The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-21
SEWANEE AMBULANCE
UNIT PRESENTS FLAG
UNIVERSITY TAKES PRIDE
IN NEWEST TROPHY.
Degrees Special Gratia Con-
ferred on Soldier Sons by
Alma Mater.

When the University of the South
opens in September, the students at
tention will turn first of all to the
newest trophy of the institution, the
flag of the Sewanee Ambulance unit,
Simplifying a year and half of SER
vice in the world war. The banner,
which has attached to 1t the decora-
ton bestowed by the French gov
ernment--the croix de guerre with
the white star, was presented re-
Gently to the college by Bishop Albion
w. Knight. vice. chancellor OF the
university, on behalf of the unit.
The Rev. Henry d. Phillips. chaplain
of the university, received the flag,
which now occupies prominent
space in All Saints chapel. The flag
Ii purple and white, the Varsity col
ors, with gold fringe, and bears the
following Inscription in gold letter.
ing: IS. s. u. 55S, AZ d. l., 1923 d. l.,
Lorraine. Somme-Aine."
The Sewanee Ambulance unit was
organized in July, 1917. and left
Sewanee for Allentown, Pa, during
that same month. After a short pc
Rod of training II sailed on August
20, 1917. reaching France September
16. On October 10, the unit was at
tached to a French, division near
Toul, with which division 1t remained
until November, 1918, when it was
placed with the 123rd Division. Hav-
Ing served q year and half with
the French army, the unit returned
to the states, landing at Newport
News last April, and was discharged
from Fort Oglethorpe.
Personnel Of Unit.
The personnel OF the unit was as
folIows:- James X. Werner. Tracy
City. Tenn; Frank Y. WITHHELD
Meridian, Miss; Julian X. Moore,
Waco, Tex; John A. Catlett. Clarks-
vile, Tenn; Charles d. Conway Os-
ceola, Ark; Rogers B. Tullis, Chatta-
nooga. ali six of whom won the croix
de ruerre: and Herbert A. Tuell,
Robert F. Hodge, Alfred c. McIsaac,
10 p. Anderson, all of Chattanooga;
Harry e. Clark, Rossville, Ga; Ru-
doIph l.. wilhelm. Jersey City, N. s.:
Hugh e. Nation, Blossom, Tex; Fred
II. Oehring, Newark, N. j.; william
8. Stoney. Columbia, s. c.; Stewart
Phinizy, Jr., Augusta, Ca; James II.
Mcmahon, Meridian, Miss; Carl Q.
Klose. Long Island, N. T.; Arthur u.
Murphy, Macon, Miss; John ID. An
derson, Selma, Ala; Victor B. Atkins,
Selma. Ala; Harold e. Bette, Men,
phis, Tenn; Robert b. Carter, Selma,
Ala: Richard r. Carney, Clarksdale,
Tenn: Morris X. Clark, Clarksville'
Tenn; w. E. Davis, Jr., New YORK
CITY: George C. Demeter, Boston,
Mass. Robert T. Dobbins, Albany
Ala; William r. Featherston, Jr., &C.
dar Hill, Tenn; N. V. Gerhart,
GAINESVILLE, Tenn; William II. Grlf-
fin, Greenville, Miss. -.
Degrees Special Gratia.
Students who were juniors In 1916
II in good standing, and who left col
lege to enter the first or second ofh-
GERS training camp or some otner
form of military service. and contin-
ued in the service for a year or more,
have been granted bachelor degrees,
speciali gratia, by the action OF the
faculty concurred by the boart- OF
trustees. Among those receiving the
degree of bachelor of science are;
Robert Francis Hodge, Chattanooga,
who was with the Sewanee Ambu-
lance unit in France; Rogers Bethune
Tuilis, of Montgomery. Ala, VINO also
won the croix de guerre; william
white Palmer of South Carolin VINO
was a member of the aviation corps
and made a specially distinguished
record. winning numerous medals.
George Lake Inge, of Mississippi. and
Ralph. Neshit Shannon, of South
! Carolina, were granted the degree II
bachelor of arts, special gratia.