The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-14
The Flag
s9 Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Prank Cranc)

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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 a blue field wherein are set
forty-eight white stars.
O. What do the thirteen stripes repre-
sent? a. The thirteenorigina colonies.
@ What do the forty-eight stars rep
resent? A. The forty-eight states now
in the Union
@. When did congress pass the resolu-
tion authorizing the making of the flag?
A. June If. l777
q. What is the story of the making
Of the first flag? a, Congress, i'm re-
Spouse to request from General George
Washington appointed committee TO
de> eu Tag which would enable Amer
lean vessels to recognize each other The
committee called on Mrs Betsy Ross, an
expert needlewoman, who conducted the
upholsterinq business at her home, 239
Arch street Philadelphia and requested
her TO make the flag from "a design they
showed her she suggested to Washing
ton who was a member of the commit
tee that be rodraw it. which ne did. She
also suggested that the stars be five
pointed From this design as rcdrawn,
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 III. 1777 at Brandywine
O. When did the flag contain Is
stripes and 10 stars? A. When Yer
mont and Kentucky were added to the
Union IN 1894 congress decreed that
after May I, 1875. there should be Is
tripes and H. stars
q When was the permanent, form OF
the flag prescribed? A. On April 4. 1918,
congress decreed that there should be 10
strpes and that the union should be a
blue field containing as many stars as
there are states i'm the Union, star be-
ing added for each new state on the
Fourth Of July following It's admission to
the Union
q Hov 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
vertical line
@ How many stars were here on the
Tag IA the War Of the Revolution? A.
49,
@ In the War Of 1922 a. Is.
@ I'm the Mexican War a. %.
@ In the civil war? A. a. IS.
@ In tho Spanish War? A. IS.
@ Now? A. i8.
q What is the rule in regard to rails
ing the flag? A. II should not be hoist.
ed before sunrise. and it should be low
cred at sunset When the country is at
war however. the flag may be kept fly
ing all night although army posts do not
/ ay the flag al night except when a bat
tie is IN progress
O. When is the flag flown at half
staff A. As sign Of mourning. 1t
should first be raised to the top Of the
staff and then lowered At the conclu.
sion of the funeral the flag should be
raised to full staff.
@ What is the proper position of the
flag? a. When displayed with the
tripe, running horizontally the blue
field should be in the upper left hand
corner if il is hung with the stripes
running up and down, the blue field
should be. to person facing the flag,
IN the upper right hand corner.
O. 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
spectator should halt if walking. or rise.
if sitting, stand at attention. and un-
\ cover
@. What is the age Of our flag COM
pared TO those OF other nations? A. It
IS older than the present British Union
Jack, the French Tricolor, the flag of
Spain, and the flags Of Germany and
Italy
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