The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-10
OLD GLORY AND OTHER T AGS;
 THEIR HISTORY

pamphlet entitled "The United States Flag; It's History, Symbolism and Regulations for display" compiled by Philip R. Dillon from the official regulations of the war and navy de- partments and from the most authori- tative historical sources, and pub lished by the American Penman:
 The Salute or Pledge to the Flag I pledge allegiance to my flag
 And to the republic for which it stands,
 One natiOn-indiyisible
 With liberty and justice for all. Ancestry of the American Flag
 The present American flag is de- scended from the English gunner known as St. Georges Cross, q rec tangular red cross upon white field; it was a very old flag, adopted | at the time of the first crusade about the year 1096 A. D. The cross of St. Andrews, the Scotch ensign, diagonal white cross upon a blue field, was also adopted in those early days.
 In 1707, when complete union of England, Scotland and Wales was established, Great Britain adopted the Meteor Flag" a red ensign with the two crosses in the canton the canton being the top quarter next the staff. It quickly became the GUS tom to call the crosses "the jack" and the "union jack"
 On January ?, 1776, Washington raised at Cambridge, Mass, the flag emblematic of the union of the col onies It had seven red and Y hite stripes, and in the canton We're the crosses of St. George and St. An drew on a blue field It continued the official flag of the Revolution un- til congress adopted the Stars and Stripes on June f, TIT.
 Finally, on March 4, 1918, congress enacted the law which fixed the form of the flag for all time.
 Dimensions of the Flag
 War department regulations:
 The garrison flag has 3S feet fly and 20 feet hoist.
 The post flag has 19 feet fly and 10 feet hoist.
 The storm flag has feet inchesI fly and feet hoist
 Navy department regulations:
 The flag shall be 19 of the hoist.
 The hoist of the uion shall be 7.13I of the hoist of the flag
 The flag of the union shall be 1.13I of the hoist of the flag.
 The width of each stripe shall be- 1-13 of the hoist of the flag
 When the Flag Is Flown
 At all army posts in time of peace the flag is raised at "reveille" and is lowered at retreat" Theoretically, it flies from sunrise to sunset, but, actually, in summer reveille is sound be sounded before sunrise.
 In the navy the flag is raised at 8 a. m. and lowered at sundown
 The flag is not lowered at sum- down when battle is raging, for to lower it at such times would mani festly be signal of surrender.
 No law compels civilians to lower the flag at sundown; but good taste should impel every citizen to follow, so far as practicable, the traditions of the army and navy in the oundown ceremonial
 It is a tradition in both army and navy, that the flag, when lowered, must not touch the earth in camp or garrison, nor the roof of bar racks or armory, nor the deck of a ship. The assistants to the sergeant or quartermaster receives the folds in his arms as the flag comes down, and thus tenderly fold it and carry it tc its resting place for the night. The flag should not be used to cover the top of table, and no object should rest upon it. The Bible has long been excepted from this rule.
 It may be used to covor casket of the dead. In this use, the union shall be at the head.
 Old custom in the army and navy ordains that 1t shall never be washed Theoretically it is always pure and clean. When 3 flag is torn or frayed out by the wind it is never again hoisted until it has been repaired Flags rent and torn in battle are not repaired, but are kept in their proud decorations as precious relics.
 To throw an old flag into the rag bag or use it for any menial pur,