The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-16
PRESENT COLORS
TO ENGINEERS
BEAUTIFUL SILK FLAG, GIFT OF
MAS0NS, TO ARDMORE
SOLDIERS.
PROUD OF COMPANY
Otis Smith Makes Presentation Speech
and Acceptance Was by Captain
PattersOn-W. B. johnson in Stirring
Patriotic Address.

Three thousand people are estimated
to have attended the band conc re and
flag presentation at Central Park in
honor Of the mastering in of the "All
Ardmore" engineers company. Automo-
biles were parked almost solidly around
the park and hundreds of people sat
and stood on the grass.
S. A. Apple. president Of the Ardmore
Chamber Of Commerce, introduced the
speakers Of the evening. w. b. John
son, who delivered a patriotic address.
Otis Smith. on behalf of the Masons Of
Ardmore, presented the engineers com
pany with a flag valued at 500, which
was accepted by Captain r. w. Patter.
son.
The crowd was unusually responsive
to the patriotic references made in the
speeches and to the patriotic numbers
given by the Chamber Of Commerce
band under the direction of George D..
Barnard. Vigorous applause greeted the
name Of President Wilson when men
toned by w. b. Johnson.
IL hope the war VIII be over before
you get there" said Mr.. johnson, in
addressing the Ardmore soldiers. but IL
it is not l know you viii stay there un-
tia rousing applause drowned the
words Of the speaker. I'VE are proud
Of the Ardmore boys. There is not a
man anywhere that is any better than
you are. You are Uncle Sans boys,
now. you are soldiers.
This war is one OF the greatest
things that has happened since the civil
war. We are a united people. There is
no North or South. We are all against
the kaiser.
There will be no more wars when
this war is over" Mr. Johnson said.
The league Of nations win prevent
ii. There is no reason why difficulties
cannot be settled by arbitration or after
nation has been given a year to cool
off" Mr.. Johnson called attention 70
the fact that as a nation we have not
lived a generation without war.
Flag Presentation.
! May God preserve you and protect
you until you unfold this flag in the
city OF Berlin With this statement
Otis NJ. Smith. Spanish war veteran,
worshipful grand master OF the Ma.
sonic lodge. delivered into the hands OF
Captain r. w. Patterson the big silk
flag the gift Of one hundred Ardmore
Masons. 1T is the most beautiful flag
in the world. II Is the loveliest flag ]
ever saw. In a foreign land II Is al
most like looking into your mothers
face TO see the Stars and Stripes. We
admire the Ardmore boys for the readi
ness and pormptness with which they
enlisted under their colors"
We are united on one thing" Cap
tain Patterson said, I'VE may differ or
the tariff question. Some are for Il
and some are against II. Some peopl.
favor one kind OF law. some another
but we are all for the country and IN,
president The audience cheered Wig
orously. There Is one thing that W,
are all against. We are against IN,
kaiser and the things for which h,
stands" A roar OF applause greeted thii
statement. This flag will remain II
the hands OF the Ardmore company "a
long as there is a single one 20 car,
for H."
The numbers given by the Chamber
Of Commerce band were the subject
OF much praise during the evening an,
the patriotic numbers were declared {,
be especially well given.