Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1944-07-07 | Page 4 | Flags on Capitol Fly Day, Night since World War I.

Flags on Capitol Fly Day, Night Since World War I The office of the architect of the Capitol says that the custom of flying a United States flag night and day at all times from the east and west porticoes of the United States Capitol originated during World War I. It was felt for patriotic pa-triotic reasons that there should be one building over which the flag never ceased to fly. The Capitol was selected as being be-ing typical-of the United States, and as being outside of military regulations, which, of course, demand de-mand the furling of the flag at sunset.