Lucy Hahn said the program of patriotic music played June 14 by the Allentown Band in Ontelaunee Park, New Tripoli, was called "Americans We."

Among the musicians was Johanna Reisteter, a second grade teacher at Weisenberg Elementary. She said second grade is the best age, and she has been teaching for 20 years.

Reisteter has been playing a French horn since she was in high school .

She met her husband in the band. He plays clarinet.

"I sent an email to the class and told them I would be here," Reisteter said. "Maybe some are."

Members of Allen O. Delke American Legion Post 16, Slatington, was there to post the colors before the program began.

The posting was followed by "The Star Spangled Banner" and then "It's a Grand Old Flag."

Legion Post Commander Bernie Dugan commented on the event.

"Today is Flag Day, a holiday begun by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916," Dugan said. "We honor the flag every day."

He said Post 16 was founded in 1919 just after World War I. It has the Legion, Legion Auxiliary, Sons of the American Legion and Legion Riders.

"From Berks County to Northampton, we called out the names of fallen veterans at the first Flag Day after the Legion was formed, recorded them, called them again and placed a flag on the grave," Dugan said. "That first year there were 2,006 flags. We visit cemeteries at Jacob's Church, Ebenezer UCC, Neffs Union, and Heidelberg Union to honor the veterans of all conflicts and wars on Memorial Day and for Veterans Day.

"Many of you feel the emotion. God bless America and feel proud of your flag," he concluded.

The program of music was mostly waltzes and marches.

Director Ron Demkee explained some of the background of the songs.

John Phillip Sousa is known as the March King, but he also wrote many waltzes.

His favorite was "Lorena de La Mare," which the band played. It was what he chose to play before he went off and began his own band.

David W. Reeves wrote during the Civil War. The march played was the "2nd Regiment March."

Sousa contributed "kind of a ragtime" song with two titles: "With Pleasure" and "Dana Hilarious."

While it was not his favorite, he knew what people were looking for at that time.

Scott Joplin got into real ragtime, especially for piano, with "The Entertainer."

A Cole Porter medley was played that had been frequently played in New York's Central Park.

Even Frank Sinatra made it in the concert on the 100th anniversary of his birth. The song chosen was "Lady Is a Tramp.

Demkee said the next song was almost a second anthem as he directed "Battle Hymn of the Republic."

He thanked the audience for spending the day with them in the beautiful park and invited them to come to West Park, Allentown, for an evening performance. He said they will be playing 40 more times this summer.

The program closed with a rousing "Stars and Stripes Forever."