The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-20

least year he should be under OBJ
servation as to food, hours Of sleep and
graduated labor, as necessarily as un.
eachne this ssse Ts hs ears hs is
charge. must seek cheap lodgings and
look for job. any kind Of e job that
unemployed. for the poor fellows have
heard SO much on the fear Of pauper--
izing them" that they will take awful
It remains for our government to pro-
vide these men with light ,remuneratlve
work. as gardening, canning. cabinet
and shrub Raising. n'e1 There sa is great ess
opportunity to inaugurate a model village
for the care Of the recovered cases.
which en-. they could run themselves. and
proper care OF our civilian tubercular
population. A million dollars spent in
this way would be more constructive
than five million in the care of relapse
!; Besides these groups of sick and dis
abled; the numbers of which are con-
sbssnsy changing snsSs and mot tsa
helpless. and more forgotten, the men
who have become mentally deranged
under the stress Of service. There is no
the mad rush for preparation for war
at the eleventh hour. who were men
tally unbalanced or whose history
the sersse rhere S Ses others
who under favorable circums tances
might have lived out their term of ex-
mental defects. but whose present CON-
strain of war. The fact remains that
this country has on its hands at present
dealt with humanely and to be offered
The Institutions which / Visited afford
and the spirit Of the management is, as
dough boy himself might say right"
still 1t does not seem proper that the
ready full taxed quarters to this new
group. The following question was
asked at both the st. Peter and the
Rochester Institutions,"Do you think
equipped with, all modern theraputic ap
planes. devoted wholly to their care.
that the result. as regards complete re-
At both Institutions the answer was in
made that more might be done for their
modern institution in this State for the
care Of this class of disabled soldiers.
sestien; in the State institution. but
would be a more inviting place for the
relatives of the, afflicted men to. bring
them to: and that Il would lead to q
now living in the homes without care
and without that surveillance that is
necessary for their own and their peo-
ple's safety.
There were at the. time of my visit
thirty-five men at st. Peter. and thirty
Ave at Rochester. Fergus Falls has
1T Hastings and willmar.
The matter Of compensation is looked
after by a Guardian Appointed on their
tents Of the State Under the super rf Ra
Of the state board Of control.-Helen
Hughes Hielscher. state presirent
The effect of the interest manifested
by sthe Women's Auxiliary of the Aemr-
lean Legion. through its visiting Com
mittees. on the daily life Of the men is
titude of these men toward the Govern
ment and toward the public. when we
began to work, with what It isl at the
ses day rrs s% sSTce n b that
be called with truth "Real Americaniza-
ton" A most healthful movement is
no now on foot to take the work which
ing and basketry.' etc, and dispose Of 1t
1T our various centers. in some way
that the local Unit may devise. Already
in the Thought that they have really
or other organization wishing to help
man Of the COMMITTEES for the sick and
disabled, MRS: Sandy Hamilton, 127
fourth street. e. Minneapolis. or MrsN
Paul. 's ss piece sss ash1saa VIII Be-
sent to them. Every Unit Secretary
win receive q booklet from Mr.. Alfred
tbe mattel Mnofeapols
pensation and disqualification. These
books are to be handed to the chairman
of the committee for the sick and dis
abled.-
The American Flag. the emblem of
our country. is the third oldest national
a as q" Sh s0 Stars and % stPipes: fhe
Star spangled Banner" and "The Red.
White and Blue. BY whatever name
Sss means e to our
laws.
The Flag contains thirteen stripes.
alternate red and white. representing
each state of, the Union. The. Field Of
the Flag is the stripes, and the Union
Is the blue and the stars: The s colors a, of
home; blue representngi loyalty SINGER
ity and Justice; and its stars represent
The arrangement Of the stars on the
Flag is regulated by laws and executive
order. An executive order. issued Oct
ISL for Is stars a ss s
stars each. Starting in the upper left
hand corner and reading each row from
left to right. gives the star Of each
state in the order of the states ratifica-
ton of the Constitution and admission
to the Union. The star, representing
Minnesota is the eight star of the fourth
row, the 32nd state to ratify the Con-
stitution and become part of the United
States.
The dimensions of the Flag are fixed
by an executive order issued May Goth,
1915. The length should be just 1.9
times its height. The Union, or part of
the Flag on which the stars appear.
should be seven stripes high and its
length .76 OF the height of the flag. The
stars are five-pointed, with one point
directly upward. When a new state is
admitted the star is not added to the
flag until the Fourth of July next sue
ceeding the date of admission. The
Constitution Is the basis Of all law, and
the Flag Is its symbol. Always respect
it. ....
How To Respect The Flag
The Flag should be raised at sunrise
and lowered at sunset. 1t may be rails
ed other times but should never be left
out overnight, except when 1t is under
the fire of an enemy. On Memorial Day
the Flag should be displayed at half
staff from sunrise until noon. and at the
peak from noon until sunset.
In raising the Flag to half-staff or
half-mast, 1t should always be run to
the peak and then lowered one breadth
of the Flag. In retiring it. it should
first be run back to the peak, then re-
tired. 1t should never be allowed to
touch the ground.