Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1919-03-28

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CHALLENGES MEANS WAR

Az the c0lOFs nRa lowered each aEe1-
ling &c fae Navaa acadensy the asAnd
lplays The SITS d Banner
while All wifhln lasagina ssaga ak 10
1ute The aaazae Ii krns at ST. John 4
college, and sacemtly called forth the
following dissertation on 'l9pr Flag. 7
Iby > well known arny csacers Who
said
4 aag u tie syrnbol Oe the intsg-
srfty 0g q nation and has been used
since oldest time so represent the
character of the people using II and
10 Il represents what GAa nation II
striving sOr. Thus the cSoGs % the
nag Os the Crusadera represented the
Echrlsstanity for which they were styiv-
Ing. the lion on the mar o. Richard.
Occur do Leon, represented bravery
unsurpassed. These idaas. taught To
the people. particularly the children,
l0f any nation, soon give the iiag d
value 10 It's people and q Arm belief
"a the nation The people themselves
fhus attained b character, syEnboliSsd
by the aaa, ogs axsas faitla, hrRyery and
belief in sla correctness 0E the things
Tor wliEh ne g stood.
orr ag c0nssgtihg at red stripes,
white stripes blue aeld (or untonl and
white stars bound together In one
whole, represents by IFS, red HtHipes
the red blood which every brave man
should have in bis body, snd i wiling
ness ID undergo hardship, strife and
battle for It's hOnOr; by it's white
stripes putty Of purpose In all
things; by its blue field covered with
stars. opportunity as vide as the hea-
yens; and by ita stars. one of which Is
placed for each state, our country's
Independence of aIl ether nations
Bound together In one whole ii repre-
ssnts strength of purpose, right, and
Iot characteF for right 81 great as 70
Ebe unbreakabIe. The Ave paints of
each star stand Tor Justice, equality,
Independence. charity and truth.
These qualities are shOwh i'd the.
character oe our people. Justice to
ali equality Of opportunity; indepen-
dence Of thou ght and utterance; cilari-
ty, ever giving net only 70 euT own,
but considering and acting toward.
other nations as well AZ to each Other
with magnanirnity to the unfortunate
unparalleled la the worlds history,
wituess Phllippsnes Ghiaa indem-
nifty, Cuba itsdepeR Rdencs
The character oS truth ID best
shown by the Kind Of diplomacy used.
by our people, never the undarhand,
intriguing, but .svbr open aud above
board as shown by the frank state
menta concerning oar aims IN all
wars, starting with the Revolution and
lncInding the present war.
Finally. our dag stands FOR hu-
rnanity so great, 90 universal. that any
attempt 10 conquer Is h taken aa 8
challenge against as And Immediately
accepted IS II this war
'lOur gag has thirteen stripes, seven.
red and six white. The top stripe Is
red and the ssripes aaeeruaee red and
white To the bottom stripe which is
red
These thirEesB stripes represent
the thirteen original colonies.
'tFhsre are forty y-eight stars On the
union, each one representing state.
one star is added upon the entrance
OF new state and the change ls made
on the Fourth of July following such
entrance. me stars are placed upon
the uaInn III rowe, eight across and
ssx down.
''Ihe terms color and standard are
otgen nisunderaEood and the differences
iii this; A color iE the gag carried by
Ssisnonnted troops and standard Is
carried BY mounted troops, The only
difference Es ln size The standard be-
ing smaller 10 be moro easiiy carried
W . lnonNsas Sl
AN uncased color or standard Ia
one that Ii not Il its waterproof cover.
A casesI color Is one carried 81 its Va
tsrproof cover
hen an uncassd color or standard
PASSES, soldiers stand at attention and
salute, the position eE salute II taken
when the color is within six PAGES of
the poInt wAere II will Is nearest TO-
the man ard she hana n logEered when
II has PASSED six PAGES beyond that
same point.
.'In civiiiaa clothes when the color
or standard passes, take the position.
az aesnsaon asd lnetsMa 0E ST. alakaEg. ~
cbvag. holding the heaadress opposite
the Eegt shoulder
When 4 cased color or standard is
gaaaea or passea no honor IL rendered.
F'lags On AaildIngs ov o. nagpolss
os small aa ogasA hy individuals
Ara rot salutea C0lors og standards
6uncaaedl only ass saalta
No loyal AAeeican ahOuld forget
nor neglect 10 rensaer the honor To his
ag. whenever oDanFtunity oecnrs. and
me Il man 3 careful . @ress hls frsenas
when sAeg ara s With hOw much
Ors careful and Wiling should Ae
le Ia DO honor % hts c0untrysa Gag
Tna n@ uaora ase uaia 10 sAa
ff0nsl anthem sseKsysx II may he
l,sased. aaa6 a could be more ms
acoFne to the sEsat cf : loyal Alse
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