El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-20
Lee Chapter, UD.C., FurIs Service Flag
Hampton Chapter Gives Heirloom Tea


! beautiful and poignant with
/ D tenderness was the celebration
OF the joint birthday anniversa-
] ries Of Robert T. Lee and StoneW2ll
Jackson observed on MONDAY by ROD
Z ert j. Lee chapter OF the United
I Daughters Of the Confederacy. The
I celebration was observed with a tea
and ceremonies attendant upon the
Z furling Of the chapters service 1lag-
{ II took place I'm the great ball room
I Of the Toltec club house, decorated
! with fragrant flowers and pOtted
Z plants and lighted with a soft glow
Z of innumerable wall and ceiling
lights shaded with rose and blue
The program for the afternoon was
given from the orchestra gallery Be
meath the gallery under the en-
rWined folds Of American and Con
federate flags, reposed the celar
chest. in which was laid with tender
ceremonial the service flag In the
line Of the ceremonial came first "a
little girls flocked in white with
ribbons Of crimson, thus featuring the
colors Of the Confederacy. and sing
ing as they came onward Christian
Soldiers. Next casne the guard OF
honor. members Of the high school
cadet CORPS. bringing the service flag.
and they were followed by Mrs. j. H.
BigEs. Mrs. ". II. Seamon and Mrs
L. A. Spencer. mothers who lost sons
in the recent war, and by Mrs. John
T
rane, who lost SON Ihey were also
escorted by a guard Of honor from
the cadet corps. and the guard Of
honor TO the flags were representa-
tiVes from the American Legion
The chapters service flag contains
six gold stars, two Of the mothers
being unable TO be present for the
ceremony
Seated about tns cedar chest were
Ri Rev. (bishopl A J. Shuler, Dr.
Fuller swift and Maj. Cen Robert L.
Howe. DR.. Swift gave the invocation
and then 1Irs. Spencer and Mrs Sea
mon took the flag, furling It, as Mrs
BiEgs opened the chest 10 receive It,
After the chest was closed three trum-
peters from Fort Bliss sounded taps
This scene was one long 10 be re-
membered by those who witnessed IT,
the black robed mothers. old COnted-
crate veterans. soldiers serving in the
army now and the escort Of stalWart
young America forming a picture
fraught with the tenderest beauty.
Cen Howe, after the closing Of
the chest. made an address, speaking
OF the glorious sacrifice Of the men
and Of the nations pride in them.
After Gen. HoWZe's talk the program
was given. First was sung the star
SDauEled Banner. then Dixie. by
Mrs. Robert Lander. her singing was
stirring and beautiful. her piano ac-
companist was Mrs Adine owen Mrs.
C. O. Rucker gave a reading from
James Whitcomb Riley, "Old Glory.
responding 10 an encore, and Mrs
Ralph Henderson in charming man
ner gave a violin solo. with Miss Flor
ence Crissey at the piano. Mrs. VIII
T. owen, with Mrs Adine owen ac-
companying. sang Sunshine After
Rain" and as an encore, the 1avorite
Of the old south -Suwanee River"
Three hundred guests were present
at the ceremony and the tea which
followed. From tables Of the daintiest
appointments Airs. J. " Brady. Mrs
Eta Cyrus, Mrs F. A. Shelton, Mrs
Terry and Mrs. 3. r. Hammett poured
tea with a charmingly frOclzed coterie
OF the younger set assisting in serV-
ing These girls included Misses Flor
ence Stevenson, Ruth Rucker, Bertha
Watson, Charlee Kelly, Anne Kelly.
Virginia Hardy. Lucy Mitchell Ethel
Mitchell. Katherine Harris, Tama
O'Keefe and Theresa O'Keefe- Those
who received were Mrs. B. l. Far
rar. president Of the chapter. who
presided over the ceremonies, Mrs c.
e Kelly. vice president. Mrs Fred
Stevenson. Mrs B. ~ G. Williams.
Mrs ". H Aldridge. Mrs H. H
Boomer. Mrs Joseph HurNthaL Mrs.
c. @. Rucker. who had charge Of the
arrangements for the tea and cere-
mony. Mrs. Thomas O'Keefe. Mrs. s
J. Gatlin, Mrs. R. F. Ebert Miss PhyI-
lis Lorig and Miss Elizabeth Kelly