Evening star., 1917-12-10
G:U:.UNFURLSFLAG
HAVING 761 STARS
Vice President Marshall Lauds
Student Heroes at Patriotic
Exercises-O Others Speak:

with 7s1 stars sewed on Its wnle
,o,ds The service flag Of, Georgetown
University is today unfurled in Castor
Hall. where yesterday 2.ooe- persons
witnessed the patriotic exercises at-
tending Ats dedication and heard
Thomass.R., Marshall, Vice President OF
the United states. laud the s.uoeie
heroes who are represented by the con-
stellaticn- More than 100 members u
the faculty and student body attenoeo
the exercises in khaki. and for each OF
them a star had been placed on the nag.
Among the nations distinguished men
who attended the exercises were the
Vice President, Chief Justice White ana
Associate Justice McKenna of the
United States Supreme Court; Senators
Ashurst. Pomerene, Harding and Rams
dell; Chief Justice 3Cov1ngton OF tne
District supreme Court, Cemmissfoner
". Gwynn Gardiner of the Distrlct
board of Commissioners notable pre-
lates of the Catholic clergy and prom
inent alumni of the university.
Flag Made by, Young Women
Rev.=Alphonsus J.. Donlon, S. j., presi-
dent of the university. welcomed the
guests The service flag was the work
OF the young women of the Academy
of the Visitation of Georgetown. he eX-
planned and they had worked many
months making the banner Then fol-
lowed the blessing of the flag and lts
raising AS Il spread to its full length
of thirty-six feet the audience rose and
cheered.
nus, paid eloquent tribute to the stu
dents and graduates of the university
who have answered the call TO the col,
ors and made sacrifices to go Forward
hvur urrhn nj
service. DIR. Conde de Pallen OF the
class of 1850, one of whose sons is rep
resented by a star on the nag, read
poem of patriotic fervor, written as an
ode to the flag by an undergraduate
student at the university.
Nation United to Win.
The nation is united to win this war
and nothing can intervene to prevent
the accomplishment Of this purpose.
Vice President Marshall told the audi
ence in the concludinslAddrass:a lie DE-
clared no patriot verdfey who takes
up arms in defense Of liberty. even
though he falls under fire In the at
tempt to defend his ideals.
Joan of Arc is not dead. but Is
listening again at Dorefuey for the voice
of America" declared the speaker. .'She
win not listen in vain for Americas
answer. -
.If the kaiser could once listen to
anything aside from the prompelngs OF
his insane ambitions, and could Oe
brought to listen to what has been
said and see what has been done here
today. he would be convinced OF the ut
ter fvtility of his purpose.
Says Heroes Never Die.
When an old-fashioped Presbyterian
enters Catholic University as repre-
sentative of the republic. and very gladly
as an individual, on an occasion like
this, the world should know that the pur-
poses Of this nation in regard to Hohen-
zollern tyranny are united in a common
sense
The Vice President cited the lives Of
Washington and Lincoln- to prove that
heroes never die. although the body may
perish. The war heroes Of today. he de-
clared. will live in the memory of a
grateful people as long as life itself lasts
The speaker closed with a tribute to the
universities of the country for sending
athletic and strong youths to the colors in
defense of American ideals and rights.
Music was furnished by the Georgetown
Orchestra and the Giee Club members
sang patriotic songs. The two military
companies of the university headed the
procession of students from the quadran-
gle to CASTOR Hall, where the exercises
al.