as have other
features, such as the arrangement and position of the stars. The exact
size of the flag is variable, though the army has several regulation
sizes. The cut given below shows the dimensions of one of the regulation
army flags. The proportions fixed by executive order on May 26, 1916,
are as follows:

If the width of the flag be taken as the basis and called 1, then

The length will be 1.9,

Each stripe will be 1/13 of 1,

The blue field will be .76 long and 7/13 of 1 wide.

Other features of the officially designed flag are as follows: The top
and bottom stripes are red. Each State is represented by a five-pointed
star, one of whose points shall be directed toward the top of the flag.

Beginning with the upper left-hand corner and reading from left to right
the stars indicate the States in order of their ratification of the
Constitution and their admission to the Union. Find your State's star in
the following list, and remember its number and line.

_First Row_
1--Delaware
2--Pennsylvania
3--New Jersey
4--Georgia
5--Connecticut
6--Massachusetts
7--Maryland
8--South Carolina

_Second Row_
9--New Hampshire
10--Virginia
11--New York
12--North Carolina
13--Rhode Island
14--Vermont
15--Kentucky
16--Tennessee

_Third Row_
17--Ohio
18--Louisiana
19--Indiana
20--Mississippi
21--Illinois
22--Alabama
23--Maine
24--Missouri

_Fourth Row_
25--Arkansas
26--Michigan
27--Florida
28--Texas
29--Iowa
30--Wisconsin
31--California
32--Minnesota

_Fifth Row_
33--Oregon
34--Kansas
35--West Virginia
36--Nevada
37--Nebraska
38--Colorado
39--North Dakota
40--South Dakota

_Sixth Row_
41--Montana
42--Washington
43--Idaho
44--Wyoming
45--Utah
46--Oklahoma
47--New Mexico
48--Arizona

[Illustration]

AN EASY WAY TO DRAW THE FLAG

The sketch shows the steps in getting a flag drawn
according to national requirements.