“THE

lllent 8nd Fellow Roienans;

' e; at the same time accepted

ch’a subject the justice it de- d. . -

hat is this Flag oi England?- Flliag that's braved a thousand s the battle and the breeze? ‘s only an old bit oi Bunting, ‘s only an old coloured Rag, t_ thousands have dledjm- its honour, d shed their beaiplooq for The ..Il'lag.

ere one to enquire oi the aver. man oi the street, I think he d be unable to tell us very much ~ eorlgin, history and correct use e Flag, and what itwreally sym. s. w many oi us know why the r officer oi a British war-ship ° 1”‘ 1P EFF"? .1115. shin and the to board her? Why is it permis- ~ for the officers oi a British to___sit_whlle they drink the to I-lis ‘Gracious Majesty? Or , why do sailors oi His Majes-

. ribbon on the collar oi their es. as well as the traditional handkerchief around “their ? No doubt, a. number oi yau emen, know the traditions on thme are based. but I believe at number oi __us do not. And th the Flag. ' i refore, what could be more , particularly at thlscritical in the history -oi our mighty e,-that Empire on which the ever sets-but that we for a ‘ time today talk oi oar Flag, it; - . its uses, and what it exempli- iii ‘i923 1924 "the Canadian Ad- Committee to Rotary Interna- “I convened at Ottawa. the matter better general understanding e meaning oi the Union Jack considered advisable, and also proper manner in which it d be displayed. - C. Palmer, in an excellent _ entitled, "The Story oi the h Flag." says in part: "Th? nary defines a. ‘flag’, as a. piece p ting. It is also defined es a s garment, but the feeling oi nce and sentiment which at- .» us to our national emblem, nis a moreappropriate mean- and the following may be said press more adequately what our » Jack means to us: "The Flag" lece oi bunting lifted in the air it speak: sublimlty and every has a. voice. This isremarkably oi our Britlsh- Flag. To seek its“ istohearthevolcesoithe

Address Before Char] , By Major_.C. C. Th - following paper was glven

the Charlottetown Rotary by M810!‘ C. C. Thompson, M, c,

en you asked me if I would ad-' the Club on “THEi FLAG. I . d the requast an honour and a

r, for I ielt that I could not

use previously was only generally accepted as such in i274. in the nigh oi Edward I. It was the custom, ac- cording to tradition. to hoist one oi these Jackets-on a lance or etai! in order that the nationality oi those on board the ship might be recognis- ed. Later, a nag oi white showing the red Cross- oi 8t. George, was made for this purpose, and called the "English Jack." On a naval ship the flag-is flown from the stafi’ known js thef-laek."

,The Scottish Flag or Cross oi 5t. Andrew is quite assignificant, and equally rich in tradition and history. The white saltire‘* on a blue back- ground, uccordfiig to traditionfwu first seen when Achaius, King oi the Scots, adopted ‘ it for the Flagoi Scotland. On the eve oi battle. while

“FLAG”

ottetown Rotary Club Omuson, M. C. V. D.

the Children oi Israel shall pitch by his own Standard with the En- Slsn of his father's house."

'0"? Museums hold emplems and Sllflldilrds oi the Pharaohs. and also emblems of the Greeks, and Romans °l lelcr lime-J. But theholdest amh Only universal flag. irom which all ilags and emblems originated and ‘vhlvll P91§1DdiCitl'y W6 see, lifted in 11"’ all‘. lllghei tiian earthly flag siafl’ can raise it, and spread out b6: ymd “F3 s!“ °1 Blllihly bunting, and with colours which defy correct imi- 1a¢1°ll by man, is the Rainbow—-that

readily be seen wliy the top oi ilag-stafl should notbe ornainen

and the masther‘ or ball.

Flag should be

married on tli mlimhing right, - *1

close the statue.

Do not place anyotner n... above

cates lack oi good taste.

he prayed. to God and St. Andrew for victory. the Cross .oi...St., Andrew appeared in white clouds against-the deep blue oi the sky; hence, the choice oi colours. -

In i606, three years after the two kingdoms‘ oi England and Scotland were united under one head, the King's Flag, or Union Flagge,—also called "The Additional Jack"-was designed. It was flown in addition to the respective flags oi England

emblem between God and Man.

