Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-11-20
military service of their own country.
Newfoundland Service.

OF those in non-combatant service
General MacChesney justly decides
The army and navy are vast organ
izations and competent men in ad'
ministrative, supply, medical and
other non-combatant services are nc
less essential than in the combatant
service, the efficiency Of which in
large measure depends upon the ade-
quacy and efficiency of the former. To
draw invidious distinctions between
them in most cases is unjust. None
appreciate this more fully than the
man in noncombatant service, who
understands how others in the mill
tary service regard it as hardship
and misfortune not to have the oppor-
tunity of distinguishing themselves
at the front. It is believed that it
would be unjust, even if practical, to
determine who will protect from dam
ger throughout the war, to disregard
the sacrifice they are making and
their willingness for any service, and
to penalize them by such visible stig-
ma as omission from the service flag.
All those who serve in the zone of
the advance in the war will receive
the war-service chevrons as the Off
cial distinction for undergoing such
hazards, and those not called upon
to lerform service there should, it
would seem, at least receive such rec
ognition as is given by representa-
tion on the service flag.
Household Privileges.
When flown from a home hus-
band, son, father, or brother may
properly be represented on the serv-
ice flag, even though he did not ac-
tually leave the household directly to
20 into service, but in case Of any
more distant relatives they should ac-
tually be members of the household
where the flag is displayed and have
left for the service directly from such
household. Domestic employees, room
ers or boarders should not be repre-
ented.
When flown from a house OF a club
or society only those who are actual
ly members, active or honorary, of
such club or society should be repre-
sented. Stars should not be placed
thereon for husbands, sons, fathers
or brothers, or other relatives or
members merely because of such re-
lationship.
When flown by business concern
it should represent only members of
the firm and employees going directly
to the service from such place of bus
mess, with some continuous relation
existing and where there is an eXpec-
tation of return to the employment.
Since the stars should represent only
those who are an integral part of the
business or organization which flies
the flag, the service flag of the build
ing should not contain stars to rep
resent tenants who have gone into
the service from such building any
more than the service flag of mer-
camille concern should represent its
customers, or professional concern
its clients, or of a hotel its guests.
Schools and Colleges.
Schools and colleges may proper
ly represent trustees, members OF
the faculty, graduates and under
graduates.
The Stars-Biue, Gold and Silver.
A blue star is used to represent
each person, man or woman, in the
military or naval service Of the Unit
ed States.
Several methods have been suggest
ed for representation of those inval-
ided wounded or killed in service.
The following is believed to state the
consensus of opinion and accepted
usage:
For those killed in action gold
star will be substituted for the blue
star or superimposed on it in such a
manner as to entirely cover it. The
idea of the gold star is that OF the
honor and glory accorded the person
for his supreme sacrifice in offering
up for his country his "last full meas
ure of Devotion" and the pride of the
family in it, rather than the sense
of personal loss, which would be rep
resented by a mourning symbol, even
though white were to be used instead
of black.
For those wounded in action a sill
yer star will be substituted for the
blue star or superimposed on it IN
such manner as to entirely cover it.
Use of the star in this manner would
ha limited TO those entitled to the