Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-11
PRESENTATION OF FLAGS

The presentation OF regulation
flag OF the United states and a service
flag with 81 stars, to the town OF
Yurkville through the Womcn's Coun-
cil of Defense was the occasion of an
interesting and impressive demonstra-
tion before the courthouse last sun
day night.
Tho gathering was one OF the larg-
est that has been seen In the town lot
wears. There were large numbers
of people from the surrounding coun-
try over a distance Of many miles. and
il seemed that the residents were pres
cnt almost to every man. woman and
child. The participants certainly dlu
not number less than two thousand
and an actual count may have shown
the total number to be three thousand
or more.
The exercises were in the nature OF
n union service, partly religious ana
entirely patriotic. Rev. DR.. r. Il. Gli-
lcspic presided. and the exercises were
upcncd by the singing of onward
christian Soldiers" lead by Prof. ID.
+. Rambo. Rev. B. II. Waugh orered
ur,yrr Rev. IT. II. Walsh read the
Scriutural lesson. after which the as
scmbla.c sang the Star Spangled itan-
ncr. and Rev. j. r. Mahaffcy deliy-
cred n patriotic address. Rev. j. l.
oates presented the flag OF the United
States and Rev. DR.. +. T.. Giiiesple
presented the service flag. Both nags
were received in behalf or the TOWN.
by Mayor Wilborn, after which thc aS :,
scmbIage sang. America and COO
save our Men," and Rev. L. L. Waisr
pronounced the benediction.
Rev. Mr.. Mahaney represen'eu
\uerica's participation in the war as
purely matter OF principle 10 upholu
the right as against the wrong LOT
rigb,cousness against sin. While he
would not be understood as asserting
that the American people were al
uurc and upright, he did assert ~lth-
ont reservation that the Amcricap
cause. Judged by the standards OF the
Word of God, is just and right. he
described America as having been SCI
aside by God from the beginning OF
time as the one country In which ne
would develop Il people who wouio
stand for His truth and righteousness,
and ;ra asserted his belief that GOO IL
now using these SSss psSpss.I I9H the saliva
tion of the world. In proof or the
purity of Americas motive he pointed
ont how we pledged our every dollar
Id every life with the sacred promise
.; to require in compensation or our
efforts one single thing beyond the es-
tablishment of liberty and justice
throughout the world.
In presenting the flag OF the united
states. Rev. j. L. Oates described the
stars and Stripes as standing Tor hlsh-
cr and more glorious ideals than any
other flag on earth. and the only thihg
that will be put above II was the pan
ncr of the kingdom Of God.
Rev. DIR. Gillespie described the
Service flag" as a development OF the
present war, having its origin WIN u
man in Ohio, who hit upon the IDEA
of white stars in blue field bordered
with red to commemorate his Two
snns gone TO the front. He stated that
so far cighty-one men had gone into
the service from this municipalities
whites and 13 blacks, and read the list
in full. ,
Mayor Wilborn received the flags in
behalf Of the town, with approprlat"
remarks.
Dr. Gillespie announced that the
United States flag had been donated 10
the Council of Defense by Mrs. j. X.
Cannon and the Service flag by Mrs.
=. NJ. McNcel.
The list is as follows:
Whites-Jno. Jenkins. w. W. Lewis
Geo. .W. Williams. T! :. Bratton. Geo.
Walker, Perry Ashc, Jcfries Ashc. -
B. Allison, II. Glenn Allison. Robert Is.
Berry. Holly II. Barron. Walter 7.
Barron, benjamin l.. Barron. Paul X.
Bratton, George e. Cartwright. Thos.
+. Cartwright. Brainard NJ. Dohson. j.
Miller Drakcford. Chas. Brison Elliott.
JAS. Knox Ewart. ID. Edward Finley.
". Gist Finley. Jas. ID. Gr'st. Lewis NJ.
Grist. Robt. II. Glenn. ". Lee Hart.
Carl II. Hart. Joseph +. Hart. Oliver
Hart. Arthur r. Hart. philiD W. Hun
ter. Newton NJ. Hagans. .Ino. X. To-
gan. Jr., J. X. Lindsey. Jr.. Robert
Lunch. :. Job I.aughrihg". Bratton
Lowry. J. Wallace Marshall. W. Hrr-
ry McClcavc. Hal Macl orcll. W. Bed
ford Moore. Jr.. Jesse Martin. Lindsay
Miskclly. Frank Erwin Moore. Robert
Jenkins Morrow. Joseph Nichols. Co.
lImbus B. Nivens. Roy Philips. oscar
plcxico, Callie Plaxco. Leon Tlaxco.
Thos. W. Quinn. \. Knox Quinn. Jas.
/. Quinn, Newton Franklin Quinn. 1.u-
ther Franklin Queen. Jake Robinson.
Robert Sandifcr. Campbell Sandifer.
Dunno Thomas. .Iohn Jackson Thom-
asson, Ganson Williams, Geo. l.. Wal
lace. l.. NJ Stoll. u. Dare White. Jas.
Robert Wilson. Fred Ware. William 7.
Moore, Jr.
Ncgroes-Jamcs Guthrie, Arthur
Hill Jamcs Pierce, Charlie G.. Sandi-
fer. Robt. ID. Wright (dcceased). Paul
Wright. John Walker, Joe Walker.
Sam Woods. J. G. Gray. Reuben Bank
head. Vince Simpson. Eugene Sandi-
fer Tom Coin.