Every nation has a Flag. whether Monarchy, Limited Monarchy, Re- public or Soviet, and to all national llflss respect is due from other na- gfllls- .1! H11 the flags oi the nations of the world were placed side by side, one could point to the Union Jack, the Union Flag_oi Great Bfltainand My: That Flag means more and stands for more than any other flag

placed at the congregation’: righ

gation.

W1‘ F1!!- Ii. is-nota compliment to "W hath" w place the nag or that nation above ours. It merely indii

when i 119-8 1-! displayed in a 11111111111. it should be on a staiLand

When flags are displayed against a wall, (etc). make sure that the flags are in such position m... i; i; mast or staii were used, the star!

1nd ("ingrown-Town

‘I, t‘

with a slender stem and gilded ball. It makes the flag when flown there- from appear to be hali-masted be- wwt of the space between the mug

When carried in procession, our

el

When the Flag is used inconnec- ' I tion with the unveiling oi a monu- ment. itshould be run to the ‘top o! the stail and left flying, rather 111111 dflliibad -to the ground io dis-

t

I5 they iace die pulpit. 1r on the . Platform. it should be at the minis- teifa right as he faces the congre.

ABLACK, cloud nangs overhead. ‘ Great blobs strllreand splash on your roof. In a moment comestbe torrenv-har-mless if yourrocf u tight and secure. '

Even ll ‘ht summer rains have s "f? °5_ 11" 1! the smallest crack or Chlfll! in the roof oi your home —

ffllrqblinz your plaster. spoiling your i‘ ' m)»; , anterior decorations. and drenching ('4, ” “f. 1,1“ f3‘. W!" 1118s. How essential, then..that t” '1» 2-31" i

youbwn a roof which is immune to»

vordinary roofing ailments-a roof the

sun cannot warpi-the wind cannot loosen —- in: dnfvmg snow and sleet cannot harm. I .

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fleehwear three rows oi narrow-in” pm” Jacki a System M. “m”?

cry. " »

in the world, by reason oi the fact that while many flags mark an epoch in the history oi the nation, or represent a personage, or, mark a

commemorate a ' revolution, the Union Jack records upon its folds the steady and progressive growth oi a sreat nation; and by the union oi the nations whose flags constitute

tutional government has been intro.

any other country in the world. This has been exemplified in the

erican. In an address upon the entry oi America info the Great War in 1917, he Sold! '

"Why do we fight? Because of Eng- land from whence came the laws. the traditions. the inherent love oi liberty which we today call Anglo- Baxon civilization." Those words" from a. prominent American citizen cagry more weight in the valuation oi our British‘ Empire. than any words oi ours. Theflags oi.’ the nations, wfilch united form the Union Jack, are the Saint George's Cross oi England, the Saint Andrew's Cross oi Scotland, and the Saint Patrick's Cross of Ire- ' land. _ - The origin oi the Union Jack stretches iar back into history. When Richard I. came back to England irom the Crusades in-the _Tweliih Century. he introduced the Cross oi 5t. George, and made it the battle flag oi- the country. ills time passed- St. George was recognized as the patron saint oi England. We are all familiar with the mythical story oi his fight with the dragon. in 1222, a a-decree pi the Council oi Oxford. made his festival a national one, and “SAINT GEORGE AND MERRIE ENGLAND" was taken as a battle

For over three hundred years our

great event in .a nation, and many,

duced which cannot be surpassed by

words oi Franklin W. Lane. an Am»

and Scotlandto indicate the com- niqn saucy-eighty. The diagonal cross oi St. Andrew on a blue field,‘ was added to the English Jack, a white margin being left around the rod cross t0 indicate the white ilelcl oi the original 5t. George flag.

