The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-13
Prominent In Work Of fthe
Ohio National Guard.
Met N COLUMBUS
Comm,ttee Of State Associa.
tion In Session Yesterday
Col. voiirath Talks Of
the Eighth.
From a star Correspondent.

From stan Correspondent
Columbus, Dec. 10.--The executive
and legislative committees of the Ohio
National Guard association met here
yesterday and discussed matters per-
tanning to needed legislation for the
guard. 1t was decided to ask the leg
islature to create a deficiency board.
to supplement the operation of the
board of examiners of office-s-elect.
In anticipation of the enactment by
congress of new legislation with refer
ence to the military of the various
states, it was decided to recommend
no legislation along this line, aside
from the action mentioned.
Delegates to represent Ohio at the
sext annual meeting Of the National as
ISOLATION at Washington were appoint
ed by the executive committee as fol-
lows:
General Dick, Akron; General Nc
Maken. Toledo; General Darrow, Col
umbus; Colonel Vollrath, Bucyrus;
Colonel Adams. Columbus; Colonel
Mead, Dayton; Colonel Stanbery, Tolo-
da; Colonel Donovan, Delaware; Ma
Ior Critchfield, Shreve; Major Kirpat-
rick, Springfield; Major Sullivan, Mid
3letown; Captain Blazer, Cleveland.
REPORT OF EIGHT'S REUNION.
Colonel Vollrath, commander of the
Eighth regiment, is a member of the
executive committee of the association.
Major Critchfield is an active worker
On the legislative committee. They are
the only representatives of the Eight1
regiment on either committee of tn.
association.
In alluding to the recent first annual
reunion of the Eighth Ohio soldiers a.
Akron, Col. Vollrath said the gathering
was one of the pleasantest he had ever
attended, and he contemplates with
pleasurable anticipation next years re-
union which is to be held at Canton.
He said the Eighth was in first class
shape and he knew of no reason why
the regiment should not make a splen
did showing at next years encamp-
ment. There are no vacancies on hiF
staff, nor are any expected. Most ci
his companies are recruited up to the
required strength, and he pronounced
as absurd recent reports to the effect
that one or more commands were to be
dropped In consequence Of lack OF
interest on the part Of its members
The latter allegation, he said, was un-
fair.
MARQUIS AS AN EvANGELIST
Several wpeeks ago a report was
wired out from Warsaw, Ind. announc-
ing that a wonderful revival was in
progress there and that the town was
70 wrought up with religious excite
ment that even saloonkeepers were be-
coming converted. The strangest
ching about the whole business was
that Major Fred. 8. Marquis, of the
Eighth regiment, of Mansfield, was
named as being the cause Of all this
moral uphcavel. This was an inter.
ssting bit of information to the gal
liant majors numerous friends
throughout the state. They all knew
him as a good fellow, and everything
like that, but his reported assumption
Of the role of an evangelist was toe
much for their credulity. II he ever
had any tendency In that direction, II
was never apparent to them. Colonel
Vollwarth has solved the mystery.
He said that as Major Marquis Is the
possessor of good voice, an evangelist
named Brown or Smith. hired him for
, money consideration to accompany
him on his trip through Indiana.
Warsaw was one of the towns they
stopped. Some enterprising aorres.
pondent there, knowing the majors
connection with the Presidents Own,
figured the use of his name would at
tract more attention than that of the
evangelist, so in giving the news of the
revival he named Major Marquis as the
leader. GEORGE T. BLAKE.