Evening star., 1923-07-03
DO not use the flag of the Unitet
states as portion of a costume"

DO not use the flag Of the United
states as portion of q costume"
4 4 X
At the feet of Liberty lies a dead
soldier covered with a nag. Does he
represent a soldier of the revolu-
ton? His breast straps cross like
those of the revolution, but the color
or the uniform is khaki, like the
world war uniforms.
The flag over the body shows ten
stars, arranged in a circle. Was that
revolutionary flag, with the three
unseen stars hidden by the folds?
NO modern flag has its stars In a
The flag does not lie correctly upon
the body of the soldier. 1t has the
stars at the left Of the observer
spread over the ground. stretching
three or four feet from the body
while regulations require that the
stars shall be reversed from the posi-
,h tion used Tor All other occasions. and
the stars shall lie over the heart OF
the soldier. the stripes, in this case,
to lie to the left, and run parallel
with the body, not crosswise.
NO. 13 of the main body Of the code
says;
flag should be placed so that the
union Is at the head and over the
left shoulder"
These criticisms are not made in a
captious spirit, but that they may
impress the reader with the need of
studying the code. While the code
itself has no official status, as vet, il
Is almost entirely compilation of
laws and army regulations, and has
been formulated by the sixty-eight
societies which are especially de-
voted to such matters. 1t is Intended
as a guide for state legislation to
De promoted by committees appointed
'for the purpose Of securing uniform
state laws. The District of Columb bia
1ect than has any state. which has
been due to the activity OF the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion.
This subject is timely because of the
proximity of the Fourth of July,
when the flag will again be displayed.
The flag of the United States is the
oldest flag in the world The flag
if Great Britain as it now appears
otes from 1901; that of Spain, in
lS5; the tri-color of France. in 1874.
IT'S present flag of Portugal was
ado2ted in 1880 and of Italy in lS4s,
ana the nag of Germany under the
Honpzollerns (now discarded through
deiea) dates from 1871.
NO european flag has had so MANY
die inNts defense.
Inc rst use Of the Stars and
stripes vas at the battle Of the
Brandywne, September IL, 1777-
eight daysafter it's adoption by Con-
gress at Philadelphia. Betsy Ross
| hao maoe Ge first flag in early June
| or the sam year. From 1895 to
1918 II was utended to add a stripe
as Wen as tar for each new state,
i and during Nat period there were
| n1teen stripes- That idea was aban-
! shape out OF ,roportion. If there
were now forty-ight stripes. of pres
ent width, the Iags hoist" would
be twice as grea as it's "fy." Now
the thirteen strles are permanent
nr ana retresen. % Ia original states.
| rent number Of tates-each star
| standing for its hrticular state
| but the disfranchise District of Co.
lumbia has no star the flag.
ft
| Legionnaires are gltifed over a
| letter received by lairman Joe
| Sparks OF the national ehabiIitation
committee from DirectoHIines of the
Veterans Bureau. sayins "It Is the
| policy of the bureau to tacuate Ali
its benefciaries from contrct institu-
! tions during the coming Var. trans
ferring them to hospitals nder the
| jurisdiction Of the bureau.
There has been no causeof conn
| plant against the care of he vet
| Grams 80 acute as that OF arminp
| the sick out to contract hoaitals"
| In many cases their treatmet has
| been unbelievably cruel.
! Copyright, 1923, by Z. " Collins