The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-01
CHURCH
SERVICE FLAG
DENOB|LZED
NEW ERA GUILD GIRLS CONDUCT
IMPRESSIVE SERVICE.
Fifty Seven Men and Ono Girl Repre-
sented BY tho Stars.

Tho service flag Of tho Stone Pres
bytcrian church of Elm Grove was &c
m"bilizcd last evening with beauil-
full and impressive service. which was
arranged and carried out by the mem
hers IF the Now Era Guild. of tho Sun
day school. Tho service flag. which con-
tanned IS stars. was suspended from the
chair rail- and the Stars and stripes
was held in place on the altar by two
white doves. each with an olive DTahcA
in its mouth.
Following the usual evening service
Rev. l.. Il. Lcwcliyn. pastor OF the
church, gave an eloquent and interest
ing address. He began by saying mat
the recent world war would have been
avcrtcd had the nations paused TO CON
slider In" unnIpoiVncc of God. lie thcn
told how America had paid such a high
price tor everything We new hold most
dear He told how lhr carly Christians
martyrs had been publicly prosecuted
unto death during The reign of Nero
how the Pilgrims had migrated 10
America To obtain freedom and later
how they had fought the Revolutionary
war for this same high ideal. Rev. Lew
Cllyn then Spui;c Of the surviving vet
Grams OF the civil war who paid 50
great price that we might now have
Il United States. This led up TO the
recent World war and he told how young
AmrriiCa responded u the call for mon
upon the declaration of war ana .,
young men and ono young woman went
from the Stone church. None Of these
were killed and only few were wound
ed. He concluded with a short prayer in
which h" extended sympathy TO those
OF tn community whose sons are sleep
Ing in foreign soil
The girls of the Guild then took
charge Of thc service. They opened by
uniting in singing Home Again" fol,
lowing which Miss Sara BuShon ana
Miss Ada Thompson dropped carnations.
white for tho men and red and white for
Miss Carter. III" nursc, into the service
flag. as Miss Ruth Adamsuu read the
n.ncs Of those who were repre- scntcd
by a star. The flag was held by Misses
l'ra.i"r ana Mrs, Russell Campbell
Mass Laura Rrmkc Ih"u favored the
audience with 4 solo. 'Whcn the Boys
Come iiomc' uur,ng the last stanza
the entire audience stood up and Key.
Lcwrllyn pronounced the DcncdictIoh.
after requesting each man to come for
ward and get his carnation.
The service flag will be pcrmcncnH%
preserved by thc girls who conducted
the service last evening. This class OF
young women made the flag and con
Quoted every service in connection with
il since. Each one has been "f much in
tcrcst and the concluding one was cx-
cCptionally impressive.
The following were represented on tho
flag:
Foster ]. Burton. Howard C. Elliott,
Fred X. Eushnn. y. Peabody Atkinson.
d. 4. VI. PcdhiCGrd. Wade NJ. kimm9ns,
Edwin NJ. Carter, Charles Edgar Hal
lett. Glenn $. Thompson. Carl q. Scibrrt.
G"arg" y. Jonas. FRAMES Clifton l'irkrit,
James H. shepherd. Farrii' w. llrrrcy.
Howard l.. i!Nl,E. Fay a. G.b*on,, John
:. Creighton. Oliver j. Pryor Lester
II. Walter. Harry MCClusland, Charles
G. Caldwell Raymond Baucr, nr. W. L,
PAUL. Miss Ethel +. Carter, Roy Meek.
Charles II. Kurncr Clyde Rice, Hurry
y. Gruh"r Josiah Baird. Leroy Fay
Thompson. Elmer II. W. Mcndel. Alfred
T.. Davis. Gcurg" Guy Lindsey, Logan
B. Kittlc, Joseph NJ. Virgin, Carl s.
Smith. Russell L. Jones. EuGcn". Rus.
soil Campbell. Lester Il. Crow. Daniel
.T"~"ph Maxwell. George F. Maxwell,
Charles r. Ray. George w. STANLEY.
Jhhn G.. Grisw"ll. Clifford Colts, Frank
j. Michel. Edwin Arthur Cashd0llar.
George Boyd Walter Boyd. VIM. Henry
Heller, Howard Atkinson. Bruce S.
Lindsey, Fi"ldrcn Reed Frascr.