The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-08
DICTIONARIES IN
MEETING HONOR
DEAD COMRADES
Union Memorial Services Held at
Suge Theatre impressive; Pas
tors of City Join Forces
in Work
SPOTLIGHT THROWN ON
CROSS AS ROLL CALLED
AZ Grady Men Honored; Taps Sound
ed; Hatcher in snort Talk;
Post Chaplain Delivers
Principal Talk

Concentrating Armistice Da
and the memory of the forty-seve
Grady county boys whose names al
pear on the posts honor roll, an iE
pressiye program was presented las
night in the union memorial service
conducted under the auspices of tn
Chickasha post of the American LIE
gion at the Sugg Theatre which Wa,
packed to capacity, despite the heav.
rain
Following was the program pre-
sented:
Organ prelude-J. II. Travis.
National Air of Italy-High schoo
orchestra.
America-Congregation.
lnvocation--Re Sam D. Taylor.
National Airs of France, England
United States-Orchestra.
Scripture Reading Clifford
B. James.
Battle Hymn of epublic-Congre
cation.
Solo-Mrs. T. T. Montgomery.
Introduction. H. Hatcher, post
commander.
Address REV. Wendell f. Foster,
post chaplain.
Star Spangled Banner-Congrega-
tion.
Roll Call. Roy Orr.
Taps-Jess Luster.
Benediction--Rev J. D. Salter.
Rev Mr. James, pastor of the
First Christian church, read the fir
ty-six Psalms of Isaiah, second chap
ter. verse one, two, three, four and
five
Roll Call Impressive.
The program probably reached its
yeak of impressiyencss during the
roll call, which was followed by taps.
While brilliant spot light was shin
ing on The 3now-whlte cross, names
of the forty-seven Grady county
heroes who were killed in action or
who died from disease or accident
were read by J. Roy Orr, member of
the posts executive committee. Taps
We're sounded by Jess Luster, who
directed a band i'll France during the
war
Names of those houored arc: Hugh
II. Ware, Robert Alexander Elmer
Leonard Bassinger, Robert Bennett
Alvin Fitzer Byruni, Joseph Bryant.
Bert Bledsoe, Arthur Crabtree, Lon
A. Hill, Samuel NJ. Thompson, Jessie
Beeson, George Foster Brown. Roger
Harrison Bird, George w. Busby
George Edward Buchanan, Fly
Boydston, Charles Coley Tate Chit
wood, Oscar Crosser. George Dun
gan, Chas. NJ. Fitzpatrick, Merl Fin
ley, Raymond Hurst, Joe West, Char
les Edward Jones, b. w. Woody.
Isom McGee, Sam Newberry. Debs
McKinnon, Julian Pierson, Jesse
Sampson, Albert L. Tresnor, Louie
Robertson. Charles Luther Odam,
Cliff Hill, Henry A. Bibbs, William
NJ Wilson, Glare w, Biggs, Alfred Z.
Russell, Louis Timkins, Garfield
Wells, Harry NJ. Coppinger Euell E.
Merideth, Willard Pate. Roy Lee
Munsell, Luther G. Allen, Luther
Lance
Aim of the Legion.
j. F. Hatcher, in his introduction
extended a hearty welcome in behalf
of the post I'VE who have returned
made no sacrifice for democracy;
those who put their dollars into the
cause made no sacrifice, the pest
commander said. "These forty-seven
heroes who we honor tonight and
thousands of others who now rest il
lonesome graves are the ones VINO
deserve praise We have assembled
here to honor them"
Commander Hatcher outlined the
aim of the American Legion to
teach and perpetuate the principles
of Amerlcanism as set forth in the
constitution.
Chaplain Fosters Address.
Take from the world all her lat
ent powers. take away all beauty
CONTINUED on page four