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Show HOW TO DISPLAY THE FLAG One of our exchanges presents a short statement on the proper display of flags as follows: . The proper time for raising the flag is sunrise or after never before. The flag must be lowered at sunset. sun-set. In draping the flag against the .side of a room or building, the proper position posi-tion for the blue field is toward the north or toward the east. It is a mark of disrespect to allow the flag to fly throughbut the night. There is no uniform usage in the display of bunting, but it is just as easy to hang It in the correct fashion. When buildings are draped in bunting draped horizontally, the red should be at the top, according to a letter from the war department. |