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SECOND NAV! GONFERENCE AS SUCCESSFUL AS THE FIRST ONE , "

The North American, ,V.~l(),logi.oa.lAssociation held'its second, conference' on Nov 18-19, 196'7 btl, the beautifUl, campUs' of Hanha ttanville College of the Sacred Heart at Purchase near White Pl8:1ns.,N. Y. 'Two dozen persons attended, including a number of peop+~,:~ho were not at the first"conference. Participants at the conference were:

, "NewtorlV. BJ..aiceslee ' c. ,.' .drei~hton; S. 'ICerll":_,,,:, ' " , _ , ,,', '2 South }ilonl"os' St~' " . :~. :. ',. .

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AleXander S'. Coohran" coo!ir&n';"Stephenson & W~g' ..

Prof" & Mrs. Pierre C. Lux .. Wurm . ,,;. ,,'. "Poffiical' Science Dept. .. :~ ... ,

ManhattariVille ~ Conege' ' ".

(Architectura~firm) , 9 'DEiKalbAve: " " , ... '

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92; North Charles Sto , Baltimore, Md. 21201 Prot. Emmet V. Mittlebeeler

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Robert s~ Gaur-on Subject·' Edt tor'

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World B,ook' En0i91opedia , Field'Enterprises EdUca.tional'Cotop. Me'rchandiseHart '" Plaza' " Chicago, Ill. 60654

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G~irhard P. Grahl Direotor, New York Office Flag Research Center

, 1452 Leland Ave:o. . Bronx, N'.y. 10460' '

Thomas H. HiII,Jr. , , President

Hill PUblishing Co. '102 Ivft. Yernon St. Boston, Mass.

Rev. John J. Hurley , "De'- Sales HalSt. OSPS

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Mr. & Mrs" W. Kenneth Morga.n "Jllstrict'SaleS'Ninager; .• . nettra Fiag"Co.' ;>.

,,". 321 Heston Ave'.' . ,., Norristown, :Pa. :,19401

William 11. MUrPW 1'75 Summer st.

," Somervu1e, '1"18,.S8.

Dr. & Mrs. Clarence Ro 'Rangee j8 1Might st.

, New Haven,' bonn;.

V{h1 tney Smith . Direotor," Flag Reseal"ch Cer~ter 1'7 Farmorest Ave, Lexington, Na:ss.. 02173,'

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AshleY F. Talbot Executive Editor Hammond Inc. Maplewood, N. J. 01040

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Tai.n Tanaka . Coman Rm. No. 4105

1440 Hubbard st. Ann Arbor, Mioh. 48105

Lummoe Phelps Tower . Pres1dent umted states Flag Foundation 115 East 68th St. New York, N.Y. 10028

Dr •. Walter .Tremb1S!lg lJiO -Cottage Ave.

. New Haven. Conn. 06511

Amoon van'Zuilen Spaa1'l'lestad InternatiOl1&l 55W'est.42ndst. New York, N.Y. 10036

OpeJIing of Conference. NAV4 Acting President Lux-Wurm opened, the, conference with warm words ot welcome, which were reiterated by Acting Pres1dent Mother Weston ot Manbattamr.Ule College. NAVA Act1ng Seoretary Smith then read the proposed agenda. '

ExhibitS. Attar: adO~ 1:.htt' agenda. the conference members toured the exhibits. on display' were' bandsome~eval. tlags drawn b,y Prof. Lux-Wurm; the 2.0 entries in the NAVA flag contest; about a quarter ot Rev. Burley's amazing collection ot bVer 750 nags. the world's l.aJ:ogest private flag collection; and photographs ot the first NA VA co11ection.

Mr>. Talbot Feseiited' ~e' £:I1.Btreport. "Political 1'ernd.nOiogy and Verll.l.o1ogy', II :in which he indicated tbtdUf:l.~s in eategoridns countries as t() sta~us-1nd.. . peiident. sem-dependent, o:r,,' dependent. This becomes a very practical pr.obieui when g selecting countries tor a '(.lag ~cle or a :t'lag chart. A special Political Term:t.n.. oloa (Blakesless, Gauron, and Talbot) was appointed to stuc17 the question.

