South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29
HOW STARS AND STRIPES
SHOULD BE DISPLAYED

NEW YORK, April 2s.-When the
stars and stripes are hung from a
window sill or displayed against the
side OF a building, should the union
(held Of stars be 10 the right or TO
the left as you look at the national
/ emblem?
"A controversy on this subject has
arisen here and it isn't decided yet.
/ Some army authorities say 10 the
right and others to the left: while
still a third class of opinion holds it
is a violation OF respect TO the flag
TO drape it in any way.
The flag should never be laid over
table, or wound around a post, or
tackled against a wall, say the ad-
herents of the latter school of opin-
ion. IL should always be flown to
the breeze from a pole. Red, white
and blue bunting alone should be
used for purposes of decoration.
| Here are some other things 10 re-
member about flag etiquette:
The flag should not be hoisted be-
fore sunrise nor be allowed up after
sunset. In the navy the colors are
I
at a. m.
At Morning and Evening CoIors''
at forts and military posts civilian
spectators should stand at attention
and uncover during the playing of
THE Star Spangled Banner"
The flag should never be allowed
to touch the ground and should
never be raised or lowered by any
mechanical appliance.
When the national and state or
other flags are flown together the
national flag should be on the right
side of the building or lawn.
When the flag is used as a ban
ner, that is, suspended on a rope,
across a street, the union, or field,
running east and west and to the
east in streets running north and
south.
When flags are used in an un-
yelling of a statue or monument
they should not be allowed TO fall
to the ground, but should be car
ried aloft to wave out, forming a
distinctive feature during the re-
mainder of the ceremony.
When the flag is flown at half
star as a sign of mourning it should
be hoisted to full staff at the end of
the funeral.
To fly flag at half staff it must
first be raised TO full staff and then
lowered.
on Memorial day the flag should
fly at half staff from sunrise to
noon and full staff from noon to
sunset.
The following are the days when
the flag should be displayed:
Lincoln's birthday, Feb. II.
Washington's birthday, Feb. %.
Inauguration day (every four
years., March 4.
Mothers day, second Sunday in
May.
Memorial day (half staff until
noon), May so.
Flag day, June Ia.
Battle of Bunker Hill. June Il.
Independence day. July 4.
Labor day. first Monday in Sep
TENDER.
Lake Erie day, Sept. 10.
Lake Champion day, Sept. u.
Columbus day, Oct. II.
Battle of Saratoga, Oct. II.
Surrender of Yorktown, oct. 10.
Rules governing the proper re-
spect for the flag have been laid
down as follows by the Sons of the
Revolution:
It should not be hoisted before
sunrise nor allowed to remain up
after sunset.
At sunset spectators should stand
at attention" and uncover during
the playing OF the Star Spangled
Banner" Military men are re-
quired TO do so by regulation.
When the national colors are pass
ing on parade, or in review, the
spectator should. il walking. halt,
and il sitting. arise and stand at at
tention and uncover.
In placing the flag at half staff,
il should first be hoisted to the top
of the staff and then lowered TO
position, and preliminary TO lower
ing from half staff il should be first
raised to the top.