The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-04
IN MEMORY Of FIRST ARDMORE YOUTH.
KILLED IN ACTION At FRENCH FRONT
MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD SUNDAY NIGHT FOR LIEUT..
GEORGE r. ANDERSON, WHO FELL AT HEAD OF
HIS COMPANY ON WESTERN FRONT

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Sunday night to the memory OF her
first martyr OF the world war when,
at Broadway Methodist Church
services were held for the late Lieut..
George Reeves Anderson, who fell,
July p, at the head OF his company
in France.
Men and women, representative OF
every phase OF Ardmorc life, made
up congregation that taxed Broad
way Church to its utmost, and joined
the membership OF the church in
paving respect to Ardmore'S first
hero OF the world war who will not
return. DR.. and Mrs. ]. l.. Cox,
parents OF Lieutenant Anderson, his
sister, Miss Ann Anderson, and other
members OF the family occupied
section OF seats set aside for that pur-
pose. Miss Beuna King of Okla
homa City, Lieutenant Andersons
fiance, and Lieut.. Prentiss French,
Fort Sill. who served with Lieuten-
ant Anderson in France, were also
seated with the family. The Broad
wav Methodist choir, under the
leadership OF Mrs. y. {. Wood. with
Miss Annie d. Thompson at the
organ, gave an appropriate musical
program and addresses were made
by !. \. Bass and Rev. K, +. l.. Nor
gan. Above the pulpit hung the
church's service flag, with the cen
tral star. representing Lieutenant
Anderson. cleaning forth in gold,
sharply in contrast with the myriad
OF blue stars representing other
members OF the church. The Serv-
ice flag was flanked on each side
bv national colorS. Members OF
the choir and the organiSt wore
bands OF crepe on their left arms.
Cadman's AT Dawning' and
Memories" were played by Miss
Thompson as the prelude and the
choir sang the national anthem. Fol
lowing a prayer by Doctor Morgan
the choir sang Crossing The Bar
and a male quartet, consisting OF b.
p. Williams Ran Webb, c. \. Ses-
sions and Charles Haynes: sang
Some Sweet Day, Towner,
J. A. Bass, in one OF the most
forceful addresses heard here, paid
wonderful tribute to Lieutenant
Anderson. The personal friend
ship that existed between young
Anderson and Mr.. Bass lent touch
OF pathos to the occasion, the
speaker frequently, in his hestitancy
and effort to conquer his emotion,
showing its effect upon him. In
part Mr.. Bass said:
"At Arlington, Va, in the house
that was formerly the home of
Robert F. Lee, over the mantle
piece in the living room, is Latin
motto. which reads; 1t is sweet and
to die for ones country
The Roman senator who coined that
phrase hardly knew that he was Civ
ing to the world its completest DEF
inition OF patriotism. Each nation
has tried to instill into each sue
ceeding generation the idea OF
patriotism, OF love OF home, OF love
of country and here in America this
generation, from its earliest recol-
lection has been singing America,
The Star Spangled Banner and
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
until patriotism has been the founda-
ton Of American character.
The world was startled in 1914
to sec that Europe was aflame and
ablaze with war. We OF America,
certain that it could never reach our
people, stood aside to watch the
strange sight of a continent in
mighty conflagration. The war con-
tinued until American could not,
in Justice to herself, her traditions
and her principales, maintain
peace. No man ever heard Of an
Anglia Saxon either submitting to
OF standing idly by and
SEEING nation or people oppressed.
The nation looked at Belgium. when
he kaiser sent word to the king that
ne wished to cross his country with
MS armies in order to reach France
and we applauded with all the ardor
IF the American nation when the
iing sent back the word to the kaiser
hat Belgium was not a highway but
| nation and that TO protect its IN
egrity Belgium would shed every
lrop OF blood within its domains.
Until Feb. 3, 1917, we were under
aking, by every art OF diplomacy
hat we knew. TO keep out OF war
The conflagration had grown,
hough, to such an extent that our
president gave the German minister
lis passports and even then we
loped, against hope, that the nation
would still be spared the horrors
II war.
Democracy was on trial for its
lie and America was the climax and
he last word on Democracy. Emer-
on Hough, very beautifully ex-
,resses it when he tells OF a ban
Iuet that was held in London, at
ended by the representatives OF the ]
llied nations. A stranger walked
n whom none knew and each guest
t the banquet spoke to the other,
aying That man looks like my
randfather.' Finally the stranger
poke: and said: L do look like the
randfather OF each one of you. |
m the product of the great melting
OF of the world. ] am America. |
ave heard your cry and / am here