“Contents,” Friend, July 1974 Friend July 1974 Volume 4, Number 7 Contents Stories and Features Freedom The Secret of the PigeonsDolly Hildreth Friend to Friend: My Country’s FlagElder L. Tom Perry Lester’s Automatic PilotVivian Bartholomew Friends in the News MichaelCleo Jackson The Flag The Red CoatIris Syndergaard Carrot Sticks for TwoLinda Ririe Gundry Friends in Taiwan Sky AllyJoan Andre Moore Our Creative Friends Never Give Up!Becky Johnson Jeremy Cleans Up!Barbara and William Neelands A Tale from Old China Verse Colors of NatureSolveig Paulson Russell My FlagJennifer Holt Nobody Told MeMabel Jones Gabbott Barefoot FunMilo Mills Things to Make and Do Patriotism Quiz My Country (Music)Mabel Jones Gabbott and Richard Watkins Fun ’n Friendsy July Calendar Meals for Young CooksWinnifred and Ann Jardine What’s in a Name? Cover photos by Longin Lonczyna, Jr. and Frank Gale. The pictures on the cover are of children in a 24th of July parade.