Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-27
FOLK HONOR
Sol DERS AID SAILORS
Peace Jubilee At Aehury Church
Yesterday Was rsbuse Paid
10 Cologed Sesslce Men
GAVE A FINE PROGRAM

Colored people Of Anna polls honored
THE 15s members of eir race from
this community who Bsge served dur
ing the preaens war i the army or
navy, by Peace JuE SO and Victory
Service, " held III Asbi ~ church, Or
E S. williams, pastoi with sessions
during both afternoo and evening
yesterday
The church Is and aganizations og
the colored people thrk sghouf the city
parti cipated. and the exercises we're.
worthy Of the occasion
Two of the speakers we're men who
rank among the mos distinguished
members OF the race % this country.
| They are: DR.. Ernest Lyon, pastor Of
John Wesley church in Baltimore, for
Imer minister of this country I'd Lii
/ IBERIA, and nov consul of that country
here, and DIR. Joseph i. johnson. pres
ent minister to Liberia. The latter
formerly pracficed medicine In Annap-
3olis, and has been for number OF
years member OF the faculty Of VIII.
Iberforce university, near Xenia, Ohio,
In the morning, the pastor, DR. VIII
Hams. preached d special sermon, his.
subject being. Peace and Victory At
the afternoon session, Aaai0r Hugh r.
Riley and Dr. Lyon were the speakers
Governor Harrington and Mayor
Strange had agreed to be present dur-
/ ing the afternoon and evening, respec-
lively. and to make addresses. but
were unable TO attend on account Of
their physical condition A very In
teresting speaker during the evening
was Mrs. Julia Mason Layton. secre-
Etary of the Harriet Mason Layton
/ Branch Of the Red Gross, of Washing
ton.
As the finale to the day Of special
exsrclses. the service nag was unveiled
at the end of the evening ceremonies
i n contains 174 stars. aar THAI number
of colored men from this vicinity have
entered the seryice Of their country,
and seven o9 thens nre golden. repre-
sentiing the men who have died during
that period
As the name ot each soldier Of sailor
was called, any Of his relatives pres
III were asked To stand and the naraes
LOT the seven who have passed beyond
wers called At last. the whole audience
standing. Thus they remained as the
lEtar Spangled Banner was sung
or the 174 coIored men OF the COM
fnnnity III the service, there are many.
representatives ID the navy. some of
/ whom were present yesterday, aud in
every branch Of the army service.
More os the Annapolis soldiers are In
the 361st artillery than Id any other
one unit II has been IN active sery-
4 Ice 1T the front, and It ID r1rnored that
1 there have been soEae casualties.
The other numbers da the program
4 yesterday were afternoon Inyoca-
i tion. Rev. j. Al Briscoe remarks by
the i hartman, =. Saunders Chase;
/ reading Mrs. LuelIa Black
Evening Recitation, Mrs Carrie
Simpson; solo. Ulysses g. Brown: rec
i itati0n. Miss Eliza Alsup; solo, Mrs
Louise Phelps: recitation. Miss Mary
watkins; cornet solo. sergt Joseph
! ID warwick During the day, the col
iections, which will be devoted to
Morgan college. amounted To s265. .85
The organizations which were pres
ant BY representatives we're Grand
Army Of the Republic, BY MarcelIus
Colbert and James Wooden; sharon
Court, Calantha; /. b e b. Elks of
she World. Pride of Anuapolls Lady
Elks: Isaac and Rebacca Nos. and
Ancient Lodge Odd Fellows: Host OF
Israel. Ladies' Aid Society. Kings
Daughters. Naomi Court, No 81,
/ Ladies' Auxiliary, Army and Navy
UnIon. Golden Leaf Circle. Pastors
Helping club
A very interesting feature was the
singing by chorus Of children under
the direction og Prof O. w 0verton.