Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-07-19

|jeet or emblem of any kind should
be placed above or upon it. This
department sees no objection to
flying the flag at night on civilian
property provided it is not flown
for advertising purposes.
1t is becoming the practice
throughout the country, among
civilians, to display the national
flag on all patriotic occasions, {.
especially on the following days:
Lincoln's Birthday, Washington's
Birthday, Mothers Day, Memorial /,
Day, Flag Day, Independence Day,
February IL, February 22, second
Sunday in May, May 80, June IL, g
July 4. In certain localities 9TH
er special days are observed in
the same manner.
1t seems to be appropriate that
where several flags or emblems
are displayed on pole, or other
wise, the United States flag =
should always be hoisted first
and displayed at the top; that in
any parade the United States flag
should always have the place of
honor, and that the flag shoulds
never be hung or displayed with
the union down except as sig-9
nal of distress at sea.
Existing regulations governing
the army provide that when Off
GERS and enlisted men pass the
national flag, not encased, they
will render honors as follows: a
Ii in civilian dress and covered,
they will uncover, holding the
headdress opposite the left shoul- b
der with the right hand; if UNI
covered, they will salute with thefl
right hand salute. A flag un- ]
furled and hung in a room inSl
which officers or enlisted men of i
the army are present will be sa-
luted by them the first time they.i3
may have occasion to pass it but
not thereafter. The hand salute
is as follows: Raise the rightGa
hand smartly till the tip of the \
fOrefinger touches the lower part4a
of the headdress above the righ y
eye, thumb and fingers extended !
and joined, palm to left, forearm I
linclined to about As degrees, hand
and wrist straight; at the same. }
time look toward the person SAL
luted; drop the arm smartly to tho
side.
| No anthem, hymn, or musicas
air has been recognized by ana
federal law as the national anl.
them, hymn, or air, but army anNs
navy regulations provide that ths,
musical composition familiarlss
known as the Star-Spangled Ban
ner shall be designated as the ma
tional air of the United States OF
America. 1t should be stateds6
however, that these regulations!
are binding only upon the per;
sonnel of the military and nava
service.
Whenever the national air is11
played at any place where perl
Isons belonging to the military az
naval service are present, all ON
ficers and enlisted men not NH
formation are required to StanFs
at attention, facing toward tbs:
music excepting when the flag 81
being lowered at sunset, on Whic&
occasion they are required to fac&
toward the flag. If in civilia
dress and uncovered, they are rev
Iquired to stand and salute at thu
first note of the air, retaining ths
position of salute until the las~
note of the air is played. If III
|civilian dress and covered, then
lare required to stand and uncovsg
er at the first note of the aiyyl
holding the headdress OPPOSITE
the left shoulder until the lasEs
note is played, excepting in i'll
clement weather, when the heads
dress may be held slightly raise&
The custom Of rising and renal M
ing standing and uncovered whifa
the Star Spangled Banner is be-
ing played is growing in fav6
among civilians.
Old or worn-out flags shoulss
not be used either for banners Gil
for any secondary purpose. Whqgs
a flag is in such a condition tn ~
| it is no longer fitting emble1SS
for display, it should not be casss
aside or used in any way thaf
might be viewed as disrespectf@@
to the national colors, but shou
| be destroyed as "a whole, private.S
| ly, preferably by burning or bys1
some other method lacking in any'
suggestion or irreverence or dis
respect due the emblem repre-
senting our country.
1t should be borne i'm mind th,,xS
the views set forth in this circlS5
lar are merely suggestive al53
that it is not the intention of tlssss
department to give them out 2ssl
authoritative. t
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