The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-01-02
SPRINGS COLO. FRIDAY, JANUARY
Service Flag Down as
Old Year Passes Out

Considering the last evening
of the year, when none Of theil
boys are any longer ID service. q
good time to dismantle the service
flag, the Mems class Of the Meth.
odist Sunday school invited all
service men and all veterans and
the public to be at the church
Wednesday evening to witness
the ceremony of demobilizing the
flag. Twenty eight stars had
gradually been added 10 the flag
as men from that congregation
went to war, and now came the
time to take the flag down. The
church was crowded. Fred Leach
bugIed the First CALI, ASSEMBLE
ing the audience. An invocation
was asked by Reverend j. Martin.
Mayor E M. Moscript ma de an
address telling Of memories which
the Civil war had stamped upon
his childhood, and freely praised
he young men who had helped
teach autocracy a lesson.
The solo by F. r. Coughlin was
a martial song effectively rendered.
Mrs. Sprague Stewart played the
accompaniment.
Mrs. David Hills account OF
the manner in which Julia Ward
Howe became inspired to write the
Battle Hymn Of tbs Republic
and her reading of *se wonder-
fH] poem we're splens lie 20,
r re principal address Of the
evening was a well-prepared talk
given by G. W. Hoy, telling of
the growth of our standards as
evidenced by the causes of our
wars, from the Revolution. when
we fought for property rights;
thru the Civil war, when we
fought for the rights Of the in
dividual; to the World war, when
we fought for the good of hu-
manity.
Mr.. Hoy told of the part women
had taken in the war. not only by
filling the places formerly occu-
pied by men. but by lending their
moral support thru the CHEEKY,
comforting letters they sent the
boys in camp OF at the front, con-
6rming their determination that a
foreign foe should never reach our
land to lay it desolate.
He spoke also of the part the
boys had taken as enlisted men,
and of the part they will take in
private life, and urged the forming
of local branch of the American
Legion, an organization of patrio
tic American citizens.
After brief talk on patriotic
subjects, Charles Devlan sr. called
the roll of the boys represented
on the flag and those present re-
sponded.
At"Retreat" and ITO the Colors"
sounded by Fred Leach the flag
was lowered and folded by Claude
Hancock and Everett White.
After the serving of generous
refreshments. and the enjoyment
of short visiting time the second
part of the program was given.
A piano duet was we'll played
by Misses Lecna Stephens and
Verda Rowse
A. A Sharts sang several beauti-
full songs, responding to generous
applause:
.Out Where the West Begins, !,
the encore sung by Miss Beatrice
Rule, is familiar to every west
erner, and her enunciation and
sweet rendition gave it an added
charm. Her first song, of course.
was much enjoyed.
Mrs. G.. w. Hoy, who has been
heard several times in more seri-
GUS numbers, captivated her au-
dience with a group of Irish and
Scotch songs. Her applause was
spontaneous and very persistent.
Miss Leona Stephens accompan-
led the songs Of this second part
of the program, and is entitled to
considerable credit.
Many of the guests remained to
welcome the New Year with ap-
propriate ceremony.