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National Geographic : 1934 Sep
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FLAGS OF THE WORLD Photograph by Ewing Galloway "I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO MY FLAG AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS" Each week boys and girls of many schools throughout the United States pause to pay patriotic tribute to the Stars and Stripes. While they stand at salute, in this ceremony in Evander Childs High School, New York, pupils recite the famous pledge which was prepared by the American Flag Association. of executive officer in the Navy to-day. In a letter to Robert Morris, Jones declared: "It was my fortune, as the senior of the Lieutenants, to hoist myself the Flag of America the first time it was displayed. Though this was but a slight Circumstance, yet I feel for its Honor, more than I think I should have done, if it had not hap pened." Jones failed to give the date of that rais ing of the flag, but not so a loyalist report ing to the Earl of Dartmouth. Writing on December 20, 1775, the Earl's correspond ent advises: "An admiral is appointed, a court established, and the 3d instant, the Continental flag on board the Black Prince* opposite Philadelphia was hoisted." On December 12, a British spy at Philadelphia reported that "the commodore who com mands this fleet comes from Rhode Island, his name is Hopkins." On January 4, 1776, the British Intelli gence Service sent a dispatch from Philadel phia, saying: "This day about one o'clock sailed the Alfred and the ship Columbus with two brigs . . . Hopkins commands * The correspondent had not learned of its being rechristened the Alfred. 341
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