Photograph by Paul Thompson 



THE LIVING EMBLEM OF OUR NATIONAL UNION 



On many occasions and in many places throughout the United States the effective climax 

 of a civic pageant is the formation of a mammoth living flag by school children wearing the 

 red, white, and blue. The great emblem of liberty shown above was formed by the school 

 children of Salt Lake Citv. 



headdress may be slightly raised. The 

 same marks of respect are shown to the 

 national anthems of other countries. At 

 "colors." pulling boats passing near a 

 man-of-war, of any nationality, lie on 

 their oars, and steamers stop their en- 

 gines, the coxswains saluting and mem- 

 bers of the crew outside the canopy stand- 

 ing facing the colors and saluting. 



THE USAGES IN FLAG SALUTES 



On board ships of the navy it is cus- 

 tomary for officers and men whenever 



reaching the quarter-deck, from aboard 

 boat, from a gangway, or from the shore, 

 to salute the national ensign. They stop 

 at the top of the gangway, or upon arriv- 

 ing at the quarter-deck, face the colors 

 and salute. On leaving the quarter-deck 

 the same salute is given. This is distinct 

 from the salute to the officer of the deck. 

 When warships enter a port where 

 there is a fort or battery displaying the 

 national flag, or a commissioned ship of 

 war, they display at the main the flag 

 of the country in whose waters they are, 



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