The Irish I"la'g—St. Patrick's Gross-was originally thought to have been derived irom the first let- ter of the Greek word for’ Chrlst,___It_ has bden used, according to tradi- ,tion, as iar back as 411 A. D_., al- {though not formally recognized as ‘the national emblem tui about mo. 1 In the forty-first year oi the reign of Géoi§€ m the Parliament oi-Ire- land was united withthat oiling- land and Scotland, and by Royal proclamation George III caused the

now have it, by the addiiion of the __l_'ed aaltire oi St. Patrick- to the Union Fuagge oi James I. Now, let us look at the picture oi| the Union Jfck. Around the edgeoi the cross oi St. George you see narrow white fimbrio, which in her- aldry is the name for a. border. This whitebordcr means that the white field or background or the original simple battle-fiag-oi England. has been kept. Iii-also makes the colour scheme oi the Jack obey the rule oi heraldry, which prescribes against one colours touching upon another. It was not easy to combine the three crosses so that each should be distinct, and at "the same time re- tain its-original ground. rot it has been done. In the first Union Flag. made in 1608. the red cross oi St. George with its white border, was simply placed upon the white saltlre oi St. Andrew on its blue ground. Ii in 1801 the red saltire oi St. Patrick, with its white border, had been placed upon the cross oi 5t. Andrew. the latter would have been 10st,»:- pearing only as the border of the Bt. Patrick cross. The difficulty was ov-

Unlori Jack to be designed as we,

mP-St-head at the ilagkfright;

nltrfly decorative or utility purpog e5. use sitable bunting. '

5111i! oi war orjt a naval office.

the word “Royal?

Sfiimrate staffs of thesame height The flags should be‘ oi the same size International use forbids 0f one flag higher than peace time.

ln front oi the [centre oi the line.

51¢ Dialing. spectators should stand at attention, and e11 glee their hats.

9° n” l1" 171116 F18! as part oi a. Wllllmfl. or as decoration on an athletic uniform. The beaver and the mllllfl 1H1’ 18nd. themselves to~this DIIFPOEB. Do not print the Blagpn paper napkins or boxes, or embroidl eryit on cushions or handkerchieis.

Do not put lettering on a flag, tack Rdvenl-lln! to a flafl-Pflle, or use the 5'10! 1'01‘ Jhy advertising purpose. This is a very common fault in our city and in no other country is it permitted. '" I am happy to be‘ able to quote ex- tracts from a. little pamphlet written by _Sir Joseph Pope K.C.M.G., where 111 speaking 0i. the _agitatlon that llDlHars ram time to time, regard-

would be at the 1185's rlkht. or the‘

observe the same care when .51.... 1"! I 1188 above a speaker's plat- form. The Fig should be used u..- draped and behind the speaker. Nev- er "59 1-111! 1'11! as a table cover. For

The Red lllnsign with the ffiJack" in the comer should never be flown, .011 land as it is pprely a, Mercgntilg “"1118 Wig. The White Ensign should never be flown except on a

The B1119 En-‘llln is never fiown EXWDI: on ships or boats belonging l0, the Government,.or on yachts, entitled to by Royalwwmnnt u, us,

W110" 1188s of twat‘.- more nations 5Y9 illfilllllyed. they should be from the placing another in

When several flags are carried abreast. the Union Jack should be

when t1°°P8 with uncased colours

boys should

and realise the sublime motives have made the British Em- e Commonwealth oi nations it ay. l.‘ according ‘tifhistory. ON old. mpidratioa has discovered xlstence oi flags and national ems before history had a writ- ‘ cord. _ , - read in tho Bibleoi the Stan- l: th Assyrians: and in the o!‘ Numbers, second chapter, d verse, we read an order from ' to the Children oi Isi-airrwhiie -- from Egypt toahe njom- "Lond. H9 says "Every man oi

forefathers fought for this flag by land and sea. Drake, Raleigh, Fro- bisher, Hawkins and Howard won impcrishable fame under it. “The! died. but the Flag oii Eng-

land blew free. ere the‘ spirit

passed." ' The origin oi the name "Jack" has roceivedseveral explanations. The terms was first used in the Royal Navy. Some say it comes irom _the signature oi King James Lfas he signed his name in French or Latin, Ja or Jacobua. The explanation most. commonly accepted, however, ls that the Flag oillingland while in

mun-innan/tirmriuuilirbira fiifllillflllliillltilb

proof iiciel in lhe Ciiy. '50 siepsfiom lite cenire , ll’ nlitwefiiiilliil‘

main ink oflnleiosiand Julfieo fiomilie

iilifl. 0.1-1 ‘a l. a /\. ‘a. \I.L|fli

blue ground ls uppennost in the in-

‘ fiaga.

