Noon Rotarians Get Flag History, Art Appreciation All in One Program

Bob Lumpp, a Noon Club member who is known as The Flag Painter, shared the history of the American flag. Lumpp reminded that there were several US flags before the one reportedly sewn by Betsy Ross. The flag has since changed as states were added to the Union. He noted that President Abraham Lincoln did not let the flag be changed even after states seceded to become part of the Confederacy. The last flag change came after Hawaii's admission to the Union as the 50th state in 1960.

Lumpp also brought along one of his works of art.