What can be more patriotic that flying the American flag at a home of business? But what happens when that flag becomes tattered and beaten up over time so that the red, white and blue is just plain worn out?
By law, American flags can’t just be thrown away. However, they also should not be flown if they are warn out. The answer: Flags should be “retired.”
The Brewster Elks Lodge No. 2101 continues its tradition with a 2015 Flag Retirement Ceremony.
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- WHERE: Brewster Elks Lodge, Route 22 & Milltown Road.
- WHEN: 6 p.m. Sunday
The origin of Flag Day in the United States started with a young schoolteacher named Bernard J. Cigrand in 1885. After many years of effort on the part of Cigrand to bring about a national day of recognition for our flag, President Wilson issued a proclamation in 1916 announcing a national observance of Flag Day on June 14th.
The day was finally memorialized as National Flag Day by an act of Congress and signed into law by President Truman in 1949.
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