A couple members of the Wooster Emblem Club presented the Wayne County commissioners with a new flag for the newly renovated downtown courthouse Wednesday.
President Carole Norris and her husband, Russ Norris, a marshal in the club, delivered the flag folded because its 15 feet by 25 feet size was too big to have open in the commissioners’ meeting room.
The flag flow in the summer months is a bigger one, Commissioner Scott Wiggam said. A smaller flag is used in the winter because of the winds.
Emblem clubs had their beginnings as an auxiliary to Elks clubs, Russ Norris said. Generally, the members are women. The club promotes patriotism, works with veterans groups and provides flags for a variety of functions, like the Memorial Day parade and
President Carole Norris and her husband, Russ Norris, a marshal in the club, delivered the flag folded because its 15 feet by 25 feet size was too big to have open in the commissioners’ meeting room.
The flag flow in the summer months is a bigger one, Commissioner Scott Wiggam said. A smaller flag is used in the winter because of the winds.
Emblem clubs had their beginnings as an auxiliary to Elks clubs, Russ Norris said. Generally, the members are women. The club promotes patriotism, works with veterans groups and provides flags for a variety of functions, like the Memorial Day parade and