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FLAGS DEDICATED sun
DAY AT WILLIAMSBURG
Stars And Stripes And Service Flag
Presented to Williamsburg Church
BY The Sunday School.

A largely attended meeting was
held at williamsburg last Sunday
might. when two flags presented to
the church by the Sunday School
were dedicated. The program ar
ranged for the evening consisted in
several musical selections and ad-
dresses.
The opening number upon the pro
gram was a solo by Master Leon
Hubbard. This was followed by an
address by MIR 2. Watson Webb, who
spoke along the lines of what the
| flags meant to the church and the
community, and how their accep-
tance constituted an additional obli-
cation upon the part of the commu-
nifty to back up the men who had
gone forth to battle in behalf of
their country and their homes.
The third number on the program
was a solo by Miss Mamie German,
of Hurlock The next was a solo by
Master Henry Taitt. of Cambridge,
who was followed by little Miss Mary
Hudson.
Then followed an address by Judge
w. Laird Henry. Chairman of the
District Board, who spoke of the diff
lficulties leading up to the war and
how the President had endeavored
in every honorable way to keep the
country out of it, but that despite
his remonstrances the affronts to the
honor of the country had become so
fragrant and S ofrequent that the
Congress found it necessary to en-
gage in the war. Judge Henry spoke
of the wonderful progress the coun-
try has made since war was declared,
its war preparations exceeding in
size and speed those of any other
nation in the world.
He told the audience that while
there was no doubt whatever of the
ultimate success of the Allies, that
such a success could only be achiev-
ed as the result of patriotic sacrifice,
that the public must accept, and ac-
cept cheerfully, its part of the war
program, that they must be willing
to economize, willing to do without
the things that are unnecessary will
ing to reduce the amount of flour,
|sugar, coal, ETC., they have been ac-
customed to in order to share our
supplies with our Allies, who have so
much less of these things, and who,
! on account of the war being on their
lands are unable to produce them in
sufficient quantities to take care of
their needs.
l4-5Ie also aSplained that the public
must subscribe to Liberty Bonds, to
War Stamps, to the Red Cross and Y.
NJ C. A. Funds, to the Salvation Ar
my Fund, and all other charities that
receive the endorsement of the gov
ernment. And when the men are
called to service it must be borne in
mind that they are not fighting for
today alone, but that they are fight
ever the menace of military domina-
ton, not only from our own country,
but from the entire world, and
while some industries may think
they are entitled to greater exemp-
tions than others, the fact must not
be lost sight of that there are great
many essential occupations. but as
great as are the needs of these, the
needs of the military forces are grea-
| ter, for by the building up of great
military force it is possible to end
the war quickly and in no other man
ner can it be ended speedily. So
! that while men may be handicapped
| for labor, the end in view is to end
the war quickly and thereby to re-
lieve permanently the sufferings of
the entire world.
Following Judge Henry's address,
Master Henry Taitt sang another So
10, after which the benediction was
pronounced by the Rev Charles H.
Hudson, the pastor of the church.
The men in whose honor the Ser
| vice Flag was dedicated We're:
Ralph Payne.
/ Charles Hirsch
| Claude Lankford.
| Gus Franz
Mowbray Wheedletons
George Burton
Earl Todd.
Houston Todd.
George Lord.
Ira Lord.
Richard Rose.
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