The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-19

and stripes commanded by Captain
Paul Jones. arrived at a French port
about Dec. 1, 1777, and her flag re-
ccived, on Feb. Il. 177S. the first salute
ever paid to the American flag by for
eign naval vessels.
The flag remained unchanged until
May l. 1885, when. in consequence of
the admission of Vermont and Ken
lucky into the Union. congress provided
that il be changed TO include fifteen
stripes. alternate red and white, with
union Of fifteen white stars on blue
field.
This was the national banner from
1925 10 1913. during which period oe-
CURED the war of 1912 with Great
Britain.
BY 1918 five additional states. Ten
nessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana and
Mississippi. had been admitted into the
Union, and therefore a further change
in the flag seemed to be necessary. Con-
gress, after much discussion, decided
on April f. 1918. that after the Fourth Of
July next following. the flag of the
United States should consist of thirteen
stripes. alternate red and white. with a
union of twenty white stars on a field
of blue, and that upon the admission Of
each new state into the Union an addi-
uonal star be added to the flag. TO take
effect on the 4th day of July next fol-
lowing.
Thus by wise provision of legisla-
ton the original form of the flag en-
blematic Of the thirteen states of the
revolution was perpetuated. and the
addition Of one star as each state was
admitted to the Union gave proper rec
ognition to all the states. and makes the
flag significant emblem of the growth
and power Of the country without alter
alton of its original design.
In the war with Mexico the national
flag bore twenty-nine stars i'm its union:
during the civil war. thirty-five, and
since July 4. 1896, by the admission Of
Utah, the number has been increased
to forty-five stars.
No law has been passed relating to
the arrangement of the stars in the
union, but i'm accordance with an agree
ment arrived at between the war and
navy departments it has been decided
to place them in horizontal rows across
the blue field. but not always in verti-
cal rows. the latter arrangement being
governed by the number of stars TO be
inserted
The national flags hoisted at camps
and forts are now made OF bunting Of
American manufacture. but il was not
until after the civil war that the proper
kind Of bunting could be procured in
this country. II is believed that the
first American nag manufactured from
genuine American bunting was made at
Lowell Mass. This flag was raised over
the capitol at Washington i'm February
1856 Previous to that time English
bunting had been used for that purpose.
Union Jacks are used in the navy
They are of the same dimensions and
have the same number Of stars as the
union Of the ensign. 1t may be defined
as the national flag. with the stripes
omitted. 1t is hoisted forward on a
vessel as an additional flag upon Occa-
si0ns Of dress or cere mony. It is hoist
cd aft at some conspicuous point other
than that occupied by the national flag
when cOurtmartiai is being held
aboard ship. II is hOisted in the bow
Of a ships boat when a diplomatic Off
Ger above certain rank is being con-
vcyed to and from a man-of- war. 1t is
used by covering the bodies of the dead
for certain period up to and during
the funeral ceremony.
The present usage in our navy is to
style this flag the Jack. and not Union
Jack IL is supposed TO have derived
its name from the fact that at the time
of The invasion OF Scotland by the Eng
fish. A D. 1886. il was directed that
every man OF the invading party bear
the sign of The arms of St. George,
both before and behind. From this
surcoat or jacket flags bearing such
devices are called lacks. The union OF
the crosses of St. George and St An
drew, since the union of England and
Scotland in 1907; and since 1903 the
union OF the crosses of st. George. St.
Andrew and St Patrick or the union
OF England. Scotland and Ireland. or
more properly speaking. Great Britain
and Ireland. are called by the British
Union Jacks.