ground or trail in the water. Rs- member this when loworing.

hoodsidea orbackoi a motor car or launch. Ii the nag is desired, fly‘ it irdin a small malt firmly mt- entd to the chassis or w the radiator cap.

the ‘Union Jack should be lathe cen- ' tre and at the highest point o! the IN"?-

ior wall display, should be on the ills’! rlghtr with the staii in front oi that oi the ‘other fins.

staff oroifltlht, hofilfllllllly from wail or wlndowfiiil. ‘on sun to ob- serve the instructions given with de- jails oi the oonltruotim of the Unlon tbs Jack.’ mrureithst the broadwhite ntnpapr the Cfoll oi st. Andi”! u next in the masthead. ‘

ercome by making the while broader on one side oi ‘the red than on the other. The Scottish saltire on its

ing suggestions for the adoption of what is styled a Canadian Flag, he says in part: "A national flag is the symbol oi supreme authority ancLJuz-lsdiction. Canadaforms a portion oi the Do- minlons of the King oi England-as much so, His Majesty _himseli had declcred, as does surrey or Kent. How then could Canada consistently with her allegiance, fly any flag oth- er than that which denotes British

ner ‘half oi the flag, and the Irish saltire in the other. It is oi particular importance in notice that when properly hoisted. the broad vihite cmas oi 5t. Andrew is uppermost in the quarters next the‘ staii. In the order o! the inclus- ion oi the countries in the Union.

it is historically inaccurate to have Sovereignty?" the Jack either constructed otner- Buch men as Sir John_ “ALnMac- wise. or flown upside dawn. Donald, Honourable Alexander

_D_o notldip the to any person or thing. This honour may be shown by regimental clourl or yacht club

MacKenzie, Sir George Cartier, Sir Wilfred Laurier and others, were ‘entirely out ofpympaihy with any movement having ionits object the. substitution oi any-flag in Canada for that oi the Union Jack.

As Sir John A. MacDonald on one occasion said .

It should be displayed only be- tween sunrise and sunset.

Never allow our Flag to touch the _ “Under the folds of the Union =7"! W9 9l1i°y the most ample 1ib-’ orty to govern ourselves news please Ind at the same time we participate in‘ the advantages which flow from auociatlon with the mightiest Em- lllre the world has ever seen. Not only are we free to manage our do- mestic concerns. but. practically, we Possess the privilege of making our pwn treaties with" foreign countries. and, in our relations with the out- side world we enioy the prestige in- spirod by a consciousness oi the fact that behind ua towers the majesty oi mgland." ,

How the foreigner must be im- Phllel with the hot thatmo mat- ter where he goes, one oi the last sights that fades from his eye is Union Jldhand upon his arriv- al in some other part of the world it ia_i.he fint object hQQQa as he lands in the continent to which he is journeying!‘

Do not drape the Flag ‘aver the

when a Iroup oi flags is shown.

When, crossed with another flag the Union Jack

when the flag is flown from a

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lan $1.6T. Beneath its folds, IYlSlITllI‘. front of the frowning 11111180011; men, Scotcnmen and Ellgllillilifilléille|l_ga\le.babl.lfi, bngtni-‘ed down the nave foight and died for its honour iron. galos and the storiefiwall, reach- cn many-a bloody field and shot- ed over into the dungeon and lifted riddcn ship. Today from every con- ,cut of it that one British subject, tlnent, and from every sEafiFEeasv- ,-i~;lug Theobold killlng' himself wiLii lcssly "follows the fnnrch of the his own pistol. Then they cnrrlzci morning sun around ilic globe. lllim down the mountain. across the jll‘.ll(l,"fllld put lilm 0'11 board tho uliiig winged ship mid spcri him to his lioznc in safety. 'i‘l1nt cost Great ‘Britain $25,000.0il0 and made Gon- ieral Napier, Lord Napier of Ma;- ‘dala. .

