Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-25
WORD FROM OUR BOYS
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE
Pavmaster Colbourne Makes Fine
Address at Patriotic Services IN
Milford M. E. Church.

Special CORRESPONDENCE of Every Evening
Milford. Feb. 25.-Patriotism was the
KEYNOTE at the regular service OF Avenue
NJ. +. Church, yesterday morning After
receiving nine new members INTO the
church on probation, Rev. r. *. Stephen
son. nastor, announced that after a few
words bv himself he had surprise
in store for his congregation.
DIR. Stephenson brought home to his
listeners the necessity of keeping the
different fires burning "over here, IN
anticipation of the homecoming of the
bows who are now lover there. lie
based his remarks ou the proverb, where
there is no wood the fire goeth out.
The pastor then said he had secured
the promise of Paymaster Theodore S.
Colbournc, who has just returned from
France, TO tell the congregation something
of the actual state of affairs In that
country. Mr.. Colbourne, who ranks as
pavmaster on the L. 5. S. Leviathan,
formerly the interned German raider
Naterland, and incidentally the largest
ship ahoat, has made several trips across,
his ship being used AS a transport. On
his last trip he remained quite while
and was able to give his hearers first hand
information regarding conditions. He
spoke of the great necessity of food con-
servation and of its rigid enforcement
in France. He also spoke briefly Of the
Red Cross and its invaluable work. his
ship having carried over some nurses
on its last trip.
Paymaster Colbournc said he had visited
some of the home boys just back from the
firing line and then located about 80
miles from Nerdun He said they all
seemed perfectly happy and enjoying
the experience, and that there was no
need 10 worry over their condition.
The Milford Troop Of Boy Scouts at
tended the service in body, and after
Paymaster Colbourne $ address, two OF
the scouts unfurled from wire running
across the front Of tho church an American
flag and service flag with stars repre-
Senting Avenue Churchs contrbuti' n
to the cause of democracy. The flags
were unfurled by the pulling Of strings
in the hands of the two scouts while the
organist was playing Star Spangled
Banner.
DR.. Stephenson then told the history
OF each star in the service flag, from the
time Of the man s enlistment, and in some
cases read extracts of letters from the
boy himself The stars represent the
following young men from the congre-
cation:
Earle B. Atkins, Machine Gun Bat
TALON, Camp Dix, n j.; First Lieutenant
Paris T Carlisle, 4th, Camp Lee, Peters
burg, Va Corporal Thomas Carlisle
Collins. Engineering Corps. somewhere
in France; Paymaster Theodore ;. Col
bourne, L. S. 5. Leviathan; James l..
Colbourne, Delaware Pioneer Regiment,
Camp Dix, n j.; Frank " Davis, Ord
nance Department, Baltimore, Md; En-
sign J. Rodger Farron, on a United States
transport now en- route to France; Har-
old G. Grier, at Naval Academy, An
napolis; Corporal Leonard J. Matthews,
Delaware Pioneer Regiment. Camp Dix,
y J.; Harris p Stephenson. Experimental
Laboratory. Washington, ID. c.
Another star is to be added for Cor
poral J. A. Hart, who IS locatcd-at Camp
Dix
The choir then rendered the song
Keep the Home Fires Burning. The
service was concluded by the singing of
America.