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^TABLET UNVEILED• ' V.Tribat* PaM to Lkitvuat Jrto V.Itrrtl U rirat NrllMlUl ( laitk , la Mamptoa.Bedford. Nov. 5.—A marble tablet, crrctad aa a memorial to Utuunanl Jeaaa V. Reed, youngest son of Dr. James C. Reed, of this place, who save hia Ufo tn the war with Germany, area unveiled Sunday at th« Klrsi Method ict Church. Hampton, of which Lieutenant Heed waa a member v hen he entered the err vice. The church waa crowded and the singing waa especially appropriate. A quartette asas Croaalna the Har.” **l Heard the votes of Jeaua Say. 'Come Unto He and Rsat,' ** waa aleo rendered aa a tonor aolo. The pan* tor of the church rrad aa the Scripture l»*eAn David's lament over Jonathan. ’Heautlful America** waa iuni by the congregation. After the sermon and the reading of a letter of appreciation »f Dr. Jamca C. lle«d. the congregation faced the tablet while the first versa of My Country. Tla of Thee waa sung. Jamea Herd BAttln. nephew of Lieutenant Reed, pulled the cord and the whit© cover waa elowly and gracefully removed. After this, a tablet waa un. veiled Hrthe memory of John Randolph llayea. who also made the inprem* aarrlfIce. The wrmon of the occasion was delivered by th© Rev. J, D. Hosier, uncle of Private Harem. The Inscription on the tablet or Lieutenant Reed
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Roanoke World News
Roanoke, Virginia, US
Thu, Nov 06, 1919
Page 7
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