The Washington Trail

Flag Disposal Ceremony in Spokane

Eyewitness to History: The Shot
Heard Around the World

Continued Series from Eyewitness to America, edited by David Colbert, published by Random House, 1997.

  The Shot Heard Around the World
Events on April 20 1775, Concord, Massachusetts, in the words of William Emerson, grandfather of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
  April 19, 1775. This morning, between 1 and 2 o'clock, we were alarmed by the ringing of the bell, and upon examination found that the troops, to the number of 800, had stole their march from Boston, in boats and barges, from the bottom of the Common over to a point in Cambridge near to Inman's farm, and were at Lexing

ton Meeting-house, half an hour before sunrise, where they had fired upon a body of our men, and (as we afterward heard) had killed several.
  This intelligence was brought us at first by Dr. Samuel Prescott, who narrowly escaped the guard that were sent before on horses, purposely to prevent all posts and messengers from giving us timely information. He, by the help of a very fleet horse, crossing several walls and fences, arrived at Concord at the time above mentioned; when several posts were immediately dispatched, that returning confirmed the account of the reg

  WASSAR Spokane Chapter #1 and the Daughters of the American Revolution Jonas Babcock Chapter are co-sponsoring a United States flag disposal ceremony at 2:00 p.m. Oct. 4, 1998.
  The ceremony will be conducted at the Manito Park Picnic Pavilion, Spokane, and it is open to public attendance. The  event is under the auspices of Spokane Parks Department. 
  The flag disposal ceremony is an opportunity to honor the U.S. flag and to dispose of it properly when it is no longer serviceable.
  We hope to see you out there.

Spokane Chapter No. 1
  Chapter No. 1 meets at noon on the second Friday of the month at Cavanaugh's Fourth Avenue restaurant, 104 E. Fourth Ave., Spokane.
  The program for Sept. will be
"Famous Women of the Revolution" by Karen Liptack and Oct. brings Eloise Dinkel's "My Uncle Sam is Your Uncle Sam."
Seattle Chapter
  Seattle's chapter meets on second Saturday of the month at the Col

lege Club, Madison and Fifth Avenue, Seattle, at 11:30 a.m.
Alexander Hamilton
  The Alexander Hamilton Chapter meets the third Saturday of each month at 9:00 a.m. at the Fife City Bar & Grill, 3025 Pacific Highway East, in Tacoma. 
Cascade Centennial
  The Cascade Centennial Chapter meets the first Saturday of each month at 9:00 a.m. at Sam's Restaurant in the Bellevue Hotel, 100 - 112th NE, in Bellevue.
  We hope to see you there!

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