The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-03-22
MANY STARS ON SERVICE FLAG


The ceremonies attending the I'M
yelling of the service flag by the
members of Diadem Lodge, No. 81 &,
Knights of Pythias, at Castle Hall
Thursday evening were as beautiful
as they were impressive. Fourteen
of the gallant members of that grand
order have gone to the colors and
their names as well as a star for each
will be seen on the walls of the lodge
room until they shall have returned
as victors or shall have given of their
life-blood for the country they love.
1t was most fitting that the Knights
of Pythias Of Stanford took the step
they did, for it shows that fraternai
spirit for which the order stands and
will stand for all time to come. There
are fourteen stars on the handsome
flag and they represent the follow
ing young men: George Burdette, II
&C.. Carpenter, Lynn Davis, John w.
Fields, r. Marion Fields, j. Mack
Fisher, J. f. Jordan, j. N. Menefee,
Jr., r. Walter Milburn, B. L. Nc
Kechnie, +. c. Peoples, J. o. Reid
F. A. rutherford, w. c.. Wilson
Heroes all of them. Mr.. II. Rowan
Sauhey was presiding officer of the
open meeting and right well did he
serve. He opened the exercises of
the evening with a splendid talk
which was brimful of patriotism and
which received prolonged applause
when he concluded. Mr.. Saufey in
herits the oratorical genius of his ia
Their, the late Judge M. c. Sauhey,
some of whose utterances in the pub
lie places still ring in the ears of
those who heard them. DR.. II. ].
Brazelton offered a fervent prayer,
after which Mr.. c. Z. Tate welcomed
the many present in a splendid effort.
His talk was full of good things and
was heartily enjoyed. Johnnie Baugh-
man in a very creditable way read
"Our Uncle Samuel" after which
Miss Elsie Coleman read "Our Amer
lean Flag in most pleasing man.
ner. Judge Charles A. Hardin, of
Harrodsburg, was the speaker of the
evening and his effort was gem. The
Interior Journal regrets that space
forbids a full resume of the many
good things it contained. He dwelt
at length on the patriotic duty of the
citizen, reminding his hearers that
fighting in the trenches was only
one of the many patriotic things that
could be done toward bringing about
a successful ending Of the great war.
He plead with the "folks back home"
to do everything in their power for
the Glover of the country" who had
given their lives if need be toward
saving America from the Kaiser and
his kultur. Judge Hardin was in fine
trim and his address will be remem-
bered for years to come by those who
were fortunate enough to hear him.
At the conclusion of the superb eff
fort the flag was unveiled amid
cheers of the knights, their wives and
their friends. A pleasing. feature OF
the eYeni,is was readiAS bs Mrs.
w. X. Warner. She gave "A Belgian
Lullaby" as only an artist can. An
hour was then spent in discussing a
toothsome lunch that had been pre-
pared by The Princess and which
was beautifully served under the su
pervision of Mesdames r. B. and J
II. Woods Six beautiful Stanford
girls acted as walters and they did
their work perfectly. They We're ::
Misses Annie Rogers Powell. Allie
Russell Fish, Rachel Hill. Thelma
Francis, Nancy Katherine Mckinney.
and Gene Wood. The lunch consisted
of sandwiches, salads, pickles, coffee.
ETC., and was greatly enjoyed. A
prayer by DR.. P. L. Bruce, of the
Presbyterian church brought the ev-
ening's program to a close and all
went away feeling that the Knights
of Pythias had done a splendid work
and that it was good to have been
with tba,,a