The evening world. Newspaper, June 15, 1922, Page 14

A ee WHOLE TRBUTE TOFLAG ONITS BIRTHDAY Children and Patriotic Socie- ites Hold Celebrations in All Boroughs. ‘The skyline of New York In all {te five boroughs was gorgeously colored Tippled in « southerly breeze. From Public places, office buildings and homes the Stars and Stripes of the United States flew proudly. Cere- Monies and exercises were held by patriotic societies and public kchools. Tt was the 145th birthday of the Amivrican flag. The services and the display of the flag were in commemo- ration of this resolution that John Adams introduced in Congress June ¢ 14, 1777: “The flag of the thirteen United States shall be thirteen stripes, alter- Rate red and white; the Union, thir teen stars, white on a blue field, rep- resenting a new constellation." With but one change, the same flag the founders of this country adopted more than a century ago bathed in the light yesterday. The thirteen stripes are still a part of our flag, but forty-cight stars are now in the field. The most picturesque gathering of the day took place in City Hall Park, where 1,000 school children, each bearing a flag, marched from Fraun- ees's Tavern, where Washington made his farewell address to his officers, to the park, where the Sons of the Revolution had charge of ceremonies. The Sons of the Revolution marched from their headquarters, Broad and Pearl Streets, to the park, where the Nathan Hale monument was unveiled at its new location and a new flag raised to the top of the Liberty . Col, Thomas Denny was Grand and following him were bands and a battalion of infantr from .Governor’s Island, a company of marines from the Navy Yard, a battalion of the 107th National Guggd infantry, the Veteran Corps of al Society of thi York and other Robert Olyphant, e Sons of the Revolu- organjzatione. President of tion, presided, Fifteen thousand school children, many of whom are sons and daughters of foreign born “parents, participated fm the east side’s first Flag Day pageant, which was one of the great- est patriotic celebrations even seen in this section of New York. The children assembled at their schools at 1 o'clock, dressed in the colors of the flag, and marched to ward Park, where the exercises ve held. The Hebrew Orphan Asylum Band of elghty pieces fur. nished the music. Floats representing Miss Columbia, Miss Liberty, Free- dom and the Spirit of the Argonne were in the procéssign. Gold. star mothers from the crowded east sido section of this city and 260 survivors of the Lost Battalion alto paraded, The speakers were Mayor Hylan, Senator Bernard Downing and George Ryan. More than 3,000 pergons last night attended the services in the great hall of the College of the City of New York held by New York Lodge, No. 1, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Murray Hulbert, President of the Board of Aldermen; presided, and Supreme Court Justice Edward J. MoeGoldrick made the principal ad- 1 —_— ee LOAN TO JUGO-SLAVIA 0. K. WASHINGTON, June 15.—The State Department has advised inter- ested bankers that the United States Government has no objection to their extending a loan of $25,000,000 to Jungo-Slavia. This was announced to-day after Publication of reports that a loan agreement had been signed by the Belgrade authorities with an Ameri can banking syndicate but that the Department's approval was awaited. The reports referred ty » loans of $100,000,000 and $60,000,000, but the State Department ounfined its approval to a $26,000,000 loa: ‘What is known as the ir syndicate , Begotiated with Belgrade i} Sr ' . CITY PAYS {57-000 yesterday by thousands of flags that]. THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, JUNE 15 WEEKS BLANES | DIRECT PRIMARY FOR SOIL UNREST Declares There Is Constant Trend Toward “Complete Social Democracy.” CLEVELAND, ©, June 15.—A warning that there is a decided trend in this country away from constitu- tional government and toward ‘‘com- plete social democracy" .was issued here today by Secretary of War ‘Weeks in a commencement address at Western Reserve University. The chief cause of this movement, Weeks asserted, is the direct primary method of choosing candidates for of- fic Repeal or modi jon of the law was urged by the Secre- School Children in Flag Day Pageant, and Girl Who Took Part a } we patty } NAB litical tor think may much COMMUTERS’ FLOWERS . DISTRIBUTED TO POOR Collected at Grand Central Settlement Worke A flower-ladon booth at the east end + Central tion this a. which was a comprehensive sion of our present system of vernment and the problems of the present Adnfinistration, were: In the public mind the legisla- tive branch of our National Gov- by ment. _ Sharp attacks on reformérs. Assertion’ that Congressmen are heeding the ‘furore minority im thelr districts more than the national interest. Although Weeks is one, of thé po- he emphhsized that lie was speaking only for himself and that he believed the present trend toward complete so- democracy would cause a reaction rd a more autocratic form of government. constitutional have lessenéd the effectiveness of the National Government. , Answering attacks on the Adminis- tration for delay in prosecuting al- leged war grafters, Weeks said, “‘we may hold our heads high in the feel- ing that the extent of graft has been Proved to be slight. “The list of crimes is abnormally large and there is @ state of doubt, uncertainty and disgatistaption. “This is evidenced particularly in the criticism of public officials of the immediate past and present. almost a universal condemnation of Congress at this time, be criticised, is unjustified." Direvting his fire ad professional re- formers, Weeks asserted that a Leg- islator should ries “to the point of being a re- action: proposals would evils than the existing evil, which it is designed to correct. 1922 interest of efficient govern-— reised by a leaders of the Administration, ‘The departures from government, he said, There is and while f there are reasons why Congress 1 am sure that of the criticism laid at its door BORDENS:> Farm Products Co, Inc Franklin 1423 resist most of their of their in greater * because most result morning, as did the two pretty young women in charge of it. ‘The flowers came from commuters from Westchester County, plucked from their gardens and were in eustody of “Miss Louise Sholen and Mrs, Thomas W. Byron, represent- ing the United Neighborhood Houses and the National Plant, Fruit and Flower Guild. The flowers—daisies, sweet — pens, syect william and others—were sent td settlement houses and distributed to sick and poor in homes and hospitals. The idea originated with Miss Harrtet Righter, President of the U. N. H., and ition will be coftinu ernment probably never has been at a lower ebb than It is to-day, Despite “‘comparative plenty and increasing prosperity’? there is an unusual amount of unrest in the country to-day. Much disquietude has resulted from the Prohibition amendment and the failure of Congress to re- duce taxes, We have run riot in the matter of popular elections. There should be fewer clettive and move appointive offices, in distrib ON EXHIBITION Today and Tomorrew Only W. C. Durant’s Latest Achievement Thousands of people inspected this much talked about car yesterday , and hundreds of them placed orders for one or more of the various models shown. You are invited to look over the line today and tomorrow at the showrooms of . ’ POERTNER MOTOR CAR COMPANY, Inc. 1759 Broadway LIFT OFF CORNST . With the fingers! No pain at all! 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