The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
NATIONAL FLAG CODE
 TO DISPLAY COLORS

The Robert E. Lee Klan No. of Birmingham. Knights of the Ku Klux Kan, by order of the exalted cyclops has sent to The Age Herald with re- quest to publish, the following Flag Code" adopted by the national flag conference, Washington, June IA and 15:
 l. The flag should be displayed only from sunrise to sunset, or be- tween such hours as may be desig- mated by proper authority. It should be displayed on national and state holidays and on historic and special occasions. The flag should always be hoisted briskly and lowered slowly and tremendously.
 2. When carried in procession with another flag or flags, the flag of the United States should be either on the marching right, 1. c., the flags own right, or when there Is 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 a wall from cross staffs, the flag of the United States should and it's staff should in front of the staff of the other flags.
 1. When 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.
 ,. When flags of cities or states or pennats of societies are flown on the same halyard with the flag of the United States, the national flag should be always at the peak. When flown from adjacent staffs, the flag of the United States should De 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 na- tions. are displayed, they should be flown from separate staffs of the same height and the flags should be of approximately equal size. 0nter- national usage forbids the display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation in time of peace)
 '. When the flag is displayed from a staff projecting horizontally or at an angle from window sill, balcony or front of a building, the union of the flag should go clear to the head of the staff, unless the flag Is at half staff.
 8. When the flag of the United States is displayed in a manner other than by belong flown from it's staff it should be displayed flat, whether indoors or out. When displayed eith CT horizontally or vertically against the wall the union should be up- permost and to the flags own right 1. e., to the observers left. When dis played in a window it should be dis played the same way, l. e., with the union or blue field to the left of the observer in the street. When fes- toons, rosettes or drapings of blue, white and red are desired bunting should be used, but never the flag.
 g. 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 the north in an east and west street, or to the east, in a north and south street.
 10. When used on a speakers plat form, the flag should be displayed above 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.
 II. When used in unveiling a statue or monument the flag should not be allowed to fall to the ground, but should be carried aloft to wave