“The lean white bear hath Isccn it, r." the long, long Arctic nlglli,___ ~ The musk-ox kno\vs‘thc Standard that flours’ the Northern Light. Never was Isle so little, have; was s_ea so lone, ‘ ,

But o'er the scud and the palm tree] “That qvas a great thing for. a

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This is perhaps best exemplified iii the case oia Scotchman by the name of Campbell, who was impris- oned by the King of Abyssinin at the

up to the mountain height, and away down to the darksome dungeon. one time of the Armenian outrages many i ‘whlebt of hers. out of h“ aanomooo years ago. The following extract ‘pewm and the“ had an arm long with which no doubt you are all ia- [enough w stretch “n?” 111° “me miliar, was delivered in the United 999m’ germ ‘he same 1nd’ up the States Senate by the late SenatOIESBIIIG lnmmmi“ hem“- filz“ “h: Frye, in which he paid aireloqucnt f“? dune?“ and the“ 1° 11mm n“ tribute to Britain's greatness: and “Y” mm home to own country and friends. In ‘Gods mime . “I do not love Great Britain par- “'1” WW1‘! 1191 ‘m’ 1°’ a cmmuy tlcularly, and could not give my as- ma‘ Wm d” that?! 1 be sent to the marvellous euloglum 111°"? the 53ml“ In“ c; ':°1,‘1“?d upon Great Britain delivered harem“ extract ‘mm a 5pc“ fzwae

the ‘day before yesterday. I admit [a 19w 511°“ Years 33° b1’ ‘he mncfl‘

the greatness _0i Great Britain; 1:93" G°115111.5.1ll5191‘ed F‘ sum‘ ‘awn’ admit ‘he is t“ greatest power Dnywhen replying to the toast "The earth’ and the most magnlfiqent Presldcntmi the United States. ‘H0. power We‘. seen m the history o; the paid a. particularly fine trlbutc to world on the ocean. but I do not acl- 1-111? 311M511 Navyi ‘he E1119“? and mlt that she is the irlcnd of lllfliihe “a3: " United States, But. Mr. President, I‘ " ' think uthat one of the zrnndcsi "B m“ be Wm‘ Fe" PM” ""1 things”, ‘an the 113.0,»), o; Great ‘comfort that British seamen, though Britain is that she docs protect her 1th”? be buflewd by the African 5h." subject‘ everywhere‘ anywhere and rpcco, the icy'bla.sis of the Antarctic, “M8,. an clrcumstances’ I do. m; the blusters of the Australian coast, wonder that-the British subjclit loves 1111*’ 351°“ °1 ‘he 5111mm” °r “aim” hu'wunt,.y_ " |by the zcphyrs of the Pacific, rea- illrwd that wherever they sped, under “m” “we incident “m, “mm, lruiy or all oi the constellations. they you n‘ ‘n fammm. l! a mnyyeflnug livorc an important part of the grand- lllustration oi the protect-ion which imtg 111°“ p°werm1md "m" endur" Great Britain gives to her subjects: ‘I111! Ellllllfe °1 1111 1'1m°- 11¢ "W15 “m, Km; of Aby§in1a wok a _ consider. it an honour to be a. l_3rit- British subject nnmén cniupbuii il-ih ecflnwn- and Wlth "ill "willlllf about twenty years ago. cairiccfhim “l6 1l°"°"l'°.‘1 1-1" 311"“ ‘my highly" up Wm’ form“, o; Magda], on thel I would like to read to you extracts heights oi a rockymountain, and put ‘ from $119.. 1"" mm w m‘ 111mm" hlmqnw a dungem w1;hm.¢,_¢au'§¢-;by Eieut. Edward ‘Iennant, ‘lord assigned. It took Great Britain six jfilenconnorui son. and I am sure months to find that out. Then Great 1118?» Y0" W111 511m" 11"“ 1* 15X ‘me ‘Hum aemlnded h]; lmmedlnge 11-‘0! the finest lplflléd It“!!! tlllb lease. King Theobald refused to re. was written during the War, and hug m 1e“ than m, my; “m; strikingly exemplifies love oi coun-