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Portland Flag Association “Free, and Worth Every Penny!” Issue 36 October 2012

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: PFA and FIAV

PFA and FIAV 1 The PFA recently applied to join in the News 2 FIAV, the International Federa- Troutdale Flag Parade 3 tion of Vexillological Associa- September 2012 Flutterings 4 tions, anticipating admission in Cascadia 6 2013. The Flag Quiz 7 We have named Max Liberman as Portland Flag Miscellany 8 our representative to handle the Next Meeting Announcement 8 formal application for our group The FIAV flag.

www.portlandflag.org to join the 50 so other flag- studies associations from around the world. Those acronyms stand for: By formalizing our constitution Chesapeake Bay Flag Association, and assuring that we have an Confederate States Vexillological ample number of dues-paying Association, Great Waters Asso- members, we have completed all ciation of , New Eng- the requirements for membership. land Vexillological Association, Max has now submitted our and Vexillological Association of paperwork to the FIAV board the State of —all peers of through its secretary general. the PFA.

FIAV is the acronym for the The FIAV Board will make a rec- French version of the organiza- ommendation on our application tion’s name, the Fédération interna- to the FIAV General Assembly, tionale des associations vexillologiques. which will vote on it in August 2013 at ICV 25 in Rotterdam, Flag organizations worldwide The Netherlands. belong, not only at the national and trans-national level, but at the We currently expect Max to repre- sent us in Rotterdam; among the All these symbols of color and icon sub-national level as well. In the come together to symbolize what U.S., similar FIAV members other PFA members who plan to being Cascadian is all about. This include CBFA, CSVA, GWAV, attend are Scott Mainwaring and is Cascadia and we are Cascadian. NEVA, and VAST. Ted Kaye. —Alexander Baretich, If you wish to compliment the interim editor, or to contribute in the future, contact Ted designer, Cascadia Flag Kaye at 503-223-4660 or [email protected]. If you wish to complain, call your mother.

2 Portland Flag Association Publication Flags in the News

The April 2012 issue of National colleague Graham Bartram on NAVA’s Good Flag, Bad Flag, Geographic Magazine featured this flag design and echoing the five compiled by Ted Kaye in 2001 flag-related item, quoting our basic principles articulated in and published in 2006.

Portland Flag Association Publication 3 Troutdale Flag Parade

By Michael Orelove I mounted the 3 x 5 foot flags on PVC pipe of 7 feet. A few of the Troutdale’s Summer Fest Parade, larger flags were on PVC pipe of on Saturday, July 21, featured a 8 feet. trooping of flags through the city’s downtown. I served as The parade started at 10:00 AM Grand Marshal (the main advan- and went 7/10 of a mile, ending tage of that role is that one gets at a park with Summer Fest activi- to walk in front of the horses, not ties, food, drink, and games. Pat- behind). rick Genna of the PFA and other friends joined me in the parade. One of the members of my local Kiwanis club had suggested that We showed that it’s not a parade we march in the Troutdale parade unless there are flags—without carrying the flags of some of the flags it’s just a bunch of people 80 countries that have Kiwanis walking down the street! clubs. My fellow club members Michael Orelove, the Grand Marshal, know that I am interested in flags with his son, Jonathon Turlove. and have a large collection, since I have given a flag presentation to the club. War II and Korea. We hoped that many people who saw the 48- We carried nearly 30 flags. flag would remember those who Leading the parade was the served then. Kiwanis flag, to announce our organization, followed by the I reviewed the U.S. Flag Code to U.S. flag, and then all the other clarify the proper display of the flags. The U.S. flag was the larg- U.S. flag when there are other est, a 48-star design in the official national flags included. In gen- proportions of 5 x 9½ feet. eral, the U.S. flag should be the It had been used at a funeral of a largest and in a place of honor.. veteran and we carried it proudly The other flags ranged from 4 x 6 to honor veterans from World inches to 4 x 6 feet and larger. Patrick Genna and Vera Robbins.

Flags—large and small—ready to parade in Troutdale.

