Flag Day
June 14th is Flag Day. The Elks celebrate this day with a tribute to the Flag. The ceremony is held at Talleyrand Park, located in Bellefonte, unless there is bad weather, then it is moved to the Lodge. The history of the Flag is read, while Scouts carry the various flags to be placed at the front of the ceremony. The Bellefonte Community Band plays various patriotic tunes, and taps are played while the local VFW does the 21-gun salute. A flag burning ceremony is also done by the Pleasant Gap Legion. Everyone is invited back to the Lodge for light refreshments. This is a wonderful ceremony, and if you have not experienced it, mark your calendars for this very moving event.
Fly the Flag Program
The Fly the Flag Program recognizes businesses for the proper display of flying the United States Flag. There is nothing that shows patriotism more than the symbol of our crowning virtue, the flag of the United States of America. There is no flag on earth that is more recognizable than Old Glory. A Grand Lodge Certificate is issued to those businesses who properly display the flag day and night.
The Elks issued ten (10) certificates to area businesses who are properly displaying the flag. Philatelic Society being presented the Fly the Flag Program Certificate by PER Terree Michel.
