Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1917 — Each Star Represents Some Individual State. [ARTICLE]

Each Star Represents Some Individual State.

While everyone knows that the thirteen stripes on the American .Sag represent the thirteen original colonies, and the forty-eight stars in the blue field represent each Etate, perhaps there are many who do not know that each star represents an individual state. An executive order was made on October 25, I sl2, providing for the specific arrangements of the stars. Starting in the upper left hand corner and placing each row from left to right, the star corresponding to each state is named in the order of the state’s ratification of the con.Etitution. Thus star No. 1, in the upper left hand corner, is for Delaware, and star No. 48, in the lower right hand corner, Is for Arizona. The position of the other stars and the

states they represent is as follows: First row —No. 2, Pennsylvania; 3, New Jersey; 4, Georgia; 5, Connecticut; C, Massachusetts; 7, Maryland; 8, South - Carolina. Second row—No. 9, New Hampshire; Virginia; 11, New York; 12, North Carolina; 13, Rhode Island; 14, Vermont; 15, Kentucky; 16, Tennessee. Third row—No. 17, Ohio; 18, Louisiana; 19, Indiana; 20, Mississippi; 21, Illinois; 22, Alabama; 23, Maine; 24, Missouri. Fourth row—No. 25, Arkansas; 26, Michigan; 27, Florida; 28, Texas; 29, Iowa; 30, Wisconsin; 31, California; 32, Minnesota. Fifth row—No. 33, Oregon; 34, Kansas; 35, West Virginia; ,36, Nevada; 37, Nebraska; 38, Colorado; 39, North Dakota; 40, South Dakota. Sixth row—No. 41, Montana; 42, Washington; 43, Idaho; 44, Wyoming; 45, Utah; 46, Oklahoma; 47, New Mexico; 48, Arizona. The vivid stripes of the flag are emblematic of the life blood of brave men who gave their lives in defense of it, and the stars which shine on forever and forever. There are certain forms of eti-

quette which should be heeded when it comes to showing our flag all proper and fitting respect. The flag should not be used for advertising purposes and most certainly not be. draped and tied up into various portiere effects. No other flag should be hung on the same halyards with our flag, and, however hung, it must have its Union side to the left. A flag should be put up at sunrise and taken down at sunset and never allowed to remain aloft at night except during a battle, and this applies only to the flags over forts and ships in action. A flag should never be allowed to touch the .ground,, Following is the pledge of allegiance to the flag, and should be read aloud: I pledge allegiance to my flag, And the Republic for which it stands, Onq Nation indivisible, With Liberty and Justice for all.