NAVA Fla~ Cha1rmal'l; Gr,.bl. of ·the"NAVA Flag and Seal Committee (Grahl, Hill, and Mrs. L1iid& st~ of Bellev1lle .... nl,) annOunced that Harr.v F. Hi.nogg, a bo.ok dealer in Kankakee, Ill., had won the NAVA f'lag contest. The f'lag bas a white: ,11,t," repre­senting "Vex1llo1ogy,tt on a red field with blue inside the arms ot the "V." The colors red, white, and blUe are in the flags ot the tm1ted states and Canada. A tull-sieecl NAVA nag, made by th •. D1ttra Flag Co., hung beh1nd the speakers' stand ..

Mr. Smith's paper .on "The Role of Vex1llology in Politics"- summarized his pro­tound doctoral thesis on the same subject. He traced the importance ot nags as symbolism in political 11fe. .

Color Films dep1(1teci the h1stor;y of the :t'lags ot the United states and Canada. The Dittra Flag Co. produced one ot the films. A worcl ot appreciation, should be given Mr. Ashlq F. Ta;t.bc}~~ J~., who, tilled in as emergency projectionist.

Rev. Hurlel in his talk on "The Flag: An Effective Visual A1d in.the Classroom" describ8d his successful use of flags as a visual aid ii1 teach1l'lg social sciences to thousands ot elementary,.' secondar,v.,. ~ college students. . He illustrated his re­marks with flagS from. his r~rkable collection.

Mr. Grahl delivered a i"Lper titled "The Saga ot st. Eustatius," which was written by Dr. Abraham E. Goldminz of Glendale. Calit. His research r~ealed tbatthe first gun salute to an American f'lag fiown by an American naval vessel was given by the DUtch governor of st. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles, on Noy. '16, 1776. .

----_ ... ) Mr. Tower's Remarks on n'!he Uri1j;ed :"~~~.,,,:Flag Foundation and Flag Desecration"

outlined current lawsuits aga11'lst desecration ot the Amerioan nag initiated by the -, orgarnzation'that helieads~ ", ,'" ~, ..

: " • '<!-:,' . ,- " ~ r~" .. Dr. Walter Trembick;r. ~e last speaker. spoke on "The Fiftieth ~~~,rsary ot

the East European Revolutions," ,

The Excellent ~~~ ~s approPrlitely decorated by attracti~e:plac.-'~l-ds­,bearing the Flag Research' CeQt,r .. ~em made by Arm Montgomery. tlJ,e FRC~ li)rarian.

. ' .. " '.'..... ..',: : ... '.; .. ;..;, .. :..: ..•.. .:.;. Mr. makeslee. atter the d:l.nner, reported on the Second International Congress

of Vex1ll01og,y at Zurich.' H1I a.udience was almost as enthrall8ci by- his "t~velogue about Switzerland as by his resume of the Congress.

-. . ~. . .. Dr. Runs- also sPoke about his nag collection and his experiences, as a lectur-

er on vex1llology. '

BYlaws. During the evening session, Mr. Gauron read ,the bylaWs, as, ~pe.7'8d by the Bylaws Committee (Gnhl.. Lux-Wurm, and Smith). After disouSsion and amendments, the bylaws were adopted, ' A .pec1f;l.'l.\Ylaws Committee (Gauron. Lux-Wurm. and Y.d.ttle­beeler) w:Ul take steps to obta1n a charter tor NAVA as a nonprofit corporation, possib17 in Delaware. Dlino1s. Massachusetts, or New York.

