Rapid City Journal from Rapid City, South Dakota • 19

oCt JCi The Rapid City Daily Tournal "The Newspaper of Western South Dakota" wing, iving, IN THE WOMAN'S WORLD IN THE WOMAN'S WORLD RAPID CITY. S. SUNDAY, JANUARY 20. 1963 PAGE 19 i State Flag Designer Discusses Its Origin XX -v sx -fwiffw mum mm jmrjt-mf rrr irr 4 ii i i 't 'i I i i y. 1 r- nnnnni JXsi i i i if I 1 1 Af i I Xil 1 I I XXXjXl iSfflf X', x.V 'I 'XH'fk II I 7 rx Iff" I I )- i DENTAL HEALTH.

Little Lori Ann Lieberman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lie-berman, 4219 West Chicago St. tries out one of the tooth brushes being provided to local hospital pediatric wards by the Rapid City D'Aims Club. Pictured with three year old Lori while she was a patient at Bennett Clarkson Memorial Hospital are Mrs.

Edward Ruud, dental project chairman, (left) and Mrs. William Kilroy, club president. Supplies of tooth brushes will also be available to public school nurses as it is the aim of the club that no Rapid City child be without a tooth brush at home or during hospitalization. (Journal Photo) 'ft By ESTHER WINCHELL Journal Women's Editor "I agree that having a state flag with different emblems on each side poses many problems and I would certainly favor the adoption of a one-side flag," said Mrs. Ida McNeil, designer of the original South Dakota State Flag.

"However I wish we could keep the blazing sun insignia on our state flag," continued Mrs. McNeil. "This design makes our flag distinctive. Many states use state seals on their flags and If we copy their efforts by using the seal wt will lose the Individuality of our flag." Recalls Flag Beginning Mrs. McNeil recalled some of the reasons why the blazing sun was chosen to represent South Dakota when the first flag was designed.

"I remember so well the morning to 1909, when Ernest May, senator from Lawrence County walked Into our office in the department of history, then located in the old capital building." Senator May discussed the need for a flag with Doane Robinson, head of the department. They agreed South Dakota should have a state flag, and turning to me, Robinson said, 'Miss Anding will make you a Designs First Flag Mrs. McNeil (then Ida Anding) who was legislative reference librarian at the time, began working on designs for a state flag. Robinson, who was statistically as well as historically minded suggested a blazing sun emblem because according to statistics. South Dakota has more days of sunshine than most other states.

This was also the reason for placing the words, "The Sunshine State" beneath the emblem. When Mrs. McNeil finished a sample flag with the blazing sun on one side, Robinson remarked that the state seal would look nice on the other side; Mrs. McNeil agreed and placed it on the reverse side. "If I had known as much about flags as I do now," remarked Mrs.

McNeil, "I certainly would have left the reverse side plain. A two-sided flag is very difficult to make. In addition to the added work, it Is difficult to prevent one side from showing through onto the other side." Flag Adopted Senator May Introduced a bill In the 1909 session, asking for the state flag and the sample flag made by Mrs. McNeil was adopted. Later it was necessary to amend the original description to state the blue background must be "azure blue" because manufacturers were using a navy blue background Instead of the sky blue of the original design.

Mn. McNeil was unable to eon-firm a statement made recently by Will Robinson, state historian, that a song by Willis Johnson had a part in the planning of the first state flag. "I have no recollection of a song playing any part In the flag's beginning," said Mrs. McNeil, "If this is true it occurred without my knowledge." Will Robinson, who was a youngster at the time the flag was planned, has succeeded his father, Doane Robinson, as bead of the State Department of History. Makes Flags Because of the difficult make up of the flag they are hard to obtain, so Mrs.

McNeil has graciously made state flags for various groups. Flags she' made were carried by the Boy Scouts at Valley Forge in 1950, the Grand Bethel of Jobs Daughters in 1951 and the South Dakota Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in 1949. She also made a flag for her son Richard McNeil who graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. in 1946. McNeil, his wife and three children now reside in Rapid City where he teaches in electrical engineering department of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

Mrs. McNeil has another son, Robert McNeil, a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, N. Y. McNeil, whose wife is the former Bonnie Rowe of Rapid City, recently returned to the academy to teach chemistry. The couple has two children.

Still Interested In Flag Mrs. McNeil left the employ of the state department of history In 1921 at the time of her marriage but kept In close touch with legislative matters via her work in radio which earned her the McCall award for achievement In 1956. She was associated with her husband in a Pierre radio station until his death In 1936 and continued the operation until the middle of 1962 when she sold the enterprise. "Naturally I've never lost Interest in the state flag since I helped design it," said Mrs. McNeil as she proudly displayed a large file containing almost every picture, article and legislative bill that have appeared concerning the state flag.

