Show proper way to display flag it was vex very 3 gratifying to around bountiful and vicinity on the ath of july and to see tile splendid display of beautiful fla flags s at an early morning hour oiW one could see business houses and homes with flags large and small waving in the morning breeze from the tops of buildings s y or neatly hanging fro from in porches e s and windows all this display combined with the patriotic music played by the bountiful military ilary band baid and the dawn and sunrise sunrise salute of tile the old cannon demonstrated that love to properly oh serve c this important national day in iii tile the thin things s we do CIO in ide life there are two ways of doimi doing g them the right way and the wron wrong 1 sometimes the wrong way way for the time being looks and seems as good as the right but of course there is only one real way vay and that is the ri right lit way now a technical I 1 observer on the ilic ath would aou id see flags displayed both right and wrong and there were nearly as many wrong as right As a people we believe in doin doing a thing hing the right 0 way then why noi be e uniform in the display of our beautiful flags the emblem of our country the complete list of rules run quite into detail but for general purposes a few selected ones will suffice A few of the rules are the fla flag should be displayed only from sunrise to sunset or between di such hours as may be siena ted by proper authority it should be displayed on national and state holidays I 1 and on historic and special the elal should always be e hoisted brisk briskly and lowered s slowed and caremon iol bously isly when the fla flag is displayed from a staff pro projecting ejecting horizontally or at an angle from the wind ow sill balcony or front of building the union of the fla flag r should go clear to the head of the staff dunles unless ahe the flat flag is at half mast i when the flag is displayed in a manner other than by being bein flown bown from a staff it should be displayed flat whether indoors 0 or out when displayed either horizontally or vertically a against a wall the union stars should be uppermost a and 1 nd to the observers left I 1 when displayed in a window it should be displayed the same way that is with the union or blue field to the left of the observer in ill the street st when fe rosettes or drawings dra pings of blue white and i red ed are desired bunting should up bp used b tt t never the flag t I 1 when displaced over the middle of the street aps betY beewen cn build ings the flag should be suspended vertic vertically alb will biti the union to the north in qi an cast ani c street or to tile the east in a nor north th and south street when used 04 on p speakers platform the flag fl a should be displayed above and behind the speaker it should never be used to cover the speaker wl a desk nor to drop over the front of tin tile platform if flown from a stal stait L it should be on the speakers speaker s right 11 CAUTIONS do not demit disrespect to be biown to the fla g of the united states do not let the flag touch the ground roalnd or trail ip the water do not use the Flag as drapery in any way whatever use bi intino of blue whit e and red do not drape the flag over the hood top sides pr back b ack of a 4 vehicle or of a railroad train or boat when the flag a is displayed the staff should on a motor car be affixed firmly to tile the chassis ot clamped to the radiator cap do not use the flag as a portion of a costume or of an athletic uniform f orni do not embroider it upon cushions or handkerchief ts or print it on paper napkins or bo boxes es do not use tile the flag fla in any form of advertising nor fasten an advertising 0 sign to a pole from I 1 chich the fla flag of the united I 1 states i is 3 fl flying ying SALUTE TO THE FLAG during the ceremony of hoist ing or lowering the fla flag 0 or when the fla flag g is passing in a parade arade or persone in a review all persons present should face the flag stand at attention and salute those present in uniform sh render the ri h hand salute when not in uniform men should hould remove the be he a dress adress with the right hand and hold it at the left shoulder women should by pla placing chic 0 the right hand over the heart the to the fla flag in the moving movin 41 column is rendered at the moment the flag passes I 1 when tile the rational national anthem is played those present in uniform should salute at the first not 0 of f the anthem retaining this post tian until tile the last note of the an all ahem acm when not in uniform men should remove the he be adress and bold it at the left shoulder as in in the salute to the flay flag women thel should render the salute as to the flag when there is no flag di displayed all should face toward the music the above rules have been generally adopted and we should not be tile the last to properly observe them R ALVIN MOSS commander post 79 Ameri american call legion |