Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-16

Steps will be taken at once by a
permanent committee to acquaint the
people of the country with the new
code for proper civilian usage of the
American flag adopted by patriotic
/ societies late yesterday at the con-
GLIDING session of the conference held
under the auspices of the American
Legion at Memorial Continental Hall.
The new code is divided into eleven
sections. including an introduction.
| description of the flag. proper meth
| DDS of display. DO Nots," proper use
Of bunting, saluting. pledge of al
| legiance. the shield of the United
States, the national anthem. federal
! flag laws, suggestions for state legis-
| lation.
Singing of Anthem.
President Harding's request. made
| in opening the conference Thursday,
! that the people know The Star
/ Spangled Banner" was upheld by the
convention, which. before adopting
the code, adopted resolutions recon-
| CARNATIONS represented promote the
| study of the words and music of
| the national anthem.
i Discussion over what was declared
/ to be unpatriotic teachings in the
! local public schools led to the pas
sage of resolution demanding that
| all persons employed in a public ca
pacity, national state or municipal.
whose compensation is paid from pub
| lie funds, be required to pledge al
legiance and support TO the Constitu-
ton and respect for the flag of the
| United States.
A proposal in the report of the
| code committee. presented by John
n 10 Nrrltf fG.a h %
| the proper salute to the flag by a
| woman be the military salute en-
/ ployed by soldiers in uniform was
| amended to read that her right hand
! should be placed over her heart in
paying respect to the emblem.
/ The rules adopted for displaying
! the flag include:
| The flag should be displayed from
sunrise to sunset only or between
! such hours as designated by proper
authority on national and state holt
| days, and on historic and special &C.
casions. The flag should always be
hoisted briskly and lowered slowly.
When carried in procession with
| another flag or flags the place of the
| flag of the United States is on the
right. lie, 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.
When displayed with another flag
against wall from crossed STATS. the
flag of the United States should be
on the right. the flags own right, and
its staff should be in front of the
staff of the other flag.
Should BE in Center.
When A number of flags are
grouped and displayed from stats the
flag of the United States should be
In the center or at the highest point
of the group.
When flags of states or cities or
pennants of societies are flown on
the same halyard with the flag of the
United States. the flag Of the United
States must always be at the peak
| When flown from adjacent staffs tbs
| flag of the United States should be
hoisted first. No flag or pennant
should be placed above or to the RICH,
of the flag of the United States.
When the flags of ten or more ma
tions are to be displayed they should
be flown from separate stats of the
same height and the flags should be
of equal size. international usage
forbids the display of the flag of one
nation above that of any other nation
in time of peace.)
! At Head of STAFF.
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
staff.