. What to do for Uncle Sam; a first book of citizenship. w is the best place tofly your flag because it should float above theheads of passers-by, and if you trim the frontof your house or school with red, white and bluebunting and wish to fly a flag, too, the flag mustbe above the decoration. This unwritten lawabout keeping the American flag on top, always,is very important to remember when we are usingand honoring flags of other countries. We seeEnglish, French, and Italian flags of all sizesdisplayed with the Stars and Stripes. Boysand girls put them in rows on their bicycles andfestoon win
. What to do for Uncle Sam; a first book of citizenship. w is the best place tofly your flag because it should float above theheads of passers-by, and if you trim the frontof your house or school with red, white and bluebunting and wish to fly a flag, too, the flag mustbe above the decoration. This unwritten lawabout keeping the American flag on top, always,is very important to remember when we are usingand honoring flags of other countries. We seeEnglish, French, and Italian flags of all sizesdisplayed with the Stars and Stripes. Boysand girls put them in rows on their bicycles andfestoon windows with them. They are draped onthe front of automobiles and are hung with theAmerican flag from the fronts of houses. We want to fly the flags of our friends acrossthe ocean, but in doing this, the American flagshould always be above the others, no matter howslight the difference in height is. You can helpUncle Sam by telling your friends and neighborsthis. When your home flag or the flag on the schoolis hung, you and all the other children all over. Brown Bros., N. Y. TAKING CARE OF HIS FLAG 134 WHAT TO DO FOR UNCLE SAM the land are very apt to think that it is up tostay. You feel that your cares in connection withit are over, but they have really just there is a thunder storm, or a gale ofwind some night. You wake up to see the whitestars soiled, or the stripes torn in ribbons. TheUnited States Government takes excellent care ofits flags, keeping their beauty fresh and will be very useful work for boys and girlswho want to do something to help their country. The flag should not be displayed before sunrise,and should not be left out after sunset. Taking inand flying the flag should always be done by hand,as this is more respectful. At all the United Statesnaval stations, at military posts, and on board warvessels, the flags are raised and lowered at uniformtimes. The children of a certain neighborhood mightmeet and decide upon the time when they
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