Evening star., 1928-06-13
FLAGDAY PROGRAM
PLANNED FOR D. c.
Exercises to Be Held at
Schools and by Patriotic
Societies.

Tomorrow will be Flag day, and the
l56th birthday anniversary OF the Stars
and Stripes. Special ceremonies, civic
and military functions and a general
display Of the flag will mark observ-
ance Of the day throughout the coun-
try. and in Washington programs will
be observed in schools and at the United
States Post once.
The Post Office exercises will begin
at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the
old Post Office Building on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, under auspices OF the
Rubinstein Club, and will include
speeches. baritone solos by Enrico Giorgi
OF New York. and selections by the
Marine Band.
Speakers at Schools.
During the day the United States
flag will be eulogized in various schools
throughout the city by American
Legion and auxiliary speakers under
auspices of the Harry S. Spengler
Auxiliary unit as follows:
Gen. Ewing E. Booth at Central High
School. Gen. Francis Parker at West
ern High School, Miss Nina Reed al
Jefferson High and Columbia Junior
High Schools, Mrs. William Wolf Smith
al Adams. Force and Thomson gram
mar schools: Mrs. Ethel Fowler at
Madison Grammar School. Mrs. Norma
Mock at weightn1an School, Mrs. Luz
clan r. Maxwell at Janney school,
Mrs. Edward N. Dingley at Oyster
School, Mrs Mary Parker at z. v.
Brown School, Mrs. Claud Brigham at
Henry Cook School, Mrs. Luther e.
Gregory at John Eaton School. Mrs.
Harriet Hawiey Locher at Roselle. Fair
brother. SYnaliwood and Dill Schools;
Ks-lt. Frederick A. Henney at Thomas
3. Bryan School and Mrs. Dorothy b.
Harper at Webster School
ARRANGEMENTS for these exercises
were made by Mrs. Amos A. Fries.
president Of the auxiliary unit. and
Mrs. Lucian r. Maxwell, Amerscanism
chairman.
Flag Display Rules.
In order that the Capital viii present
a uniform display If the flag upon this
and all other ceremonial occasions.
Frederick D. Owen, who was chairman
Of me Roosevelt inaugural committee on
debrations in 1905, which issued the
first flag circular, again calls attention
TO tire five fundamental rules drawn up
by that committee and accepted as
standard
Tie Tdtt&+
when the American flag is placed
out Of doors II should be allowed to fly
In the breeze, show It's design and what
Il stands for.
Flags should always be placed upon a
pole Or staff. not tied down or tied up
in any fashion whatsoever.
IF a flag Is hung against the wall
Of a hall scnooir0on or auditorium, II
should be hung 50 as 10 read Stars
and Stripes not Stripes and Stars
This refers TO both horizontal and
vertical pogitiOns,)
"If hung as a banner across the
street, the blue should be 70 the east
or 10 the north.
when the flag is passing In q parade
or review, one should stop and give
proper salute. Likewise, when the nag
ID being raised aloft or lowered at sun
down, one should stand at attention
and salute"
Merchants Commended.
Mr. Owen commends the + street
/ merchants for their practice In previous
/ years of putting out nags and deco
rating their establishments on Flag day,
and calls the street the most approprt-
/ ateIy decorated tforougf1fare In the
city. He urges merchants, stoFekeepeFs
/ and property holders on other down.
/ town streets 10 follow this example.