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EARLY HORSTMANN OFFICIAL STATE FLAG OF DELAWARE. Circa 1919-1920. Manufactured by Wm. H. Horstmann Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Constructed of wool with hand painted State Seal of Delaware on buff colored diamond. Words "December 7, 1787" are stitched to flag beneath diamond. Hoist is marked with stenciled text "Wm. H. Horstmann Company/Phila." Brass grommets. Shows some small areas of staining and a few small tears. 3" x 5". General I.P. Wickersham, Adjutant General of Delaware, led the effort for a physical creation of the new official State Flag. Prior to the adoption of an official State Flag, Gen. Wickersham had placed an order with Wm. H. Horstmann Company in May 1906 for a Governor’s flag. The flag was to measure 36" x 48" and was constructed of light blue silk with an embroidered Coat of Arms and trimmed with yellow knotted silk fringe. Gen. Wickersham placed another order with Wm. H. Horstmann Company for a Governor’s flag in January 1913. This 36" x 48" flag was to be constructed of dark blue silk instead of the light blue silk that was ordered in 1906. In 1913, a commission was established to adopt an official State Flag and State Colors for the State of Delaware. The commission was comprised of Dr. George W. Marshall, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Chauncey P. Holcomb, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Thomas W. Miller, Secretary of State. The men met on July 24, 1913 at Camp McDonough at the State Rifle Range near Newcastle. After careful deliberation over several designs, Mr. Holcomb made the motion that the design for the State Flag be as follows: Background of Colonial blue, surrounding a diamond of buff which was to contain the correct Coat of Arms of the State of Delaware, in the colors prescribed by law and in accordance with Chapter 62, Volume 26, Laws of Delaware, with the words December 7, 1787 to be underneath. Mr. Miller made the motion that the Governor’s flag should be similar to the State Flag, except that a fringe of gold is to surround the edge of the flag and the pole carrying the flag is to be mounted with a model of a blue hen’s fighting cock. On July 9, 1914, Secretary of State Miller sent to Gen. Wickersham a Photostat of the recently adopted State Flag with specifications. Subsequently, on June 22, 1915, Gen. Wickersham placed an order with Wm. H. Horstmann Company for a 36" x 48" flag to be used by the "Governor of the State" and "made in accordance with this Specification". On July 20, 1915, this Governor’s flag, "made according to the State Specifications", was delivered to the State. This Governor’s flag of 1915 was the only example of an official State Flag to be constructed for over three years. In May 1918, a lack of an official State Flag became evident at a Governor’s Conference in Philadelphia. Independence Hall was to be decorated with the official State Flags of all Governors present at the conference. When Delaware was asked for its State Flag, "the reply had to be made that Delaware did not own one". On December 30, 1918, Governor John G. Townsend, Jr. presented the Governor’s flag of 1915 to the State House to prevent future embarrassments. During this time, it seems that government officials were in the process of obtaining flags for use in government buildings. On December 6, 1918, Earle D. Willey, State Librarian, sent a letter to Gen. Wickersham regarding State Flags. The letter reads: "I am returning the correspondence relative to flags, which you kindly loaned me. The Co. has promised to have our flags here by the dates specified, and I hope nothing will happen to prevent the delivery." Although no specific information can be derived from the letter, the company that he is referring to is most likely Horstmann. During this time, Willey was also serving as secretary of the Delaware State Library Commission, which held their monthly meetings in the Supreme Court Room of the State House. A review of the Commission’s meeting minutes revealed that it was not uncommon for Willey or the Commission to paint or make repairs to the room(s) that they occupied, while they were waiting for approval of permanent offices in the State House. A review of government disbursements at the State Archives found William Horstmann being paid $8.50 from the Delaware State House Heat, Light, & Repairs Account on May 2, 1918. Two reimbursements were also made to Earle Willey from this account. Willey was paid $10.67 on November 25, 1918 and $8.12 on January 2, 1919. It can be assumed, but not proven, that Willey, in his letter, was referring to flags that were purchased from Horstmann for the State House. Whether Willey was using these flags to decorate the building or only the offices the Commission occupied is unknown. Regardless, these flags would have been the earliest documented official State Flags of Delaware ever produced (the flag of 1915 was a Governor’s flag).
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