“The Indiana Flag: Who Really Designed It?”

David B. Reddick’s book, “The Indiana Flag: Who Really Designed It?” describes the campaign undertaken by the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) between 1914 and 1917 to have lawmakers enact a unique state flag. Reddick’s slide presentation today is entitled “Captain Wallace S. Foster’s Indirect Role in the Origin of the State Flag.” It focuses on how Foster, a native of Vernon, Indiana, succeeded in 1901 in having the Indiana General Assembly enact SB 239 which made “Old Glory” the official flag of Indiana. This delayed the DAR’s efforts to enact its own flag law and when it was finally enacted in 1917, it was called the “state banner.” Reddick spent 20 years of his work life in the journalism field and 24 years in the insurance industry. He and his wife, Rebecca, live in Camby, Indiana.