Milford chronicle., 1918-03-01
WORD FROM OUR BOYS
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE
Paymaster COuIbOurne Makes Fine
Address at Patriotic Services in
Milford II. E. Church

Patriotism was the keynote Of the
regular service of Avenue M. E. church
last Sunday morning. After receiv-
ing nine new members into the church
on probation, Rev. r. K. Stephenson,
pastor, announced hat after a few
words by himself he had a surprise in
store for his congregation.
DR.. Stephenson brought home to his
listeners the necessity of keeping the
different fires burning "over here" in
anticipation of the Homecoming of the
boys who are now "over there" He
based his remarks on the proverb,
Where there is no wood the fire go
eth out"
The pastor then introduced Paymas-
ter Coulbourne, who has just returned
from France, who told the congrega-
ton something of the actual state of
affairs in that country Mr.. Coul-
bourne, who ranks as paymaster on
the U. S. S. Leviathan, formerly the
interned German raider Vaterland, and
incidentally the largest ship afloat, has
made several trips across, his ship
being used as a transport. On his last
trip he remained quite a while and was
able to give his hearers first hand in
formation regarding conditions. He
spoke of the great necessity of food
conservation and of its rigid enforce
ment 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 COulbourne said he had
visited some of the home boys just
back from the firing line and then To-
Gated about 80 miles from Verdun. He
said they all seemed perfectly happy
and enjoying the experience, and that
there is no need to worry over their
condition
The Milford Boy Scouts attended the
service in a body and after Paymaster
CoulbOurne's address, two of the
Scouts unfurled from a wire running
across the front Of the church an Am
erican flag and a service flag with
stars representing Avenue Church's
contribution to the cause of democ-
racy. The flags were unfurted by the
pulling of strings in the hands of the
two Scouts while the organist was
playing the Star Spangled Banner"
DR.. Stephenson then told the his
tory Of each star in the service flag,
II OAA kAAG NAAAAN "a NAAN man IAAAAolAhGnka
and in some cases read extracts of
letters from the boy himself The
stars represent the following young
men from the congregation:
Earl B. Atkins, Machine Gun Bat
TALON, Camp Dix N. j.; First Lieuten-
a Mt Paris 7. Carlisle, 4th, Camp Lee,
Petersburg, Va; Corporal Thomas
Carlisle Collins, Engineering Corps,
somewhere in France; Paymaster
Theodore S. Coulbourne, U. S. S. Le-
viathan; James L. Coulbourne, Della
ware Pioneer Regiment, Camp Dix,
N. j.; Frank W. Davis, Ordnance De- !
partment, Baltimore, Md; Ensign ]. |
ROdger Farrow, on a United States |
transport now en- route to France;
Harold G. GFier, at Naval Academy, |
Annapolis; Corporal Leonard ]. Mat
thews, Delaware Pioneer Regiment, |
Camp Dix, N. j.; Harris P. Stephenson, |
Experimental Laboratory, Washington,
D. c.
Another star is to be added for Cor
poral A. J. Hart, who is located at
Camp Dix.
The choir then rendered the song, |
Keep the Home Fires Burning" The |
service was concluded by the singing
of America"