—On my trip 1 bagged two pt ants Flapper have much the bags? ¥F Inst hunt ing immense ele How thrilling! Did trouble getting them Smith's Weekly, Sydney. 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