Patriotism

Democrat, May 1917 (a month after U.S.  entered WWI)

Hang out flags

Every person knows that when a flag is hung out of a window, the field should be at the outer side. The same rule applies to flags suspended over sidewalks.

When a flag is hung flat against a wall, the field should be to the north if the wall stands north and south. The field should be to the east if the wall stands east and west. In other words (or you could have just said this in the first place), the field of a flat hung flag should either be north or east, no matter on which side of the street the wall stands.

These suggestions regarding hung flat flag come from the war and navy departments neither of which, however, has any written law upon the matter.

Amplifying these suggestions, it would seem that when a fag is suspended across a street, the field should be either to the north or to the east, according to the direction of the street.

Flag Raising

The Library Board has erected a flagstaff in front of the library building and a flag raising will take place there Friday afternoon, May 18, at 4 o'clock. There will be patriotic speaking and music. All citizens are invited to participate in thee exercises.

Patriotic Dance

Give in Bunz's Hall, June 12. Several patriotic specialties. Music by the Colored Dixie Orchestra. Don't miss this feature dance. Ladies free. Gents 50 cents.

The Army Y.M.C.A.

$3,000,000 is to be raised for the purpose of establishing the Y.M.C.A. in all Army camps and to carry on the work during the war. This amount has been apportioned to different states to raise; Indiana is to raise $150,000 and has been apportioned this amount to the different counties.  The amount apportioned to Franklin County is $500. Let us raise this at once. 

Those who have not been solicited by the committee are urged to go to either of the banks in Brookville and make their subscription.

The call is very urgent, and you would contribute to no more worthy cause.