Newark post., 1919-02-19
To Honor Old
Delaware's Heroes
Washington's Birthday the
Chosen Date
Impressive Ceremony for
Those Who Made the
Supreme Sacrifice

Inc memorial services IN honor
of Delaware College men who died
in the service of their country, of
whom there were eight, will be
held in Wolf Hall at the college on
February %, 1919, at $50 p. m.
One of the chief speakers will be
Henry Ridgely, Esq, of Dover, one
Of the formemost lawyers of the
state and publicist of marked
ability. He will interpret the part
that America has had in the world
war.
Addresses will be made by DR..
Joseph H. Odell, who will speak
on The Colleges and the Nation
in the War;" and the Honorable
Everett c. Johnson, of the class of
1899, Secretary of State, whose
subject will be delaware College
at the Call of Her Country" J. G..
Mcmillan, president of the Student
Council, will make an address on
behalf of the student body of the
college and read the roster of the
dead. A service flag bearing eight
gold stars will be presented on be-
half of the Alumni Association by
Mr.. w. R. Edgar, Jr., of the class
of 1910, chairman, Ways and
Means Committee of the Alumni
Association.
In the evening the annual
alumni banquet will be held in Old
College Hall. This is the first time
that this banquet has been held at
the college, and a large attendance
is expected. 1t is hoped that every
Delaware man who is interested in
the college will hake a special eff
fort to come to Newark on Febru-
ary % to see the great strides that
have been made in its development
during the last year or two. The
speeches of the evening, all of
which will have to do with the part
played by Delaware College men
in the recent war, will be given by
alumni. On account of frequent
changes in addresses of graduates
of the college, it has been impos-
sible to reach them all; but it is
the wish of the committee in
charge that every man who has at
tended the college, whether he is a
graduate or not, attend all the ex-
ercises. w. R. Edgar 10, of 1415
Harrison Street, Wilmington, Del,
is chairman of the Committee on
Arrangements for the banquet.
Seats will be reserved for the
relatives and friends of the fallen
heroes.
Dean Smith has compiled the
following list:
Rupert Mandell Rurston, 1914,
Major, u. S. Marines. In COM
mand of a force of eleven hun
dred fighting marines. Died
September 10, 1918, of pneu-
monia in hospital in France.
Mark Donald Dare, 1920, End
Lieutenant, Infantry. Died Dec
ember 8, 1918, of pneumonia, at
Camp Grant, Illinois.
DR.. John Lee Fisher, 1911, Lieu
tenant, Medical Corps, U. S. U.
r. Died September 20, 1918 OF
influenza and pneumonia in
Chelsea Naval Hospital, Boston.
Alfred Rickert Hamel, 1914, Cap
tain, Infantry, A. E. F. Killed IN
action somewhere in France
early in the summer of 1918.
Michael VI. Hershman, 1920. Rank
unknown. Killed in infantry ac-
ton somewhere in France dur
ing the summer of 1918.
Samuel Taylor Lambert, 1920. Cap
tain of a gun crew on U. S. 5.
Orizaba. Accidentally killed,
August II, 1918 by the prema-
ture explosion of a depth bomb
James Allison O'Daniel, 1918, 1st
Lieutenant, Aviation. Killed dur
ing the summer of 1918 in an
airplane accident over flying
field in France.
Lawrence Raymond .Witsil, 1918,
Corporal. Recommended for pro-
motion to End Lieutenancy. Died
October a, 1918, of influenza and
l pneumonia while in training
l with 154th Depot Brigade, Camp
\ Meade, Maryland.