Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 302, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1917 — Impressive Flag Services Held At Church [ARTICLE]

Impressive Flag Services Held At Church

The raising of the “service flag” at the Methodist Sunday School last Sunday was a most impressive service. Twenty-four boys have gone from Methodist homes to serve their country in this hour of her supreme need. Bernice Carson, bearing the Stars and Stripes, preceded the young man’s class to the rostrum, where Charles Halleck representing the class presented the flag in a most fitting maner to J. J. Hunt, the superintendent of the Sunday school, who then in well chosen words and feelingly presented it to the church. Either a member of the family or an intimate friend of each of the boys placed a star on the flag with a statement concerning the enlistment, the form of service, and the location of the one represented. The “War Honor Roll” was then unveiled by Ruth Clarke, a prayer was offered by the pastor of the church, and as the audience stood and sang America the flag was swung into place. Those who were present will never forget this service.