( ten a n ts DE DICA TIO N O RIGI N AN D D E( ELO PMENT AMERI CAN FLAG Pi n e Tr ee Sh i ll i n g , N ew En gland Colors M erc h ant Flag of th e Colo n i e s Flag W ith Sph ere Th e Tau nto n Flag B edford Militi a N ew York M erc h ant Flag W h ite Plai n s Mi liti a Cav alry Fl ag o f W h ite Pl ai n s M a rko e B a n n e r ’ Flag of Morga n s Rifl e Corp s R h o d e I sla n d Culp e p er Flag S o uth Caroli n a Palm etto ’ ol oultri e s la C . M F g S erpe nt Flag N ew E ngl an d Pi n e Tree L ib e rty Tre e Flag Flag of th e Co nti n e ntal N avy Th e Rattl e s n ake Fla g [ 8 ] N ew En gl an d Fl ag Pi n e Tree N av al Flag Ca m b ridge Fl ag B a n n er of th e W a sh i n gto n L ife Gu ard s ( First Am eri c a n Flag l a e n t b D A . R . F g S y . Flag of S eve nth Re gim e nt First Flag of Am e ric a n Exp an s io n Fl ag o f th e Ch e s ap e ak e la o arc 2 4 th 18 18 F g f M h , Th e Rev e n u e Flag S ew i n g the Forty - sixth Star o n th e Flag Th e Cub a n Flag Pe ac e Flag Pre s e ntati o n of H olla nd Pe a c e Flag Flag of Eutaw Spri ngs Co nti n e ntal Me m ori al H all firbirattuu In the completed work brought to- day to ou r Presi - M Lean l Mrs. c dent Genera , Donald , I wish to acknow m t ledge first y debt to her splendid pa riotism , to which , whatsoever there is of merit in the subject , is due , while I e o have received encouragem nt from President R osevelt , e Rear Admiral Sigsbee, Captain H obson , Col . Philip R ad , rd . 23 . 8 . U S Infantry ; Dr Roberts Freedman , and many - McL ean others, without Mrs . as an incentive the work would not have been accomplished . It has been peculiarly interesting to me from my strong an d ardent belief that the History of the Flag must appeal to the masses and bring the reverence which is its due as a result . If the mind can vividly recall the stories of self- sacri fiee on the part of men , women and children , loyalty to cl this early bought treasure must result , if loyalty is given , an d honor will follow, as a result the flag will only be e —w pres nted where honor is due , for remember hile it is o true , there are members of the Nati nal Society of the D e the S aught rs of American Revolution , in every tate of [ 1 2 ] — s of the Union the fact remain , only the descendants those forming the thirteen original States , are eligible to u e membership in the Society . Be tr to your inheritance, be loyal , be honest , to all that is good and true, if you are ou loyal y must be honest, dishonor and loyalty, or dis o loyalty and honor are not possible, as we l ok at the blue of the heavens above and see the thousands of bright eyes e watching, waiting, to r ceive the new lives which are enter ing the “ Land of the Leal ” may each and every one of us a descendant of a man or w oman who aided in forming that mystic circle of thirteen look straight back into those “ eyes, and say I have given my best service to the flag and ” country which gave me birth . - In . o McLean Mrs D nald , President General of the c has So iety, who given her best to the flag and her coun try, we have a standard bearer , world renowned for her eloquence . All honor is her due and the highest honor, a of the guardi nship the flag, is hers . To her it is brought - to day by a worthy messenger, called from the clouds, to carry it to the prototype of all that was noble and true in our great General , George Washington, on the day sacred to his memory. QBrigtn arm Zachelupmcn t of the g mcrttan f lag A B I RTH OF THE FL G . “ When Freedom from her mountain height n Unfurled her sta dard to the air, She tore the azure robe of night , And set the stars of glory there . She mingled with its gorgeous dyes , The milky baldric of the skies , And striped its pure celestial white, r With streakings of the mo ning light . BETSY ROSS SH OWING TH E FLAG . “ ’ the Flag of free heart s only home , By angel hands to valor given , Thy stars have lit the w clkin dome And all thy hues were born in heaven . — Drake . e o Our Heav n born flag , inspired by eternal h pe, “ ” loyal to our motto Right makes might , on some star [ I 4 ] the lit night , gazing on the eternal blue and through it to to morning to come, General George Washing n , who is i ou r w of given credit of the des gn for first flag, saw the da n freedom , then turned to a woman , who reverently made “ ” n and placed in the hands of men our Ensig of Liberty . The need of the hour and time inspired each change , mak ow o - ing in its gr th a thing of beauty , T day , as then , a f el masterpiece, teaching us unsel ishness, devotion to the w of fi fare others , lofty ideals and sacri ce of self, if need be . EAGLE WITH FLAG . Its gu ardian ; the Washington Eagle has been the 178 emblem of the United States since 5 . It was so named r as by Audubon , the natu alist , because Washington was e brav as an eagle and , like it , the terror of his enemies . Oh ( That Eagle of Freedom ( Age dims not his eye ; ’ has a He seen E rth s mortality spring, bloom and die ; has a He seen the strong n tions rise , flourish and fall ; ’ c ’ He mo ks at Time s changes, he triumphs o er all ; ’ o ers read He has seen our own land with wild forests p , s e He ees it with joy and sunshin on its head . [ 1 5 1 e And his presence will bless, this his own chosen clim , ’ Til ’ fl ” the Archangel s at is set up on time . Unknown . MAYFLOWER UN DER SAIL WITH PENNANT i e d That th s story may be rightly und rstoo , in mem — ory go back to the shores of Massachusetts looking sea a ward there is the Mayflower, her pennant flying as she p roaches 9th 1620 p her haven of rest , November , , after a r boi sterous voyage of 63 days . From the Harbo of Cape s o Cod , the shallop was ent out to find a more h spitable of . place landing After many hardships , on Monday, the 2 1st e r of December, the exploring party of the for fathe s lan ded at Plymouth . LANDING OF TH E PILGRIMS . History states the landing was made under the p ro ’ ” tection of — e the King s colors, that prot ction, which in e o a few years b came the yoke of b ndage . The colors of James First were those under which Jamestown was 1 settled in 60 7. [ I 6 ] MEMORIAL OF TH E LANDING OF TH E PILGRIMS . ( Stained Glass Window) . The site of this landing place of the first English speaking settlement to REALLY colonize this country is o o marked with a memorial . From this time new c l nies of 1643 e N ew were heard , and in the Confed ration of 16 2 England Colonies formed . In 5 Jamestown surrend o h T ered to the C mmissioners of the Commonwealt . his same year a mint was established and the “ Pine Tree was e s s first h ard of as the emblem of Mas achu etts . PI NE TREE SH ILLIN G . “ The Pine Tree Shilling is best known, though other The coins were used . mint continued in operation until 1684. NEW ENGLAND COLORS . “ In 1686 New England Colors are mentioned ; they ” were used under Sir Edmund Andros ; the field w as White f o . with the Cross St George , a Crown in the center of the “ o . R. Cr ss, with J , Jacobus Rex [ I 7 ] MERCHANT FLAG OF TH E COLONIES The Mercha nt Flag of the Colonies ( 1 709) showed a n . blue grou d with Cros s of St . George and St . Andrew One peculiarity noticed is a shield in the centre of the crosses . Special devices and design s III the form of banners e were often in evid nce, but the first distinctive flag was Th e .