4 Portland Flag Association Publication September 2012 Flutterings You Need to Know In our September meeting, hosted Mike Hale called for volunteers to by Scott Mainwaring in the “eco- take up the management of the lounge” of his Tupelo Alley apart- “flag-flying holidays” database, ment building (on N. created by John Hood and up- Ave.), ten PFA members enjoyed dated for 2012 by Scott Mainwar- a lively evening of flags and ing. Perhaps work could focus (mostly) related topics. on developing an algorithm to de- termine the “moveable feast” holi- Scott led our discussion, starting days each year. He will continue with flags of the just-completed to work on the plans for John’s London Olympics. He shared flag collection. He also showed a some images of “bad flags” and new acquisition: a Japanese book opined on the use of the Union with a profusion of Samurai flags. Jack there in flags, uniforms, and the set for the closing ceremony. He also shared example results Michael Orelove and his Olympics- from Random Flag Generator themed “flower bed”. Mk-1 (available on openprocess- ing.org), some of them surpris- This year Michael Orelove ingly good designs. planted his “flower bed” in an Olympics theme—a Union Jack. David Ferriday showed the He painted a wooden frame for Olympics-related flag he flew the white stripes and used red and from his office (the U.S. flag has blue petunias for the rest. He led 13 stars), and the U.S. flag boxer a discussion of methods for half- shorts he might have worn—had staffing the flag and noted that they fit him. He also passed Gettysburg Flag Co. is one flag around a patriotic sheet music manufacturer that sends out cover from 1898 that he’d found “half-staff alerts” at the national in a picture frame a while back. and state level. He explained the The Battle of Sekigahara. new practice of cutting embroi- dered stars from worn-out flags Patrick Genna brought his usual and presenting them to veterans. trove of news clippings showing flag use worldwide and local, and Dave Anchel described the level displayed a set of prospective flag of demand (or lack thereof) for designs for the subjects of the national flags at Elmer’s Flag & might-have-been Imperial Repub- during the Olympics, not- lic of Russia. ing that was a best-seller and the official 5-ring Olympics Ted Kaye showed off Canadian flag is controlled by the IOC and City Flags, the recently-published not available to the public (despite volume of Raven, which he edited earlier sales—see image above). and for which Scott Mainwaring David Ferriday supported Team USA.

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Patrick Genna & Max Liberman view the John Niggley shows the Östergötland banner of arms flag-themed patriotic 1898 sheet music cover. while Mike Hale looks on. wrote the articles on Newfound- Having recently moved to the John Niggley recently visited land municipalities. Ted shared Hillsdale neighborhood in Port- , specifically his wife’s copies of the Croatian flag group’s land, Dave Anchel was delighted home region of Östergötland. newsletter (courtesy of Željko to get an at Elmer’s for He brought back several full- Heimer— he is now helping edit light-pole standards—he helped sized flags, including the banner the English text. tweak the original design, which of arms of that county (län), and too closely resembled the Japa- related how he purchased them Ted also described his experience nese naval ensign. Also, in with his Swedish brother-in-law. helping to start a world college, memory of Neil Armstrong, he gifting it 34 4’x6’ national flags shared recent images using the Ken Dale offered the lengthy and over its 20-year existence to honor flag-on-the-moon theme, one interesting definition of “Flag” graduates from or studying in showing that flag at half-staff. from his 1911 dictionary, noting other countries, recovering the that its reference to nationality flags at the college’s closure 20 only occurred half-way through. years ago, and now distributing those flags to those graduates all We had a great 3-hour meeting. over the world.

Max Liberman led a discussion of finalizing the Constitution of the PFA, in anticipation of our apply- ing for membership in FIAV, the International Federation of Vexil- lological Associations. PFA mem- bers present approved the docu- ment unanimously, paid their dues, and named Max as our rep- resentative to submit the applica- tion and attend the vote at ICV 25 New in Dave Anchel’s in Rotterdam in 2013. Hillsdale neighborhood, by Elmer’s. Ken Dale defines “flag”.

