River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-14
Congregational Church
Service Flag Program

Organ Voluntary
Doxology and Lords Prayer
Scripture
Prayer
Notices
Hymn $40
Collection
Anthem
Presentation and Acceptance of
Flag
Keep the Home Fires Burning
Address by Prof. Hunt
Hymn-"God Bless Our Splendid
Men"
Responses from the Boys
Prayer for Our Boys in Song
Mizpah Benediction
The beautiful flag with "a stars
was presented. These "A boys rep
resented nearly all branches Of the
service. The flag was presented by
Mrs. Walter Sutherland and accept
ed by Prof. May. In the course Of
her remarks Mrs. Sutherland quoted
from Il Did Not Raise NY Boy to be
a Soldier" and then replied to the
same with the poem which is given
below. This was one Of the most eff
fective portions of the program.
Mrs. Sutherland said:
1--WE all feel glad at any time to
meet and do honor to the boys who
have left in answer to their coun-
try's call, but we as a church should
be especially interested in those who
have gone from our church. They
should be made to realize in every
way possible that our thoughts and
prayers are for them, that we have
great faith in them and that their
lives are very dear to us. Let them
understand that we who are left will
stand behind them in solid phalanx,
ready to do whatever is needful to
further their efficiency and their
contentment.
Most of you are probably familiar
with the song, I Did Not Raise My
Boy to be Soldier one verse of
which is:
%, Mothers. will you longer
give your sons
To feed the awful hunger
Of the guns?
What is the worth Of all
these battle drums
If from the field the loved
one never comes?
What all these loud hosannas
to the brave
If all your share is some
forgotten grave?'
"Of course, all true patriots dis
agree with this thought and there
has been a poem written in answer
to it. 1t was written by DR.. James
D. Hughes, for more than 80 years
Supt. of Education in the schools of
Toronto, Canada Greater signifi-
canoe is given the poem by the fact
that DR., Hughes own son was killed
in battle and lies somewhere in
France.
Our list includes the names of all
those who have gone from our
church and congregation and are
now in uniform, "a in all: Albert
Davidson. Leverett Farley, Fred
Baldwin. Ebert Randall, Fred Mel
son, Charles Hines, Knox Powell,
Charles Corcoran, Otto Winter, Var
ney Kent. Clay Kent, Wilbur En-
sign, William Renter, Kenneth
White, William Wells, Ludwig Fran
zen. Burnett Nichols, Thor Sever
son, Morris Sylvester, Stanley
Morse, Edmund Ward, Floyd Lowell.
Dean Rogers, and Duane Haddow.
Professor Hunt gave the principal
address of the program. He spoke
particularly of the fine service which
was being rendered the country by
those boys who have responded to
their country's call and also of the
service which their mothers render
ed by offering their most precious
gift. He then spoke of the duty of
us who stay at home, saying that it
was little enough that we can do at
best; we who stay at home to enjoy
the things that have been won for
us by the sacrifices of others; and
yet there those of US who are are
unwilling to do even the small things
which are requested by the govern
ment. There are those who with re-