SONS OF THE REVOLUTION

HOLD  THEIR  FOURTH ANNUAL  CELEBRATION

OF FLAG DAY UNDER THE LIBERTY

POLE, CITY HALL PARK

Flag Day exercises in 1924 were honored l)y the pres¬
ence of Governor Smith, who is shown in our picture
reading his address. On the right is Mr. Robert Oly-
phant, president of the Sons of the Revolution, under
whose auspices and that of the New York Historical So¬
ciety, the celebration has become a yearly function. On
his left, in the order named, are Mr. George A. Zabriskie,
S.O.R., Mr. John A. Voorhis, Grand Sachem, Tammany
Hall, Hon. Francis D. Gallatin, Park Commissioner, and
Mr. J. Mortimer Montgomery, S.O.R.

The revival of this Revolutionary manifesto is calcu¬
lated to bring to the mind of countless thousands, to
whom New York is only a hive of industry, the his¬
torical significance of the City in the formation of the
Nation's fundamental principles. It is well that the im¬
mense cosmopolitanism of the metropolis be tinctured by
the vivid symbol of the Nation's founding and progress.
It is well to remind the populace that all shades of opinion
tending to orderly progress and prosperity are guaran¬
teed under its folds and that the ancient wisdom of the
Fathers wrought for an enduring fabric of true Liberty,
Equality and Fraternity.

The raising of the original Liberty Pole is described on
page 81.   The present pole is on the same site.
 

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