Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-19
HOW TO FLY THE FLAG.
Proper Observance Of Respect for Ma
ti0nal Emblem.

tional Emblem.
(From the New York HeraldJ
When the standard of the Union is
raised and waves over my head, the
standard which Washington planted on
the ramparts of the Constitution. God for
bid that should inquire whom the peo-
pie have commissioned to unfurl and
bear 1t up. I only ask in what manner,
as an humble individual, I can best dis
charge my duties defending it."-Daniel
Webster.
Display your hag!" Is the impulse of
the day. Display your flag properly"
ought to be the injunction, for 1t detracts
greatly from the display to have Old
Glory flung to the breeze improperly.
The flag should not be hoisted before
sunrise nor be allowed up after sunset.
In the navy the colors are hoisted, in
ordinary circumstances, at a. m.
At Morning and Evening Colors" at
forts and military posts civilian specta-
tors should stand at attention and un-
cover 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 APP
pliance.
When the National and State or other
flags are flown together the National flag
should be on the right side of the build
ing or lawn.
When the flag is used as a banner, that
Is, suspended on a rope across a street,
the union. or field. should fly to the north
In streets running cast and west and to
the east in streets running north and
SOUTH
The flag should always be flown from
staff or a mast and should not be fastened
to the side Of a building, platform or scat
folding. In no circumstances should the
flag be draped around pillars. or against
walls or balustrades. Flags were made
originally for the purpose Of being flown
and to use them in any other manner is
to misuse them. If staple decorations
are desired, red. white and blue bunting
properly draped will give better effect
than a draped flag.
The flag should never be used as a cover
over a table, desk or box, or where any
thing can be placed upon 1t.
When flags are used in an unwilling Of
a statue or monument they should not be
allowed to fall to the ground, but should
be carried aloft to wave out, forming a
distinctive feature during the remainder
of the ceremony.
When the flag is flown at half-staff as
a sign of mourning 1t should be hoisted to
full staff at the end of the funeral.
To fly flag at half-staff 1t must first
be raised to full-staff and then lowered.
On Memorial day the flag should fly
half-staff from sunrise to noon, and full
staff from noon to sunset
The following are the days when the
flag should be displayed
Lincolns birthday.... February Il
Washington's birthday February 2
Inauguration day (every four years..
March 4
Battle of Lexington ........... .....April IL
Battle OF Manila May
Mothers day.. Second Sunday in May
Memorial day (half-staff until noon)
May 81
idS Udy ......... ........... - unO IL
Battle Of Bunker Hill ....... June II
Independence day.......... .........July
Labor day. First Monday in September
Lake Erie day...... September II
Lake Champlain September II
Columbus day..... $500. $500. October l:
Battle OF Saratoga ..... October II
Surrender Of Yorktown. October /.
There are no federal or other laws com.
polling the observance Of these rules, the
majority, Of which are those Of the Society
of Patriotic Decorations and Civic I'm.
provement of Washington, D. c., as pub.
llished in the hook 'sThe Stars and