Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-11
CECIL CO, HON0RS
WORLD WAR HEROES
Statue Unveiled in Elkton To-
day With Appropriate
Exercises.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Elktou. Md. Nov. 11.-One of tho
largest gatherings of persons from
all sections OF Cecil county came to
Elkton today-Armistice Day-when
the beautiful monument in honor NJ
the boys Of Cecil county who sacri-
hoed themselves in the World War
was unveiled.
me monument which cost $4,000.
was erected by Joseph IL. Sloan of
hikton, the movement being started
Just one year ago by III. c. Cleaves. n
Young newspaper man of the town.
The liberal offerings made IL possible
and At Is one of the finest ornaments
"a the Eastern Shore.
The design is OF an exedra of white
Vermont marble, with a base I6xS feet
resting upon n concrete foundation
iacing the southwest corner of the
Court House plaza. The massive shaft
rises from the base with a smaller
upper base. upon which stands the
lfessze figure Of an American soldier
IN the position of parade rest. clad In,
khski and wearing helmet. The
shaft and statue rise TO. a height of
10 feet from the base and about 20
icet above the street level. At each
OF the two outer corners of the base
81 the memorial n panel. tapering
pyramid, rises, bearing at its top five
electric globes. set in bronze fittings
10 be lighted at night.
on the wings on either side of the
shatt are cut, I'm sunken letters. the
names or the boys who made the su-
IRENE sacrifice. They were Ellis p.
Mahan, John Hager. Mauldin Dennis
Earl c. Kelly, Willis Jackson. Clarent
Harold Cole. Thomas Cooper. George
j.. Clark, Benjamin Harlan, Eugene
Hevlow, Phineas \. Peterson, Milton
w. SCARBOROUGH, Arthur Todd. VII
liam Slicer. George Mercer and Will
liam Bowie, The last two named
volored. The shaft bears this in.
sofiption:
Presented by the people of Cecil
county In grateful recognition OF th.:
services OF the men and women of this
county who. on land and sea, served
their country in the great world war
lal6-lsis, and in especial renem-
hrance Of the men OF this county who
in that war. laid down their lives
that others might live"
An appropriate program OF exercises
bad been prepared, which included .
parade in the morning, in which all
the fraterpal orders. cx-service nan
fnd women and members Of the state
militia took part. with several bands
of music.
The unveiling exercises begin at
i.so o'clock with the opening prayer
by Rev. Father Arnd TO be followed
by an address by X. {. Thackery. Tn
yelling OF the monument by mothers
of soldiers who died i'm the war fol-
hws. Next comes song. MY
,ountry s'Tis Of Thee" followed Iv
prayer by Rev. John McElmoyle: band
music; address by United States Sem
ator Joseph |. France; song by the
audience, Maryland. NV MARYLAND" ("
With an address by William Il. War
burton of Elkton: band music: song
by the audience. "rhe Star SDangled
lanner," with bencdictiOn Nv Rov.
George T. Anderson.
As the day Is holiday in this state
nearly all the school children in the
county came 10 Elkton to take part in
the exercises. Prof. j. Edward Davis
"f North East was leader of the sing
ing.
During the evening the visitors in
Town VIII be entertained in tn.
armory. which VIII be followed bv n
dance