Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-10
DEDICATE SERVICE FLAG.

DEDICATE SERVICE FLAG.
Appropriate services were held q
the Methodist Episcopal church las
Sunday morning when service fla
was formally dedicated. The NAL
quartet composed Of Messrs. F. E
Wilson, Rae Dunham, H. e. Hender
son and G. A. Newman sang "Kee
the Home Fires Burning" Mrs. Rob
ert Harris sang solo number. Fol
lowing the singing by the congrega
ton Of America" Clair Klaus an,
Harold Hickox, members OF the Bo,
Scouts, carried the large flag ontt
the platform, and Miss Huberta Glenn
ANS pinned on the stars, while Rev
C. K Hudson read the names of tn,
men and boys who have been mem
bers of the church and Sunday school
and are now in the various branches
Of the service.
The names represented by stars on
the service flag are as follows
Maj. Harry Utley, Camp Cody, Dem.
ing, New Mexico.
| Lieut.. Thomas Wilson, Camp Cody
Deming, New Mexico
Lieut.. F. 3. Peterson, Camp Cody
Deming, New Mexico.
Leslie Slack, ambulance depart
ment, somewhere In France.
DR.. L. ]. Bowman, waiting call to
medical department of service.
Lieut.. Leslie Bowman, Camp Dodge,
Des Moines, Iowa
Tom Norris, ambulance department,
somewhere in France.
Vivian ]. Hudson, called to the
navy April 10th.
Ray Wells, field artillery, Texas.
Lucien Ram, Great Lakes Training
Station.
Forrest Jones, Camp Dodge, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Fred Duncan, Rhode Island, being
trained as gunner for a torpedo
boat.
Harold Lien, Camp Riley, Kansas.
Ralph Phelps. Camp Cody, Deming,
New Mexico.
Lloyd Smith, Camp Cody, Deming,
New Mexico.
Corp. George Dunlap, Co. H, 1873 u.
s. Infantry. Camp Cody, Deming, New
Mexico.
{ Charles Green, aviation department,
somewhere in France.
Howard j! Smith, medical depart
ment, Chicago, Ill
Lieut.. Harry Davis, Kelly Field, San
Antonio, Texas.
Guy Harrington, Rainbow Division,
somewhere in France.
Harry Harrington, Camp Cody,
Deming New Mexico.
Lloyd Noyes, Rainbow Division,
somewhere in France.
Corp. Frank Sedgwick, Rainbow
Division, somewhere in France.
Glen Reed, Camp Cody, Deming,
New Mexico
Dewey Howick, Rainbow Division,
somewhere in France.
Joe Phelps, Camp Cody, Deming,
New Mexico.
Warren Hamblin, cantonment in
Massachusetts.
Sergeant Ross Phsiiicie. Camp Cody.
Deming, New Mexico 35s
Paul Klaus, somewhere in France.
Sarg. Glen Chapman, somewhere in
France.
John Boone, Jefferson Barracks,
st. Louis, Mo.
Myron Bushnell, mechanical depart
ment, Madison, Wis.
Darrall Altman, Battleship Missouri,
somewhere in European waters.
Roscoe Bowman, Naval Academy,
Annapolis.
VIM. McClain, South Carolina.
John McCain, South Carolina.
Ed. Kuhlman, Jefferson Barracks,
st. Louis, Mo.
Forrest Dunlap, called to the Navy
April 10th.
Fred e. Beddow, North Carolina.
Lynn Childs, somewhere in France.
Floyd Thatcher, Washington, d. c..
Leverette Lillibridge, called to the
Navy. April 10th.
Fritz Salow.
Robert Wolf.
Two gold stars were also placed on
the service flag. These represent the
late Glenn Durey, who died at Camp
Dodge March Both, 1918, and who is
buried in Oakland cemetery; and
Clyde Pelly, grandson of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. P. Wilson, who lost his life in the
sinking of the Tuscania, and is buried
in grave No. 33. Clyde Pelly while
not enlisting from Manchester, was
for some time a member of the Sab
bath school,
Three other former members Of
the Sunday school are also in the
service: Capt. Ernest Wheeler, Ia
coma, Washington; Maj. William
Boynton, head of Medical Department
Defense, Illinois, and Charles Wal
ters, in railroad department, and
soon to leave for France