Emery County Progress | 1908-05-30 | Page 3 | "Old Glory" on Memorial Day

OLD GLORY ON MEMORIAL DAY all the many questions that are OF constantly being asked the war department at washington to answer the one most frequently put before it Is to the correct post ton ol 01 flying old clory on memorial poss 1 stations to ose aho vho have no relation to the service it Is almost the universal bel f that the flag should be displaced at lulf staff all of may 30 but this Is not tor paragraph or the army regulations prescribes as follows on memorial day may 30 at all army posts and stations the na flag 14 be display ed at halt staff from sunrise t II 11 midday and am mediately before noon the and or field music will play some appropriate 11 and the national salute of 2 guns will be fired at 12 m at all posts and stations state ons w th artillery at the conclusion of this memorial tr b it at noon the flag will bo holste the top of il stal d a wi d there sunset when ho the top of the staff the flag will be sa by claing one or more ampro patriotic airs in this way alt ting testimonial ot respect for the heroic dead and honor to their paerl otic devotion will be appropriately rendered