Saturday, May 25, 2019

Memorial Service for Sgt. C.A. McCraw and Pvt. Benjamin Ellis Held at Brevard Institute Chapel, May 23, 1919

From the Brevard News, Friday, May 23, 1919

Memorial Service for Soldiers

A memorial service in honor of Sgt. Coleman Almarene McCraw and Private Benjamin Ellis will be held Friday evening at 8:15 in the Brevard Institute Chapel. These two young men were killed in the service of their country from among the 69 students and ex-students of Brevard Institute who were in the service. Sketches of the lives of these two young men will be read and some statement of their relation to the Institute will be given.

In connection with this service, addresses will be made by a few of the citizens of Brevard and an opportunity will be given for the soldiers to sing camp songs and to relate war incidents. Some statements may be made about the plans now under consideration for forming a Transylvania veterans’ league to look after the interests of the soldiers of the county. The Brevard Institute service flag will be displayed and the roll of names represented by the stars will be called and an opportunity will be given for the friends of the soldiers who are not present to make a statement of the war record of soldiers who cannot answer for themselves. If by oversight any names have been omitted, it is hoped that the roll will be made perfect.

All the soldiers of the county are invited to be present promptly at 8:15 in uniform whether their homes are here or in other counties. If a sufficient number are present at that time, they can participate in a drill on the campus if the weather is favorable. The Institute faculty hopes that a large number of our people may turn out on this occasion to honor the living soldiers as well as those who made the supreme sacrifice in whose honor the meeting is specially provided.

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