Show tuesday june Is the birthday of old glory zi some faas about the flag by george holden tinkham in Nall otil republic Dite interesting resting abory 11 and etiquette of the banner which symbolizes the rational fonA ity of the united states HE constitution CO is the basis of all law and TIIE the flap flag Is ite its abol the american fing flag the eni emblom bitin of our country represent represents liberty bertyl li and liberty meant obedience to law the flag ting contain contains ten stripes itri pc alternate red and white represent hig the thirteen original tate state and ft a tar star for each talc state la in the union the field of the flap flag Is tho the st rites the union is the blue and stars tar the color colors of the flag are red rep resea tic white liate resenting representing hape purity ani sal truth blue representing at gp loyal loy alt sincerity and an Ju justice itice and its high aspirations and fedora union the tho flag I 1 Is known n as oil glory blare stars and stripe star spangled hanner banner and ahr th red chite hite and blue the of the etar stars on the flig is regulated by as tan and order a an earea the arder issued october 26 provided for borly eight stars tar to 10 be arranged in fx t horizontal honz ortal ravis of eight stars each I 1 starting in the upper r left band forier and each row from left to right gives tho th tar star of each elate state in the order of tie tle ratification of the constitution and admission to tl fl e union As a follow follows first row one delaware two threes throe new jersey four georgia five connecticut six ir massachusetts even n I 1 M maryland aryland eight south carolina Caro liaa second ro nine new cw hampshire ten ton vir ginia eleun new york twelve north carolina thirteen rhode island fourteen vermont fifteen kentucky sateen gutt cen tennessee Tenne wc third ro arl arbiteen iteen louisi Loui tiina tao nineteen indian indiana twenty twenty one illinois twenty two alabama twenty three maine twenty four fout couri fourth row rw twenty five fire arkansas Ar kansis ie twenty aix air Afi chigin twenty sapa florida twenty bicht tex rio ns twenty nini lona 1 thirty one california nii thirty two minnesota fifth row ebirt three oregon thirty four kanai kansas thirty fie wt Virgi virginia nii thirty sir nc no anda inda wen debraski Vebra Xe braski ibi thirty eight colo ra koti 13 1 thirty nine north daboll daba forty south da sixth TOW row forty one mantana forty two Wn hington for fn an turfe idaho fort fou wyom ing lag forty five fire utah forty gu six oklahoma 0 forty wen re pit ael mexico co forty eight arigona toe e of ae bp alia are ar fixed by an tin ex beutle order issued may 26 1916 iti its length should W L just 19 times in its height the union or part of the flag on which the star appear should bo be seven stripes trl ce high and iti its length 0 76 of tho the height to bof the thy flag the attar are div five pointed with one point directly upward when a new elate state ie Is ad mIttel the tar star is sot mot added to tho the flag until the tho fourth of july atit succeeding the date of admission the flag should be raised at junni 3 and loard lot cred at sunset it inay be at tit other time times but hould should be left out at night except during i a late state of war when it Is under the fire cf of in enemy on memorial day the flag hould it displayed at balf staff from sunrise until I 1 noon and at t the peak from froin noon until in jaleh ig the flag to halt staff or half mist mait it should always bp be run to the peak and then lotre rel ono one breadth of the flag in retiring it U t first be run back to tle peak and then re tirol it beur bo be to touch the I 1 when the star shingled banner ii is ayea or sing UK stand and remain standing until it Is fia fin ihen when the flag ii is clawing on ararad parade or in review if you are walking halt if tilting stani stand at and tri nc over cover we tle flag should never be worn us as the athole hole or part jf if a costume As a badge it abound be wort worn over the left breast in decorating the flog flig should new neer bo fes or draped always hung flat if bong lung so the ripa rip a ire lorus the union should be in tho the eft upper tipper comer corner if hung bung perpendicularly union should be ii is right upper corner when the national flag end and another flig fly from rime pole role there should be double haly ardi OB or for each lag flag the flag hould be placed below a per on hitting sitting when carried in parade or when crossed with other fing flago tie tle star arl an stripes hould should always be at the right ahta the ting flag is need used in unveiling t statue or monument it thourl not be allowed to fall to t the ground but huld be carried aloft to wart tut t ut forming a distinctive feature during the ro r of the re ceremony remon 1 hen the flag is pi iced over a bier or casket tl tip e bine blue field should be al at the head As a an altar cohering coien coi the ering ng union should be at tho right aa as ou face the altar and nothing hoah should be plied ayn tho ting except the holy 1 bible the a flag should be reverted sed except ie is rao of dietress dis div tres tress at rea e |