The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-11
FLAG SERVICE HELD AT
FOUR HOUSES or
WORSHIP SUNDAY.
HONOR ROLLS READ
Methodists, Bsptists, Episoo-
pslisns and Presbyterians
Acclaim Members.

A flag service was held at .he
First Baptist church Sunday morn.
ing in honor of the SO young men
from the congregation who have
joined the colors since the United
States entered the war against Ger
many, and an interesting program.
the principal feature of which was
an address by Hon. II. l.. Whitfield
president of the Mississippi Indus
trial Institute and College, was
given.
The program was opened with a
song by the congregation, after
which there was prayer and this
was followed by patriotic recitations
by Mr.. Hartsell McClanahan, Miss
Mary Alice Puckett and Miss Mae
Shackleford. Mr.. j. A. Goree chen
read a list of the members of the
church who are in various branches
of the service, and this was followed
by the address by Mr.. Whitfield the
service having closed with the sing
ing of "The Star Spangled Banner"
by the congregation.
The honor roll of the First Bap-
tist church is as follows: Arnold Bur
kett, Earnest Burkett, Samuel B. Boil
ing, Clyde Branch, Thos. A. Brown,
Bennett W. Ellis, VIM. F. Goree,
Willie II. Grace, Arthur G. Halbert,
Eugene Harrison, w. 0. Hartsell,
Edward w. Hodges, Hollis lines,
Everett Jacob, Paul Jacob, John B,
Lawley, Atwell P. Lincoln, Lon w,
Lincoln, Blanche McClanahan, J.
Davis Mccullough, Louie G. McCul-
lough, W. Lee Mccullough, VIM. f.
Mayo, w. S. Mullins, deceased, J. C.
Mills, Edward Mullen, Chas. Morris,
William Propst, Neubel Pickett, Geo.
D. Sanders, Jr., Hampton H. Savage,
Albert Shackleford, J. Davis Shack
leford, John H. Stanley, Quinby Stin-
son. Edwin Sanders, J. N. Stuckey,
Jack White, Finis Wooten, Jack
Tanksley, Foster Griffin, W l.
Ussery, Jr., J. P. Halbert.
Fourteen members of the congre-
cation of ST. Paul's Episcopal church
have also joined the colors and these
young men were likewise honored
with a large service flag Sunday. An
appropriate address was delivered
by Rev. E. Lucien, Malone, the
rector, and the program included the
eading Of the names Of the young
aen in whose honor the service was
held and the singing of several pat
riotic songs.
Those on the honor roll from st.
paul's Episcopal church are: Qurcey
Ayres, William Hayden Brooks, Ellis
Rhett, William Henry Curtis, George
H. Curtis, Jr., Julian B. Hopkins,
Samuel M Egger, Wileman Coleman
Banks, Jr., D. Davis Patty, William
f. Richards, Sam B. Johnston John Y.
Mitchell, Josephus Wood
A similar service was held at the
First Methodist church Sunday in
honor of the members of the congre-
cation who have rallied to the
country's call. A delightful feature
Of the service was the rendition of 9
patriotic song, "The Service Flag
by Mr.. Henry Benoit, and the pro-
gram also included the reading OF
the names of members Of, the con
gregation who are now in service by
Rev. S. L. Pope, the pastor.
Those who are on the honor rol
from the First Methodist church are
as follows: Felix Chapman, Henry
Clark, Louis / Cummings, f. II. Cum
mings, George billiard, J. H. Jemison
E. B. Kirksey, w. F. Lee, Jr., james
B. Leigh, George F. Mosby, A. B
Mvrick. Will Myrick, Tom r. Nc
heath, W. P. Noncriff, Ed Miller
Jas. Louis McWillams, Elizie b
Nash. VIM. R. Nash, Frank A. Nash
John Oliver, Jr. Ben Richardson
Jake Sharp, John B.. Sale, Shelly
steger, David Steger, W ". West
moreland, Jr., Walter Woolard, VIM
E. Waring, Jr., Fl. B. Waddell II
M. Waddell, Joe Randle, Garlant
, moreland, Jr., Walter Woodland, VIM
Landrum, Robert Lipsey, Chas- ferri
Jones, Julian Sherrod, Neilsol
Beard, Leslie NJ. Wood.
The flag service at the First Pres
byterian church was held in connee