The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-28
Practically Everyone Has a Flag, But Stores Have Few on Hand Indicat-
 ing Little Demand
FEW IN EVIDENCE
 AS GEORGIA TROOPS
 MARCH DOWN STREET
Now Is Good Time for Every School and Public Build ing to Have Flag Flung
 to the Freezes

1 Why not make "OId Glory" more conspicuous in Birming gham: ] When the Georgia regiments marched down the city's streets yes terday morning with bands playing and coIors flying there were scarcely half a dozen flags in sight in Birming- ham.
 Birmingham has plenty of patriotism i and there is no better way of showing 1t than by keeping the Stars and Stripes flung to the brcezes. 1 The largest flag in the district is l that which floats from the giant flag pole in front of the steel plant at Ens- ley. Another flag which always conn mands interest and attention is that { in the center of the lawn of the Bur- mingham Country club.
 l In the downtown section some of the office buildings and other tall structures keep flags floating every day when the weather is fair. The American, Trust 1 yesterday unfurled a brand new flag over the building entrance in addition to the one which has been kept floating from the top of the building
 From the imposing front of The Age Herald building a beautiful flag floats which is visible far up and down Fifth avenue. Many members of The Age Her aid staff have long had attractive flag poles and flags at their homes
 OTHERS HAVE FLAGS UP The Empire, the Rdgley and the Crane company are other structures which keep their flags up every day. One or two of the large department stores had small flags in the windows yesterday, but otherwise there was a surprising dcarth of the Stars and Stripes considering the wave of patriotic fervor which is sweep ing over the country.
 Practically every school and public build ing in the city has a flag and now is the time to keep it out. Of course, Old Glory floats from all the downtown recruiting offices.
 Many private residences have flag poles on the lawn or in conspicuous places and wherever the flags are flown it is re- markable how much interest is shown by the children of the household in keeping the flag mp whenever the sun is shiping
 FEW FLAGS FOR SALE A trip to the various stores of Birning ham yesterday brought out the fact that there are very few flags in town for sale. Some of the big stores he none at all. Others had number of small hand flags and still others had partially soiled flags which the stores have been accus- toned to use in their own decorations.
 One store reported that it would have a consignment of $500 worth of flags this morning. One of the things which it IS claimed has kept the merchants from lay ing In large stocks of flags is the fact that they have so increased in price. The dyes used in making the better class of flags have advanced so sharply in price that it is felt very acutely in the retail prices at which the emblems are put on the market.
 DECORATIONS RENTED F On big occasions like the Confederate reunion and state fair or fashion week the city's downtown section Is always handsomely decorated.
 In each case, however, the decoration is done with rented flags. Decorn ton con- cerns which make a speciality of this kind of work come to the city and make contracts for all the decorations. AL though thousands of flags are used on these occasions, they gre all taken away when the affair is over, leaving tha city with a scant supply between times. Is "Old Glory flying from your nome