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.D. A. R. Gioea Set of Rula A,ropriate lor Flag Day Saturd~y~ June 1.4. is Flag I?ay, and ·n appropriate time for every patTtottc Amencan to constder anew the courtesies due Old Glory whenever the national emblem is displayed. Following is a set of 15 rules compiled by a committee of the Chicago Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution concernihg the correct use of the flag. These rules are based on' the regulations of the war and navy departments: 1. The of field, the navy, blue crosschurch on a flag white is the only flag that ever flies above the Stars and Stripes, and then only during divine service. 2. When the national or state or other flags fly together the national flag should be placed at the right . . · 3. In times of peace the flag should . not be hoisted before sunrise nor be allowed to rt'main up after sunset except at the grave of Francis Scott J<ey, the author of "The Star Spangled " B;~.nner." However, according to a recent ruling of the war department 'the flag may float at night if it is for a patriotic and not an advertising purpose. 4. When the flag is passing on parade or in review the spectator should, if walking, halt, and if sitting, arise and stand at attention, the men uncovering and the women placing the right hand over the heart. 5. When the flag is flown at half staff as a sign of mourning it should be hoisted to full staff at the con·clusion of the funeral. In placing the flag at half staff is should first be hoisted to the top of the staff and then be lowered to position, and preliminary to lowering from half staff it should first be raised to the top. On Memorial day the flag should .flY from half staff from sunrise till noon and full staff from noon until sunset. 6. When a flag is placed upon a bier or casket the blue field shall be at the head and the stripes shall run lengthwise. 7. When flags are used in unveiling a statue they should not be allowed to fall to the ground, but should be carried aloft to wave out, forming a distinctive feature during the rest of the ceremony. 8. When the flag is used out of doors it should always be allowed to fly in the breeze and whenever possible from a staff. It should not be fastened to the side of a building, platform, or to the body of a vehicle. 9. When a flag is displayed on a rope the position of the field is away from the residence of the one displaying the flag, in the same position as It wuut<l be It attached to a. ~ta.rr. 10. When a flag is used as a banner over a street the blue field should fly to the north in streets running east and west and to the east in streets running north and south. 11. In interior decoration or in window display the field of the flag, hung vertically, should be in the upper right hand corner as one faces it, or, hung horizontally, it should be seen in the upper left hand corner. 12. When clusters and draping of colors are desired bunting should be used, but never the flag. It should I R·4 AU tAe Wat-Aa ----------- al ------------------------------------~----~~------------~----~--~~------------~---------------------------- I I 0 D 0 D Electrical DevelOpment for Convenience of the Public HE announcement that the Public Service Company of Northern Illinois has been awarded the Charles A. Coffin Medal for 1923, is iinportant information to the more than 21,400 stockholders, who will feel a natural pride in the attainment by their company of this stgnal honor. I 0 T The Charles A. Coffin D 0 Foundation ln Jtl2 Charhte A. coma, touader aad creator or the c.renera~ .t:.J«:trio ComfMIIT, retired from aoti-re Jead. erahip or tlut CompMty. A· an e~rpreuion or appreciation ofMr. CoBin'· life work the Charlea A. Ccdn FountHtion ·a· created. Thia Foundation conaiata or a fUN/ the income/rom whicb /a to h util· i·ed in encoaraiJng and rewarding aer.-ioe in the electnc.J IMJd. A ~old medal btcnrn ·· the Charlee A. Collin Madelle a·IU'ded anna· ally to the electric utility operatiq company /a the Unleed Stat··· which duri~ the year baa ma· the ~,...teat COtltributlon to·anh increa·inl the advantage· of the aae of electric li~t and po.,.r lor the con.-enienoe of the ,pablio tiiKI the well beittl of the itJduatry. The Company reoeivittl the Charlee A. Co.ffa Jledalnoeine alao II, 000 for it. etnplo~ bea· eli I or aimilu lruxl. This award, which has attracted national ~ttention to Northern Dlinois, was made to the Public Service Company"In reco/lnition o£ it. diatinluiahed contribution durinA the year nineteen hundred twenty .three to the development o£ electric liAht and power for the convenience o£ the public and the benelit o£ the induatry." · D I I 0 0 In selecting this Company for the high honor, among all those competing, the Charles A. Coffin IT.ze Committee of the National Electric Light Association considered these outstanding f~tors in the Company's activities: Thoroughness of the policy of penooa1 eervice to customers. Particular initiative, akW aDcl enterpriee manifested D Pra. Eliot Show· How to Live to 90 in enlarlina the 1enera1 uee ol electricity. Development of efficiency in company oqanizatioa. lmprovements.in cooatruc:tiao prw:dce, reeultinc in 1reater reliability of MrVic:e. Increued efficiency in the paeration and distribution of electric enei'IY· D 0 Extension of service to homes DOt previoll81y wired and to rural comm~ e 0 ~ ~ W l!lLIOT, Preald8Dt CHAKI,J!l8 Emeritae of Harvard Unlver Had not the people in the territory served by this Company recognized the essential importance to their communities of deperxlable electric service and by their friendly co-operation as customers and stockholders, expressed their confidence, this Company could not have accomplished the things which won honor not only to it, but to Northern Illinois. RaiJ.nt· olNortla Slaorw COIJIIftanitia will b. doa6ly interat.d i(l tlu. award 6eca... a einailar laonor-Ciwirla A. Collla M.Jal..-artltUI Gllllaalb ill tlae el.ctric trwtuporta· don field, u noUJ lt.lJ 6z tlte ClaietiJIO Nortla Sltor. antl Mil.....,.. Raibooll QNnpcln,)r. I 0 D atty. who recently celebrated hl11 ntnetletb birthday gives tbe tol lowiDK rt~clpe for adding a foil acore of years to the Blbllc-.al three acore yeare and ten. "How to Jive long--Go to church . Keep a clean heart and a good con actence. Give your mind exercise aa well u roar body. really think lberclae recularly. eat In mod era· tlon. take a full a.llowanc3 ot aleep 11 void tadulaence In luxuries and the habitual use of any drug what· soever-not ooly of alcohol. bat or tobacco, tu and co tree." President Eliot bolde ftret poet· ttoa amona Amerl<-a's "'grand old men." He bas witnessed In his life the development of ratlwa,a. 1teameblpa, submarines. aero planes, breech·loadln~ guns, tbe telegraph. telephone. two · cent poataae. of tadlo. automoblltlfJ, the X-ray, eleTatore and 11kyacrapera. Be waa President of Harvard wben the HobeaaollernP rounded the Qerau III1Qlre p ·u aLIC SERVICE CoMPANY OP NO!lTHERN ILLINOIS . . . . 6,000 MlfiiJN mila-202 eitia alllllouml -Uiilla Gcu or Electrieiq JNO. S. REESMAN, Dletftot U...tll Clnacla Stnet E....a.eEVANSTON ....._ Wu..tte a.l p.._.