Favors Retaining Sun Emblem Fully aware of the problems Involved with the two-sided flag, Mrs. McNeil favors a proposed change to a flag with the reverse side plain. But she fervently hopes that South Dakota will continue to be represented by the distinctive blazing sun emblem rather than an ordinary desiga using the state seal. 4 'f-rs J. i i if Ken.

I lliiii STATE FLAG Mrs. Ida McNeil, 816 South is pictured with an unfinished South Dakota State Flag she is making. When completed the words "South Dakota" will appear above the blazing sun and "The Sunshine State" below it. The reverse side of the flag has the state seal on it Mrs. McNeil appliques the sun and embroiders the sun's rays.

She then takes another piece of silk and paints details of the state seal on it and appliques this to the reverse side of the flag. The silk material from which Mrs. McNeil makes her flags costs $12.50 per yard and the cost of the materials for making one flag runs around $75. (Journal Photo) "1 1 s. UJ If I 'II ilBlilirt jl I i I i 1 Ji Sliill' i tJfc, ni.ili UMHMUuZ x-- "Wr Wr v- A f' 4'f rxj iTi I '4; mSt'z.

Jx Y2f. I t-X X' A'X 'j rr NEW CREATIONS SHOWN IN NEW are two new creations shown as part of Eleanor Lambert's couture program. At left Is a Grecian dinner gown. The beaded bodice and white silk skirt draped at the waist and slashed at the hem were fashion ideas used by California designer Jean Louis. At right is a creation of California designer Dan Werle.

The ensemble is a natural textured tweed walking coat and slim skirted dress with hat to match. (AP Photofax) Carol; silk cocktail shift with Its own mantle by artier-Raymond; floral erepe dress with free floating panel, by Jean Louis. FIVE WATS TO LOOK LIKE A LADY From left Is a fos berdered tunic rows by Luis Estevn; yellow wool Jersey dinner arese by Dan Werle; pink pleated silk coat ever sheath by Betty Tlew Stale Collections 3t St gnore oprtng A Woman's Prayer Father beloved, I may not see the end of the way, but I know that is it Thy way and that I can travel it without fear. I have faith to believe that even beyond the gate we call death, the way continues until it leads into Thy presence and a place prepared by Jesus, in whose name I offer this prayer. Amen.

Andrew W. Solandt Beacon Falls, Conn. to stimulate a year 'round romantic spin by stitching Into their garments such necessary ingredients as allure, femininity and mystery. The femininity is always there, even when women spoof men by stealing their Jacket lapels and their derby bats. It figures especially however, in supple (not corseted or plastered) curves of this season's collection.

The allure is there with soft, fluttery fabrics. The mystery is managed by saris, or dinner gowns that drape lean bodies like Arabian sheiks. If this sounds slightly like fall, or winter it is only because it is intended. started It, women have dutifully shivered in collarless, sleeveless shifts. And very often the necklines of their dressier dresses dipped daringly down to there.

Consequently, the spare, bare costumes in the new collections do not necessarily stamp them as for sunshine and the June moon glow. The two extremes, bare and covered, are happily sharing fashion honors from one end of the year to the other. Fancy That Without spring whatever happens to a young. man's fancy? It never did hibernate, scoff the designers. At least they, the couturiers, have done their part son by popular request.

But just as frequent in the new collection picture are stark blacks, and shadowy blues and browns, once called fall tones. Conditioned by the hidebound style rules of the past, women always expect to find wispy chiffon in summer and slinky crepes and wools in winter. But these seasonless designers are dishing up both for any kind of weather. They also serve up bulky tweeds and bushy woolens as often in June as they do in January. The designers do give the fur rage a short reprieve, but not those other ingredients of the muffled look, scarves and stoles.

Bare Arms Again Ever since Jackie Kennedy The people who can afford the clothes of such designers as Christian Dior of New York, Adele Simpson, Sarmi, Scaasi, Jean Louis, Rudi Gernreich and the like don't have to fret about elements. They can chose their climates to fit their clothes and be there by jet within hours. Thus, the collections of these couturiers cannot be classified as to season simply by color, or fabric, or the degree of cover up, or uncover. Old Rules Out Fleecy, light-weight wool coats are in pastel hues, especially ice blues and pinks, when it Isn't even spring. These wonderful winter colors are being held over into the next clothing sea By JEAN SPRAIN WILSON Fashion Writer NEW YORK Wl Although It's still on the calendar and mentioned frequently by poets, the fashion industry has stopped believing in spring.

This is evident to fashion writers previewing the American couture collections Jan. 11-14, which were arranged by Eleanor Lambert, former New York ture Group press director. Let the birds come and go when they may, declare the Informal group of designers that make up what Is called Fashion Circle, they will no longer surrender to the trite style dictates of time of year, or even time of day..