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' 1 lt;• ■ * Ir u n it hTold of Army Experiences at Sunday Evening Service atj ItapliNt (.'hurclt—SfHtiHlMusical Program HeixlomlONroily,veilMe if., her t u t *no ) ruins or**A service of more than usual interest was that at First baptist church Sunday evening. There was a large attendance and ’ri-lthe address made by Sergt. Carl i S. j Weber, just returned from over-tojgnaa duty, was heard with deep Interest. A special musical program preceded address. A duet, -The l»ay Is Done, by Miss Hazel . Hell «l,oug of this ciey and Merle1,M* ^ Paschall of Virginia wa» heard ’with pleasure by the audience, a*was true of the quartet number, “Your Flag and Mine,” by the church quartet.Sergt. Weber told ot a number of hir. experiences? on the Frenchbiittlefields and described in an 1\ interesting way the various weap-l,,djons used in modern warfare. He t0 \had with him a large number of 1 in articles which I.** displayed Nvhile explaining their uses. \n.ong the souvenirs displayed *veie shells ot various types, helmets, hand grenades and gos musk* The fact that Americans excelled Germans in the manufac-• 11re ot deadly gases, and the I imou lt;n the part of Uer-1‘uanv tlntt America wan preparinglt;ii, a lar^** wal#* tor* the use*ot was hmIcI to bo tin* n*ul»*mmhuu fui the surrender oflt;;♦ rroa nv,The servic e closed with u great patriotic demonstration wheni Sergt. Wei er displayed a small ‘e| American flag which he had ear-^ ried all thru his army exper-. I fenceiret u-l«oHillaidur~byst-K.of' 1 t lineticeIvatlt;exclt;timhem u i son:
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Jacksonville Daily Journal
Jacksonville, Illinois, US
Tue, Jun 10, 1919
Page 2
Full Page
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