Otficers elected were: Whitney Smith. President; Prof. Pierre tuX,;.'WU:rm, Vice President;, Robert .. S. G$.1iron, '~spond1ng Secretar.v:gerbard P.' Grabl" Recording Secretary': and Thomas H. H111fJ~., 'l'reasurer. As proVided in the bylawS, {:hesa five officers constitute the Executive Board. Two apP<'intiveott1cers ,are' a.lso speoified, a Historian and a Parlia.mentar1an; they wUi be nained later 'bi the Pres-

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Resolutions. The cOnferees Passed three resolutions. The first resolved that NAVA vigorousl;y support the proposal now betore the U. S. Post Office Department to issue a postage stamp to commemorate'the first gun salute to the American flag at st. Eustatius.' The second resolution thanked Harry Manogg tor his NAVA flag deSign, the Flag and Seal Committee tor its worle, and, the ~t~ Flag ~" for its manutac- ' ture ot two copies ot the NAVA flag. The final resolution uiogea'publishers of dic­tiomries to 1riClude "vexUlology." "vexill.ologic&l. II and "v8ldl.lologist" 1ntheir pUbl1catioriS. .. ' .. '" "

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other Business. The conterence partiCipants' ~uthorized reimbursement' ot Messrs. Smith and Im:-Wurm tor Conterence ~e8 ~t, approx:1mated $50.00. The conferees approved application by NAVA for memberShip in the International Federatior. ot VeXU1ological Associations. " F:lJla1lt. 'the group endorsed NAYA co-sponsorship, with the FRO and the U.S. Flag Foundation, ot the Third Internatiom.l ,Cong!"ess of Vexillology in 1969 in the United states. probab17 at Boston.

Sunday the group gathered informally at the homeot Vice President Lux ... Wurm in White .Plains tor refreshments, discussion",. pre11m1na1"'1',Color Comm1tteereport, and a talk by Dr. Rungee on 'somot his famous -nags. The ~t prominent ucl FOf.dSing qste. 'tor color specifications are those ot the Mtish·'Color Council. tha ,British Admiralty. the Color Council ot America, and the Inter-8ociety, Color Council .. ~t.ion­al Bureau of Standards.

NeXt Conference.' The, bylaws provide tor an "amual JIlf»I1be~~~p meeting in Oct­ober of 'each year or at such time and place as the Executive Board may direct. II Also "special membership meetings may be called by the President~ ~I No date hal!l been set tor the next I8mbership meeting.. ", ,.' ,l'" ,,'

Below are listed the NAVA standing and special committees witll the present com­mittee assignments as made tentatively by President Smith5 subject to Executive Board approval. or by the membership.

Standing Committees:

, Auditing Committee

BudgetCommttee '

Membership Committee Hill t Chairman lmt-Wurm Smith

Nominating Committee Blakeslee Cochran Hurley

Program Committee

Public Relations Committee

Publications Committee

Spaoial Committees:

aylAwsCommittae Gauron Lux-Wurm M:l. ttelbeeler '

Color Committee Dwiggens. William C .. Gauron Rickter f Donald o. Spangler, William C.,

Flag and Seal Committee Grahl. Chairmn Hill Stock

Intermtiona;J.. Congress Comm1 ttee Lux .. Wurm Smith Tower

P,?litioal TerminologY Co •. ttee Talbot, Chairman BlAkeslee Gauran

NAVA SEAL ,CONTEST DE@LINE NEARS

The Flag and. Seal Committee relllinds thosewis~ to enter the NA VA seal con­test that they should submit their entries before Jan .. 1, 1968. Send entries to Mr,. Grahl. Refer to the October, 1967 NAV.! Newsletter for details.

'!f&l mc' ADDRESS

The Flag Research Center has moved as oiDeo. I. 1967 to 17 Farmcrest Ave •• Lexington. Mass. 02173.

