La Mesa Lodge 407 » Join us for Flag Day!

La Mesa Lodge is participating in the annual La Mesa Flag Day Parade, Saturday, June 13. We’ll meet at the lodge, 4731 Date Ave, La Mesa, at 8 am to begin preparations, then at 9 am walk to the staging area at Kuklken Field on the corner of University Ave. and La Mesa Blvd. for the parade kickoff at 10 am.

Afterward we’ll have a hot dog lunch with all the fixings, an Open House and Child ID booth as well.

Dress code: Slacks and a collared shirt.

We hope to see you there!

Image: 140th U.S. Flag Day poster, 1917, via Wikimedia Commons

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