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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20291, 27 December 1927, Page 14

At the American Legion parade in Pans recently the national standard of tnc United” States, the Stars and Stripes, headed the processions, with the standard of the American Legion beside it. The flag of the United States is. by a national custom, always accompanied by the standard of some organisation or society The reason for this is that this flag a-, such may not receive honouis, nor may it bo inclined before monuments or personages. The standard, therefore, of the military or civic organisation accompanying the national flag receives and pays these honnnres, while the national flag remains erect-