Evening journal., 1917-12-24
Service FLAG NOW
FLIES OVER Grace
80 Stars on Emblem Pre-.
serted by Mrs. Field to
Methodist Church
FORMER GOVERNOR
MILLER SPEAKS

Patriotism was Inc dominant thOusHt
in the services and addresses at many
Christmas exercises in churches in the
city last night Several service flags
were presented accompanied with a
program Of music and addresses that
reflected the loyalty Of the speakers
and congregation.
At Grace NJ. Z. Church a service 1ae
with thirty stars was presented repre-
sentlng the Grace Church men who are
doing their best" for Uncle sam.
The nag was presented by Mrs. VIII
liam NJ Field in memory Of her hus-
hand a veteran Of the Civil War and
for many years prominent member OF
Grace Church and 4 member OF It's
Board Of Trustees.
The presentation was made by fve
grands0ns Of Mrs. Field, who were
William Field, II. Pitt, Leander Biddle'
T. Lewis and Samuel D. Sadtler.
The flag was received by the Rev.
Dr.. Herbert F. Randolph, the pastor.
Dr. Randolph during the course OF
his address told the interesting story
of an army chaplaln's experience on
tho Western battle front. THE service
was held in a barn." said Dr.. Randolph,
there was no 1re and there were no
seats. SO like the Christmas shepherds
the bows were all seated on the ground
In ountimo q new and more ferocious
Herod has arisen than he who sought
the young chlld's life in the days Of
old Through all Europe there IS
lamentation and weeping and great
mourning.
The new tyrant has seen the new
babe Liberty. and knows II to be
king. He trembles for his crown, and
has resolved that Liberty shall die be-
fore IL can grow and gather strength.
Mankind, however, was not made for
kings. but kings for mankind, and this
Is not the Kaiser's world, but Gods
millions Of innocent men, women and
children have been slain and the end Is
not yet. But the little child Liberty
is not slain; II IS but exiled.
Charles r. Miller, former Governor OF
Delaware. made a patriotic address that
stirred the congregation to better un-
derstanding Of what this war means
and what would be the result II this
nation does not emerge triumphant
from the conflict II was a fine address
and Nrelected much credit upon this
comnSnwealth's former chief executive.
ThJse represented by the stars in
The Acrvice flag are as follows II. 5.
Gunhy, Allentown, ambulance; T. Whit
new isEard, 1902 Jackson street. fleld
audiMr;,A. Earle Matlack, 9O5 Delaware
avende. first lieutenant commander
4 Thomas Underwood, 90 West street
national guard; Albert J. Pyle, no West
Thirlielh street, musician In navy
Robert Shurter. Elsmere, national
guard II Bennett Lawton. 1909 Jetfer-
son street, quartermaster; B. r. Foster
1906 jefferson street lieutenant i0itli
ammunition, Camp Mcclellan; Hurst
Beauchamp, Chestertown, Nlds second
lieutenant commander; Harold Winner
i2 the Marion Geld hospital; Donald
Randolph Cambridge, Mass, surgeon 10
/ reserve officers training camp; Victor c.
Drusback, artillery; Joseph p. Work
man, 1920 Market street FIRST class
yeOman, u. s. \. r. Earle +. jerks.
1905 West Fourteenth street; Herbert
Wicr, 1928 Van Buren street, second
lieutenant, Harry Crawford. 9i5 Van
Buren street. captain Of artillery with
Pershing; George Crawford, 9i5 Van
Buren street; Robert b. Wheeler. 1911
Adams street. Fort Myer; William Led
sham, sub-basc New London, Conn.
William a. Reynolds, second coast re-
serve. first class machinist: Wallace r.
Mccall, Watcrvlect. n. y. Winthrop B.
Washburn. S22 Washington street ;
James II. Cause, 6i9 Delaware avenue,
sergeant field signal battalion Annis-
ton; Samuel r. Shallcross, 1901 Wash
lngton street coast artillery; Dopald
a. Price, III West Seventeenth street,
29th A. NJ Z. France; Eugene Raughley,
SIS West Eighth street, quartermaster;
I. Lelle Litz, SiS Madlon street, ord
nance; Donald y. Russell, Donaldson
Apartments, assistant paymastcr u. 5.
\. r. f.; Bayard Kane Browne, 1904
ratnall street. Illinois: James Donaghy,
I y. NJ. C.. a. Hospital, Washington.
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