Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-04-10
FLAG PRESENTED.
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union Presented Service
Flag to Baptist Church.
DR.. Skies Address.

bled in the Baptist church on Sun
day afternoon at 400 o'clock to be
present at the unveiling of the Ser
vice Flag inghonor of our boys who
have joined the colors from the
Baptist church and congregation,
and to hear the address by DR.. E.
w. Skies, president of Coker Col
lege.
Promptly at. 400 o'clock the
meeting was called to order by
Ex- Governor John G.. Sheppard,
Rev. A. L. Gunter, pastor of the
Methodist church, conducting the
devotions. Programmes were hand.
ed to all who attended on their en-
trance and the preliminary exercises
were carried out without announce
ment.
The flag exercise began with a
beautiful recitation called The
Flag" beautifully rendered by little
Effia Allen Lott, beginning and end
ing with the words, Here comes
the flag" AS she finished the first
verse, from the central aisle, Misses
Helen Tillman and Rosela Parker
came slowly bringing "Old Glory"
and hid within its folds was the
Service Flag which was to be later
unfurled.
As they unfurled the Star Span
gled Banner'' the audience arose and
the national anthem was sung as a
quartette by Mrs. R. G.. Shannon
house, Miss Sadie Minis, Mr.. H. M.
Reynolds and Rev. A. L. Gunter.
This singing Of the Star Spangled
Banner" was 8 new introduction to
the people of "a song which has
never meant 80 much to our people
as now, and many said that both on
account Of the5voices who sang and
the new sentis cent that it created,
that iit hid nSSer sounded SO beauti.
ful before.
As soon as the audience was seat
ed two beautiful little girls, who
looked like fairies or angels, or
whatever is the most beautiful form
of childhood in earth or fairyland
or the future world, came up on the
platform and in the most graceful
manner took the folds of old
Glory which was hiding the Ser
vice Flag and placed it on the table
in front of the platform. thus un-
yelling this flag which will hang in
The church as "a constant reminder
of our boys at the front. These
little girls were Margaret Allen and
Catherine Minis, both Of whom have
uncles in the service.
As the, Service Flag was unveiled
Elise Hudgens gave that appropri-
ate selection, The Service Flag"
the flag which shows to the passer-
by in thousands of home the love
of the mother, father, wife and SIS
ter for the hero who has gone or is
going "over the top"
The roll call of twenty-eight men
was called by Mr.. w. B. Cogburn,
member of the selective draft
board, and responded to by Mr.. j.
H. Csntelou, superintendent of the
Baptist Sunday school.
The flag was presented to the
church in the name of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union by
Mr.. Orlando Sheppard, who said
that it was appropriate that this
flag should be presented by an or
ganization of women, who, through
it's national efforts, have done more
than any other agency tor the aboli-
tion of intoxicants, and who were
giving of their service generously
for the winning of the war. Mr..
A. S. Tompkins accepted the flag in
behalf of the church.
Miss Miriam Norris sang, Keep
the Home Fires Burning" there be-
ing no more appropriate and beauti-
full song than this to inspire our
people to do their part at home for
the boys "over there" Miss Nor
ris has a beautiful voice, full Of
feeling, which can be used for no
better purpose than to inspire our
people to patriotism, and all the
| mora that she has a beloved brother
in the service in France.
At this time, the speaker for the
afternoon, DR.. E. w. Skies, presi-
dent of Coker College, was intro
duced in most gracious manner by
Ex-Governor John G. Sheppard,
who spoke of him as great citizen
of our State who is on fire with pa
triotism, and Illuminating In
formation in this great world-war