Copyright ©2010. The Associated Press. Produced by NewsOK.com All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Town celebrates with parade, ball
By Tricia Pemberton
|
Published: November 10, 2007
Oklahoman
Leave a comment
CHANDLER — This city is celebrating the Oklahoma Centennial in conjunction with Veterans Day events this weekend.
More Info
Ruth Ann Feuquay, left, granddaughter of Jence Holland Feuquay who created a 46-star flag in 1906, hangs a commemorative flag outside the Feuquay & Co. store in downtown Chandler on Friday, along with her daughter Pricilla Turbeville.
By PAUL HELLSTERN, The Oklahoman
NewsOK Related Articles
-
Veterans Day activities
11/10/2007 Today • Bartlesville: Parade, 11 a.m. • Duncan: Parade, 10:30 a.m. • Durant: Parade, 10 a.m.; ceremony follows on the courthouse lawn with guest...
A veterans parade wound through downtown Friday, featuring the unfurling of a replica 46-star U.S. flag — representing the state's place in the union. Events today include a statehood stroll and a Centennial Militia Ball in the newly opened Route 66 Interpretive Center.
Ruth Ann Feuquay was in town Friday to witness the unfurling of the flag, a replica of one made by her grandmother in 1906. Jence Cornelia Holland Feuquay made the flag — perhaps the first in the nation to sport a 46th star — to commemorate Congress's passing of the Enabling Act, which paved the way for Oklahoma to become the 46th state.
"She and my grandfather both made the land run into Chandler and they were very active in all things politics,” Feuquay said. "They worked so hard for statehood.”
Her grandfather died about five days before statehood in 1907, Feuquay said, but her grandmother went on to become a suffragette, fighting for women's voting rights.
During Friday's veterans' parade, Feuquay and her daughter, Priscilla Turbeville, hung the 46-star replica flag from the upstairs window of what once was the
News Photo Galleriesview all
Prev
If you prefer your thoughts to appear in The Oklahoman, we encourage you to submit a letter to the editor.
Would you like to leave a comment?
Log in or sign up (it's free).