FILL OUT A MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Now that NA.VA is anotf'icial organization. having adopted bylaws. interested vexillologists can'tarDl!1liy beoome mambers:by tilling out the Membership Applioation Form below. The bylaws state the purposes ot the assooiation and membership quali-fications as follows: '

Article II: Purposes A. General Purpose.. The assoeiati-on shall be a nonprofit corporation whose

purpose shall' be the promotion of vexillology as ,the scientiticstudy of all flags.. "

B. Specific Ob,ieotives. To fulfill its general purpose "the specific objec­tives of the association shall be:

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1. To bri!lg into closer oooperation person~ of professional and ama. teur status who are ii'rt.erested in a.ny and all aspeots of flags, including their history. signifioanoe, speoi:t':1.Oation~ and manu­facture;

2. To further .the strong and growing interest in· nags as· a serious st .. .ftp or as a hoblwP.· . '. , ' .. ~ :' '~ '~,. .

3. .To promote research into the origins, history, and symbolism of flags;.--. .. .

4. To formulate standards for nag terminology. methodology, and data reoording;

5. To oooperate with the Flag Researoh Center .and. other national, re­gional, and. international vexillologioal assooiations; and

6. To represent the vexUl.o1ogists 6f North America on an interna-tional level. .

C. Limitations. The association s~ll have no commercial, political, or religious objectives. .

Article mt Membership. . A. Qualifications. Any. person or ~protit 'or nonprofit organiution which

is interested in vex111010gy and subsoribes to these bylaws shall be eligible tor member.ship. . ..,. .' .

B. Classes of Membership. There shall be four olasses of membership: active, assoc1a.te. orgaDizaticmal,. and honorary. . . _.' ........ .

1. Aotive members shall have all the privileges of the assooiation. includiDg attendance at meetings,_ vo.ting,. holding plt.t.ce, ~erving on cOlllDittees, and reoei~ membership publications without .. additional: cost. . Aotive 'membership is open ··to all persons resi.-dent permanently in North America. .

2. Associate'.members shall have all the privileges of the assooiation except; voting. holding ottice, and serving on committees. Assoc. iate membership shall be open to wives (or husbands) of aotive

. members, tull-time students, and persons not residirJg in North .... : America. 3. Organizational members shall have all th~ pr1v:U:egeso,f the as'soo­

iation exoept voting, holding offiCe. and serving on oommittees. Organitationa1 membership is understood to mean that the memb8r organitation is entitled to delegate any one individual, including a person alreactr an aotive member of the assoo1&tion~ to represent it in the affairs of the. association and to change .that delegatio~ of authority at will. .

4. Honorary members shall have the title oonferred upon them for . rendering distinguished service in the field of vexi1l01ogy, upon the recommendation oi the Exeoutive Board as confirmed by a two­thirds vote oi' the members present and voting at any membership meeting.

c. Election. If' an applicant receives the affirmative vote of a majority of the Membership Committee and the Exeoutive Board, he shall be e1eoted to memberShip upon "payment of his dUes.

D. ~. The annual dues shall be six dollars a year for aotive members, three dollars a year for assooiate members, and twenty-five dollars a year for organizational members, payable before the first day of a calendar year for memberShip during that year.

A cop,y of the complete set of b.Ylaws·may be obtained b.v writing the Correspond­ing Secretary. Please note that aocording to the bylaws the annual dues are 'payab1e before the first day of a calendar year for membership during that year,," Prospectiv(' members are urged to apply for membership before the end of this year..--by Dec. 311 1967.

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM +

Toz ; Thomas M .. :Hul, Jr., Treasurer Date '. North' .A.1nSrica.n Vexilloiigica.l Associa.tion _____ -0.-.-------_

102 Mt. Vernon St. Boston, Mass. '

I wish to apply fo!!, membership in the NORTR4MERICAN YEXILLOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION . in the foll6wf.ng classification., for which I enclose annual dues' of $ __ . _____ •

( ) Active Member ($6.00) .',

( ) Assooiate Member ($3.00)

( ) Organi~tiona.l Member ($25,,00)

Nanw" of, Organiza.tion-- ,

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cit~ __________________ ~~,-_" ____ ~Sta.te-___________________ '-_Zip~e, ______ ____

Robert S. Gaur on , Corresponding Secre~w

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1,lr. Robert s. Gauron 1 S 235 Pine Lane Lombard, Illinois 60148

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