The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1923-11-08
THE FLAG-A SYMBOL OF
YOUR COUNTRY

How many of US really know the
proper respect which should be paid
our Flag? The following are some
of the rules laid down for the proper
method of displaying the flag:
There are certain fundamental rules
of heraldry which, if understood gen.
orally, would indicate the proper meth
cd of displaying the flag. The matter
becomes simple one if kept in mind
that the National flag represents the
living country and is itself considered
living thing. The union of the flag
is the honor point; the right arm is the
sword arm, and therefore the point of
danger and hence the place of honor
|. The Flag should be displayed only
from sunrise to sunset, or between
such hours as may be designated by
proper authority. 1t should be dis
played on national and state holidays
and on historic and special occasions.
The Flag should always be hoisted
briskly and lowered slowly and cere-
monously.
y. When carried in a procession with
another flag or flags, the Flag of the
United States should be either on the
marching right, i.e., the Flags own
right, or when there is a line of other
flags the Flag of the United States
may be in front of the center of that
line
3. When displayed with another flag
against wall from crossed staffs, the
Flag of the United States should be
on the right, the Flags own right, and
it's staff should be in front of the staff
of the other flag.
a. When a number of flags are
grouped and displayed from staffs, the
Flag of the united States should be in
the center or at the highest point of
the group.
is. When flags of States or cities or
Ipenants of societies are flown on the
same halyard with the flag of the
United States, the National Flag
should always be at the peak. When
flown from adjacent staffs the
Flag of the United States should be
hoisted first. No flag or pennant
should be placed above or to the right
of the Flag of the United States.
6. When flags of two or more nations
are displayed they should be flown
from separate staffs of the same
height and the flags should be of ap-
proximately equal size. Gnternation-
al usage forbids the display of the flag
of one nation above that of another
nation in time of peace.)
7. When the Flag is displayed from a
staff projecting horizontally or at an
angle from the window sill, balcony, or
front of building, the union of the
Flag should go clear to the head of
the staff unless the Flag is at half
mast.
8. When the Flag of the United
States is displayed in manner other
han being flown from staff it should
be displayed flat, whether indoors or
out. When displayed either horizon
tally or vertically against wall the
union should be uppermost and to the
Flags own right, i. e., to the observers
left. When displayed in window it
should be displayed the same way, that
is. with the union or blue field to the
left of the observer in the street.
When festoons, rosettes, or drapings
OF blue, white and red are desired,
bunting should be used but never the
Flag.
9. When displayed over the middle of
the street, as between buildings, the
Flag of the United States should be
suspended vertically with the union to
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or to the east in a north-and- south
street.
10. When used on speakers plat
form, the Flag should be displayed a.
bove and behind the speaker. It
should never be used to cover the
speakers desk nor to drape over the
front of the platform. If flown from
a staff it should be on the speakers
right
IL. When used in unveiling a statue
or monument the Flag should not be
allowed to fall to the ground but car
rled aloft to wave out, forming dis
tnctive feature during the remainder
of the ceremony
II. When flown at half staff, the
Flag is first hoisted to- the peak and
then lowered to the half staff position,
but before lowering the Flag for the
day it is again rised to the peak On
Memorial day. May 3Oth, the Flag is
displayed at half staff from sunrise
until noon and at full staff from noon
until sunset, for the Nation lives and
the Flag is the symbol of the living
Nation.
13. When used to cover a casket the
Flag should be placed so that the union
is at the head and over the left should
er. The Flag should not be lowered
into the grave nor allowed to touch
the ground. The casket should be car
ried foot first.
ID. When the flag is displayed in
church it should be from staff placed
on the congregations right as they
face the clergyman. The service flag
and the state flag or other flag should
be at the left of the congregation. II
in the chancel, the Flag of the United
States should be placed on the clergy
mans right as he faces the congrega-
tion and other flags on his left.
Is. When the flag is in such con-
dition that it is no longer fitting en-
blem for display it should not be cast
aside or used in any way that might
be viewed as disrespectful to the nat
ional colors, but should be destroyed
as whole, privately, preferably by