Evening star., 1923-06-10
CITY TO OBSERVE
BIRTHDAY OF FLAG
Exercises in Public Schools
and on Capitol Grounds
Planned.

Next Thursday will be the 146th
birthday OF "Old Glory" and the oc-
casion will be appropriately celebrated
with ceremonies planned by the "o-
mans Relief Corps, Department or the
Potomac, G. A r., and F. j. Young,
patriotic instructor of the local depart
ment of the G. A. r.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made to
have exercises in each of the public
schools in the District Speakers from
various sources, including the G. A. H.
the Army and Navy Union, Spanish
War Veterans. Veterans of Foreign
Wars and the American Legion. will
take part in these exercises on Thurs
day.
Chorus to Sing.
At s o'clock pm. this anniversary Will
be celebrated at the east front OF the
Capitol where n large chorus will sing
OF the various war periods, accompan-
led by the Marine Band.
On June 14th, 1871, the Second Con-
tinental Congress, meeting at Phtladel-
phia, resolved that the flag OF the
United States be thirteen stripes al
ternattng red and white; that the union
be thirteen stars, white with blue
field, representing new constellation.
On April 4, 1878, President Monroe APP
proved the bill passed by Congress pro-
viding that on the admission of each
new state to the Union an additional
star would be added and that the
stripes should remain thirteen.
Made by Betsy Ross.
It is recorded in the Pennsylvania
archives that Betsy Ross residing at
239 Arch street, Philadelphia, was paid
for and made flags for the states, and
the Betsy Ross family tradition states
that she made the f1rst American flag.
Frederick ID. owen, president of the
Society of Patriotic Decorations and
Civic improvements, has gathered to-
gether a number of rules governing the
correct and respectful use Of the ma
tion'S flag, as follows:
In order TO show respect for the flag
1t should not be hoisted before sun
rise or allowed to remain up after sun
set civilians should stand at attention
and uncover at the passing OF the flag
or playing THE Star Spangled Ban
ner." When the national and state flags
fly together the national flag should be
on the right. The flag should be flown
al half staff as a sign Of mourning and
hoisted to full staff at the conclusion
of the funeral.
The national salute is one gun fo,
every state. international salute
twenty-one guns Wherever possible
the flag should be flown on a staff
OF mast, DuI SnOulu not De FASTENED
10 the side of building, scaffoldine
or platform. 1t should never be usec
10 cover a table, box, desk oil
another object placed on 1t. Wher
the flag is used as a banner II shoult
fly TO the north in streets running
east and west, and TO east on streets
running north and south. When the
flag is used in the unveilinE of {
statue II should never be allowed tC
fall to the ground. but should be car
ried aloft to wave out, forming dis
tinctive feature of the ceremony.
should Fly to Breeze.
In using "Old Glory" out of doors
1t should be always allowed to fly il
the breeze. When clustering or drap'
ing of colors is desired, bunting ol
cloth should be used-never the flag
For indoor decorations the flag may
be caught up in artistic fashions ant
used with bunting. etc, but shoult
never be placed below person sit
ting At a funeral the flag Shoult
be arranged so that the stars woult
be at the head of the casket, never
should the flag touch the ground.
During the revolutionary war tn
flag had thirteen stars, in the war o.
1912, fifteen stars; the Mexican war
twenty-nine; the civil war, thirty
Ave; the Spanish-American war
forty-f1ve, and the world war, forty
eight.