The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-10
A Beautiful Flag
Service Dedication

nlieu 10 ite capacity by an interested
audience Sunday evening to witness
the dedication of a Service flag 10 the
twenty-five young men of the congre
cation who have enlisted under the
Stars and Stripes 10 fight the battles
of liberty and make mankind free
from the oppression of political and
military autocracy. The program was
beautiful one and was n splendid
and deserved tribute to the sacrifice
and devotion of the boys in khaki
who have gone out from home and
church 10 give themselves to the
cause of their country and die. II need
be. for its preservation.
The exercises Sunda, evening were
of highly patriotic character in both
ent that were not made better and
stauncher American citizens by it.
The flag. a handsome silken banner.
three and a half by six feet in size.
Presbyterian Ladies' association. II
was made by Mrs. Andrew Shore and
Mrs, a l.. Taylor and was presented
TO the church on their behalf by Mrs.
to which response and acceptance was
made on the part of the congregation
by F. F. Hunter. who presided at the
meeting. Other speakers were o. w.
Paur. who enota ~, .Tba yorry Mon
1T the Front" and Rev. Chas. J. Ar
mentrout. who spoke on THE Gail to
Patriotism The last named sub
iect had been assigned by the program
committee to ID. w. Ross but the lat
ter was unable to be present and Rev.
Armeptrout was selected at the elev-
enth hour to take his place. Both
talks breathed strong patriotic spirit
and were highly pleasing in their yer
biage and delivery.
The choir rendered number of
selections. among them a patriotic an
them that was much enjoyed. A guar,
tette. consisting of Prof. Dick. Arthur
f'redrickson. Frank McClintock and
Fred Hubert. sang The Baner of
Beauty" and the audience sang
America" rs concluding number
with the new stanza. God Save Gu,
Boys"
The Service flag. which will be kept
in the church until the war is over as
memorial of the young men whose pa
tiiotism II commemorates. is com
posed of a white field. surrounded by q
border of red and in the center OF
which are embroidered blue stars;
one for each young man representing
the congregation In the army. In the
heart of the nag presented Sunday ey-
ening is a large golden star Ispg-sent-
ing the late Leon p. Starr. who was
the first of Canon Clty's soldier con
tingent to die while wearing the mill
fary Uniform Of his country. Grnapcd
gracefully around II are twen,y-four
blue stars. one of each OF his com
patriots. The congregations honor roll
az 4, is represented on the flag fol
lows:
E'ton Morris. enlisted man in the
navy
Bruce Kiskadden. in the cavalry ser
vice
John Sage. enlisted man in the navy.
John ii. Sherman. IN the infantry.
linda Vista. California
Leon p. Starr. who died in the fed.
eral service-a gold star in the center
OF the flag to his memory.
Captain w. L. Mack, Ordnance Dept,
Houston. Texas.
Ist Lieut. DR.. John Stiers. Medical
Dept. camp Logan. Texas.
End Lieut.. George whipple. Linda
Vista. Calf.
End Lieut.. Harry wrny. Camp
Funston. Kan.
2ud Lieut.. Clyde Hyssong.. Camp
Funston. Kan
Harold Turner. chief petty officer.
u. S. Navy.
Sargcnnt HeImcr Foster. Linda Wis
tn. Calf
Sargeart Roy II. Miller Camp
Lewis. Wash.
John Burgess. u. S Depot Brigade
Ray c. Bailey. U. S. Navy. U. S. 8.
Corington.
Carol whaien. u. s. Navy. Atlantic
Fleet.
sam Agnew. Field Artillery. Camp
Fuastou. Kan.
Robert Hummer. Field Artillery. Camp
Funston.
Reunen keniey. u. s. Army,
Fr'.nk kenley. u. s. s. Huntington.
wilIiam X. kenley, U. S. Infantry.
Linda Vista.
James Keys. Medical Corps, Linda
Vista. Calif.