The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-10
SERVICE FLAG
PRESENTED TO
! +. LUNENBURC
| .. 1O''1'"0N0
Gift to the Town by Howard
Relief Corps
ADDRESS BY
KARL o. BALCH
Accepted by Judge Kyle L.
Brown on Behalf of
Town a..a. auA-

Lunenburg, VT, Sept 10-One
of the most impressive cere-
Soldiers Monument in 1904 was
enacted on Sunday afternoon, Sept. |
8, when the service flag presented
to the town by Howard W. Il. c. was
unfurled in the presence of repre-
sentative number of the townspeople.
The flag was held by L. B. Brown,
commander. of Howard Post, G. A.
r., the cords which drew it as it
slowly glided to the top being man
ipulated by Edward Carbee, also a
veteran Of the civil war and Private
Leslie Hartshorn in khaki, who is at
home on furlough. A chorus of
ladies from the Relief Corps sang
"Gen. Pershing's Song; prayer was
offered by Rev. Albert Gregory;
solo God be with our boys tonight"
sung by Guy C. Pidgeon; presenta-
ton of the flag by Karl O. Balch and
acceptance for the town of Lunen-.
burg by Judge Kyle T. Brown, clos
ing with singing 'The Star Spangled
Banner" Miss Anna Cole was ac-
companist for all the musical part
of the program.
In presenting the flag Mr.. Balch
said that he taken the part very
hulriedly in the absence from illness
of Hon. Franklin d. Hale, who was
TO have been the speaker, but con-
sidered it an honor to have been so
chosen to assist at one of the beau
tiful customs developed by this hor-
rible warfare, that OF unfurling the
service flags in honor of our boys
who had so bravely gone at the call
of our country to make the world
safe for democracy. The flag pre-
sented so much of bravery and 10y
atty. One gold star for the one boy,
Private Walter Moore of =Fitzdafe,
who had given his life in France;
silver stars for those who had been
wounded, William F. Bell and Will
liam j. King, and the silver-ringed
stars for those who have been gas
sed and had now returned to the SER
vice, Priv. Allen C. Moore and Jehn
COrcoran. So far as known 18 have
gone overseas, the remaining being
in training in this country. In honor
of these boys who have thus proved
their love and fidelity to our coun-
try and its flag this service flag is
presented to the town of Lunenbure
by the members of Howard w. r. c.
No. "a.
In accepting the flag Judge Brown
said, "In behalf of the town of Lun-
enburg | accept this flag as an ex-
ample of the loyal and patriotic spir-
it characterizing the organization
of the Woman's Relief Corps
of this town and the country
This is not the first time that
their devotion has been shown as g
glance at the park opposite reveals
the monument given by the same 10y.
al women in memory Of the brave
men who gave their lives in the civi
war for the same principles which
are as eternal as the hills that sur
round us-fdelity and love for oul
native land. 1t is fitting that thi
flag should swing in the breeze il
the shadow of this monument, re
minding US of those who are now en-
eve
fought: war of nations
Our enemies have asserted that thi
is a war of annihilation of peoples
that this is the aim of the allied arm
les. This statement is as false as tn
people who made it; but we are il
this war to annihilate oppression an,
wrong, and with Gods help we will
never cease till it is annihilated.
The army of 100000 which ha
already gone into service will be in
creased by the September registra
tiOn to millions more, and more of u
of the age included in the next draf
will prove that there are no Stacker
in the grand old state of Vernon
and none in the town of Lunenbure
We are desirous to do our part her
or there, imbued with the spirit whic
raised the flag.
Wilhelm said the army of Americ
was pitifully weak and would nc
fight; but the points of the Yanke
bayonets have proved the contrar
sharply in Europe today.
Many kinds of work are ,necessar
and the man in overalls, the farmer
who raise food with no thought c
their own enriching are as true so
diers today as the men in khaki an
their work is needed by the countr.
These men who can work and wi
not are as much slackers as the me
who run from the army draft. W
must make every moment count
there must be no slackers; we mu
be true to the service flag.
After the close of the war, whe
the boys who have responded mi
lions strong to the country's call hay
returned, there will be great need {