85R4953 BK-D     By: Price H.R. No. 2574       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, For more than two centuries, the American flag has   symbolized the values, ideals, and spirit of our nation, and   Americans celebrate Flag Day each year to mark the anniversary of   the official adoption of the Stars and Stripes on June 14, 1777; and          WHEREAS, The idea for an annual day of celebration of the   American flag is believed to have originated in 1885, when a   Wisconsin public school teacher arranged for his students to   commemorate "Flag Birthday" on June 14; four years later, a   kindergarten teacher in New York City took up the cause, and in   1894, Chicago hosted a general public school observance in parks   around the city that drew the participation of more than 300,000   children; celebrations were held throughout the late 19th century   by the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia, the New York Society of the   Sons of the Revolution, and the National Society of the Colonial   Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and          WHEREAS, In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a   proclamation establishing Flag Day as a nationwide observance,   calling on Americans to consider it "a day upon which we should   direct our minds with a special desire of renewal to thoughts of the   ideals and principles of which we have sought to make our great   Government the embodiment"; with the holiday growing in popularity   in communities around the country, President Harry Truman signed an   Act of Congress in 1949 officially designating June 14 as National   Flag Day; and          WHEREAS, The flag that once united our fledgling democracy   continues to be a beacon of hope and freedom for people around the   world, and Flag Day serves as an occasion to celebrate the legacy of   "Old Glory" and to reflect on the national heritage for which it   stands; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas   Legislature hereby commemorate June 14, 2018, as Flag Day and   encourage all Texans to display and pay respect to the American   flag.