Milford chronicle., 1958-05-30
Fly The Flag

Everyone knows something about
the Stars and Stripes emblem of
our Country They know that it is
red, white and blue. They know that
it has 48 stars on field of blue
and that there are thirteen stripes
seven red and six white
Most everyone also knows that
on special occasions we honor the
flag by declaring, Il pledge allie
glance to the flag of the United
States of America and to the Re-
pubic for which it stands, one ma
tion under God, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for ALL"
But there are other things rot
every one knows. For example
what are the days considered es-
pecially appropriate for flag dis
play? What are the rules prescrib-
ed for showing proper respect to
the flag? Those bits of information
are set forth in Public Law S29, or
the Federal Flag Code, adopted by
Congress. The special days for flag
display are:
January 1: New Years Day.
February II: Abraham Lincoln S
birthday anniversary.
February %: George Washing,
tons birthday anniversary.
May i: Loyalty Day.
May IL: Mothers Day-honoring
all mothers, especially Gold Star
Mothers.
May II: Armed Forces Day
when we pay tribute to the Army,
Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and
Coast Guard.
May 30, Memorial Day-when the
entire nation pays tribute to the
memory of the men who gave their
lives in defense of our nation.
June IA, Flag Day-celebrating
the date in 1777 when Congress of
the United States adopted the ba-
sic design of the Flag.
July 4, Independence Day-the
182nd anniversary (1958) of the
American Declaration of Independ-
ence.
September 1, Labor Day-hon-
oring men who compose the ranks
of labor in our country.
September IT, Constitution Day
the date on which Congress III
years ago, approved the first Uni
ted States Constitution
October II, Columbus Day
commemorating the discovery of
America.
November II, Veterans Day
honoring the millions of men who
served in the Armed Forces of our
country in times of War.
November 2S, Thanksgiving Day
1958)-our thanks to God for the
many blessings of freedom that we
enjoy.
December Is, Bill of Rights Day
remembering the first ten amend
ments to the United States Con-
stitution, adopted 167 years ago,
December 25, Christmas Day
reverence for our religious free
doms.
These are the Is days of the year
for special display of the United
States flag. There are others. For
example-each State has it's State
hood" Day, marking the date on
which it was admitted to the Union.
Also there are many local celebra-
tions appropriate for the gala dis
play of our nations flag.
Displaying the United States
Flag is one way of declaring open
ly and with pride Thank God /
am an American"
Where can you buy an American
Flag-with the proper installation
accessories sidewalk, lawn or
house display? Contact the Ladies
Auxiliary to the Veterans of For
eign Wars to Blue Hen Post No.
64S3.
Where can you find out about the
rules for proper flag display? Con-
tact the, Americanism Committee
of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars to Blue Hen
Post No. 64S3.
Fly the flag on appropriate days
listed above. Urge your neighbors
to follow your example, so that
your children and theirs will be en-
couraged to do the same thing
when they become parents. Thus
you will help make sure that fu-
ture generations will treat the
flag with reverence and
respect and be conscious of the
ideals for which it stands.
God Bless America.
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