Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-10-09
Community Service Flag at
Trenton.

taken place in our county in some
time. This was the raising Of a conf
munity flag in honor of the boys who
have gone to the front from Trenton.
The gathering was in the public
park in the shade of the trees where
men, women and children assembled
to do honor to the brave sons OF
Trenton. Automobiles surrounded the
circle, containing spectators from far
and near.
Rev. A. L. .Gunter presided over
the meeting, a stand decorated in the
red, white and blue having been
erected in the park.
The flag was presented to the town
of Trenton in an eloquent manner
by Mr.. Luther Watson and accepted
with fervent patriotic feeling by Mr..
B. R. Tillman. Between the addresses
soul-thrilling strains of music came
from the band of thirty pieces which
occupied the centre of the park. The
band had been transported from
Camp Hancock by the patriotic and
enerous people of Trenton in their
cars, returning with them after a
magnificent luncheon had been serv-
ed them succeeding the programme.
This was no time for conservation
when the soldiers were to be Toasted
and we know that the women OF
Trenton gave them the choicest IN
the land as they know so we'll how to
do. -
The principal address OF the occa-
sion was delivered by DR.. Camden
Coburn, a distinguished doctor of
Divinity and traveller, explorer, and
~archaeologist, now serving the Y. M.
C. A. S secretary at Camp Hancock.
He made a wonderful address, taking
as his central thought an idea taken
from his own experience as a travel
Ter in the Orient, making the Jeri-
cho Road Safe for Travel" He ap-
piled this idea to the purposes of our
boys "over there"
When the flag was raised and fly
ing to the breeze it had in its centre
a great gold star and as it arose ev-
cry one, without being told, knew
to whom that star did homage. 1t
to Frank Salter, the first boy
from u county to die for his coun-
Try.
In all of the addresses the name
of this hero of Trenton was mention
ed, and expressions of sympathy were
to the bereaved but courage
Gus family.
DR.. Coburn who was born, educated
and lived for most of his life in the
North, said, "the South for me-"
and that he had never seer such BAN
ouets nor such breakfasts where they
had fried chicken. He was vo-
ciferouusly cheered when he SAID
that our country was now n and
we never again will be divided, that
occasions like this were being cele-
brated in every town and hamlet OF
our beloved land.
All honor to Trenton for this pa
triotic evidence of love and loyalty
to their country and to their boys!
The following are the boys rep
resented on the service flag:
John Burnett, Camp Jackson.
Curtis Crouch, Beaufort, N. Z.
Tom Salter, France.
Frank Salter, Killed in Texas.
Henry Bush, Camp Jackson.
league Hunter, Italy.
Tom Hunter, France.
Gov Etheredge, New York.
Edd Harrison, Camp Jackson.
Douglas Wise, battle-ship Michl-
gan. -.
Hilton Duncan, CaLLle-Snlp HliIHi
gan.
Willie Bush, State of Washington.
William Bouknight, France.
Joe Bouknight, Kansas.
James Spearman, Camp Sewer
George Day, France.
Jack Wise, France.
Grover Padgett, Camp Green.
Yeoman Padgett, France.
Greg Feagin.
Julius Day, Pensacola, Fla.
Wise Ryan, Pensacola, Fla.
Joe Smith.
Marsh Long.
William Belts.
William Wise.
Clayton Black.
Wright Moore.
Bailey Whitlock.