The Bourbon news., 1920-02-24
BOURBON POST AMERICAN IF.
GI0N HOLDS MEMORIAL
SERVICE.

With Impressive ceremonies. in
The presence of a crowd that filled
the Grand Opera House to it's ca
pacity Sunday afternoon, the memo
rial services for the "boys" of Bour-
bon county, whose lives went out on
the battle field and in army hospi-
tails, was held, under the auspices of
Bourbon Post, American Legion. at
$3.50 O'Clock.
Relatives of the dead men occupi-
cd places of vantage in a special
lsection of the house, reserved for
them: The service opened with the
playing of the national airs by the
orchestra, followed by singing of
America" by the entire audience,
standing. DR.. j. A. Orr, Command
ant of Bourbon Post, presented the
diplomas from the French Govern
ment. Rev. G.. r. Grear, pastor of
7 the Methodist church, read selec-
tions from the Scriptures, after
which prayer was offered by Rev.
Arthur Fox, pastor of the Paris
Baptist church. A quartet composed
of Charles B. Mitchell, Clay Suther-
land, A. L. Boatright and Harry
Kerslake, rendered as a special fea-
ture, the hymn, Lead, Kindly
Light" and LEST We Forget" from
Kipling's "RecessiOnal" Rev. T.. S.
Smylie, pastor of the Paris Presby-
terian church, delivered an address
on ''The Diplomas and What They
Mean" The principal address of the
afternoon was delivered by Rev. W.
E. Ellis, pastor of the Paris Chris
tian church, who spoke on the sub
ject, "A Tribute to Our Dead
Heroes" The audience sang, "The
Star Spangled Banner" The bene-
diction pronounced by Rev. Father
Thos. Coleman, pastor of the Church
of the Annunciation, closed the pro-
gram. ~
In the bestowal of these French
memorial certificates Of honor and
esteem, France pays homage to the
American dead in the late war. The
certificates are beautiful products of
the engraver's art. Each bears a
group figure placed on a cenotaph.
The principal figure in the group
symbolizes the soul and spirit Of
the American army. The sword is
not in the scabbard, but ready at
oppressed, who are symbolized by a
group at the left, mother holding
a babe to her breast. At the right
the figure of man chained and
shackled symbolizes the conquered
spirit of evil. Also at the right
stands Glory crowning the spirit
Of America, who rejoices with the
war veterans Universal fame is
represented by winged figure. The
American eagle is poised on staff
Of peace. The whole is framed in
border of oak leaves. The CEN
otaph bears the signature of Ray
mond Poincaire, President of France
and a message, ITO the memory of
(name) of the United States of
America, who died for liberty dur
ing the great war, the homage OF
France" Above the group figure is
a quotation from Victor Hugo, the
peoples should some to pray at the
graves of those who died for their
country
the names on the certificates had
been misspelled, they we're not pre-
sented Sunday, but laid aside to be
corrected, and will be presented to
tfe nearest kin as soon as this has
been done. The names of Bourbon's
twenty-five who made. the supreme
sacrifice, and whose kin received the
French certificates Sunday after
noon are as follows: 1, Charles
Adair; 2. Bishop Batterton; 8. John
Blythe; 4 Charles G.. Butler; S. Jas.
E. Cain; 6, Miller Casey; Is Joseph
H. Holt; s, James Z Mahorney; g.
Kelley B. Osborne; 10, James Weav-
er Neal; II, Strother Prewltt; IL,
Robert Rice; 13. Luther Carl
Shanks; IA, William Vice; Is, Harry
Chinn: 16, Harry H. Cunningham;
II, Elgin Dalzell; is. Clennie Dun
nigan; 19; James Fuller; 20. Reu-
ben B. Hutchcraft, Jr.; II. Ray
mond Leslie Link; %, William AL
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