Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-02
MAYO Church
HONORS SIXTEEN
Dedicates Service Flag In Honor
Of Boys Who Have Entered
The Service
MAJOR RILEY's ADDRESS

The congregation OF the Mayo
Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev.
Harry Gallon. pastor. at the service
yesterday evening honored sixteen
boys of that community. most of them
attendants at that church. who are in
the service of their country. Among
them are volunteers who left last Sep
tember with the Maryland National
Guard, select men in different organi-
cations and men in the navy.
The exercises were presided over by
William H. Lee, Superintendent of the
Sunday School. and there was an in-
teresting program of vocal selections,
choruses and recitations. The cere-
mony in connection with the flag was
unique and impressive. The base of
the flag, a white ground with wide red
border, was placed in front of the pull
pit, and the roll of the boys in the
service was called. AS each name was
called a relative, in many cases the
mother or wife of the youth, or a
close friend came forward and pinned
the service star in its place. The
formation of the stars was that of two
crosses. A very beautiful national
flag was also presented, Mrs. Lester
Jackson, the young bride of one of the
soldiers, making the presentation.
Majcr Hugh r. Riley made the ad-
dress He spoke of the spirit upon
which the soldierly qualities of the men
of all armies must be based. and said
that this spirit, or morale, in-the army
of the United States was the insurer
of victory because it was based upon
the highest and most permanent of
principles. He said that all military
men agreed that this was the most inn
portant quality that goes into the maxi
ing of soldiers, and that, though false
and unworthy motives may for a time
support a strong fighting spirit, they
cannot in the end contend against
soldiers who are guided by ideals of
right and truth.
The main elements of the morale of
the American soldier, the speaker said,
were three: A righteous cause, lead
ers who trusted in Divine guidance
and larger proportion of soldiers
who realized the things for which they
were fighting and who were trying to
live lives worthy of the principles for
which they were contending and which
would gain for them and their cause
the favor of the Almighty He ex-
pressed his confidence in the triumph
of an army inspired by such princi-
pies and his belief that the war
would be shortened and a speedier VIC
tory assured in the proportion that
those at home, as well as those in the
ranks, proved themselves worthy of
Divine leadership.
Several hundred people were pres
ent, the community turning out al
most in solid ranks to honor their
service boys.
The list of the Mayo boys in the
service, with their organizations, fol-
lows: Mevin Martinez. Co. NJ, 115th
/ Infantry; Howard f. Martinez, Co. NJ
115th Infantry; Lester E. Jackson. Co
ID, 135th Machine Gun Battalion
James Martinez, rs Hospital Co.;
Joseph H. Dawson, 154th Brigade;
/ Samuel C. Dawson, Manual Reserve
George NJ. Lee, Naval Reserve; John
E. Bull, Co. d, 312th Machine Gun
Battalion; Wilson C. Carr, Co. A, 312tf
Machine Gun Battalion; Murray e
Gather, Co. z, 304th Ammunition
Train; Charles E. Slater. Co. l., 71si
Infantry; Herbert Collinson, CamI
Meade; Marvin Dawson, Camp Meade;
Albert r. Price, Co. NJ. 115th Infantry
Austin II. Nine, Co. NJ, 115th Infantry;
Ernest Daniels. 10th Division.