displayed on a motor car, the staff should be affixed firmly to the chassis or clamped to the radiator cap.

j. Do not display the flag on a float in a parade except from a staff.

k. Do not use the flag as a covering for a ceiling.

1. Do not use the flag as a portion of a costume or of an athletic uniform. Do not embroider it on cushions or handkerchiefs or print it upon paper napkins or boxes.

m. Do not put lettering of any kind upon the flag.

n. Do not use the flag in any form of advertising nor fasten an advertising sign to a pole from which the flag of the United States is flying.

o. Do not display, use, nor store the flag in such a manner as will permit it to be easily soiled or damaged.

37. Raising and lowering the flag.-At every military post or station the flag will be hoisted at the sounding of the first note of "reveille," or of the first note of the march, if a march be played before "reveille." The flag will be lowered at the sounding of the last note of "retreat," and while the flag is being lowered the band will play the national anthem, or if there be no band present, the field music will sound "To the color (standard). When "To the color" (standard) is sounded by the field music while the flag is being lowered the same respect will be observed as when the national anthem is played. The flag will be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously. At "retreat" it will be so regulated as to be completed at the last note of the national anthem or "To the color" (standard).

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

(A. R. 250-5)

38. The Star-Spangled Banner.-The composition consisting of the words and music known as "The Star-Spangled Banner is designated the national anthem of the United States of America. When played by an Army band, the national anthem will be played through without repetition of any part not required to be repeated to make both words and music complete. The playing of the national anthem of any country as part of a medley is prohibited.

The Star-Spangled Banner.

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1. Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the 3. On the shore dimly seen thro' the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread 3. And where is that band who so vaunt-ing-ly swore That the havoc of war and the 4. Oh, thus be it ev-er when freemen shall stand Between their loved home and wild

THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES

[Extracts from the national defense act]

39. On June 3, 1916, an act of Congress, now commonly known as the national defense act, was approved by the President. This act has been amended at various times. It is the first military policy the United States has ever had enacted into law. It provides that the Army of the United States shall consist of

The Regular Army.

The National Guard (while in the service of the United States).

The Organized Reserves, including the Officers' Reserve Corps and the Enlisted Reserve Corps.

40. The militia consists of all able-bodied male citizens of the United States, also such able-bodied males as have declared their intentions to become citizens of the United States, who are more than 18 and not more than 45 years of age, with certain exceptions, such as the executive and judicial officers of the Federal Government and the States, personnel of the military or naval service of the United States, certain customhouse and postal employees, employees of armories, arsenals, and navy yards of the United States, pilots and marines actually employed in sea service.

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41. The National Guard is that portion of the Organized Militia" which pertains to the land forces and consists of regularly enlisted men between 18 and 45 years of age, organized, armed, and equipped as provided in the national defense act, and of the commissioned and warrant officers between 21 and 64 years of age appointed by the governors of the respective States. Persons more than 45 years of age may be reenlisted in the National Guard and serve until the age of 64.

42. The organization of the National Guard, including the composition of all units thereof, is the same as that prescribed for the Regular Army, except as specifically modified by the national defense act or, in time of peace, for general exceptions authorized by the Secretary of War. The President may prescribe the particular unit or units, as to branch or arm of service, to be maintained in each State, Territory, or the Dis

trict of Columbia, in order to secure a force which, when combined, shall form complete higher tactical units.

43. No State shall maintain troops in time of peace other than as authorized in accordance with the organization prescribed under the national defense act: Provided, That nothing therein shall be construed as limiting the rights of the States and Territories in the use of the National Guard within their respective borders in time of peace: Provided further, That nothing contained in the act shall prevent the organization and maintenance of State police or constabulary.

44. The National Guard of the United States shall, as far as practicable, be uniformed, armed, and equipped with the same type of uniforms, arms, and equipments as are or shall be provided for the Regular Army.

45. All military property issued to the National Guard as herein provided shall remain the property of the United States. Whenever any such property issued to the National Guard in any State or Territory or the District of Columbia shall have been lost, damaged, or destroyed, or become unserviceable or unsuitable by use in service, or from any other cause, it shall be examined by a disinterested surveying officer of the Regular Army or the National Guard, detailed by the Secretary of War, and the report of such surveying officer shall be forwarded to the Secretary of War, or to such officer as he shall designate to receive such reports; and if it shall appear to the Secretary of War from the record of survey that the property was lost, damaged, or destroyed through unavoidable causes, he is authorized to relieve the State or Territory or the District of Columbia from further accountability therefor. If it shall appear that the loss, damage, or destruction of property was due to carelessness or neglect, or that its loss, damage, or destruction could have been avoided by the exercise of reasonable care, the money value of such property shall be charged to the accountable State, Territory, or District of Columbia, to be paid from State, Territory, or District funds, or any funds other than Federal. If the articles so surveyed are found to be unserviceable or unsuitable, the Secretary of War shall direct what disposition, by sale or otherwise, shall be made of them; and if sold, the proceeds of such sale, as well as stoppages against officers and enlisted men, and the net proceeds of collections made from any person or from any State, Territory, or District to reimburse the Government for the loss, damage, or destruction of any property shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as a credit to said State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, accountable for said

property, and shall remain available throughout the then current fiscal year and throughout the fiscal year following that in which the sales, stoppages, and collections were effected, for the purposes provided for in that portion of its allotment set aside for the purchase of similar supplies, stores, or material of war: Provided, That if any State or Territory, or the District of Columbia, shall neglect or refuse to pay, or to cause to be paid, the money equivalent of any loss, damage, or destruction of property charged against such State, Territory, or the District of Columbia by the Secretary of War after survey by a disinterested officer appointed as hereinbefore provided, the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to debar such State, Territory, or the District of Columbia from further participation in any and all appropriations for the National Guard until such payment shall have been made: Provided further, That property issued to the National Guard and which has becomė unserviceable through fair wear and tear in service may, after inspection thereof and finding to that effect made by an officer of the Regular Army designated by the Secretary of War, be sold or otherwise disposed of, and the State, Territory, or District of Columbia accountable shall be relieved from further accountability therefor; such inspection and sale, or other disposition, to be made under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of War, and to constitute as to such property a discretional substitute for the examination, report, and disposition provided for elsewhere in this section.

46. The discipline (which includes training) of the National Guard shall conform to the system which is now or may hereafter be prescribed for the Regular Army, and the training shall be carried out by the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia so as to conform to the provisions of the national defense act.

47. Under such regulations as the Secretary of War shall prescribe, each company, troop, battery, and detachment in the National Guard shall assemble for drill and instruction, including indoor target practice, not less than forty-eight times each year, and shall, in addition thereto, participate in encampments, maneuvers, or other exercises, including outdoor target practice, at least 15 days in training each year, including target practice, unless such company, troop, battery, or detachment shall have been excused from participation in any part thereof by the Secretary of War: Provided, That an assembly for drill and instruction may consist of a single duly ordered formation a company, troop, battery, or detachment, or when so authorSecretary of War, of a series of duly ordered forma