Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-06-15
HONORINC our BOYS
A Handsome Silk Service Flag
Presented The M. E. Church
BY THE QUEEN ESTHER CIRCLE


Church, when the Queen Esther Circle
presented large silk Service Flag to the
CHURCH, everything conduced to make
the occasion one long to be remembered
by all fortunate enough to be present.
The large auditorium was all ablaze
with electrics; well-dressed, expectant
throng filled it to the doors and gallery;
while the resounding organ pealed forth
the inspiring notes Of America, the
big audience respectfully arose, and
led by fine choir, added their voices
to this national song.
To the left of the pulpit, from its
gilded staff gracefully hung beautiful
silkep Flag of The Free. while just in
front of the pulpit was handsome
bouquet of the national colors of our
brave Allies, those of France and Italy
on the right. and those Of England and
Belgium on the left, with ''Old Glory"
in the honored center.
The Rev. W. +. Caswell, u. D.,
opened the services with fervently
patriotic invocation, imploring Gods
blessing npon the army and navy of
America and those of our Allies.
As the President of the Queen Esther
Circle, Mrs. S. B. Brockson, accompanied
by M,sses Ada Scott, Emily Alice, Ruby
Wi,itlock and Lena Weber, bearing the
Service Flag. walked up the aisle to a
military march played Ly the organist
Mrs. Stewart, fifteen Boy Scouts,
khaki clad, acting as Guard of Honor.
preceded them; then standing at at
tention, saluted the Colors in fine mill
.;arx iss,:s,,. aan:d took their station
"a front et lie s,atn,4ai fa.i, tNesz ieed-
e. Clersnee 'fsber. another "Aza.el
tail," in the center. Thereupop Mrs.
Brockson, mounting the platform, pre-
sented the Flag in neat little speech
to the pastor, Rev. Van Northrup, on
tehaif Of the Ciir..'e. He replied with
!. fav appropriate vorls Of q asteptaaee,
eead the Flag yae snspended from its
rod rod on the right OF tie pa'pit, itss e: 4:
,,i, ji,e stars all shroadel in whita-
F. a auartette Of the Boy Scouts, Claude
poursers, Clarence Weber, Harry
Roberts and aups slsWhlrter, then
sang in excellent voice, :Ieuting ~
The old Camp Ground Next,
three little girls in white with top
knots Of pink and blus, Mabel Fopfaere,
MARGARET Fitzgerald and Helen Stevens,
sang right prettily "How Betsy Ross
Made the Flag" pointing to the Silken
Ensign as they sang the Chorus.
MIR. Frank A. Greenkawk, Scout
,syecutiye for the State, then read a
nne papse giving the history of the
Scout movement w.ta tAo'ghtfnl;
highly suggestive resume Of its prime,
n]es and methods This very useful
,soer will be found in another column.
Ii tic conclusion Of Mr.. Greenhawk's $
address the une.srripg Of the stars by
Mrs. Broekson began. tile pastor atk,ns
that as each soldiers name was called
some member Of his family. preferably
his msthef, wos.Id come forward and un'
DIN the white si,ie,d that hld stsrs
ths arst name called By the pasip.
was that Of Irving Brockson and the
President of the Circle uncovered star
for him: Benjamin Denny was the nexl
name, and little snow-clad lassie, his
niece, Cassie Denny, came forward and
rnpined in his honor a star as high as
her little hand could reach; Mr.. Edward
CHM, uncle of Delbert Gallagher, anc
in whose family he was raised, Vncov'
.rsd for him a star high up; Mrs
Iearc. uals;pssa 2 star for her son Sam
lei d. Eearee; Mr.. t;eherJs, enc fol
nis son Frank Richards: Mrs. segeiken
another for her son J. G. Segelken
Ms.. Vinyard had the honor of selecting
1asee stars for her sons, J. Harry
oakley aad HOWARD g. vlnyardl Mrs.
t;aker. also two for her SONS, Grove
u.a Frederick Baker, Mrs. Brockso,
uncovered star for Emerson Roberts
and two for William and julius Kirk
Mrs. Melvin star for William H. Mel
win. Mrs. Truitt two stars for her tw
sons Harry and Lester Truitt; Mrs
Jolls one for her son E2hrain4 T. 9olls
Mrs. Donohue one for her son Jane
:,enchue. Mrs. Brockscn one for Harr.
il.i.;s; l;,s lite h;eie Uncovered q sta
Sor willard KINNEY; Mrs. i&anpisg
It star for her son Osborne Banning; ono
more the honor of three names-thre
liars uneovered by Mrs. Brockson fo
t:sosge. John and Emery Hskill; Mrs
Jones one for per SCR Dart1apA 9onss
Mrs. Kumple one for her son lorma
". Kumple. and Mrs. Brockson another
No. q. for James e. Walker. No. 2
was not uncovered for the reason tha
Theodore v. Whitlock has been ex
cused for the present by the Board.
Mr.. Charles E. Stewart next sang i
his best manner that melOdious wa
classic, keep The Home Fires Burr
ng," the organist, Mrs, Stewart. n'ay
ing the score.
The pastor followed With a stirriil
-.efmon iron, happily chosen text froii
Sam. :17-i2 the familiar episode
the Itfe Of David wherein as 'shepher
.ad he slew the boastful giant Eollat
9Th his sling and a':.:smooth stone oy
If the 'brp0k.;' '''
Tbs speaker drew 8 parallel betwee
che false religion qf the boastiHg Phi
;stipe and payii's Pellaf In the ttt
God, and between the brutal, heathel
ish kultur of tie Germans aud Il
humane, Christian civilization Of tt
Allies and Of the Americans, instancin
some of the many fearful crimes I