Flag Day Ceremony 2023
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Magnolia Terrace or Lodge Room - TBD
6:00 pm
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7:00 pm
On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the following resolution:
"Resolved, The the Flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field representing a new constellation."
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is the first and only fraternal organization to require formal observance of Flag Day. In July of 1908, the Grand Lodge assembled in Dallas, Texas, and provided for the annual nationwide observance of Flag Day on the 14th of June in each year, by makng it mandatory upon each subordinate Lodge of the Order.
June 14th was officially established as national Flag Day by a proclamation by President Woodrow Wilson, issued May 30, 1916.
On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the following resolution:
"Resolved, The the Flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field representing a new constellation."
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is the first and only fraternal organization to require formal observance of Flag Day. In July of 1908, the Grand Lodge assembled in Dallas, Texas, and provided for the annual nationwide observance of Flag Day on the 14th of June in each year, by makng it mandatory upon each subordinate Lodge of the Order.
June 14th was officially established as national Flag Day by a proclamation by President Woodrow Wilson, issued May 30, 1916.
