<P> On the third Saturday in June 1894, a public school children's celebration of Flag Day took place in Chicago at Douglas, Garfield, Humboldt, Lincoln, and Washington Parks . More than 300,000 children participated, and the celebration was repeated the next year . </P> <P> Cigrand became president of the American Flag Day Association and later of the National Flag Day Society, which allowed him to promote his cause with organizational backing . Cigrand once noted he had given 2,188 speeches on patriotism and the flag . </P> <P> Cigrand lived in Batavia, Illinois, from 1913--1932 . </P> <P> Cigrand generally is credited with being the "Father of Flag Day," with the Chicago Tribune noting that he "almost singlehandedly" established the holiday . </P>

Who is the person credited with creating the concept of flag day