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Show (Copy for This Department Supplied by the American Leg-Ion News Servioe.) RULES FOR FLAG OBSERVANCE National Conference Codifies Regulations Regula-tions for Display of Respect tt Colors. Patriots of the United States at last may pay the flag of the nation full respect, re-spect, without fear of violation of some phase of flag etiquette, due to the outcome of a national conference called for the purpose of codifying rules for flag observance. Noting the dissimilitude of practices toward the flag, "and the inability to make military observance coinclda with that for civilians, the American Legion set out to settle all Buch questions ques-tions and succeeded in the purpose by calling together representatives of nearly seventy organizations of various vari-ous character for the promulgation of certain rules for future flag usage. The conference was held at Continental Conti-nental hall in Washington. Gathered there were representatives of the array and navy, government agencies, veterans' organizations, patriotic societies, so-cieties, associations for welfare and organized or-ganized movements for national development. devel-opment. These delegates represented 6,000,000 Americans. The conference was opened by an address by President Presi-dent Harding. Garland W. Powell, director of th Americanism commission of the L'e gion, presided and named a committee,, which formulated a definite code, bates to be adopted by the conference. In addition to settling on the cod for flag usage, plans for education ii proper flag observance were formed and a program of contemplated legislation legis-lation outlined, which would fix by statute certain rules for display of th national emblem. A point which wil' be stressed along this line will be the setting aside of June 14 as a day of appropriate ceremony and respect to the flag in every state. Another suggested sug-gested measure calls for the flying of the flag from every main administration administra-tion building and at every polling place In the nation. Schools would fly the flag during school hours, if a recom .jnendation of the committee is followed, fol-lowed, while general laws relating to punitive measures for misuse of the flag also are urged. The code suggested by the committee commit-tee contains many suggestions for usage of the emblem, with certain "don'ts" as violations, j The flag should be displayed from sunrise to sunset, only between such hours as designated by proper authority author-ity on national and state holidays, or on historic or special occasions. The flag should always be hoisted briskly nd lowered slowly and ceremoniously. ceremonious-ly. When carried in procession with (another flag the place of the flag of i -the United States is on the right, that Is, the flag's own right or when there Is a line of other flags, the United States flag should be in front of th.-j center of the line. If displayed with another flag -against a wall from crossed staffs the United States flag should be on the Tight and its staff in front of the other flag. When flags are grouped or displayed dis-played from staffs the United States flag should be in the center or at the highest point of the group. The United States flag should fly from the peak of a halyard on which flags of states, cities or societies are flown. If such flags are hoisted the United States flag should always be raised first. No flag or pennant should be placed above or to the right of the emblem. In flying fly-ing flags of two or more nations the flags should be flown from separate staffs of the same height and the flags of equal size. A common misuse of the flag takes place when the staff projects horizontally horizon-tally or at an angle from window sills, balcony or front of buildings. The union of the flag should go clear to the head of the staff unless at half staff. If the emblem Is displayed other than from a staff It should be hung flat. If displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the flag's right, that Is, to the observer's left. If hung from the middle of a street, as between buildings, the union should be to the north In an east and west street or to the east in a north and south street. When the flag Is used on a speakers' platform it should be displayed above and behind the speaker. It should never be used to cover the speaker's le.-ik or to drupe over the front of the platform. If used In unveiling a monument monu-ment the flag should riot be allowed to fall to the ground, but .should be borne aloft to wave out. If used to cover a casket the flug should bo placed ho that the union Is at the head und over the left shoulder. The dug should not be lowered into the rave nor allowed to touch the ground. The casket should be carried feel first. Jf the eondllion of the Hug Is such thiit It Is no loni'er lit for display It should be destroyed us a whole by burning or similar method. The emblem should never be used iih drapery, bunting being preferred for tUs purpose. II should never be HMei us a celling, purl, of u eosluuie or uniform, embroidered on handker-'clilefM handker-'clilefM or plll'rvs, printed on envelope paper napkin? or boxen. |