The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-14
BY DR. FRANZ. CRANE
(Copyught - bt Fank Cmnc)

girl ought to be able TO answer these
questions
Question What is the flag of the
United States of America? Answer:
Thirteen. horizontal stripes, alternating
red and white. having in the upper left
hand corner blue field wherein are. set
forty-eight white stars.
@. What do the thirteen stripes repre-
sent? A. The thirteen original colonies.
O. What do the forty-eight stars rep
resent? a. The forty-eight states now
in the Union.
Q. When did congress pass the resolu-
tion authorizing the making Of the flag?
A. June Is, TIT.
@. What is the story of the making
Of the first flag? a. Congress. in re-
Spouse TO a request from General George
Washington, appointed committee to
design a flag (which would enable Amer
lean vessels to recognize each other" The
committee called on Mrs Betsy Ross. an
expert needlewoman. who conducted the
upholstering business at her home. 239
Arch street Philadelphia. and requested
her to make the flag from a design they
showed her. She suggested 10 Washing
ton who was a member Of the commit
tee, that he redraw it, which he did. She
also suggested that the stars be five
pointed. From this design, as redrawn,
she made the first Star-Spangled Banner.
@ When was the flag first carried in
battle? A. The first record We have Of
this is Sept. II, 1777 at Brandywine.
@. When did the flag contain Is
stripes and Is stars? A. When YER
mont and Kentucky were added to the
Union, in 1891. congress decreed that
after May,1. 1895, there should be 10
stripes and 5 stars
@. When was the permanent form Of
the flag prescribed? a. on April 4. 1913.
congress decreed that there should be 10
stripes and that the union should be q
blue field containing as many stars as
there are states in the Union, star be-
ing added for each new state on the
Fourth of July following its admission TO
the Union.
@. How many stars are there now,
and how are they arranged? A. Forty
eight; six rows Of eight stars each. with
the corresponding stars Of each row in
a vertical line
@. How many stars were there on the
flag in the War Of the Revolution? A.
10.
Q. In the War Of 1912? A. Is.
@. In the Mexican War A. 90.
@. In the civil war? a. A. 50.
@. In the Spanish War? A. as.
@. Now? a. 48.
@ What is the rule in regard TO rails
ing the flag? A. It should not be hoist
ed before sunrise, and it should be low
cred al sunset When the country is at
war, however, the flag may be kept fly
ing all night although army posts do not
fly the 7ag at night except when a bat
tie is i'm progress.
@. When is the flag flown at half
taft? A. AS a sign Of mourning. It
should first be raised 70 the top Of the
taft and then lowered AT the conclu.
sion of the funeral the flag should be
raised to full staff.
Q. What is the proper position Of the
flag? A. When displayed with the
tripes running horizontally the blue
field should be in the upper left hand
corner; if it is hung with the stripes
running up and down. the blue field
should be, to a person facing the flag,
in the upper right hand corner.
@. How should the flag be draped up
on a casket? A. With the blue field at
the head
@ What is the proper thing to do
when the flag is passed in parade? The
pectator should halt. if walking. or rise.
if sitting, stand at attention, and I'M
cover
O. What is the age Of our flag COM
pared 20 hose Of other nations? A. It
is older than the present British Union
Jack. the French Trcolor. the flag of
Spain, and the flags of Germany and
italy.