6 Portland Flag Association Publication Cascadia [Adapted from the website of the Definitions of the region’s artist/teacher Alexander Baretich. Cascadia Information Project boundaries vary, but usually The “Doug Flag” can increasingly (CIP), cascadianow.org] include the area between the be found in cities throughout the and the Pacific and is becom- Cascadia is the Pacific Northwest Ocean, and some part of the ing a common sight at soccer bioregion incorporating British Coast Mountains. Other defini- games, occupy protests, and on Columbia, Washington, tions follow the boundaries of local microbrew labels. and parts of southern and existing sub-national entities, and northern California, and in many The blue of the flag represents usually comprise British Colum- ways geographically, culturally, the moisture-rich sky above and bia, Washington, and Oregon, economically, and environmen- Pacific Ocean along with the while others also include parts of tally distinct from surrounding Salish Sea, lakes, and other inland California, Idaho, Alaska, and areas. waters. Our home is of continu- Yukon. ous cascading waters flowing from The term “Cascadia” was adopted our sky and mountains back to the in the 1970s by Seattle University Pacific, for Cascadia is a land of sociologist David McCloskey as a falling water from the Pacific to way to better describe our grow- the western slopes of the Rockies ing regional identity. McCloskey and Cascades where water cycles described Cascadia as “a land of as vapor and then rain and snow falling waters”. He noted the to run through creek and river blending of the natural integrity In general, the area in and around back to the Pacific. The white and the sociocultural unity that the Cascadia region is more com- represents snow and clouds and gives Cascadia its definition. monly referred to as the Pacific the green to represent the ever- green forests and fields of the The idea has since been adopted Northwest. As this vast area has Pacific Northwest. The lone by a wide range of researchers common economic concerns in standing Douglas Fir symbolizes who highlight the growing impor- the primary sector of industry, it endurance, defiance and resilience, tance of regional growth manage- is a matter of debate whether the named for botanist/explorer ment, environmental planning, arid rain shadowed areas further David Douglas, author of the first economic cooperation, and disas- east (such as Eastern Washington) written account of the bioregion ter preparedness. Support for the should be included. Long united as a land of cascading waters and idea also comes from institutions by similar indigenous cultures, from which our primary mountain and businesses such as the Bullitt Cascadia was once briefly a single range takes its name. All these Foundation’s Cascadia Center, the political unit: the Oregon Coun- symbols of color and icon come adoption of the Cascadia Megare- try—shared by several nations. together to symbolize what being gion by federal policy makers, the The region has since been divided Cascadian is all about. tectonic Cascadia Subduction into different political jurisdic- Zone, and from cultural move- tions, but Cascadia still retains a The CIP sells 3’x5’ Cascadia flags ments such as Cascadian Black sense of self identity. for $23.50, directed to cascadian- Metal, Cascadian Dark Ale, and [email protected] using either of course, the , the This particular Cascadia flag Paypal or Wepay. The flag is also most popular soccer competition (among several—see FOTW) was available on cascadiaflag.com and in . designed in 1994-95 by Portland at Elmer’s Flag & Banner.

Portland Flag Association Publication 7 What’s that Flag? What Was that Flag? Answers to the last quiz

By Max Liberman

Can you name these flags and identify the theme?

Answers in the next issue...

Georgia, 1879 , 1911

Colorado, 1907 Vermont, 1837

Maine, 1901 Mississippi, 1861

The theme that links these flags: all are former flags of U.S. states. Some lasted longer than others, some are reflected in the designs , 1861 of current flag.

8 Portland Flag Association Publication Portland Flag Miscellany

Members of the Timbers Army, the extremely enthusiastic fan base of our team, the , have become the most active promoters of the flag of the city of Portland. Here they wave it from the stands of Jeld-Wen Park in Southwest Portland. Source: Portland Tribune, 6/14/12, Nick Fochtman, photographer

November Meeting The next meeting of the Portland Flag Association will be at 7 p.m., Thursday, November 8, 2012, at Mike Hale’s house, 4904 S.W. Martha St.., (503) 245-5283. See the map at right.

We look forward to seeing those of you who have been otherwise com- mitted, and hear some new war sto- ries, see some different flags, and hear some provocative discussion.

If you can’t get to the meeting, per- haps you can give the editor some- thing to share with our readers.